Things to do in Kansai Page 29

• Age 5～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:30

First, you will choose your favorite kimono from over 200 kimonos, and we will help you put it on. Free hair styling for women! After changing into a kimono, you can experience a tea ceremony in the tea room and a calligraphy experience where you can choose your favorite kanji and write it with a brush and ink. We have an instructor who will guide you through everything in English. This is a combo plan where you can enjoy a Japanese calligraphy experience while eating Japanese sweets from a long-established store that has been in business for over 100 years, enjoying matcha that you have made yourself.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00

First, you will choose your favorite kimono from over 200 kimonos, and we will help you put it on. Free hair styling for women! After changing into a kimono, you can experience a tea ceremony in a tea room. After watching the instructor teach you how to make tea in English, you can actually try making matcha tea using a chasen. This is a plan where you can enjoy your own matcha while eating Japanese sweets from a long-established store that has been in business for over 100 years.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 13:30

"Arayu Pudding" is a pudding made by boiling it in a hot spring at 98℃. I was born at Yumura Onsen in Shinonsen Town, Hyogo. You can try your hand at making pudding mainly on weekends. Please come and enjoy our freshly made pudding. ~Experience flow~ ① Gathering and reception (5 minutes) ② Explanation (5 minutes) Flow of the day, confirmation of allergies to eggs and milk ③ Experience (35 minutes) After mixing the ingredients well, pour the pudding liquid into a balloon container using a large syringe. I'll pack it up. After that, put the pudding in a hot water bath net and put it in the hot water. While you wait until the Yugaki is finished, we will guide you through the streets of Yumura Onsen, which retains its Showa-era retro feel. We also recommend boiling eggs in the hot springs and soaking in the footbath. ④Eating (15 minutes) Return to the cafe and enjoy the pudding. Comes with coffee or juice. ⑤Disband After disbanding, please take a walk around Yumura Onsen. We will also show you recommended places.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 19:30

This is an experience where you use a trap to collect sea fireflies, which usually hide in the sand on the ocean floor, and observe the fantastic blue light emitted by sea fireflies. After the experience, we will release the sea fireflies back into the sea. The guide will explain the ecology of sea fireflies in an easy-to-understand manner. Although you will not go into the sea, you will be required to wear a life jacket or life belt for safety. ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Gather and register (5 minutes) Please complete the reception. ②Explanation (10 minutes) An easy-to-understand lecture on the ecology of sea fireflies! We will also explain precautions. ③ Throw the collection trap yourself and collect! While waiting, observe the sand crabs. (30 minutes) ④ Observation and explanation (15 minutes) Observe the bioluminescence of sea fireflies. ⑤ Once the experience is over, the sea fireflies will be returned to the sea.

• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 16:30

Come to Kyoto's bustling Gion area and enjoy making your own ramen from scratch in an authentic ramen-making workshop. This hands-on ramen making workshop is run by Kyoto's famous ramen shop Musoshin. Musoshin Ramen has three stores in Kyoto and one in Toronto, Canada. Musoshin Toronto store has been nominated for the 2022 Michelin Guide. Musoshin Toronto store also makes homemade noodles using the noodle machine in the store. This ramen making workshop can only be experienced at Musoshin in Kyoto. After making noodles, eat the noodles you made for lunch at Musoshin Gion branch. Lunch is included in the price.

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• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 15:00 / 19:00 / 21:00

Sent from Esaka, Osaka! ! THEATER YOROKOBI A new type of entertainment that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, men and women of all nationalities Interesting and cool entertainment group Kamiza Directly across from Esaka Park is Daiei, and below is Cocokara Fine. . Well, come on, why don't you step into the Kamiza world as many times as you like at Theater YOROKOBI, which is sure to be fun? We look forward to seeing you all♡

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

• Age 12～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00

About 150 years ago, along with the opening of the port of Kobe, the foreign settlement was established as a residence and workplace for foreigners. Please take a stroll through the exotic streets filled with retro buildings from the Taisho to Showa periods, including the 15th building, which is the only remaining building from the former settlement period. ~Time schedule~ 10:00 [Meet in front of Hanadokei in Higashi Yuenchi: Immediately outside C8 exit of Sannomiya station underpass] The tour starts here! Although the road is flat, you will walk about 2 kilometers, so please wear comfortable shoes on the day. 10:10 [Japan Pearl Hall] Built in 1952, a nationally registered tangible cultural property. It can be said that it is a mecca for pearl processing in Kobe's local industry, and the building has a historical atmosphere. 10:25 [Kobe City Museum] This museum is a nationally registered tangible cultural property that was built in 1935 and was built in the former Yokohama Specie Bank Kobe Branch. The ancient Greek-style exterior with 6 Doric semi-columns and the entrance of the colonnade reminiscent of the time when it was a bank are impressive. 10:50 [Former Kobe Settlement 15th Building] Nationally designated important cultural property built around Meiji 13. The building was used as the American Consulate in its early days, and has a colonial-style exterior with an open verandah on the south side of the second floor. Although it was completely destroyed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, 70% of the materials used before the collapse were used to return to its original state. 10:55 [Shinko Building] Completed in 1939 as the headquarters building of Kawasaki Kisen. Characterized by its simple design, the art deco-style penthouse on the southeast corner of the roof accentuates the scenery of Kaigandori. 11:00 [Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Building] A landmark of the port town of Kobe. It is an elegant and gorgeous building with impressive stonework (rustica) on the first floor and elegant terracotta decoration on the second and higher floors. The designer, Setsu Watanabe, visited Europe and the United States when designing this building, and decided on an American Renaissance style architecture. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of its completion in April 2022, it is still in operation as an active office building. . One of the buildings representing Kaigandori. Built as Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Kobe branch building, designed by Kozo Kawai. 11:20 [Kobe Meriken Park] "Meriken Park" and "Harborland", where you can find photogenic landmarks that represent Kobe, are areas you should visit first when you come to Kobe for sightseeing. Take a leisurely walk along the coast while feeling the sea breeze, board a cruise ship and view the cityscape of Kobe from the sea, or enjoy the glittering night view at night. No matter what time of the day you come, you can enjoy the atmosphere of the port town of Kobe.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00

About 150 years ago, along with the opening of the port of Kobe, the foreign settlement was established as a residence and workplace for foreigners. Please take a stroll through the exotic streets filled with retro buildings from the Taisho to Showa periods, including the 15th building, which is the only remaining building from the former settlement period. ~Time schedule~ 10:00 [Meet in front of Hanadokei in Higashi Yuenchi: Immediately outside C8 exit of Sannomiya station underpass] The tour starts here! Although the road is flat, you will walk about 2 kilometers, so please wear comfortable shoes on the day. 10:10 [Japan Pearl Hall] Built in 1952, a nationally registered tangible cultural property. It can be said that it is a mecca for pearl processing in Kobe's local industry, and the building has a historical atmosphere. 10:25 [Kobe City Museum] This museum is a nationally registered tangible cultural property that was built in 1935 and was built in the former Yokohama Specie Bank Kobe Branch. The ancient Greek-style exterior with 6 Doric semi-columns and the entrance of the colonnade reminiscent of the time when it was a bank are impressive. 10:50 [Former Kobe Settlement 15th Building] Nationally designated important cultural property built around Meiji 13. The building was used as the American Consulate in its early days, and has a colonial-style exterior with an open verandah on the south side of the second floor. Although it was completely destroyed in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, 70% of the materials used before the collapse were used to return to its original state. 10:55 [Shinko Building] Completed in 1939 as the headquarters building of Kawasaki Kisen. Characterized by its simple design, the art deco-style penthouse on the southeast corner of the roof accentuates the scenery of Kaigandori. 11:00 [Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Building] A landmark of the port town of Kobe. It is an elegant and gorgeous building with impressive stonework (rustica) on the first floor and elegant terracotta decoration on the second and higher floors. The designer, Setsu Watanabe, visited Europe and the United States when designing this building, and decided on an American Renaissance style architecture. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of its completion in April 2022, it is still in operation as an active office building. . One of the buildings representing Kaigandori. Built as Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Kobe branch building, designed by Kozo Kawai. 11:15 [Former Foreign Settlement 38th Building] Completed in 1929 as the National City Bank Kobe Branch. Designed by Vories Architectural Office, which has worked on Kobe Jogakuin and Kwansei Gakuin University. 11:20 [Kobe Foreign Settlement Ruins Monument] This monument was erected on April 25, 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the opening of the port of Kobe. 11:35 [Chinatown Nankinmachi] Along with Yokohama Chinatown and Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown, Nankinmachi is counted as one of the three major Chinatowns in Japan. It is a popular tourist area with a wide variety of stores selling Chinese food, miscellaneous goods, and dishes.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 60
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 06:00 / 07:00 / 08:00

Speaking of marine sports that you want to try once in your life, surfing! ! It's fun to watch, but the taste of riding the waves is completely different from the feeling of watching, and the power is perfect! It's a sport that takes time to improve, but that makes it 100 times more attractive! With over 30 years of surfing experience, we offer safe, kind, and polite surfing lessons by certified instructors of the Japan Surfing Federation and International Surfing Federation surf coach level 2 instructors. With a small number of people, you can take lessons with a lot of content, so even those who have no surfing experience can enjoy it. [About the schedule] 1. Meeting/Reception We will depart after meeting at the reception shop and completing the reception. ↓2. Instructions, surfing rules & manners, land (beach) Basic techniques will be explained. ↓3.Experience Experience the feeling of riding a wave and take pictures. ↓ 4. Dissolution After finishing the experience, change clothes, return to Osaka, and disperse at the shop. *The flow above is a guideline. Please note that the flow may change depending on the situation on the day.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days

• Age 20～Age 65
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 07:00

This plan is a one-day SUP touring experience limited to those who have experienced SUP or who have used our shop even once! The round trip takes about 4 hours! However, a spectacular view that will blow away your fatigue is waiting for you! Your guide will take a picture of you during the experience and give you the data after the experience is over! Please join us ♪ [About the schedule] 1. Gathering / Reception Please gather at the shop and complete the reception. ↓2. Explanation of the experience I will explain the flow of the day. *Meals and wetsuits are not included in the price. ↓3. Contents of the experience The staff will accompany you and take pictures of the touring. ↓ 4. Dissolution We will disband at the meeting place. *The flow above is a guideline. Please note that the flow may change depending on the situation on the day.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days

• Age 5～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 07:00 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00

This plan allows you to experience SUP for 1 hour in Nara / Yoshinogawa or Osaka (Rinku) / Yodogawa! The SUP experience on the Yoshino River is a very beautiful and beautiful river experience, and at Rinku, you can experience a special SUP cruising while looking at Kansai International Airport. You can participate from one person! Of course, the guide will accompany you, so even first-timers can rest assured ♪ The guide will take pictures of the experience and give you the data after the experience! [About the schedule] 1. Visit / reception (about 5 minutes) ↓ 2. Explain about SUP experience (about 15 minutes) ↓ 3. Move to the experience location by car (about 40 minutes) ↓ 4. Arrive at the site and prepare (about 40 minutes) 15 minutes) ↓ 5. SUP experience (approximately 60 minutes) *There will be breaks as appropriate. ↓ 6. Clean up (about 15 minutes) ↓ 7. Go to the store (about 40 minutes) ↓ 8. Dismiss (about 5 minutes) * The above flow is a guide. Please note that the flow may change depending on the situation on the day.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days

• Age 5～Age 60
• 4～5 hours
• 07:00 / 08:00 / 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00

This plan allows you to have a 2-hour SUP experience in Nara / Yoshinogawa or Osaka (Rinku) / Yodogawa! The SUP experience on the Yoshino River is a very beautiful and beautiful river experience, and at Rinku, you can experience a special SUP cruising while looking at Kansai International Airport. You can participate from one person! Of course, the guide will accompany you, so even first-timers can rest assured ♪ The guide will take pictures of the experience and give you the data after the experience! [About the schedule] 1. Visit / reception (about 5 minutes) ↓ 2. Explanation about SUP experience (about 15 minutes) ↓ 3. Move to the experience location by car (about 40 minutes) ↓ 4. Arrive at the site and prepare (about 15 minutes) 15 minutes) ↓ 5. SUP experience (about 120 minutes) *There will be breaks as needed. ↓ 6. Clean up (about 15 minutes) ↓ 7. Go to the store (about 40 minutes) ↓ 8. Dismiss (about 5 minutes) * The above flow is a guide. Please note that the flow may change depending on the situation on the day.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days

• 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 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 14:00 / 16:00

Experience indigo dyeing in Hozu, Kameoka, Kyoto! Kyoto Hozu Indigo Studio Co., Ltd. aims to revitalize the local community through indigo product development, sales, and hands-on learning. Enjoy fun activities like tying with rubber bands and string, or using marbles, paperclips, and more to create a one-of-a-kind, original indigo-dyed T-shirt! With over 1,500 participants annually, we offer careful support, so everyone from 3 years old to seniors can participate with peace of mind. We can also provide a playpen and mat with advance notice, so even those with small children can enjoy the experience.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a tour that guides you through the vast Nara Park with a tourist rickshaw. In the 60-minute tour, we will propose a course according to what you want to see and go. Please contact us at the time of booking! In fact, helping tourists is one of the real pleasures of tourist rickshaws. We will tell you a lot of ways to enjoy yourself that you do not understand or notice just by walking. * Please prepare only the admission fee separately. * Depending on the location of the visit, if we cannot guide you in 60 minutes, it will be an extension (additional charge). Please contact us by all means once. We will guide you not only to major shrines and temples such as Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Kofukuji Temple, which are World Heritage Sites, but also to hidden spots such as Ukimido and Naramachi according to your wishes. If you like history, you can enjoy a tour tailored to your needs, such as a guide, and a deer quiz for families with children! How about a trip where you can feel the four seasons, such as the wind and scent, from a higher perspective than usual with a tourist rickshaw?

• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

It is a tour that guides you through the vast Nara Park with a tourist rickshaw. The model course of the 45-minute tour will guide you through the town with gourmet and souvenir information! It is a popular tour with high satisfaction! We will guide you not only to major shrines and temples such as Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Kofukuji Temple, which are World Heritage Sites, but also to hidden spots such as Ukimido and Naramachi according to your wishes. If you like history, you can enjoy a tour tailored to your needs, such as a guide, and a deer quiz for families with children! How about a trip where you can feel the four seasons, such as the wind and scent, from a higher perspective than usual with a tourist rickshaw?

• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

It is a tour that guides you through the vast Nara Park with a tourist rickshaw. The 30-minute tour makes sightseeing efficient with limited precious time! Recommended for those who want to go around with good children! We will guide you not only to major shrines and temples such as Todaiji Temple, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, and Kofukuji Temple, which are World Heritage Sites, but also to hidden spots such as Ukimido and Naramachi according to your wishes. If you like history, you can enjoy a tour tailored to your needs, such as a guide, and a deer quiz for families with children! How about a trip where you can feel the four seasons, such as the wind and scent, from a higher perspective than usual with a tourist rickshaw?

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 12～Age 67
• Over 6 hours on the day

We will trek through the snowy mountains to see the impressive frozen waterfalls and the beautiful ice art that forms in caves, the ice stalagmites. This area of the Omine mountain range is a mountainous area with low temperatures, and in the coldest seasons, large waterfalls over 30 meters can freeze over. Depending on the conditions of the day, we will visit two or three frozen waterfalls and ice stalagmites. An experienced guide will accompany you and you will walk at a leisurely pace. No special mountaineering skills or experience are required, but you will need to be physically fit to walk about two hours up and one and a half hours down. This tour is also for people who have the right equipment for trekking and mountain climbing enthusiasts.

• For Groups

• Age 6～
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

A chopstick rest with a transparent acrylic base and a resin-enclosed pressed flower. Put the gold leaf with the pressed flowers, you can make it gorgeously. The resin uses Pajiko's star cocoons, so it is highly transparent and glossy. Since this resin does not cause yellowing after curing, it can maintain a beautiful and transparent state forever. Since an acrylic base is used, chopsticks do not touch the resin part directly, so you can use it with confidence. * Additional production is possible for 900 yen per piece after the third piece. Gift wrapping is available for those who wish (+300 yen) * Contains up to 4 chopstick rests.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 8～
• 1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00 / 15:00

You can enjoy Japanese art and calligraphy at the Michelin-published Kaiseki restaurant (Michelin-published store). ~ Flow of experience ~ 1. Explanations about calligraphy 2. Practice basic lines and basic kanji 3. Practice your favorite kanji (You can choose from the available examples. You can use any other kanji you like.) 4. Practice your name in kanji (make it here and write a sample) 5. Write your favorite kanji and your name on colored paper, and press the Hanko to finish the work. We will give you a hanging scroll for colored paper so that you can decorate it immediately.

• For Rainy Days
• Recommendation for Foreigner
• In Door Activity

• Age 4～
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Because it is a real flower, it looks gorgeous! Fashionable! Writing becomes fun when using ♪ Recommended for gifts! We have a lot of pressed flowers. Why do not you design as you like and make only one original pen in the world? * 2 will be produced (1 ball pen, 1 sharp pen) It is possible to change to 2 ball pens and 2 sharp pens. In addition, the third and later can be produced for an additional 900 yen.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

If you enclose real flowers, you can create a stylish atmosphere with a different atmosphere from the picture. Why not decorate your room as an interior? Use an elegant frame with gold lines in pearl white. We have a lot of pressed flowers. Please design as you like and make only one original pressed flower picture in the world ♪

• For Rainy Days
• 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 0～
• Within 1 hour

FREEBIRD helicopter at night Cruising Please enjoy! Extend your legs a little, Osaka A long course that goes to the sky.

• Nightlife
• For Family

• Age 0～
• Within 1 hour

Kyoto Overlooking the history of! With a FREEBIRD helicopter, Kyoto Sky night Cruising Please enjoy!

• For Family

• Age 0～
• Within 1 hour

Kyoto View the history of With the FREEBIRD helicopter, Kyoto Let's enjoy the sky.

• For Family

• Age 0～
• Within 1 hour

Kyoto View the history of With the FREEBIRD helicopter, Kyoto Let's enjoy the sky.

• For Family

• Age 0～
• Within 1 hour

Kyoto View the history of With the FREEBIRD helicopter, Kyoto Let's enjoy the sky.

• For Family

• Age 16～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours /2～3 hours /3～4 hours /4～5 hours /5～6 hours /Over 6 hours on the day
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Recommended for those who are new to kimono rental, and those who want to experience kimono cheaply and easily. The kimono and obi chosen by the staff come as a set, so you can choose without worrying. It is also possible to change from the standard kimono plan to another plan after visiting the store. 〇We have all the sandals and purses! No additional charges! (Set contents: kimono + undergarment + half-width obi + sandals + drawstring bag + set of accessories)〇Required time: about 20 minutes

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 17:00

This is a class where you can experience Japanese home cooking. [Menu] ・Japanese rice cooked in a clay pot ・Tempura (shrimp, vegetables, mushrooms, etc.) ・Teriyaki fried tofu ・Miso soup ~Experience flow~ 16:55 Everyone washes their hands Before the cooking experience, wash your hands thoroughly. 17:00 We will start cooking all four dishes with the instructor, who will explain them to you in detail. We will also give you the recipes for the dishes. 18:30 Tasting Taste the dishes you have finished making on the spot. You can also order alcohol or soft drinks (additional charge). 19:30 Thank you for the meal! This is the end of the experience class. If you finish eating early, you can leave without waiting for the end time.

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