Things to do in Kyoto Page 4

• 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.​ ​

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 16:00

This is an experience of sharpening and attaching a handle to a Japanese knife. For those who do not know how to sharpen a knife or are interested in the sharpness of Japanese knives, we will teach you how to sharpen it simply and accurately. In addition to sharpening, you will also be able to attach a handle at the end, so you can take home a sharp knife that is one of a kind in the world. We hope that you will not only learn about the charm of traditional Japanese knives, but also experience it for yourself. ~Experience flow~10:00 Notes/Explanation We will explain the precautions to take before the experience and the history of Japanese knives. 10:30 Sharpening experience You will experience sharpening. First, you will use a practice knife, and then you will actually sharpen the knife you purchased. 11:10 Handle attachment experience Attach a handle to the sharpened knife. Heat the core, fit the handle into it, and hit it with a wooden mallet to insert the handle. 11:40 Packaging The knife with the handle attached is packaged and handed over to the customer, and the experience is over.

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• 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.

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• Age 5～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 11:30 / 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 try calligraphy by choosing your favorite kanji and writing it with a brush and ink. We have an instructor who will guide you through everything in English. With the optional plan, you can also create an original T-shirt with your own characters!

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• 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.

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• 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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• 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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• 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.

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• 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.

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• Age 13～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 12:00

A historically designed Kyoto townhouse can be rented exclusively for four or more people. You can spend a luxurious time. You can enjoy a special and unique experience of watching the beautiful dance of the maiko, traditional Japanese games, and Japanese cuisine prepared by a chef to your heart's content. Enjoy an elegant time with your family and loved ones in a secluded space. After watching the performance, you can enjoy matcha tea and Japanese sweets with the maiko and take photos. Please feel free to spend your time while enjoying the elegant Kyoto dialect of the maiko.

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

Are you unsure how to start creating a story?This course is perfect for you. You can either produce a text-only story or a manga. Turn your fun experience into an easy-to-understand story using the manga conception method! Even if you've never created a story before, no problem. Your experience will transform into a story by just answering our “Magic 12 Questions”.Learn the fundamentals of manga in Kyoto, the heart of manga education in Japan!We look forward to welcoming you in the same building as the Pokémon Center Kyoto.[No previous experience is necessary.]

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• Green Campaign Sale 2025

• 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]

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• Age 3～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

In this plan, customers can grind matcha with a stone mill and enjoy the matcha with Japanese sweets and friends. We use high-grade Uji matcha for yen kg, and we can speak foreign languages. Even beginners can experience the "tea ceremony" of traditional Japanese culture with peace of mind.

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• For Groups

• Age 3～Age 99
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00 / 15:00

Kyoto Family Crest Workshop Hiragiya Shinshichi holds workshops where you can make your own accessories using your own family crest, a ``flower pattern'' representing your birthday, or the crest of a Sengoku warlord or historical figure. In addition to traditional family crests, we also offer manga and anime designs. There are several types of accessories you can make, such as purses, mugs, book covers, and wrapping cloths. Perfect as a gift for your family or someone close to you. Enjoy traditional experiences in a city steeped in history.

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• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30

Business Zen Labo's Kyoto Business Zen Meditation Experience Sessions are held regularly to provide ideas that will lead to business breakthroughs, knowledge useful in everyday life that is unravelled from Zen philosophy, and to create connections. Enjoy a relaxing time with some Zen meditation in a temple that is not open to the public. ■Program - Part 1: Gratitude Note Session 10:30-11:15 10:30-10:35 Opening / Representative 10:35-10:40 Explanation of the session 10:40-11:05 Gratitude Note and Sharing Session 11:05-11:15 Overall Summary - Part 2: Zen Meditation Experience Session 11:15-12:00 Priest's sermon + Zen meditation

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• Age 10～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 10:30

Business Zen Labo's Kyoto Business Zen Meditation Experience Sessions are held regularly to provide ideas that will lead to business breakthroughs, knowledge useful in everyday life that is unravelled from Zen philosophy, and to create connections. Enjoy a relaxing time with some Zen meditation in a temple that is not open to the public. ■Program - Part 1: Gratitude Note Session 10:30-11:15 10:30-10:35 Opening / Representative 10:35-10:40 Explanation of the session 10:40-11:05 Gratitude Note and Sharing Session 11:05-11:15 Overall Summary - Part 2: Zen Meditation Experience Session 11:15-12:00 Priest's sermon + Zen meditation

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• Age 1～Age 120
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

Make pizza and baumkuchen in the bamboo grove! We also have playset, so if you can play to your heart's content. Take a deep breath of cool air in the bamboo grove of Kyoto and spend a healthy day. In the bamboo grove, you will experience making pizza using a pizza kiln and making Baumkuchen. The pizzas and baumkuchens you make are exceptional. ♫ After you're full, you can play in the bamboo grove or on the swings made of bamboo! Please enjoy the bamboo grove to your heart's content ^-^ ~ Flow of the day ~ 09:30 Meeting / Reception L Please gather and complete the reception. 09:30 Explanation L I will explain the precautions and the flow of the day. 10:00 Experience contents L At Takebayashi, you will experience making pizza using a pizza kiln and making Baumkuchen. 15:00 Dissolution L After the experience, it will be disbanded.

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• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 12:30 / 15:00

Teachers from tea from different countries On the day Speaking with a carefully selected welcome tea, you can soothe the fatigue of your trip. Continue to enter the tea room, after the appreciation by the teacher, taste of matcha tea and Japanese sweets, customers themselves will also arrive at the constellation seat, and slowly experience how to put matcha powder, how to pour hot water, how to do it, etc. Thank you. Because it is a Japanese teacher who is fluent in English, overseas customers can ask questions without worrying about them, so not only about the matcha tea ceremony, what they felt during the trip, Other You can talk more deeply about various things such as travel advice. It may be a special experience that goes beyond the tea ceremony experience.

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• Age 0～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Then I will give a a must give a will sweets - there are more important pieces. I will begin giv giving an introduction about manners of the guests in the tea ceremony. Let's learn how to make and drink matcha green tea together.

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• For Family

• Age 0～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 18:15

For this calligraphy experience, I'll begin with an introduction to the art and some buckground of Japanese language. Then I will give a calligraphy performance as my way to express myself The calligraphy gift is like a calligraphy lotto which have 2000 yen to 20000 yen calligraphy. I will give you a calligraphy certificate with your calligraphy

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• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 0～Age 99
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

Calligraphy expresses a person's personality and gives a good insight into that person's way of life. It touches the heart and somehow, clears After that, I'll give a demonstration and then you'll get some hands-on experience. You'll also get a certificate when you're finished.

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• For Family

• Age 15～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a plan to paint on the Kyotung box. There are three courses: Kyo-Kiri Box (Small), Kyo-Kiri Box (Large), and Inba Box. Both Time required About 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. After applying for the trial, we will deliver a background sheet and a pattern. The one that has been processed into the desired design (background)On the day I will bring it. We will paint on the top of the lid of the paulownia box based on the pattern. The finished product is On the day You can take it home.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a plan to make one Kyoto folding fan. Fan paper Male For white, Female Choose from white, pink, and light blue. Practical fan. Please enjoy the characters and paintings in the image of the scene to use. Time required Is about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Desired design (background)On the day Please bring it. Sample designs are also available. The finished product will be delivered in 1-2 months (excluding shipping fee).

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• Age 15～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

This is an experience plan for creating a Japanese book (B5 version, 40 pages of text). Choose a cover from three colors, red, light purple, and light green, and paint the door picture. Select the binding thread from three colors, red, blue, and yellow, and bind the paper using the fourth binding method. Make a pattern and put a pattern on the cover. Time required Is about 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. Desired design (background)On the day Please bring it. Sample designs are also available. The finished product is On the day You can take it home. Kyoto You can complete a memorable piece that you can feel the unique “Japanese” in a short time.

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• Age 15～Age 100
• 2～3 hours

It is a well-experience plan that applies lacquer work and raden work to lacquerware. There are 3 types of courses Time required 2 to 3 hours. A course that can be selected from 7 types of accessories, B course that can be selected from 3 types that are slightly larger, such as a lunch box, and C course in Marubon. Desired design (background)On the day Please bring it. Samples are also available. The finished product is On the day You can take it home.

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• Age 15～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

A plan to attach gold leaf of your favorite design to lacquerware. There are 3 types of courses Time required About 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. A course that you can choose from 7 types of accessories, B course that you can choose from 4 types that are slightly larger, such as coffee cups, C course of Marubon. Desired design (background)On the day Please bring it. Sample designs are also available. The finished product is On the day You can take it home.

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• Age 15～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a plan to put a pattern into the lacquerware using the technique of gold plating. There are 3 types of courses Time required About 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. A course that you can choose from 7 types of accessories, B course that you can choose from 4 types that are slightly larger, such as coffee cups, C course of Marubon. Desired design (background)On the day Please bring it. Sample designs are also available. The finished product is On the day You can take it home.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

It is a plan to decorate the lacquerware with a golden decoration using a technique called “Maki-e”. There are 3 types of courses Time required About 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. A course that you can choose from 7 types of accessories, B course that you can choose from 4 types that are slightly larger, such as coffee cups, C course of Marubon. Desired design (background)On the day Please bring it. Sample designs are also available. The finished product is On the day You can take it home.

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• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours

This plan allows you to freely decorate lacquerware (color painting). There are 3 types of courses Time required About 1 hour to 1 hour 30 minutes. A course that you can choose from 7 types of accessories, B course that you can choose from 4 types that are slightly larger, such as coffee cups, C course of Marubon. Draw a line on the container according to the sample and the design you have, and mix the inside of the line with 6 colors: red, blue, yellow, white, gold, and silver. Favorite And the desired design (rough sketch)On the day Please bring it. The finished product is On the day You can take it home.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• Within 1 hour

"Salsa" is, Peadansu dancing to 4 beat of salsa music of 4 minutes. In "Johnny salsa classroom", from the individual to the group, it will tell you tips to dance cool the salsa in a lesson down the basic points.

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