【Evening(3～6 p.m.)】 Tohoku in Traditional culture experience

• Age 20～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 17:00

This plan includes only the kimono and dressing. Recommended for those who want to wear their favorite accessories. A kimono professional will dress you, so there's no need to worry about your kimono coming undone! Why not put on a kimono and stroll through Iroha Yokocho on an autumn evening while enjoying a drink? We have a wide selection of kimonos, from fashionable original kimonos created by designer Rika Yanagiya to antique, pop, and traditional kimonos. For couples, we also have matching kimonos available! Please bring your favorite footwear and bag, or comfortable mules. We can also buy your rental kimono upon request. Prices vary depending on the yukata, so please feel free to contact us if you are interested. ■Rental times 17:00-21:00

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan allows you to coordinate your kimono completely, including the kimono, dressing, obi, sandals, and accessory case. Recommended for those who want everything you need. A kimono professional will dress you, so you don't have to worry about your kimono coming undone! We have a wide selection of kimonos, from fashionable original kimonos created by designer Rika Yanagiya to antique, pop, and traditional kimonos. For couples, we also have matching kimonos available! ■Return time: Until 17:00

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

This plan includes kimono rental and dressing only. Recommended for those who want to bring their own favorite accessories. A kimono professional will dress you, so there's no need to worry about the kimono coming undone! We have a wide selection of kimonos, from fashionable original kimonos created by designer Rika Yanagiya to antique, pop, and traditional kimonos. For couples, we also have matching kimonos available! Please bring your favorite footwear and bag, or comfortable mules. *Footwear, bags, and other accessories can be rented as an option. ■Return time: Until 5:00 p.m.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Snow is fun! Experience making mini kamakura with high-quality snow in Yokote! You can also play in the snow if you wish. Anyone, such as families with children or those who want to experience the snow, can participate. Kamakura, a winter tradition in Akita Prefecture. In Yokote, as a small New Year's event to worship the water god, the "Yokote Snow Festival" is held on February 15th and 16th every year with a history of about 450 years, and there are about 100 kamakura with a height of about 3m throughout the city. It is famous for being made. In addition, about 2,000 "mini kamakura" are made by local people and children every year at the Yokote Minami Elementary School playground and the venue of Janosakigawara, and candles are lit inside at night. Let's make only one original mini kamakura in the world with the snow on the side of the heavy snowfall area, which is the home of such kamakura. After making a mini kamakura, take a hot drink with a hot drink. I will light a candle in the evening on the mini kamakura I made. Participants will also receive a "lighting corps" candle (with a case) and Yokote sweets!

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 17:00

■ Flow of experience 1. Change clothes to Iaido 2. Visit at Japan's No. 1 Hayashizaki Iai Shrine 3. Commentary on Iaido 4. Iaido performance demonstration 5. Iaido's experience of "first sword" 6. Take a commemorative photo (taken with your camera, etc.) ■ Holding time ① 10: 00 ~ ② 13: 30 ~ ※ Because of wearing the dogi, please gather 20 minutes before ① and ②. ■ Time required About 90 minutes ■ Target audience Junior high school students and more ・ Height more 150 cm ■ option Interpreters such as English and Chinese can be attached. * Please contact us for languages other than the above. Interpretation fee 15,000 yen (excluding tax) (1 experience 1 group) (Please pay separately from the experience fee) ■ What is Iaido? Iaido is a martial art that originated from Jinsuke Shigenobu Hayashizaki about 450 Year ago. It has been developed as a technique to remove the sword when it is attacked by the enemy without removing the sword and to kill the enemy. The era of war has ended, and the characteristics of Iaido that can respond flexibly from a state of no combat posture sublimate to the spirit of "non-fighting technology" that does not hurt the opponent unnecessarily, and the enhanced one affects Bushido Has been given. Iaido is used widely as a martial art that is used by both men and women of all ages to train their mind and body and to lead their daily lives because they use their mind and body reasonably.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 100
• 5～6 hours
• 15:00

The Junmai sake, brewed with locally harvested sake rice and the traditional Akita-style cold brewing method by Toji Yamauchi, is highly regarded as "the sake of the divine land of dancing gods." It won the gold medal at the 2023 New Sake Tasting Competition and the "Excellent Award" for three consecutive years at the 2024 Akita Prefecture Sake Competition in the Akita Prefecture Rice Division. With the full cooperation of the brewery "Oonogawa" in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, you can experience sake brewing from rice planting to harvesting, fermentation, pressing, and bottling. In the special edition, you can experience new sake brewing with special guests and brewers, and tour the brewery, sample tastings, and sales! Then, move to the venue to taste the new sake. Enjoy the night in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture with delicious sake and talk events. ===================================================The third installment is finally the "New sake pressing experience"★ Stay tuned! ============================================================15:00 Meet at Oonogawa Co., Ltd. (169 Omori, Omori-cho, Yokote-shi, Akita) Orientation, changing clothes, etc.15:30-16:30 Sake brewing experience (contents change depending on application time)17:00 Movement and break (Sakuraso: 165 Mochimuki, Omori-cho, Yokote-shi, Akita)18:00-20:30 New sake tasting party*Please arrange your own transportation to and from the meeting place and venue. *After the new sake tasting party, we will provide a free bus for those who wish to use it. Please indicate that you would like a free bus when applying. *We strictly prohibit those who drive and minors from drinking alcohol.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Snowy winter in Tohoku and Akita. "Straw work" has been done for winter handicrafts every day when I lived with my family in the hearth. Let's make "Shimenawa" used for special ceremonies from daily use such as pots.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Kakunodate, a small Kyoto in Tohoku, famous for its samurai residences. Let's make a "charcoal bale" to be used at the "Fire Swing Kamakura" event that is held every winter during the First Full Moon Festival. For the work of knitting, select straw and stack it in order. After knitting, roll it up, arrange it, and attach a rope string to swing it around.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

One stage requires props, props, costumes, lighting, sound, and more. A new tool is made for each performance. Everything, including the actors who perform, will be united on the stage to deliver the work to our customers. Why don't you take a look at the work behind it? The staff of the props will help you to make souvenirs such as crafts using the wood edges left over from the tool making.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Let's master the dance of the New Soran Bushi with the actor of the theater company Warabi-za ♪ Finish while checking each movement like lowering the position of the legs and lowering the waist and pulling up the net. At the end, let's play with the actor. Comes with a coupon (550 yen including tax) that can be used at Akita Geijutsu Village and facilities in the village

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

The actor of the theater company Warabi-za will teach you the basic pattern of sword fighting performed on the stage. Wearing a hakama (the actor will help you) will make you feel like a samurai. At the end, let's decide the role and play the scene of sword fighting with the actor. Comes with a coupon (550 yen including tax) that can be used at Akita Geijutsu Village and facilities in the village

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30 / 15:30

Let's master one of the performance songs of Japanese drums with the actor of the theater company Warabi-za ♪ You can just hit the drums with a drumstick, but no good sound will be produced. Let's play the sound of the drum that resonates in the center of the body and the heart! Comes with a coupon (550 yen including tax) that can be used at Akita Geijutsu Village and facilities in the village

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

It is a plan that you will experience the farming work of grapes at an orchard growing Delaware and 30 kinds of large grain luxury grapes. You can also enjoy parfait and sweets with plenty of grapes in the cafe adjacent to the orchard.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 6～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Wearing a kimono, you will visit places such as Aoba Castle Ruins, Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, and Zuihoden, all of which are associated with Date culture. ① Dress up beautifully by wearing a kimono at a rental kimono shop. ② Meet with a professional photographer at the shooting location. Aoba Castle Ruins, Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, Zuihoden, etc., use the circular sightseeing bus Loople. ③ Shooting by a professional photographer. We are also particular about props such as Japanese umbrellas. ④ After shooting, deliver the data online on the spot. In these days, when Instagrammable is important, you can choose the ultimate photo from your travels♪ As for the shooting locations, we chose Aoba Castle Ruins and Osaki, which are places related to Date culture and are suitable for Japanese clothing. Hachimangu, Zuihoden, etc.