Things to do in Kansai Page 21

• Age 1～Age 90
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 18:30

In dramatic time from dusk to night, when you organize a zazen in a quiet precinct, the sound of the wind that shakes the grass. The monk's gentle talk makes the heart and body a bit easier. Please, now Sun or do not you come to the temple of the night rounding up the work. Recommended Kyoto experience suggests, is how to spend time on your own time. ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Outline of the event & Explanations shrine (20 minutes) ② Zazen (30 minutes) ③ Break (5 minutes) ④ Simple exercise (10 minutes) ⑤ Zazen (20 minutes) ⑥ Tea ceremony and exchange party with the priests · Participant exchange meeting (30 minutes) ※ The time of each item varies depending on the meeting.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00 / 15:30 / 18:00 / 19:30

In this masterclass you will cook and eat takoyaki (octopus balls) as much as you like. Takoyaki is considered to be a popular local cuisine in Osaka. We provide various kinds of ingredients, so feel at ease if you cannot eat octopus. You can replace octopus with other ingredients and make your original takoyaki.

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

• Age 13～Age 75
• 3～4 hours
• 08:30

We are Kyoto ECO Trip, a bicycle rental company based in the heart of Kyoto and our aim is to raise awareness of the brilliance of riding a bicycle in the beautiful Kyoto. Bicycle rides help us find the hidden beauty of Kyoto that most tourists are likely to overlook and we hope this tour helps you see things you are not able to see when you take public transport like subways, buses, and taxis.The type of bicycle we use on this tour is an Electric Pedal-Asist bike with a basket in front. Pedal-assist e-bikes help you padal more smoothly and easily, and they work much like conventional bikes and should be easy to ride for those who are used to cycling.First, you get to exlpore the famous thousands of the torii gates in Fushimi Inari Shrine. Next, the popular gion area and the beautiful Nanzen-ji Temple are also our stop. There are a few of the popular spots you make a quick stop during our stop such as Sanjusangendo Temple and the Heian-Jingu Shirne.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 5～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 12:30 / 14:00

This is the only place where you can make your own ramen noodles. Ramen Factory is the only restaurant in Kyoto where you can cook ramen by yourself.​ ​ Making fresh noodles, a roasted chicken fillet, delicious broth and draining noodles and a finishing touch. Enjoy cooking your special ramen♪ * Ramen Factory is a sister store of 'Menbakaichidai' Fire Ramen Restaurant with over 30 years of history.​ ​

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

• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

The “Pinter Yume Minamimorimachi Ceramic Art Class” holds ceramic art classes that even beginners can feel free to participate. In this plan, you will make pottery with electric Rokuro. It's a one-off course that does not require an entrance fee, so it's perfect for starting pottery.

• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

An introductory course that piles up pottery in a string form and creates a form of thought. You can make a wide variety of cups, teacups, figurines and anything you like. You can make it from 500g of soil (the guideline is for 1 bowl of rice bowl). The baking of the work takes about one month to one and a half months.

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days

• Age 15～Age 70
• Within 1 hour

Experience the experience of wearing a pair of 12-layered kimonos in Kyoto! Located near Nijo Castle, it's easily accessible from Kyoto Station. The experience lasts about 1.5 hours, so it's a great addition to your Kyoto trip! Perfect for anniversaries, or for creating memories with friends. This is a sister store of the 12-layered kimono shop in Tokyo! Feel free to bring your own photographer, invite friends over for photos, and of course, videography! *This plan is for women.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• Summer Campaign Sale 2025

• Age 15～Age 70
• Within 1 hour

Experience pairing your 12-layered kimono and sokutai in Kyoto! Located near Nijo Castle, it's easily accessible from Kyoto Station. The experience lasts about 1.5 hours, so it's a great addition to your Kyoto trip! Recommended for anniversaries, pre- and post-wedding photo shoots, and welcome boards. This is a sister store of the 12-layered kimono in Tokyo! Feel free to bring your own photographer, invite friends over for photos, and of course, videography! *Please note that wearing the 12-layered kimono is limited to women.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• Summer Campaign Sale 2025

• Age 15～Age 70
• Within 1 hour

Experience wearing the traditional Japanese twelve-layered kimono in Kyoto! Located near Nijo Castle, it's easily accessible from Kyoto Station. The experience lasts about an hour, so it's a great addition to your Kyoto trip! This is a sister store of the Tokyo store! Feel free to bring your own photographer, invite friends over to take photos, and of course, film videos! *This plan is for women.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• Summer Campaign Sale 2025

• Age 15～Age 70
• Within 1 hour

Experience pairing your 12-layered kimono and sokutai in Kyoto! Located near Nijo Castle, it's easily accessible from Kyoto Station. The experience lasts about 1.5 hours, so it's a great addition to your Kyoto trip! Recommended for anniversaries, pre- and post-wedding photo shoots, and welcome boards. This is a sister store of the 12-layered kimono in Tokyo! Feel free to bring your own photographer, invite friends over for photos, and of course, videography! *Please note that wearing the 12-layered kimono is limited to women.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• Summer Campaign Sale 2025

• Age 15～Age 70
• Within 1 hour

Experience wearing a formal kimono in Kyoto! It's located near Nijo Castle and is easily accessible from Kyoto Station. The experience takes about an hour, so it's a great addition to your trip to Kyoto! This is a sister store of Junihitoe Tokyo! Feel free to bring your own photographer, invite friends over to take photos, and of course, take videos!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• Summer Campaign Sale 2025

• Age 4～Age 70
• 1～2 hours

A traditional Japanese mochi-pounding experience. Choose from 5 toppings from 10 types of sauces and rent a costume! Wear a happi coat and pound mochi! Beginners, women, and children are welcome! Come empty-handed! Stop by on your trip! Freshly pounded mochi is delicious!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• 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

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 5～6 hours
• 09:00

Take a day to see Kamijima, a natural monument of the country floating in Tanabe Bay. It ’s a little adventure (?) Tour! * In our tour, unless there is special permission, `` Kamijima '', which is prohibited from landing with national natural monuments, Kyoto We do not land on “Kashiwajima”, which is prohibited from landing by the university.

• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

It is a plan that you can easily know the roof tiles. After seeing the work of the tiler, you can make a bill plate by taking a bill on the clay used for the Ibushi tile. Plates can be placed in front of the factory or along a silver carriageway if desired.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 18～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 13:00

You can wear a traditional uchikake with embroidery that cannot be reproduced today. After getting ready, you will pray to the gods, exchange rings, sign the marriage certificate, and take a commemorative photo to the music of gagaku in the Noh room. The Tomitaya staff will be serving you in a formal kimono, and everyone will be welcomed in a formal kimono.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Kintsugi is a repair technique in which cracks, chips, and other damaged parts of ceramics are glued together with lacquer and decorated with gold and other metal powder. It is also called Kintsukuroi. At our salon, we use simple lacquer instead of real lacquer, and we finish at a reasonable price. Tableware that holds a special meaning can be revived by Kintsugi, and upgraded by applying gold. We accept lessons and orders. The experience location is Minoh City, a city rich in nature in Hokusetsu, Osaka. 20 minutes by train from central Osaka Location: 10 minutes walk from Sakurai Station on the Hankyu Minoh Line, or at the Sakurai Station Cafe (At the cafe, we ask that each person order one drink) If a child of junior high school age or younger participates, a parent or guardian must apply and participate with them. We do not allow children to participate alone. If you bring your own, you are limited to three chips per person.

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• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:30 / 11:10 / 13:20

This is a fishpond-style dolphin pool located in Fukura Bay on the south side of Awaji Island. You can swim with dolphins, kiss them, shake their hands, and experience other things in a location that is a little different from an aquarium. After listening to the trainer's lecture, you will cross the pier and head to the dolphin pool! This is a very satisfying course where you can swim with the dolphins and feel and learn about their skin and cries up close. At the dolphin farm overlooking Fukura Bay, you will learn about the types of dolphins and their individual differences from the trainer, and after learning about their ecology, you will finally move to the dolphin pool! The dolphins will welcome you. Then you will put on snorkels and goggles and go underwater. You can give instructions to the dolphins under the guidance of the trainer and have skin-to-skin contact with them. By observing the dolphins up close, you can better understand their ecology and characteristics, such as the sound of their breathing from their noses and the smooth feel of their bodies, and it is a healing time where you can interact with them from their perspective. Experience flow: Gather, change into a wetsuit and come to reception before the trainer's lecture. Trainer's lecture (20 minutes). Put on snorkels and goggles and head to the sea! Swim with the dolphins, touch them and observe them (20 minutes). Change clothes. Experience is over.

• For Groups

• Age 9～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00

A half-day condensed version of the fun of "Kyoto Hozugawa Rafting," the fastest rapid in the Kansai region. A popular plan that can be enjoyed by a wide range of people, from families to groups and couples. In addition to rafting down the rapids, there are also swimming competitions in the river and a 4m rock dive, so you can get soaked and smile with a big smile. This is a rafting trip full of water activities. It is about 30 minutes from Kyoto Station, and after rafting, you can enjoy plenty of Kyoto, such as riding the trolley train and sightseeing in the city and Arashiyama.

• Date Spot
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 13:00

Walk along the narrow, maze-like alleyways towards the lighthouse while listening to the stories of an experienced local guide. Please feel free to join us. You can take photos in the alleys that look like they are from overseas, or take a rest at a stylish cafe in the back alley. It is strange that every road on the way down always leads to a fishing port. Why not enjoy a mini overseas trip in Amalfi, Japan? ~Experience flow~13:00 Check-in Please tell us the name of the person who applied. Please cooperate with temperature checks and disinfection. ↓ Walk along the alleys of Saikazaki while listening to the stories of a local guide. ↓ When we arrive at the lighthouse, we return to the port and disband! Feel free to walk and explore the alleys!

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 80
• 1～2 hours

90-minute course that passes through Dotonbori and the water gates! As this is a long cruise, we recommend bringing food and drinks with you!! A cruise along Osaka's back routes! An elegant cruise around famous spots that can be viewed from the river, such as Glico, the water gates, Kyocera Dome, and Dojima River! You can take photos from the river at the very popular Glico sign! This is a very satisfying 80-minute course! ●Water gates course (90 minutes) ・Minatomachi Pier → Dotonbori River Water Gate → Kyocera Dome → Central Wholesale Market → Central Public Hall → Osaka Castle → Higashiyokobori River Water Gate → Nihonbashi → Glico → Minatomachi Pier *Please note that the route may change depending on the tide level.

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 18～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:30 / 14:30

This Maiko transformation studio is located right next to Gojo Station, one subway stop from Kyoto Station. Transform into the geisha of your dreams ☆ This plan includes studio photography ♪ *This plan includes indoor photography only. You cannot go out.

• Age 9～Age 60
• 3～4 hours
• 13:30

A half-day condensed version of the fun of "Kyoto Hozugawa Rafting," the fastest rapid in the Kansai region. A popular plan that can be enjoyed by a wide range of people, from families to groups and couples. In addition to rafting down the rapids, there are also swimming competitions in the river and a 4m rock dive, so you can get soaked and smile with a big smile. This is a rafting trip full of water activities. It is about 30 minutes from Kyoto Station, and after rafting, you can enjoy plenty of Kyoto, such as riding the trolley train and sightseeing in the city and Arashiyama.

• Date Spot
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 16～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

A small photo studio renovated from a historic old house near Nijo Castle in Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, where you will be dressed in a yukata and then photographed by a professional photographer! ! This plan also includes a yukata purchase, so you can go out in your yukata after dressing and taking photos. Enjoy your trip to Kyoto, visiting shrines and temples, cafes, shopping, and taking walks! And keep your yukata as a keepsake...☆◇You don't need to return the yukata set! ◇Hair set included for women◇Good access to popular tourist spots such as Nijo Castle, Kinkakuji Temple, and ArashiyamaWe are a photo studio founded in 1932, and Kyoto Salon is one of our many photo stores. We have entrusted the thoughts of many people to photos, and have delivered happy moments to everyone while further evolving our honed photography techniques and hospitality to customers. We would like to help those who come to Kyoto on a trip to create wonderful memories by capturing their shining smiles and happy moments.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

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

-Wagashi is traditional Japanese confectionery that expresses the seasons. Wagashi is strongly characterized by colorful designs and beautiful craftsmanship, each created by hand by artisans.-Learn about the history and culture of JapanWagashi is a unique food to Japan and reflects the Japanese spirit of appreciating the four seasons, and it is said to have a beauty that is similar to that of wabi and sabi.- “They are too beautiful to eat.The first thing that strikes you when you are confronted with wagashi is how beautiful they look. They are filled with a delicate and gentle charm that is immediately recognizable as handmade, expressing the four seasons.-They reflect the Japanese people's love of the four seasons and their sense of beauty.Wagashi value the “seasons” ” so much that we cannot talk about them without mentioning spring, summer, fall, and winter, and express the seasons through three elements: appearance (design), ingredients used, and names.- “Delicious” is written as beautiful taste.First , enjoy it visually, then imagine from the name, weave a story, and enter the world of taste. Wagashi is not something that is just served and then taken in a snap.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 70
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00 / 18:00 / 20:00

■PreparationThe Japanese sword is the most effective sword to date and can only be worn by Samurai. We will first change into the Samurai costume of Dogi and Hakama and become a Samurai.■The relationship between the Samurai and the Japanese sword."The son of a samurai is a samurai, the son of a farmer is a farmer."From an early age, he learned how to use a sword and was allowed to wear a serious sword belt at the age of 15. It was then that he became aware of his self-respect and the responsibility of carrying a deadly weapon.The sword is the soul of the samurai and c■Trial SlashingTry your hand at cutting with a real Japanese sword!Experience the world's best cutting performance.In the Edo period, the "corpse" of a criminal was used for test cutting.■Practice the basics with the iai practice sword.■Armor ExperienceIn April 1615, the Tokugawa forces marched on Osaka Castle. The "Osaka Summer Campaign" begins here. You, a member of Toyotomi's side, will wear armor and helmet to participate in the battle. You will be the best soldier in Japan and shoot indoors. All previous iaido experiences have been filmed.■SouvenirsPlease take home a piece of straw that you cut in a test cut as a souvenir.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 0～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 12:30 / 20:50

This is a direct cruise taxi between Universal City Port and Dotonbori! It is a one-way cruise between Universal City Port and Dotonbori! Enjoy sightseeing on the boat! This is a course where you can enjoy Osaka from the river while relaxing on a lounge sofa type boat. *Due to construction work on the Dotonbori River Water Gate from October 16, 2024 to March 31, 2025, we will operate on a special route. Please contact us as there are times when we cannot accept your request depending on the tide level.

• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 6～Age 12
• 5～6 hours
• 09:00

Summer school is being held as part of the extracurricular class "Social map project" run by Ari Co., Ltd. We will expand the learning with Japanese children, focusing on themes related to "dinosaurs" and "constellations", and cultivate children's curiosity. During self-study time, you can experience Japanese games such as origami, sugoroku, and shogi.

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• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:30 / 13:30 / 18:30

You can try out the dip pen with three different nibs: the G-pen, the Mapping pen, and the Saji-pen. Explore the unique drawing experiences each one offers. Once the inking is done, you'll add effect lines, do the BETA (the process of painting black), and paste tones to complete your line drawing.Experience the basics of manga drawing in Kyoto, the heart of manga education in Japan![No previous experience is necessary]

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:45 / 13:00 / 14:30 / 16:00

"Handmade soba Umarahara" holds a soba noodle experience classroom. How about experiencing soba noodles during Arashiyama sightseeing ♪ ~ Flow of the day ~ ① Reception (5 minutes) ② Explanations flow (5 minutes) ③ Hand wash, change of clothes, preparation (5 minutes) ④ Buckwheat noodle experience (45 minutes) ⑤ Tasting (30 minutes) ⑥ Class ends

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