Things to do in Tsuyama

• Age 12～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00

This course features multiple trails in the approximately 100,000 square meter mountain, allowing you to ride on authentic mountain trails. You may encounter numerous wild animals, including squirrels, foxes, raccoons, deer, and badgers, making for a truly enjoyable experience. While the 60-minute course offers mountain trails not available, the 90-minute course, our most popular, is guaranteed to leave you completely satisfied. Children aged 12 and over and 130cm tall may ride with parental consent. Please refrain from wearing heels as they are dangerous. Please wear clothing that you don't mind getting dirty. What to expect: First-time visitors will receive instruction on how to ride an ATV. The actual experience lasts 90 minutes (including instruction). Helmets and work gloves are available for free rental.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 13～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00

Located in a corner of Tsuyama Castle Town, Teramachi is a historic district lined with historic temples that developed under Mori Tadamasa, the first feudal lord of Bizen Province and lord of Tsuyama Castle. This tour offers a time-traveling experience in the castle west area, a designated designated preservation district where the atmosphere of the Edo period remains strong. Guided by a local monk, you'll learn about the historical background of Teramachi, anecdotes surrounding each temple, and the lives of samurai and commoners, all while experiencing aspects of life that are rarely experienced today. Another major attraction is the opportunity to experience the beauty and tranquility of Japanese architecture, including the beautiful cobblestone streets and majestic temples.

• For Groups

• Age 20～Age 60
• 1 Day or more
• 09:02

This premium package tour allows you to fully experience Tsuyama's samurai and traditional culture, and is available only on this day. It offers a realistic and authentic experience based on the theme of Tsuyama's "hare (extraordinary) and ke (ordinary)." The tour includes a lecture on samurai culture by Oriental culture researcher Alex Kerr at Hongenji Temple, the family temple of Mori Tadamasa, the first lord of Tsuyama Domain and Tsuyama Castle in Mimasaka Province; a danjiri (traditional Japanese float) pulling experience at the Tsuyama Festival Tokumori Grand Festival; a Yoimatsuri (evening festival) experience the day before the festival; Japanese dance by Japanese dancer Shiratori Yuka; vegetarian vegetarian cuisine at Hongenji Temple; and a tour of a sake brewery in Tsuyama City. This luxurious tour is unique to Tsuyama City.

• Age 20～Age 60
• 1～2 hours
• 13:10

This plan will feature a special vegetarian menu using local ingredients, which will be enjoyed at Hongenji Temple, the Mori family temple. The plan also includes a chance to savor Japanese food culture, learning about the artisanal techniques and culture at Tago Honke Brewery in Tsuyama City, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage site known as "Traditional Japanese Sake Brewing," while enjoying sake tasting.

• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 60
• 1 Day or more
• 14:30

This is an experiential content that allows you to take a special part in the Tsuyama Festival, which boasts a history of about 400 years, and experience the excitement of the festival by pulling the Danjiri float together with the local residents, and feel a non-verbal sense of unity and accomplishment. On the day before the festival, you will come into contact with Shinto traditions by participating in a ceremony to pray for the safety of the procession, and at the evening "Yoi Matsuri" you will be able to interact with the local residents and experience ancient Japanese spirituality and seasonal customs.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 70
• 1～2 hours
• 14:20

Set at the Mori family temple, Hongenji, the event will feature a lecture on samurai culture by Oriental culture researcher Alex Kerr about the history of the Mori family, which continued through the Sengoku period and the end of the Edo period, and will allow visitors to gain a deeper understanding of the spirit of Bushido. The armor of Mori Tadamasa, the first lord of the Mimasaka domain and Tsuyama Castle, produced by Tsuyama City, will be unveiled during the lecture, making this a truly authentic experience that can only be experienced on this day.

• For Groups

• Age 8～Age 15
• 1 Day or more

Let's have a small adventure in Nishiawakura Village! Start by making firewood from wood and burning it yourself. From every day without any inconvenience, 3 days to do everything by ourselves. What do you think and what do you notice here? We planned to have you experience it in the Satoyama of Nishiawakura Village. Parents are also welcome to participate. We hope that you will enjoy watching Nishiawakura Village together. [What is Hyakumori Study Abroad] We take care of children from the 4th grade to the 3rd grade of junior high school in Nishiawakura Village for one year, and carry out practical activities while sleeping and eating with the staff. The aim is to foster human resources who can fly in the future while interacting with the people in the village and utilizing the environment. On weekdays, attend Nishiawakura Elementary School or Nishiawakura Junior High School and have them study hard with the children of the village. International students with new values and classmates who grew up receiving the village's unique and relaxed culture. Through healthy interaction between the two, you will be able to acquire an understanding and adaptability to a wide variety of environments. Practical activities on Saturdays and Sundays are the time to demonstrate the individuality of international students. There are various contents such as making miso, handling eels for dinner, chopping firewood for bonfire, making vegetables in the field, helping to replant the turf cherry blossoms in the park, but the wishes of international students, the village We value the meeting at. In this time, we aim to foster the determination to choose what we want to do, the patience to do it, and the ability to act. "Everyone in the village is a teacher" We, the Hyakumori study abroad staff, are not teachers. Since I have lived for a long time, I may be a little more knowledgeable than international students, but that does not mean that I can teach everything. If there is a person who is familiar with the village, that person will be a teacher in that field. Ask people what they don't understand. rely. It seems simple and difficult. You will also learn how to interact with people in Nishiawakura Village, which you cannot wear when you grow up. Perhaps if the international student has a bright field, he may ask for a teacher as one of the villagers. Itinerary (Schedule) Day 1) 11:30 Chito Express Ohara Station Meeting ⇒ 12:00 Lunch ⇒ 13:00 Opening Ceremony 13:30 Visit to Nishi Awakura Elementary School and Junior High School ⇒ 15:00 Departure to campsite, tent construction ⇒ 16:00 Chopping wood 17:00 Making curry ⇒ 18:00 Dinner ⇒ 20:00 Free time 2nd day) 8:00 Breakfast ⇒ 9:00 Schedule explanation ⇒ 9:15 Tent withdrawal 10:00 Tent setting ⇒ 11:00 Sawa climbing ⇒ 12: 00 Lunch 13:00 Watermelon splitting, playing in the water ⇒ 15:00 Village information ⇒ 17:00 BBQ preparation 18:00 BBQ ⇒ 20:00 Free time 3rd day) 8:00 Breakfast ⇒ 9:00 Schedule explanation ⇒ 10:00 Wakasugihara Ikubayashi Walk 12:00 Lunch ⇒ 13:00 Tent withdrawal ⇒ 14:00 Discussion ⇒ 15:00 Dissolution

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