Things to do in Kansai Page 15

• Age 13～Age 90
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00

We will guide you to Wakayama's historical sites, where the scenery remains unchanged from 400 years ago. Enjoy a special atmosphere in a place that has not been turned into a tourist spot. Enjoy Japanese food culture with vegan cuisine for lunch and matcha green tea and Japanese sweets at tea time.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 14:00 / 14:30

Let's make takoyaki, a traditional Osaka dish, together at 369 KITCHEN STUDIO! Using a special "takoyaki machine" that is said to be in every household in Osaka, we rotate and cook the takoyaki. In just 20 minutes, you can make takoyaki that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside! Let's eat freshly made, hot takoyaki. You don't have to use octopus as an ingredient. We also have cheese and crab sticks, so let's make lots of original takoyaki with your favorite ingredients! And let's drink Ramune, which is very familiar to Japanese people, together with the takoyaki. It is characterized by a glass ball inside the bottle. Takoyaki is loved by a wide range of generations, from children to the elderly. It is characterized by being able to gather with family and friends and enjoy a takoyaki party together. We will tell you a lot about Osaka's food culture, including takoyaki. Let's make and eat takoyaki, the pride of Osaka, and create memories. ~Experience Outline~ ①Orientation (10 minutes) ②First Takoyaki Experience Let's make and eat takoyaki. (30 minutes) ③Let's try drinking Ramune Ramune is a traditional Japanese carbonated drink. It has a distinctive bottle shape. Let's drink it together. (10 minutes) ④Second Takoyaki Experience Let's make and eat takoyaki again. (30 minutes) ⑤Reflection Let's reflect on the experience. (10 minutes)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

You will experience the traditional culture of flower arrangement in a Kyoto townhouse. After learning the basics, you are free to arrange the flowers as you like. After that, you will eat a Kyoto kaiseki bento lunch while looking at the flowers you have arranged with the head of the school. Children from kindergarten age can experience this. All flower arrangement tools, such as scissors, will be provided here.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

20 minutes from Kansai International Airport. Experience making Japanese rolled omelet. Wear a kimono apron (kappogi) and make rolled omelet and rice balls using a copper frying pan made for tamagoyaki. We have had guests from various countries, including tourists from Canada and Thailand. It's a great opportunity to experience Japan while having fun! After you've finished making it, you can eat the rice balls and rolled omelet you made. There is also a famous shrine just a 3-minute walk away. Souvenirs are included. We look forward to meeting you.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

A full-scale maiko and geisha transformation studio produced by a long-established Kyoto kimono store that has been in business for over 100 Year! The kimono uses a hand-painted Kyoto Yuzen dyed gem by a traditional craftsman. The obi is a real single knot. A professional photographer will carefully pose you.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

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

Weave flower knots (bellflower and peony) and cobblestone patterns with paper strings, then paste on washi paper. The air is removed and the product is finished by applying several coats of persimmon tannin, a traditional Japanese method. This process may vary in difficulty, but it follows the same process as products sold in stores, so please try experiencing the difficulty and beauty for yourself. Even if you're not confident with your hands, you can make a beautiful, one-of-a-kind, original chopstick rest.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

There is an experience where you can dye ground patterns with cotton stalls (width 40 cm long 160 cm) in various patterns using seasonal plants and trees. (Because it will be a dyeing experience with the blessings of nature, you can enjoy various colors that you can feel the season.)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

There is an experience of dyeing ground patterns and large size handkerchiefs and bandanas (50cm ~ 60cm square) in various patterns using seasonal plants and trees. (Because it will be a dyeing experience with the blessings of nature, you can enjoy various colors that you can feel the season.)

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 12～Age 65
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00

The owner travels to coffee-producing regions around the world and carefully selects coffee beans that are thoroughly managed from cultivation to harvesting and transportation! In order to enjoy high-quality coffee with a rich original flavor called "specialty coffee," he roasts and brews the beans himself. The flavor changes drastically depending on the strength of the roast and the time, so adjust the roasting level to match your favorite flavor and aroma. Experience the profound world of coffee. A place in the Shitoori district of Minami Awaji City, where idyllic rural scenery spreads out. After getting off the car, walk for two minutes along a country road surrounded by trees to the Awaji Island Coffee Laboratory "BASE COFFEE," an annex to the premises of "Fuku Cafe," a quiet, hidden old-style cafe. If a cafe is a hideaway, this laboratory has the atmosphere of a "secret base." The owner, who is obsessed with the depth and unanswerable charm of coffee, is researching and studying every day to get to know coffee better and to pursue the creation of "coffee that makes you want to talk about it with others and makes you smile". The owner carefully selects coffee beans from producing areas around the world, including Central and South America, Africa, and Asia, and thoroughly manages the process from cultivation to harvesting and transportation. Using these top quality beans, you will experience roasting, the most important process that determines the taste and aroma of coffee. For the roasting process, we use a roasting pan called "mankashakasha", which is actually used in Ethiopia, one of the countries where we purchase beans. You can choose to roast lightly to bring out the fruity aroma and acidity of citrus fruits, or roast deeply to bring out the richness and bitterness of chocolate, or you can aim for something in between. In either case, it is difficult to conduct heat thoroughly to the inside of the raw beans in order to remove the moisture contained in them. In addition, even if you choose the same beans and roast in a hand pan, the heat transfer changes depending on how the beans roll and how the wind hits them, so even if the conditions are slightly different, the taste will not be the same and an original taste will be created. The staff will give you a thorough lecture, so please feel free to try it. When the roasted beans are cooled and ground in a coffee mill, a scent containing various elements, including the scent of nuts, caramel, and citrus, rises. This is the moment when the coffee beans emit the most aroma in their life. There are hundreds of elements of the aroma, which becomes a complex and rich coffee aroma that fascinates many people. Then comes the finishing process. Hot water is poured over the fragrant freshly ground beans to extract the maximum aroma and flavor, but there is also an appropriate way to pour the hot water. When you put the carefully extracted coffee in your mouth, your face will naturally break into a smile. *One cup of roasted and ground beans will be used for tasting, but you can take the remaining beans home with you.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours

At "Tekoboko-An", a accessory handiwork experience shop in Kyoto, you will learn how to make hair-pin and other hair accessories in the most traditional technique that found in Edo period. Let's make an original Japanese style item which indicates the season and Japanese aesthetic senses.​ ​

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity