Things to do in Okayama Page 2

• Age 10～Age 100
• 5～6 hours

It is a varied course that goes along the ridge that extends west of the Kasayama plateau. The mountain trail to Asanobe is rich in wildflowers, and there is an observation deck at the summit. From the summit of Asanobe to Mt. Sanpira, go down slowly while sewing between the large beech and chestnut trees. The hole is the most difficult part of climbing the ridge, but the large area of the Kashiyama Kogen and the mountain system such as Oyama and Kizuna are visible and sufficient.

• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 4～5 hours /5～6 hours

This is a highly recommended plan guided by a group of professional guides who won the 2018 Japan Ecotourism Grand Prize Special Award (Environment Minister's Award) Maniwa City Hiruzen Shimowa (Shitao) is an unexplored area where even locals do not set foot. The experienced Hiruzen Tour Desk members will guide you through the virgin beech forest that spreads out at the headwaters of the valley. If you do not have a guide, you may lose your sense of direction due to bad weather conditions, etc., and the risk is too high. We will guide you to the land of Please join us for this opportunity! !

• For Rainy Days
• 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 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