Things to do in Okayama

• Age 0～Age 100
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours
• 09:00 / 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00

This is a workshop where you can experience the ``jeans making experience'' for which Betty Smith has obtained a patent. We have already received high praise for our manufacturing, which utilizes the experience and vast amount of data we have cultivated in custom-made jeans, and also utilizes handmade technology throughout. The shop building is a renovated company dormitory from the 1970s. As a special experience that can only be found in Kojima, the sacred place for jeans, we offer a jeans-making experience in which you can customize the buttons, rivets, and leather patches to your liking. ★Hello Kitty x jeans making experience★Customers can attach original top buttons for jeans with the Hello Kitty logo and face engraved on them, as well as Hello Kitty leather patches specially designed for this occasion, using a special machine used by craftsmen. can do. Buttons can also be used to make jeans straps, which is an easy way to experience the production of your own souvenirs. We also sell denim goods such as tote bags and pouches made in collaboration with the popular Eco Betty and Hello Kitty.

• Date Spot
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups
• For Family

• Age 4～
• 1～2 hours

Do you not experience the good old traditional beauty and Bizen pottery with a dream phantom? This is a natural, earth-to-flame meeting, a rustic, hand-made grilled pottery that is felt by the fusion of clay and flame, which is a natural, earth-and-flame meeting. You can enjoy full-fledged creations from the ground twist of the first person by freely using the full-fledged pottery facility in the vast site surrounded by rich nature. Small Number of participants We look forward to using it from groups of people to groups.

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 0～
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

At the Kanfu Ceramic Center, we always hold a pottery class where visitors can feel free to experience the fun of "handcrafting" and "shrinkage". We offer a variety of pottery experiences from everyday pottery to authentic Bizen pottery. We can accept groups of up to 100 people from 1 person. We offer several types of courses, so you can choose according to your experience and convenience ♪

• For Rainy Days
• For Family

• Age 13～Age 80
• Over 6 hours on the day

13th is Japan Ecotourism Award Special Award (Minister of the Environment Award) plan of a push to award a professional guide population will guide Tsugurosen, Snowshoes wearing, do not climb this winter? There is a wonderful landscape that can only be enjoyed with Snowshoes. Spend a day freed from your daily life with the experienced staff at the Tsukuyama Kogenso dedicated staff at Ulsan Tour Desk! ! I am sure you will be satisfied! ! Please be careful because it is a mountain with high possibility of distress.

• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 99
• 1 Day or more

Day 1 evening: Experience sword-cutting at Jigen-in Temple. At the Bizen Osafune Sword Museum, the only public sword museum in Japan with a permanent swordsmith, you can observe and experience traditional forging, and enjoy a special guided evening "Sword Night Museum." Day 1 dinner: Enjoy a "Setouchi Premium Dinner" with plenty of Setouchi ingredients, mainly seafood, prepared by two Michelin chefs at the Nakazaki Family Residence Main Building, a nationally registered tangible cultural property completed around 1917. Day 2 morning: At the Safu Pottery Museum, a guidance facility at the Safu Kogama Site, a nationally designated historic site and the birthplace of Sueki ware, which is said to be the origin of Bizen ware, you will receive an explanation of the history of Bizen ware from the director, and then experience making Bizen ware. After the experience, you will stroll through Shiomachi Karakoto Street, which retains the atmosphere of the Edo period to the 1950s and is home to many nationally registered cultural properties. Day 2 lunch: Enjoy the local gourmet "Sailor's Jabu Jabu" served in Bizen ware. Day 2 Afternoon At the Okayama Castle Outer Square, watch a demonstration by the Okayama Bushotai and experience "Sword Testing". Day 2 Dinner After the demonstration, you can rent out Okayama Castle and enjoy a delicious meal made with plenty of Okayama's famous products, an inbound version of the "Kachidoki Meshi" banquet food of the Warring States period that Kenshin Uesugi, who loved Bizen swords, ate to pray for victory before going into battle.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 65
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Cultural experience in the Josai district, a designated important preservation district. You can experience zazen at Choanji Temple in the Josai district. The zazen experience starts with an explanation from the deputy chief priest and can be completed in about an hour. Even first-timers can enjoy the experience with peace of mind.

• Age 6～Age 80
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 17:00

This course has multiple courses in the mountains of about 100,000 square meters, and you can ride on authentic mountain paths. You may encounter many natural animals such as squirrels, foxes, raccoon dogs, deer, and badgers, and you can enjoy it as if you were walking through nature. People aged 12 years or older and 130 cm or taller can ride with parental consent. Please refrain from wearing heels as they are dangerous. Please wear clothes that you don't mind getting dirty. ~Schedule~ For first-timers, an instructor will give a lecture on how to ride a four-wheeled buggy. Actual experience time 60 minutes (including lecture) Helmets and gloves are available to rent free of charge.

• Age 17～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day

This plan combines a Tsuyama culture experience with a historical lecture by Alex Kerr in the Joto and Josai areas, which are important historical districts. [Experience content] 1. A tour of the area with guides + a rickshaw ride experience 2. A rickshaw driver experience 3. A Tsuyama culture experience: "Sakushu Kasuri weaving experience"

• Age 18～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 13:00

Tsuyama Castle, which boasts over 100,000 visitors at the Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival and Tsuyama Castle Momiji Festival, was specially rented out to host the first ever Tsuyama Castle Dinner (cultural experience, historical lecture, and dinner party). Keiji Takeuchi, who has been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand for 10 consecutive years, and Teruyoshi Saito, owner and chef of the French restaurant Hortensia, created a special menu for this dinner party using local ingredients. In addition to providing local foods such as Tsuyama's meat-eating culture (Tsuyama Wagyu beef), the event will also feature hospitality from the Sengoku period military commanders, including the first lord of Tsuyama Castle, Tadamasa Mori, as well as traditional Japanese dance and fireworks, making for a special event.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 70
• 2～3 hours

Tsuyama Castle, which boasts over 100,000 visitors at the Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival and Tsuyama Castle Momiji Festival, was specially rented out to host the first ever Tsuyama Castle Dinner (cultural experience, historical lecture, and dinner party). Keiji Takeuchi, who has been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand for 10 consecutive years, and Teruyoshi Saito, owner and chef of the French restaurant Hortensia, created a special menu for this dinner party using local ingredients. In addition to providing local food such as Tsuyama's meat-eating culture (Tsuyama Wagyu beef), the event will also feature hospitality from the Sengoku period military commanders, including Mori Tadamasa, the first feudal lord of Tsuyama Castle, traditional Japanese dance, fireworks, and other special events, and guests will stay at The Shiroyama Terrace Tsuyama Villa or Joka Koyado Kojiya, high-value-added accommodations with hot springs.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 70
• 1 Day or more

Tsuyama Castle, which boasts over 100,000 visitors at the Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival and Tsuyama Castle Momiji Festival, was specially rented out to host the first ever Tsuyama Castle dinner party (cultural experience, historical lecture, dinner party). Keiji Takeuchi, who has been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand for 10 consecutive years, and Teruyoshi Saito, owner and chef of the French restaurant Hortensia, created a special menu for this dinner party using local ingredients. In addition to providing local food such as Tsuyama's meat-eating culture (Tsuyama Wagyu beef), the special content will include hospitality by the Sengoku warlords, including the first lord of Tsuyama Castle, Tadamasa Mori, traditional Japanese dance, fireworks, and other performances, as well as a tour of the art exhibition venue of the Mori Art Festival, which is held during the period, and accommodation at The Shiroyama Terrace Tsuyama Villa, a high-value-added accommodation with hot springs, or accommodation at the castle town lodge Kojiya, which can be rented as a whole.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 99
• 2～3 hours /3～4 hours
• 16:00

After closing time, Okayama Castle will be rented out for the night. A "Sword Trial Experience" will be held at a special outdoor venue. In addition, "Kachidoki Meshi," a banquet dish from the Warring States period that Uesugi Kenshin, who loved Bizen swords, ate to pray for victory before going into battle, will be arranged for inbound tourists. Gastronomy using an abundance of local Okayama products will be served in the castle tower.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00

At the Kanfu Pottery Hall, a guidance facility for the Kanfu Ancient Kiln Site, a nationally designated historic site where sueki, said to be the origin of Bizen ware, was fired, a Bizen artist will explain the history of Bizen ware, followed by a Bizen ware making experience. After the experience, you will have the opportunity to stroll through Shiomachi Karakoto Street, which retains the atmosphere from the Edo period to around 1955 and is home to many nationally registered cultural properties, eat the local dish "Suifu no Jabu Jabu" served on Bizen ware, and interact with local people.

• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 17:00

A swordsmith from Bizen Osafune Sword Museum, the only public sword museum in Japan with a resident swordsmith, will give a lecture on the history, culture, and origins of swords, including the unique Japanese values hidden in Japanese swords as weapons. Participants can try out sword-cutting, observe and experience traditional forging, and take part in the "Sword Night Museum," a special overnight reservation of the museum with a guide.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 70
• 1 Day or more

During the Tsuyama Festival, you will experience pulling a danjiri (traditional Japanese float) from the Tsuyama Castle West Neighborhood Association, and receive a specially made happi coat for this tour. The Tsuyama Festival is a collective name for the autumn festivals of Osumi Shrine, the guardian of the evil direction of Tsuyama Castle in the east, Tokumori Shrine, the general guardian of Tsuyama Castle, and Mimasaka Ninomiya and Takano Shrine in the west. The contrast of the danjiri parading through the beautiful castle town, known as the "Little Kyoto of the West," is a highlight of the festival. In this festival, the danjiri parades after the Tokumori Shrine mikoshi (portable shrine) begins its procession. The mikoshi parades westward, but the danjiri turns and changes direction halfway through, proceeding to the event venue and lining up to give a grand welcome to the mikoshi. After that, the danjiri departs for the remaining unified parade route (the latter half). On the day of the event, please come to Tsuyama City, Mimasaka Province, and experience it for yourself.

• For Groups

• Age 18～Age 70
• 1 Day or more

Tsuyama Castle, which boasts over 100,000 visitors at the Tsuyama Cherry Blossom Festival and Tsuyama Castle Momiji Festival, was specially rented out to host the first ever Tsuyama Castle Dinner (cultural experience, historical lecture, and dinner party). Keiji Takeuchi, who has been awarded the Michelin Bib Gourmand for 10 consecutive years, and Teruyoshi Saito, owner and chef of the French restaurant Hortensia, created a special menu for this dinner party using local ingredients. In addition to providing local food such as Tsuyama's meat-eating culture (Tsuyama Wagyu beef), the special content will include hospitality by the Sengoku warlords, including the first lord of Tsuyama Castle, Tadamasa Mori, traditional Japanese dance, and fireworks, making for a special experience. The event will also include a tour of the art exhibition venue of the Mori Art Festival, which is being held during the event, and a stay at The Shiroyama Terrace Tsuyama Villa, a high-value-added accommodation with hot springs, or the castle town lodge Kojiya, which can be rented as a whole.

• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 99
• 2～3 hours /3～4 hours
• 18:45

A "Setouchi Premium Dinner" will be served by two Michelin chefs, using plenty of Setouchi ingredients, mainly seafood, at the "Nakazaki Family Residence Main Building," a nationally registered tangible cultural property completed around 1917. There will also be an explanation of the history, culture, and origins of swords, including the unique Japanese values hidden in Japanese swords as works of art, and an opportunity to actually hold and appreciate a real sword.

• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 17:00

This plan includes a special dinner prepared by the chef of the restaurant "serenblue," which opened in Tsuyama in February 2024, amid the natural surroundings of the Kaminoyama rice terraces that spread across the Oashi Plateau at an altitude of 550m in Mimasaka City. You can enjoy art, food, and culture in the northern part of Okayama Prefecture, which is the venue for the Forest Art Festival. A Forest Art Festival viewing passport is included.

• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 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

☆★Available long-sleeved kimono plan is now available★☆ This is VASARA's standard long-sleeved kimono rental plan that allows you to enjoy your special day in a more glamorous way. The regular price 49,390 yen (tax included) plan is now 18,590 yen (tax included)! Please enjoy the experience of creating the area around the obi and more advanced kimono because it is a furisode. This plan includes kimono rental, dressing, and hair styling services. Would you like to make your important day look gorgeous with a glossy long-sleeved kimono? ～Flow of the day～①Visiting the store/Reception②Choosing a kimono③Dressing/hair setting④Going out⑤Returning

• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 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

☆ ★ New retro modern plan is now available ★ ☆ You can enjoy various coordination by combining popular antique kimono and optional accessories ♪ You can expect a small face effect by putting lace on the half collar ♪ Cute kimono from influencers and models Coordination is very popular ♪ Kimono rental VASARA thoroughly supports your "fun" memory creation! White walls and Namako walls, tiled roofs, digging water surface and willow trees. We have prepared brilliant kimonos in the townscape unique to the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. It is a plan that includes kimono / yukata rental, dressing, and hair set service. You can come to the store empty-handed and take a walk in a gorgeous kimono for a day.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 09:00 / 09:30 / 10:00 / 10:30 / 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

*:.｡..｡.:*★ (For women only) Great value for students!! Student discount plan ★*:.｡..｡.:* Up to 46% OFF (Retro modern hair set plan 8300 yen excluding tax ➡ Excluding tax 4,500 yen) This is a great plan for students as you can choose your favorite grade from standard kimono to retro modern kimono! ! A hair set worth 2,200 yen is usually included in the plan price! Please choose your favorite hair set from the specified catalog. You don't need to bring anything with you! (*Please present your student ID, school pass, school homeroom app, etc.) Additional options can be selected at the store on the day. (Please pay for additional options on the day at the store.) 〇 Regarding returns - Same-day rentals are available until 5:30 pm.・For returns between 17:30 and 18:00, a late fee of 1,100 yen (tax included) will be charged per person. *Extended stay is 2,200 yen (tax included) per person and can be rented until 17:30 the next day. .♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜*.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜～Reasons for choosing “Rental Kimono Basara”～① Free dressing! The dressing will be done by a professional dresser. Of course it's free! ② Plenty of accessories too! We carry a wide variety of items to make your kimono look cute, such as hairpins and lace accessories. Enjoy your own original style by arranging it in various ways. ③ We can store your luggage! We can also store your luggage so that you can enjoy walking around town in a kimono. Customers using kimono rental may keep one baggage free of charge. ④ The student discount plan usually includes a hair set worth 2,200 yen! VASARA stylists will make you even prettier. Choose your favorite hairstyle from our catalog! *.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜*.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜・＊♪*.♪. ★*・゜*Student discount plans cannot be used for male reservations. Please make a reservation from the standard plan. *Make-up is not included.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 75
• 2～3 hours

[Recommended points]-No enrollment fee-Beginner's lesson fee included-No time limit-Free start time♪ The priority area is not scary, and there are many gentle tasks, so both adults and children can enjoy climbing for the first time. 【Safe for beginners! ] The priority area is spacious, so even people who are new to climbing or children who are not good at high places can climb without worrying about their surroundings. "I don't know how to use the facility for the first time bouldering..." "I tried it once before at another gym, but I didn't enjoy it very much." Please come and visit us ♪ Our friendly staff will teach you carefully! Challenge in order from the intensity of climbing the stairs! The soft mat is not scary, so both adults and children can enjoy playing for the first time. Once you get used to the height and how to climb, you can also challenge the official size wall!

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00

Due to the characteristics of silver, the surface may turn black. Works made with "Art Clay Silver ST" are resistant to tarnishing, and can be easily maintained to retain the original beauty and brilliance of silver for a long time. The silver surface after firing is fine, and the silver product is finished with a purity of 99% or more. *ST stands for Slow Tarnish. This is because water adhering to the surface of silver combines with sulfur components in the air to form silver sulfide. This silver sulfide film is the cause of the discoloration to dark brown or black. The premium course is a special menu using Art Clay Silver ST. The crafting time will take longer than the normal experience. It takes 3 to 4 hours. (If there are many participants, depending on the design, the production time may be longer. No extension fee will be charged.) To be frank, it is difficult to make genuine silver accessories. But don't worry. Art Clay Club certified instructors will guide you firmly. You can wear it on the day and go home. As with the regular course, you can freely make rings, pierced earrings, necklaces, straps, and anything you like with your favorite design. There are more materials than the normal course, so maybe you can make a slightly larger set of earrings and pendants? Put a lot of colored stones. A great gift for someone special. We start by thinking about the design together. Design materials such as samples, photos, and texts are also available. If you bring a picture you designed yourself, we will think about how to make it together. Chains, stones, metal fittings, etc. will be charged separately, but you can use them freely according to your design. We offer chains in SV925 (sterling silver). 700 yen to 2000 yen Free strap parts! We have straps in a variety of colors. Tool rental fee is free. You can come empty-handed. Start time can be adjusted. Please contact us. Card payment OK Visa/Mastercard(R)/UnionPay/JCB/American Express/Diners Club/DiscoverQR payment Rakuten Pay/PayPay/auPAY/LINEpay/J-Coin pay/d payment

• With Pets
• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 5～Age 70
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

～Yukata dressing experience～Put on a yukata and walk around the traditional buildings preservation area [Yakagecho Shopping Street]. You can choose a yukata that suits you. (Our staff will also help you) During the dressing experience, we will keep your luggage other than valuables for free! ========================================

• Age 10～Age 65
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

We will guide you through the varied underground world in a mysterious and active way, wide and narrow. Photos and videos of such a tour can also be downloaded on the same day! The charm of caving is immeasurable, as you crawl forward and beautiful scenery awaits. Let's explore the underground world with free full body rental equipment! It is a tour of the current gathering local dissolution.

• Age 10～Age 65
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

The entrance to a huge cave that suddenly appears in the forest. Even if you go inside, a vast space spreads out, and the basement of Coco is a different world. There are beautiful stalactites and clean water pools. It is a course that often walks without crawling forward. Let's explore the underground world with free full body rental equipment! It is a tour of the current gathering local dissolution.

• Age 7～Age 75
• Within 1 hour
• 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

It will be a plan to make matcha by yourself. ① Please complete the reception 10 minutes before the start time. 2.Explanation about the experience 3.Experience making matcha (if requested, we will guide you through the order)

• In Door Activity

• Age 15～Age 75
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Recommended not only for sightseeing, but also for those who want to leave a memory of their visit to Yakage! For those who couldn't wear Hakama for graduation/entrance/coming-of-age ceremony, now you can take pictures and leave memories. In a 100-year-old old folk house, you can wear hakama and kimono and take Instagrammable photos. Especially the view from the corridor on the second floor is the best. The mountain in the background is Arashiyama, and the Oda River flows in front of it. You can see the scenery like a painting. The glass of the window is Showa glass, and the reflected scenery looks distorted, so you can shoot beautiful scenery.

• For Rainy Days

• Age 3～Age 90
• 1～2 hours

Why don't you make a memorable work in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter? Feel like a potter by spinning a potter's wheel or painting a vessel in your favorite shape. The finished work is one treasure in the world ♪

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 80
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 10:30 / 11:00 / 13:30 / 14:00 / 14:30 / 15:00 / 15:30

Service perfect ceramic art experience! !! The amount of clay used is increasing from 500g to 600g! !! The size of the finished work will also be 1.2 times larger! !! And the original soy sauce bukkake ice cream (coffee or tea is also acceptable) is also available! !! Furthermore, for those who enjoy the original Bizen curry and Bizen burger, we also offer a 100 yen discount coupon! !! At "Sorakukan" in Inbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture, we hold a pottery experience class for Bizen ware. In a relaxed and calm space, children and adults can easily enjoy making Bizen ware by hand. In this plan, the work is fired in an electric kiln. It will take 40-60 minutes. After the ceramic art experience, it is a soy sauce bukkake ice cream service that has been introduced on overseas TV. Please enjoy it slowly while watching the work you made. You can also enjoy the original Bizen curry and Bizen burger from Sorakukan, which ranked 6th in the local curry grand prix nationwide. For those who have experienced ceramic art, all the menus at the Sorakukan will come with a 100 yen discount ticket, so please enjoy the local Bizen gourmet. As soon as the specified number of kilns is ready, we will fire the kilns one by one and send them after baking. Normally, it will be baked in about 6 months, but it may be significantly delayed due to corona damage. (Available for up to 20 people) Closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays (excluding holidays)

• For Rainy Days
• For Groups