Kansai in Traditional culture experience Page 9

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 14:00

"Ko-Iga" is the highest peak of pottery in history, known as "exceptional beauty" in the world of tea ceremony, mainly during the Sengoku period, when Sen no Rikyu, Oda Nobunaga, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi were active, and the Azuchi-Momoyama period. Experience Awaji Iga making, a reproduction of the Ko-Iga making used in tea ceremony at that time, with one-on-one guidance from a craftsman who hand-made the largest six-tiered climbing kiln in Japan. Ko-Iga is fired at the world's highest firing temperature of 1400℃ for several days, which is unparalleled in the world, so the shape is distorted and sometimes it breaks when firewood is repeatedly hit against it, but the absolute presence and scenery that surpasses this are known as exceptional beauty. (*250℃-450℃ in a bonfire, 1500℃ in a blast furnace) Awaji Iga aims to revive Ko-Iga and values the invisible process and value, so it does not use modern tools such as burners and thermometers, or glazes that glassify the surface. During the Sengoku period, wars were taking place all over Japan, but no one really wanted war, and tea ceremonies served as a place for secret talks to avoid war. It is said that Ko-Iga was used as a special tool to hold a special tea ceremony, which could avoid war if successful, or lead to war if unsuccessful. At Tsurugi Kiln, you can experience the revival of Ko-Iga, which was used in tea ceremonies that determined history and people's lives and deaths, and the making of Awaji Iga pottery. *The actual experience is limited to the forming process. During the four days and nights of the kiln firing in February, you can visit the impressive site at any time. Please visit Awaji Island three times to enjoy the forming process, the kiln firing in February, and the collection after April. ■Itinerary 1. Decide what to make 2. Knead the clay 3. Shape, make strings, hand-form, and make balls *The actual experience is limited to the forming process. During the kiln firing in February, you can see the items you made yourself. *As the items are fired once a year during the kiln firing in February, they will be handed over after spring.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 90
• 2～3 hours

Just by living, people accumulate dirt and impurities at the end of each day. It would be nice if we could wash them off ourselves every day, but for busy modern people, it is not easy. Mount Koya, which spreads out in a mountain basin surrounded by peaks at an altitude of about 1,000m, is a sacred place of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism founded by Kobo Daishi Kukai 1,200 years ago. This plan involves climbing together to the top of Benten-dake, the watershed of Mount Koya, and performing a purification and purification prayer in front of the shrine. (Depending on the weather, etc., it may be performed at a different shrine.) A special human figure will be prepared. Usually, the Great Purification is performed at the end of June and the end of December, but for our purification and purification plan, a specialized prayer leader will be available all year round when visitors are in a good mood. We will offer our original incense amulet after praying for it. Why not spend a refreshing time with the goddess of water (Benzaiten)? This is an experiential workshop recommended for those who want to learn more about Mount Koya.

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• Age 10～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00 / 17:00 / 20:00

Calligraphy/Samurai Calligraphy/Tea Ceremony/which is related to ZenIaido and Armor, both of which are related to Bushido.This plan allows you to experience all of these.-Practice calligraphyLearn how to prepare yourself for calligraphy, and practice how to hold a brush and use tools.Practice basic brush strokes such as “tome”, “hane”, and “harai”.Choose a Kanji character and follow the stroke order to practice.-Samurai Calligraphy When a samurai foresaw his death, he reflected on his life and wrote down his last words on earth with a brush.-Tea CeremonyThe master of the tea ceremony prepares and powdered green tea to the guests.This is a great way to learn etiquette, manners, beautiful gestures, and the spirit of hospitality.-Samurai Sword Trial CuttingYou will learn how to use a sword and become aware of your self-respect and the responsibility of carrying a deadly weapon.Try your hand at slashing. Experience the best cutting edge in the world.-Wearing ArmorIn April 1615, the “Osaka Summer Battle” began. You, a member of Toyotomi's side, will wear a suit of armor and participate in the battle. You will be photographed on the grounds of Osaka Castle, pretending to be the b,

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• In Door Activity

• Age 7～Age 90
• 2～3 hours

At Mitsuishi Fudoson, a traditional esoteric Buddhist temple that worships the waterfall where Kobo Daishi trained at the age of 21, we will practice rituals at the goma and make our wishes come true. The prayer priest is Sato Myosen (representative of the Kishu Koyasan Yokofue Association), a nun who lives in Mt. Koya. After the Goma prayer, if the weather is good, you can visit the waterfall and achieve a unique purification. Although you can apply for the Goma prayer experience alone, we recommend visiting in a group.

• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00 / 14:30 / 18:30

Easy access! Easy private BBQ! Recommended for families. The room is fully air-conditioned and heated, and there is a large tent so you can enjoy it safely even on rainy days. There is also a counter kitchen, knives and cutting boards. A large refrigerator, ice maker, microwave and tableware are also provided.

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• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 13:00 / 14:00

We welcome not only foreign customers but also Japanese customers! Traditional calligraphy in Japanese culture makes you feel better.Let's try writing Kanji or your favorite character with sumi inkYou can write your favorite characters or apply your name to kanji and take them home as works.If you wish, we can give you a calligraphy certificate. It comes with tea and Japanese sweets as a gift.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 18～Age 65
• 2～3 hours
• 14:00

This plan is centered around Nakanoshima Park. The bicycle ride takes about an hour. After the bicycle tour, you will actually wear a kimono and experience being a samurai or ninja. Enjoy Osaka by bicycle! A local guide born and raised in Osaka will guide you to fun and unique spots. We will not only provide you with sightseeing, but also a special experience where you can enjoy the city of Osaka with all your senses. The bicycles used on the tour are from "PALMGARAGE", which was founded in 1976. With a comfortable ride and stylish design, the journey itself is fun. The course not only takes you around parks, temples, and shopping streets, but also includes activities unique to Osaka, such as pottery experience. Discover the new charms of Osaka and make unforgettable memories! We will be conducting a monitor tour in preparation for the full start in April. Please come and make some fun memories!

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• In Door Activity

• Age 3～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 14:00 / 15:30

It is a Koto (Japanese traditional string instrument) experience plan about 80 minutes. During the 80 munites, you will have a precious opportunity that learn Sakura - a famous Japanese traditional song with the professional. Drink Japanese green tea, communicate with the professional, it will be a special memory for your tour. The lesson will be held in Kyomachiya-- a wooden house with 110 years old. Let's close the elegant instrument, be healed by the beautiful melody. This plan comes with a high recommendation for anyone from children to elders, and even families.

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• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

The Yabu City Tourism Association Bamboo Lantern Project is an experience menu that was started to reduce the damage caused by bamboo due to the increase in abandoned farmland as the population ages. You can learn about the damage caused by abandoned bamboo and how to use the cut bamboo. The items you create are used as bamboo lanterns, and this sustainable experience menu is expected to have a healing effect by turning the bamboo damage into a gentle light.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Sengoku-kan is a pottery salon adjacent to the grounds of Mizuma-dera Temple. It is famous for its sightseeing, warding off evil spirits, and matchmaking, and there are hot springs nearby. There are many things to see throughout the year, such as cherry blossoms in spring, Bon Odori in summer, the Danjiri Festival and autumn leaves in autumn, and New Year's visit and Setsubun in winter. ◆Experience fee [Weekdays]: 2,000 yen (rice bowl/plate), 2,500 yen (mug) [Weekends and holidays]: 2,500 yen (rice bowl/plate), 3,000 yen (mug) *Discounts available for second and subsequent items Completed works will be shipped by courier to your specified address (excluding overseas) except for those that are not to be taken home. *Shipping fee will be charged separately (you can also pick it up) *May not be available for people under 10 years old ◆Notes ・Please wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. ・Clay will get stuck in your nails, so please cut your nails as short as possible. ・Earrings and piercings are items that are often lost, so please remove them before the experience.・If you have long hair, please tie it up. It may get tangled. ・If we determine that it is difficult to complete the experience course due to weather conditions or other factors, we may contact you.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

"Discover your individuality" Since the day we were born, we have accumulated a lot of knowledge and skills, and we have been burdened with the stress of everyday society and the sense of obligation that comes with the daily tasks we have to do. Has your true "individuality" been buried deep within the earth over time? Through this design calligraphy, you can discover your individuality and regain feelings and sensibilities that you have almost forgotten. We hope that this will lead to daily richness and joy. At the end of the experience, you will be asked to create a work of art by "finalizing it." Express your thoughts in the form of a work of art, such as "I want to give my own calligraphy to a loved one as a gift" or "I want to create a work to display in my room." ▼▼▼Experience Course▼▼▼"Gift" Course"Explanation of design calligraphy" using a task → Practice design calligraphy of your favorite characters & advice → Finalize the productProduct: You can choose from a fan, colored paper, or hanging scroll

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• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

kimono rental A professional photographer will take beautiful pictures of your kimono. Dresser with high quality kimono and reliable technique. You can experience the wonderful culture of Japan. You can also have a full-fledged shooting experience.

• For Family

• Age 15～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

How about wearing a beautiful Japanese kimono and enjoying the city of Kyoto? At Smile photo office, we have a large selection of gorgeous and beautiful kimonos from carefully selected antique kimonos. A dedicated dresser and hair and makeup staff who can dress you in a variety of photogenic kimonos that are also used for photo shoots will coordinate everything for you. Various arrangements are possible according to the customer's request. A kimono experience like no other.

• Age 15～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

It is a location shooting plan for couples. It is ideal for use and making memories for your anniversary, birthday, etc. Why don't you take a special memory photo with two people who are different from usual in a gorgeous kimono and hair makeup in the beautiful streets of Kyoto? We will deliver wonderful photos and a fun time while listening to your requests.

• Date Spot

• Age 15～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

Our most popular location shooting plan. Gion located about 10 minutes from our shop area I will take time to take pictures slowly and so on. Every season Kyoto You can get beautiful pictures in the landscape. ※ A set of tools that you can walk outside in a kimono Rental All charges are included in the price.

• Age 6～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 / 20:00

-Tea CeremonyZen is alive and well in traditional Japanese culture, and by learning the tea ceremony, you will learn etiquette, manners, beautiful gestures, and the spirit of hospitality. who will be treated with hospitality.- You will be asked to serve tea to the guests with an awareness of the mindset and manners of the tea master.-CalligraphyZen exists as a visual trace. “hane,” and “harai” will be taught.-Choose a Japanese kanji of your choice and practice writing it according to the stroke order.-With what you have learned so far in mind, write your chosen kanji on the calligraphy paper.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 85
• Within 1 hour
• 09:30 / 11:00 / 13:30 / 15:00

Experience beauty and skill through traditional calligraphy in Ninenzaka, the ancient capital of Kyoto. In the quiet space of Ninenzaka, overflowing with atmosphere, enjoy the beauty of calligraphy and spend a relaxing time. We provide careful instruction and an enjoyable learning environment so that even beginners can participate with confidence. Contents of the calligraphy experience Kangetsu's calligraphy experience course is designed to allow beginners and foreigners to enjoy learning about the charm of traditional Japanese culture and calligraphy. The aim is to acquire solid calligraphy skills from the basics while experiencing Japanese culture. Through Japanese calligraphy, let's put our feelings into each and every stroke and create our own unique work.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

*This is a wonderful collaboration plan with Yume Kyoto, which is located next to Arashiyu. *If you come all the way to Kyoto, why don't you wear a kimono and stroll around Arashiyama and take photos? A very popular kimono rental and Arashiyu's popular course A photogenic flower footbath and foot massage (Miyabi) 30-minute course set. *Kimono rental full set coordination + Footbath - Miyabi - Miyabi (*You can choose either kimono or yukata in June, July and August.)

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

*This is a wonderful collaboration plan with Yume Kyoto, which is located next to Arashiyu. *If you come all the way to Kyoto, why don't you wear a kimono and stroll around Arashiyama and take photos? A very popular kimono rental and Arashiyu's popular course A photogenic flower footbath and foot massage (Miyabi) 30-minute course set. *Kimono rental full set coordination + Footbath - Miyabi - Miyabi (*You can choose either kimono or yukata in June, July and August.)

• For Rainy Days
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 19:00 / 20:00

A dance performance by the Osaka Tensui Ren, an Awa Odori dance group that carries on the traditions of the original Tokushima region. The stage is filled with a variety of expressions, including graceful and elegant female dances, dynamic male dances, and powerful male dances performed by women. The performance also includes musical instruments that cherish the traditional melodies, drawing the audience into a whirlpool of excitement and emotion.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 7～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00

Make cute sushi and show it off to everyone! Together with the instructor, you will be assembling deco-rolled sushi, which often leaves people wondering, "How do you make it?" It's more like a craft than cooking, so even people who aren't good at cooking can easily make it. All the necessary materials are provided, so participants can simply assemble it according to the instructor's instructions. Everyone smiles at the moment of the cut! After taking photos, you can eat lunch. We also serve simple sweets. Please feel free to show off the photos you took on SNS. There is no doubt that you will get a lot of "likes"! There are two types of sushi to make (all with the same pattern). If there is a pattern you would like to make, we will ask you as a group to select two types. Please choose from animals, flowers, etc. (first come, first served). We will listen to your requests as much as possible, but please note that we may not be able to accommodate your request. If there is no particular menu you would like, we will respond to your requests such as ``delicious,'' ``cute,'' or ``simple.'' *For parties of 5 or more, please contact us in advance (venue fees may apply). *Groups are also accepted (venue and personnel fees may apply).

• In Door Activity

• Age 7～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00

Make cute sushi and show it off to everyone! Together with the instructor, you will be assembling deco-rolled sushi, which often leaves people wondering, "How do you make it?" It's more like a craft than cooking, so even people who aren't good at cooking can easily make it. All the necessary materials are provided, so participants can simply assemble it according to the instructor's instructions. Everyone smiles at the moment of the cut! After taking photos, you can eat lunch. We also serve simple sweets. Please feel free to show off the photos you took on SNS. There is no doubt that you will get a lot of "likes"! There is only one type of sushi to make (everyone has the same pattern). If you have a pattern you want to make, make one type as a group. We would like to hear your wishes. Please choose from animals, flowers, etc. (first come, first served). We will listen to your requests as much as possible, but please note that we may not be able to accommodate your request. If there is no particular menu you would like, we will respond to your requests such as ``delicious,'' ``cute,'' or ``simple.'' *For parties of 5 or more, please contact us in advance (venue fees may apply). *Groups are also accepted (venue and personnel fees may apply).

• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

At “Azuki no Sato”, craftsmen experience and teach Japanese sweets. After the experience, you can relax with Japanese sweets and matcha. There is also an exhibition room for Factory tour and Japanese confectionery tools. Experience content: Manufacture of 3 seasonal Japanese sweets (Nerikiri, etc.) After the experience, we accept reservations for more 5 people with a matcha and Japanese sweets. You can experience up to 70 people. ※ Sunday and Wednesday

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• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 100
• 1 Day or more
• 10:00 / 11:15 / 12:30 / 13:45 / 15:15 / 16:30 / 17:45

Yukata can be rented until 19:30 the next day! Kimono dressing is also included in the price. It is easily accessible within a 10-minute walk from Namba Station on each line. In the hot summer season, wear a cool yukata and take a stroll through the streets of Osaka. We have yukata for women and yukata for men.

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 14:30 / 16:30

The sound of origami made with washi paper and played by your fingertips will create a soothing moment. Why not enjoy an origami experience that stimulates all five senses in a quaint townhouse on Ninenzaka, Kyoto? Fold colorful washi paper and spend a special moment. Kangetsu offers traditional origami classes that even beginners can participate in with confidence. Feel free to join empty-handed. Complete a one-of-a-kind piece while experiencing traditional Japanese culture along with the historic streetscape. Please stop by during your sightseeing in Kyoto.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 10～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 12:00 / 16:30

Even if you are new to making sushi, you are welcome! Why not experience making decorative sushi rolls like beautiful art while experiencing the traditional culture of Kyoto? In this class, you can learn the basic techniques of decorative sushi rolls and enjoy designs that incorporate Japanese motifs unique to Kyoto. You can enjoy making decorative sushi rolls with designs that change with the seasons and motifs unique to Kyoto. We offer a special experience that touches the Japanese spirit. Enjoy making heartwarming decorative sushi rolls with Japanese hospitality in the calm space of a Japanese house. Foreign guests are also welcome! Experience beautiful sushi art while experiencing Japanese culture. We offer services in Japanese, English, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian, and French. (Please contact us in advance if you need support in a language other than Japanese and English)

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

A historically designed Kyoto townhouse can be rented exclusively for four or more people. You can spend a luxurious time. You can enjoy a special and unique experience of watching the beautiful dance of the maiko, traditional Japanese games, and Japanese cuisine prepared by a chef to your heart's content. Enjoy an elegant time with your family and loved ones in a secluded space. After watching the performance, you can enjoy matcha tea and Japanese sweets with the maiko and take photos. Please feel free to spend your time while enjoying the elegant Kyoto dialect of the maiko.

• In Door Activity

• Age 9～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00

This is a trial course where you can experience the process of pottery with 3 lessons from the process of selecting soil, molding, shaving, and glaze. For the first time, handmade tea bowls and drinking cups. Experienced people can experience the fun and fun of pottery with an electric wheel. *It will take about 1 to 2 months to complete the work.

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