【Reservation Ranking】 Matsushima/Shiogama in Restaurant
- Age 7~Age 60
- 2~3 hours
- 10:30 / 11:30
We will introduce creative vegan dishes using fresh vegetables harvested at a vegetable farm nurtured by the rich nature of Osato Town, Miyagi Prefecture. Here you can enjoy dishes that make the most of local ingredients. ~Procedure of the experience~ ① Reception and lecture (Restaurant L'Atelier in the pastoral-related town) ② Transfer to the farm ③ Town Marche (harvesting experience): Visit local farms, discover local ingredients, and enjoy communicating with farmers please. ④Vegan course meal (lunch): We will provide a unique vegan meal using fresh vegetables and seasonal ingredients unique to Osato Town. ⑤Dissolution
- Age 20~
- 1~2 hours
- 08:00
First-class access to a first-class view! Highlights ✔ Exclusive access to top floor of a privately chartered boat for a superb view! ✔On-board chef will serve you fresh local sushi made right in front of you ✔ Pair the local seafood with three varieties of local sake ✔ Private English speaking guide will teach you how to drink sake like a local Matsushima Bay is know as one of the'Three Scenic Views of Japan ', but few have the chance to enjoy the view at its most romantic – sunset! Lining-up with the dates of the famous Autumn illumination event at Entsuin Temple, this experience program offers guests the chance to not only take-in the incredible sunset views from the top floor of a privately chartered boat, but savour the tastes of the region with the meal of fresh sushi prepared right there on then by an on-board sushi chef! Pair the delicious local seafood with few glasses of local sake as you watch the sun go down. After the cruise, feel free to head to Entsuin Temple to enjoy the Autumn light-up event!
- Age 20~
- 2~3 hours
- 08:40
Enjoy the Spring tradition of 'Hanami' at a national treasure! Highlights ✔ Enjoy a delicious local 'Obento' lunch-box and drinks (including local beer and sake!) ✔ Live Shamisen performance from a local musician ✔ Local goodies to take home as a souvenir! You've never experienced cherry blossoms like this! Forget lugging about a blue-sheet and heavy bags of food and drink, or fighting the locals for the best picnic spot… Enjoy your own private 'Hanami' (flower viewing) picnic in the serene grounds of 1200 year old Shiogama Shrine.Tables and chairs will be set-up for you underneath the hundreds of pink cherry blossoms, along with an 'obento' lunchbox of beautifully presented bite-size tastes of local cuisine, designed exclusively for this event.As you sit back with a glass of local sake or beer, switch-off and relax to the sound of a private Shamisen performance from a local musician.With no need to worry about cleaning-up, explore the shrine grounds and surrounding town before ambling back to the station, local souvenir in hand. This is how to 'Hanami' like a pro!
- Age 5~Age 90
- 1 Day or more
- 15:00
Come for the fishing, stay for dinner with a twist! Highlights ✔ Enjoy a fishing experience on a boat with a local fisherman ✔ Cook up your catch at a BBQ on a deserted island in Matsushima Bay ✔ Stay overnight at a local guesthouse by the water Meet at Higashi-Shiogama Station on the JR Senseki Line. Local fisherman Sakurai-san will be waiting to pick you up (5 min drive to guesthouse)! Activities After checking-in to the seaside guesthouse get ready to get out on the water! Spend a couple of hours on the fishing boat with Sakurai-san, experiencing local fishing activities like: Net-fishing for Japanese blue crab Drive-in net fishing experience (other fishing experiences may be available with prior consultation) Embrace your inner adventurer and head to a deserted island in the Rifu area of Matsushima Bay. Fry-up your fresh catch of the day on a BBQ and wash it down with some beer or local sake. Sit back, relax and enjoy the rare chance to take-in night views of Matsushima Bay from the water. ** Optional extra (at 5000 yen per person) ** Hop on another local boat and be taken out to a secluded bay for a SUP (Stand Up Paddle-boarding) experience on the calm morning sea.
- Age 5~Age 90
- 2~3 hours
- 08:40
O-fish-ally the best way to start your day! Highlights ✔ Visit the site of Japan's largest landing of fresh tuna to watch the daily tuna auction! ✔ Learn more about Japan's tuna fishing and the varieties of fresh tuna that land in Shiogama ✔ Move to the local Nakaoroshi wholesale market for a breakfast of fresh seafood! ✔ Create your own seafood bowl by choosing your favorite toppings from the market stalls ✔ If you're lucky, watch the local fish-mongers carve up one of the freshly caught tuna! On this tour, head straight to the center of the action and enjoy the opportunity to watch the daily tuna auction at Shiogama Fish Market.Learn about the different varieties of tuna and fish that pass through the market everyday, before heading nearby to the smaller local. wholesale market to sample some of the fresh produce, straight from the back of the boat! At the market, your guide will provide you with a set of rice, soup and freshly fried Japanese-style egg omelet while you wander the market stalls to purchase your favorite seafood toppings from the vendors themselves.Chat with locals, sample the goods and start your day right with some of the highest quality, freshest seafood you'll ever have the chance to try!
- Age 20~Age 100
- 3~4 hours
- 10:00
Why so salty? With a name like Shiogama Shiogama ('Shio' = salt, 'kama' = cauldron / pot) it is no surprise that this small town in coastal Miyagi has a rather special relationship with salt.Whilst these days Shiogama is known for its local sake and delicious, plentiful seafood (it boasts the most sushi restaurants per capita in Japan), historically the town has also been known for its production of 'moshio' or 'seaweed salt'. Embark on a salty sojourn as you follow the story of salt making in Shiogama.Start the journey by discovering the ancient ties between salt and the Shinto religion. is said to have taught the local people how to obtain salt from sea-water, before making a prayer at the famous Shinto shrine. Next, let your taste-buds do the traveling as you pair the umami-filled seaweed salt with local sake and Shiogama's most well known local produce – fresh seafood! Put the soy-sauce away and discover a new flavor sensations at one of the town's most well-loved sushi restaurants and sake breweries. Finish on a sweet note at Yabe-en tea house where a tea master w
- Age 20~Age 100
- 4~5 hours
- 08:40
The ultimate 'Foodie' tour in sushi and sake paradise, Shiogama! Highlights ・ Start with a fresh seafood breakfast at fish-markets of Shiogama, town with the most sushi per capita in Japan! ・ Take a walking tour around the charming town of Shiogama, stopping at 6 more 'Foodie' points
- Age 20~
- 3~4 hours
- 10:00
Sake and Sushi Pairing in Foodie Heaven Shiogama! Highlights ・ Enjoy tasting Japanese sake and pairing with sushi. ・ English lecture on how to best appreciate sake. ・ Walking tour with local guide. English guide included.
- Age 6~Age 100
- Over 6 hours on the day
- 09:50
Immerse yourself in the culture and flavors of Japan's most scenic bay!Highlights・Jump aboard a local fishing boat and harvest Matsushima's famous oysters!・Visit Otakamori Observatory for panoramic views over Matsushima Bay・Indulge in Japanese style seafood lunch
- Age 2~
- 3~4 hours
- 10:45
If you've visited Japan before you have probably been to countless shrines and temples and left feeling 'shrined out'.Delve into a deeper experience of the Shinto religion by receiving a formal blessing at one of the most important spiritual hubs in northern Japan, the 1200 year old Shiogama Shrine. Discover the essence of Shinto as you learn about the history of the religion, the symbolism behind many of the objects and rituals you've seen at shrines across Japan, and the ways in which this same essence is very much prevalent in the daily lifestyle of the Japanese people.After receiving the formal blessing, continue your exploration further by indulging in a local lunch based on the Shinto concept of 'Naorai', where people become closer to 'Kamisama' (the Shinto God) through consuming the same offerings presented during the ceremony.Finally, take a walk through the town of Shiogama and uncover the essence of Shinto present in the daily life of the towns people.
- Age 21~
- 1~2 hours
Level-up your sake drinking game with this masterclass at the well renown Urakasumi Sake Brewery in Shiogama City. Urakasumi have been producing sake in Shiogama since 1724, including the sacred ceremonial sake used at Shiogama Shrine, the most important Shinto shrine in northern Japan. Known for its 'classic and elegant' sake, Urakasumi varieties pair excellently with the abundant local seafood which Shiogama is famous for.During this masterclass, not only will you have the opportunity to sample several varieties of Urakasumi's premium range of sake, you will learn how to best appreciate each drop; from the optimum drinking vessel to what kind of food to pair it with! You will be provided with a range of tasty bites of local produce to experiment pairing with, including the locally produced 'moshio' (seaweed salt ) .Having produced moshio for over a thousand years, Shiogama locals often add seaweed salt to various foods, including using it as a substitute for soy-sauce when eating sus hi, as well as adding a unique dimension of flavor by dissolving it in their mouths before drinking sake.
- Age 2~
- 2~3 hours
- 07:30
Many assume that the auctions held at big-city markets like Toyosu (prev Tsukiji) in Tokyo are the heart of Japan's seafood trade, but this is actually the second time the giant tuna have been sold to market! The true heart of the action actually occurs a day earlier at Shiogama City Fish Market, the home of the largest catch of fresh tuna in all of Japan.Experience the action for yourself with this rare chance to view the auction up-close from the market floor itself, guided by a local tuna wholesaler.This area is usually completely off-limits to the public (who can view from the closed-off gallery)-only on this tour will you gain special permission to enter the market as if you were a local wholesaler yourself! The auction is also famous for being the fastest in Japan, with the action over and done with in around 30 minutes! Watch in awe as the pack of wholesalers moves down the lines and lines of giant tuna at a crazy pace, calling out unintelligible prices and bids as they go. After the auction, retreat to the onsite seafood restaurant where you'll have the chance to carve-up one of the massive tuna bought at the same auction.Use the fresh sashimi to make your own nigiri-sushi and devour it for breakfast, alon
- Age 2~
- 5~6 hours
- 09:00
Matsushima Bay is famous for its picturesque views of tiny islands dotted across calm blue waters, but many do not realise that the group of larger islands-the Urato Islands-are actually home to many of Shiogama City's townspeople, including local fishermen and oyster farmers. The waters of Matsushima Bay are some of the worlds most fertile for cultivating oysters.So fertile, in fact, that many of Japan's (and even overseas) oyster farms source their oyster 'seeds' from these very waters.In many ways, Matsushima Bay and the Urato Islands are the birthplace of the oysters that end up on our plates all around the world.On this tour, you can experience the life of an oyster farmer by jumping aboard a local fishing boat and watching the harvest process right in front of your eyes! You'll also have the chance to try some huge, juicy oysters straight from the water-they don't get much fresher than this !! Take the rest of the harvest back to shore and enjoy a seafood BBQ as you take in views over the water.Before and after your oyster experience you'll also have time to explore the island itself, learning more about the history and lifestyle of the people who live there and discovering hidden views of one.
- Age 10~Age 99
- 5~6 hours
Experience "manufacturing" unique to the snow country. The experience includes building an Inuit traditional snow house called an igloo. This is a plan where you can learn about the charm of snow, how to handle it, and winter activities. Free transportation from Kurikoma Kogen Station included.
- Age 0~Age 100
- 3~4 hours
Even women and elementary school students can enjoy fishing freely! Please handle those who do not have tools by hand! · Those who want to catch big things · Those who can not catch at all in a mountain stream · Those who did not catch sakura mass while going fishing · Anyone who wants to fish a number · A person who has never fished a drag ring Those who got tired of black bus · Those who want to fight with huge fish Please try it ~ ~ It's fairly interesting to try it. All-you-can-fly for 4 hours from the start of reception until business closing time ♪ Principle: catch and release
- Age 0~Age 100
- 3~4 hours
Even women and elementary school students can enjoy fishing freely! Please handle those who do not have tools by hand! · Those who want to catch big things · Those who can not catch at all in a mountain stream · Those who did not catch sakura mass while going fishing · Anyone who wants to fish a number · A person who has never fished a drag ring Those who got tired of black bus · Those who want to fight with huge fish Please try it ~ ~ It's fairly interesting to try it. All-you-can-fly for 4 hours from the start of reception until business closing time ♪ Principle: catch and release
- Age 6~Age 80
- 1~2 hours
- 10:00 / 12:00 / 14:00 / 16:00
If you have the courage, you can also dive into the waterfall! It is an outdoor rental sauna in the great outdoors. The average sauna temperature is over 110°C and over 120°C. If you bring a swimsuit, we will be waiting for you at Stone Gyungyun. There is a simple shower. We also rent towels, sauna ponchos, and BBQ supplies!
- Age 5~
- 4~5 hours
- 10:00
No waste, veggie-friendly 'Obon' lunch & lotus festival viewing Highlights ✔ Ride a boat through the thousands of pink lotus flowers covering Lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma ✔ Meet with the locals and learn about the local produce and food culture directly from the source ✔ Enjoy a tasty 'Shojin-ryori' (vegetarian) meal of local cuisine made with no-waste ingredients ✔ Vegetarian / Vegan / Halal friendly! Meet, cook and eat with the locals of northern Miyagi! Learn about the deep connections between regional dishes and the local lifestyle and culture, as well as the efforts being made to preserve the generations-old culinary traditions of the local area. After viewing the incredible lotus festival at lakes Izunuma and Uchinuma, you will be taken on a guided walk through the local countryside to learn about the local produce straight from the source. See the vegetables and locally sourced ingredients transformed into a no-waste, vegetarian-friendly lunch of traditional 'Shojin-ryori' cuisine, featuring regional dishes typically eaten during the summer festival of 'Obon'.
- Age 5~Age 90
- 4~5 hours
- 09:30
Learn how to make delicious vegetarian local cuisine from the locals themselves! Tour Highlights: ✔ Experience seasonal vegetable harvesting at a local farm ✔ Use your freshly picked veggies to make 'Imoni' hot pot and 'Hatto-jiru' soup! ✔ Learn about the unique ecosystem of the area at the birdlife sanctuary The focus of this trip is all about fresh, delicious FOOD! Start the experience at a local farm where you will get the chance to hand pick your own seasonal vegetables or a bag of huge shiitake mushrooms! Take them back to the Izunuma fresh produce center and learn how to make the local specialty 'Imoni' hot- pot and 'Hatto-jiru' soup at a cooking class with some friendly local 'okaasan' (mothers).
- Age 12~Age 99
- 5~6 hours
Safe for beginners! This is a "snowmobile" test drive event that includes detailed one-on-one lessons from an instructor. After the lesson, you and your instructor will run through fields that can only be ridden at this time of year, such as a large ranch and surrounding forest roads. Includes hot lunch.
- Age 10~Age 99
- 5~6 hours
It's okay even if it's your first time in a snowy country! Experience the snowy forest with your whole body on the walking ski “Snow Hike”! ! "Snow Hike" is a product of Blue Morris (Aomori Prefecture). You don't need hard boots specifically for skiing, and they fit with a variety of mountain climbing shoes and snow boots. The instructor will also give a lecture on how to walk, so even those with no skiing experience can participate with confidence.
- Age 20~Age 90
- 2~3 hours
- 12:30
Make your own 'moonshine' sake and customised sake cup! Highlights ✔ Learn how 'Doburoku' (unrefined sake) is made and experience part of the process ✔ Join a pottery workshop and create your own original sake cup ✔ Wait a few weeks and receive your sake and cup in the mail, ready to use! The ultimate local experience for sake lovers! Not only will you have the rare chance to experience part of the process of making 'Doburoku' or unrefined sake, you can further customise your next drink by creating your own unique sake cup to drink it out of! This experience can be joined as a stand-alone package, or combined with an overnight farmstay experience in the Izunuma area.
- Age 10~Age 90
- 1 Day or more
- 12:30
Connect with the local people and lifestyle in countryside Japan! Highlights ✔ Stay overnight with a local family at their home ✔ Prepare dinner together and learn traditional cooking ✔ Experience harvesting fresh produce to use when making dinner ✔ Choose from a range of optional experience programs the following day How much local experience can you fit into 24 hours? Challenge accepted! Start your memorable stay by exploring the local fresh produce center and wildlife sanctuary before you head to a local farm to experience harvesting some fresh vegetables! Stay overnight with a local farming family at their home in northern Miyagi Prefecture.Get to know your host family as you prepare dinner and learn how to make local dishes using the vegetables you've just picked. Exchange stories and culture as you bond over dinner and settle in for the evening.You might even be lucky enough to sleep in a traditional tatami-mat room on a Japanese futon!
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