Things to do in Himeji/Nishiharima

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:30 / 18:00

With this plan, you can feel free to experience the making of full-scale accessories such as coin cases, pen cases, and business card holders in about 2 hours. Do you not make only one leather item in the world? How about by all means the souvenir experience of Himeji.

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• Age 8～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

To all foreign tourists, you can write your name in Kanji. You can write it yourself. The instructor will take your hand and write it in an instant. This is the first step to getting interested in calligraphy.

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• Age 10～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:00

This is a calligraphy experience focusing on kanji. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced calligrapher, you can create memories of your trip by performing calligraphy on a wall (2m long x 3m wide), which you can't usually write on. Experience the wabi-sabi that disappears in 15 minutes. It is a Japanese-style room with tatami mats, but you can choose to practice on calligraphy paper at a Terakoya desk and chair while sitting upright. Let's enjoy an experience that you can't usually have together. ~Experience flow~ ①Experience plan explanation and hearing. (5 minutes) We will ask you about today's plan while drinking tea. ②The teacher will create a sample. (5 minutes) The teacher will write a sample of the desired font and decide the activity content. ③First practice performance. (5 minutes) First, start with the activity with your own free idea. Get a feel for the expression of your thoughts. ④A lecture before the final copy and an explanation of the points to finish the work. (25 minutes) After receiving an explanation of how to use a large brush and the points, solidify the image on the paper and practice on special paper. Enjoy free expression. ⑤ Creating a large-scale calligraphy performance piece. You will receive plenty of stretching time, as well as a video and photos of the process of creating the finished piece, which will be provided digitally upon request. *We can also set a "time extension" upon request. Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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• Age 10～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:00

For international customers, why not express your soul through calligraphy? You will be able to write your name, motto, favorite words, and anime characters in kanji. Immerse yourself in the rich tradition of Japanese calligraphy right next to the iconic Himeji Castle. Feel the real brush strokes as you embark on a journey through centuries of cultural heritage. Join us for an unforgettable experience that will inspire your creativity and deepen your understanding of the art of calligraphy. Don't worry if you are a first-timer, any skill level is welcome. Awaken your senses to the beauty of calligraphy. Our instructors will help you. For domestic customers, this is a calligraphy experience centered on kanji. Why not express your heart through calligraphy? Write your favorite characters, mottos, and words for loved ones in kanji. Why not spend a rich, brief moment, slowly settling your mind and feeling the aroma of ink? For first-timers and experienced people alike. Awaken your senses to the beauty of calligraphy. Our instructors will support you carefully. Whether you are a first-timer or an experienced person, you can relax and enjoy making memories of your trip! The room is a Japanese-style room with tatami mats, but you can choose to practice calligraphy at a table with a Terakoya desk and chair in seiza. Let's enjoy experiences that you can't usually have, from practicing on Hanshi paper to creating works on colored paper and postcards! ~Experience flow~ ①Explanation of the experience plan and hearing. (5 minutes) While drinking tea, we will ask you about today's plan. ②The teacher will create a sample. (5 minutes) The teacher will write a sample of the desired calligraphy style and decide the activity content. ③Start practicing on Hannsi (Japanese calligraphy paper) (20 minutes) You will practice freely while adding explanations of brushes and kanji. Even if it's your first time, you can practice as many sheets as you like with free expression. ④A lecture before finishing the final work and an explanation of the points to finish the work. (10 minutes) If you would like to do a large-scale wall calligraphy performance, we will hold a first trial performance. If you wish, we will hold a lecture before finishing your work, such as making Shikishi (traditional Japanese square paper), postcards, or Sensu (traditional Japanese holding fan). After that, you can practice on special paper. Enjoy free expression. ⑤ Completion of the work and a commemorative photo. The finished work will be stamped with a finishing seal, and you will be given a commemorative photo and a digital video upon request. *We can also set a "time extension" for the leisurely time upon request. Up to 1 hour and 30 minutes.

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• Age 0～Age 100
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• 11:00 / 11:30 / 12:00 / 12:30 / 13:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30 / 16:00 / 16:30 / 17:00 / 17:30 / 18:00 / 18:30

The only handmade ring in the world that you can take home on the same day you make it! At garden Himeji, we are offering a handmade ring experience. Since we work with professional craftsmen, even first-timers can create their own handmade rings with confidence. Would you like to commemorate your trip and make memories? With this plan, you can make a brass or silver ring at a reasonable price! ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Gathering and reception We will handcraft your jewelry in the calm and stylish space of a bridal jewelry specialty store ♪ ② Preparation First, you will choose the material (silver/brass) and the finishing design. ③ At the beginning of the experience, adjust the size by tapping the ring. File it down to adjust its shape and make it easier to wear. Once you have adjusted the size, use a file to adjust the shape and make it comfortable to wear. It's a happy time we can create while thinking about each other. ④ Termination/dissolution completed! It takes about an hour, and once completed, you can take a commemorative photo at the photo booth inside the store. The photo you took will be a present♪

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• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00 / 18:00

Handmade bangles at the jewelry shop "garden Himeji". They can be easily made in less than an hour and taken home on the same day. The price is reasonable, so we recommend stopping by during a date or trip to create memories just for the two of you. Instead of buying a ready-made bangle, why not make a special, handmade bangle that you can't find anywhere else? ~Experience process~ ① Meeting/reception We will make it by hand in the calm and stylish space of a bridal jewelry specialty store♪ ② Preparation First, choose the material (silver/brass), size, and finish design. ③ Experience We will use a file to round the corners of the straight metal. We will use a special tool to round the metal. This is the most difficult step, but it's fun to watch the bangle gradually take shape. Finally, use a mallet to shape it and it's complete. ④ End/disbandment Although it's all tools that you'll be using for the first time, the staff will support you so you can make it with confidence. After you're done, you can take a commemorative photo in the photo booth in the store. The photo you took will be a gift♪

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

The only handmade ring in the world that you can take home on the same day you make it! At garden Himeji, we are offering a handmade ring experience. Since we work with professional craftsmen, even first-timers can create their own handmade rings with confidence. How about making memories to commemorate your trip? With this plan, you can make a platinum or 18k gold wedding ring! 35,000 yen per piece *Varies depending on the market price of metals. If the price changes, we will notify you in advance. (Additional charges must be paid on-site) *In the case of a stone engraving design, it will be kept for 2 to 3 weeks. ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Gathering and reception We will handcraft your jewelry in the calm and stylish space of a bridal jewelry specialty store ♪ ② Preparation First, you will choose the material (platinum/18k gold), width, and finish design. ③Experience A craftsman will wax the bullion cut to the customer's size on the spot. Adjust the size by tapping the soldered ring. Once you have adjusted the size, use a file to adjust the shape and make it comfortable to wear! It's a happy time we can create while thinking about each other. ④ Termination/Dissolution Your one-of-a-kind wedding ring is now complete! We can take it home on the day or make it according to your budget, so please feel free to contact us!

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• Age 10～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

A small workshop located 4.8km east of Himeji Castle, a 15-minute drive away. Why don't you make Jizo with your own hands? It is a plan of 2 hours experience time.

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• Age 7～Age 100
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

A small workshop located 4.8km east of Himeji Castle, a 15-minute drive away. How about a pottery experience between sightseeing? It is a plan of 2 hours experience time. In the pottery experience, you can make general tableware (tea bowls, vases, dishes etc.). It is an electric kiln that uses Bizen ware clay or clay blended with Bizen ware clay and red soil. The baked color will be ashes (hidden) or strawberry (hidasaki).

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 12:30 / 16:00

Since the calm and shallow a slope, even if the peace of mind you can lessons you were inexperienced person. I'm sure you spread your world!

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• Age 10～Age 120
• 2～3 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 16:00

Would you like to try making a traditional onigawara? I have made and restored many onigawara, so I will teach you individually. The size is about the size of a CD case. Time is about 2.5 hours. The time to complete varies depending on the person. It is about 2 to 2.5 hours. Once it is completed, your name and the year of production will be written on it with a spatula, and the experience will end. There are onigawara with open mouths and closed mouths, familiar from the Aun breathing (Aun) harmony, Agyo and Ungyo, so please make the one you like.

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

Is a plan to enjoy the tile craft using the original wall material ARARE. Work that was created is available to take home that day!

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• 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.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 18:00

I want to touch the soil for a moment. In response to such requests, we offer hands-on classrooms. Why don't you try pottery experience on the second floor of the soba restaurant "Hana Soba, Cooking Yu" in Himeji city? If you are using a hand-made bowl, every day will surely be fun.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 18:00

I want to touch the soil for a moment. In response to such requests, we offer hands-on classrooms. Why don't you try pottery experience on the second floor of the soba restaurant "Hana Soba, Cooking Yu" in Himeji city? If you are using a hand-made bowl, every day will surely be fun.

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• Age 16～Age 70
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30 / 14:00

Nozato Kaido, which once served as the gateway to Himeji, and Senba Town, which flourished on the Saigoku Kaido road that runs through Himeji Castle Town, still retain many traces of history and a charming atmosphere. You can easily ride an electric bicycle through narrow roads that are difficult to drive on and roads that are a little tiring to walk on. This is a 3-hour tour that will make you love Himeji even more before or after sightseeing at Himeji Castle. <Schedule AM example> 09:15 Meeting Greeting from the guide, explanation of e-bike specifications and practice 09:30 Cycling starts! The tour starts from the gateway to Himeji Castle Historical spots from old stories and townscapes that retain the atmosphere of the past Spots to see the spectacular view of Himeji Castle (There is no lunch break) (There are 2-3 places where you can take a toilet break) 12:30 Disbandment After the tour, please enjoy Himeji Station's specialty Eki Soba with an Eki Soba ticket! After the tour ends, you can rent a bicycle for free until 5:00 p.m. if you wish. Enjoy Himeji freely! (Vehicles may be changed depending on reservation status)

• Age 16～Age 70
• 4～5 hours
• 10:00

Ichinomiya was once a very important place in the nation-building of Harima Province, and the oldest written record of sake brewing in Japan remains in the Harima Fudoki. We will head to the birthplace of fermentation, riding through hand-dug tunnels and idyllic backroads. At Yamazaki Sake Brewery Street, where several sake breweries still remain, enjoy a healthy fermented lunch to soothe your tired body after a long bike ride. <Schedule> 09:45 Meet up / Shisou Yamazaki Tourist Parking Lot: Greetings from the guide, explanation of e-bike specifications and practice 10:00 Let's start cycling! Backroad cycling through idyllic rice field scenery "Niwada Shrine", where the myth of the origin of sake remains Iwa Shrine, the Ichinomiya of Harima Province, Roadside Station Harima Ichinomiya Yamazaki Sake Brewery Street 13:00 Oimatsu Dining / Lunch, sake brewery tour 14:00 End at Shisou Yamazaki Tourist Parking Lot

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• Age 5～Age 80
• 1～2 hours

The history of Himeji Japanese confectionery flourished in the Edo period, and it is said that many confectioners who learned the techniques from all over the country once lined the streets of Himeji. We will introduce famous confectionery that inherits such traditions, along with introductions to spots related to them. To the secret story of the development of Japanese sweets and tourist attractions in Himeji related to it. We will also give special guidance to stories that are not usually heard and spots that cannot be entered. At the end of the tour, an online lecture will be given using the Japanese sweets making experience kit that was delivered. Enjoy the delicious Japanese sweets you made yourself!

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• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Description and factory tour of the tile, is a plan that can actually look at the craftsmanship up close at the factory.

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• Age 20～Age 100
• 4～5 hours /5～6 hours
• 09:50

The Hyogo/Harima region is blessed with rich nature and is rich in ingredients made from beautiful water. This tour will include a tour of the production of "Ibonoito" hand-stretched somen, a specialty product unique to this region with a history of over 600 years, and a visit to "Oimatsu Sake Brewery", a sake brewery in Shiso, which is said to be the birthplace of Japanese sake. You can enjoy lunch and experience Japanese food culture at the dining room.

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• Age 12～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Now is the fly board and experience the course of wakeboard of the spear. Wakeboard 20 minutes × 1 This enhancement course to fly board 20 minutes. Please try to experience the two major marine sports in Hyogo Prefecture's first fly-board shop.

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• Age 12～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Feel free to air walk can experience, now the topic of marine sports and fly board. Price also has become so affordable price, please come to experience the new sensation in the sky!

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• Age 12～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

New activity-Hoverboard Can experience! ! It is sure to be addicted by the fun of the new sense of flying the sky with water pressure while riding on the board ♪

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• Age 5～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00

Why do not you experience vegetable harvesting in an organic farm in a peaceful place about 30 minutes by car from Himeji Castle? Professionals who are familiar with the path will tell you a lot about organic farming. After harvesting, you will have fresh, safe and delicious vegetables, cooked next to the field and served for lunch. The contents of the dish On the day It depends on the vegetables that can be harvested. ~On the day Flow-Meet at Himeji Castle or Himeji Station and send it to the field 25 minutes About harvesting and vegetables in the field Explanations 10 minutes Harvest experience 20 minutes Cooking with harvested vegetables 30 minutes Eating what you cook 40 minutes Sending from the field to Himeji Station or Himeji Castle 25 minutes

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• Age 12～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

A popular plan where you can experience popular marine sports on a 2 hour basis! It is recommended for those who want to practice well and those who want to play variously. Furthermore, each plan is separate from 2 hours Activity There is a beginner's course of the! You can enjoy safe and secure for the first time. Fly board Hoverboard ・ Jet pack ・ Jet blades ・ You can experience wakeboard, tube and SUP. ※ We accept from 3 people ※ 15,000 every one additional hour yen Can be extended by

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• Age 8～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00

In-store pool, it is a plan for the purpose of skill-up of skin dive. ※ This plan is an optional course with a plan. ※ This plan is already plans towards person who has a certificate.

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• Age 8～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
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In-store pool, it is a plan for the purpose of skill-up of skin dive. ※ This plan is an optional course with a plan.

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• Age 8～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00

In-store pool, it is a plan for the purpose of skill-up of skin dive.

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• Age 8～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 13:00 / 16:00 / 19:00

In the in-store pool, with your snorkel skills up, underwater Enjoy taking photos option It is a profitable plan with.

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• Age 8～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

Once I'd love to dive. But, a little anxiety ... you can to yourself. This course is for people who believe that for the time being once before beginning in earnest, "I want to try." In the pool and the sea, you will experience the scuba diving. PADI professional is always together. Of course, the fear of diving is no longer in this program, you can determine also dive of adaptability, such as trouble of ear. ※ 13 2h one o'clock to 19

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