Things to do in Shimane

• Age 10～Age 65
• 2～3 hours /3～4 hours /Over 6 hours on the day

Let's enjoy Shimane, the country of fate, by bicycle as much as you like! People, shops, landscapes, chance encounters are always found. All of our bicycles are folding bicycles with electric assist. (Vehicle type: Daytona DE-01) Please enjoy free cycling as a means of sightseeing and as an exercise on your days off. We can keep your luggage, so please do not hesitate to ask at reception.

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Choose a sterling silver base in various shapes, such as an open heart or a four-leaf clover, and arrange small pieces of glass called millefiori (meaning a thousand flowers) on it. When baked in a kiln, the glass melts and becomes your own unique pattern. You can then make your own accessories, such as straps, necklaces, and bracelets. The experience will take about 40 minutes. [COVID-19 countermeasures] Ventilation (air purifiers installed) and disinfection of tools, tables, and chairs will be carried out after the experience.

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• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Colorful cut glass is placed on the six glass panels that make up the house, and the roof and walls are designed. When fired in a kiln, the glass melts and an original panel is created. It will be assembled and sent to your house. In the course with a miniature, you will then create a landscape around the house on a heart-shaped wooden stand. The glass house is lit with LED lights. The duration is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. [Coronavirus Countermeasures] Ventilation (air purifier installation) After the experience of installing the splash prevention panel, the tools, tables, and chairs are disinfected.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Place small cut glass pieces on four trapezoidal glass panels as if drawing a picture to create an original design panel. We will bake it in a kiln and send it to you as a finished lamp. Please leave the kiln firing and assembly to the store. It will take about 2 hours. [COVID-19 countermeasures] After the experience, we will disinfect the tools, tables, and chairs.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

In Matsue, an ancient production area of magatama, you can make accessories using natural stone magatama. Choose your favorite stone while considering the color, efficacy, and power of the stone, and make your own strap, necklace, or bracelet! The required time is about 30 minutes. [COVID-19 countermeasures] Ventilation (air purifier installation) installation After the experience, tools, tables, and chairs are disinfected.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 5～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00 / 16:00

Create your own original photo frame by arranging colorful cut glass on a glass frame as if you were drawing a picture. It is the size that a postcard can fit in. After firing, it will be framed and sent to you. It takes about 50 minutes. [Coronavirus Countermeasures] Ventilation (air purifier installed) After the experience, tools, tables, and chairs are disinfected.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 65
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30 / 13:00

☆★ A guide will guide you by bicycle from the castle town of Matsue to the suburbs and unique local shops in the back alleys! ★☆What do you refer to when you travel? TRIPSPICE's cycling guide is a city play guide using a bicycle, such as sightseeing spots, places unique to the local area, and special photo spots. We value the originality of our guests, and we welcome requests and shops that catch your attention along the way♪ We will take you on a unique trip just for you! We currently have two courses. Please select your favorite course when making a reservation. Same-day changes are possible. ◆Castle Town and City of Water Course◆We will guide you around Matsue Castle and remnants of the castle town, and touch on the lives of the people at that time. Let's enjoy cycling around the city together by experiencing popular local shops and Matsue's tea culture. ◆Pastoral scenery and lakeside cycling course◆From the shore of Lake Shinji, pass Matsue Castle and aim for the countryside. After driving through the 360-degree rice fields, take a break at a lakeside gelato shop and enjoy nature cycling.

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 11:30 / 13:30 / 15:30

Traditional musical instrument "Qian drum" that used the sound that Qian does. It is an opportunity to feel free to contact with this instrument that has a legend that brings happiness. Since the guru drum experts will do it, let's touch a part of folk performing arts while having fun. Why not experience traditional folk songs familiar nationwide as a moderate exercise as a banquet art now?

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• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 100
• Within 1 hour
• 10:30 / 13:00 / 15:00 / 16:30

Why don't you experience "Dojo Sukui Odori" at the home of Shimane folk song, Yasugi section (Yasugi Bushi)? Even beginners can enjoy dancing because the masters of Dojo Sukui dance will teach you in an easy-to-understand manner. Wearing costumes and dancing will be an unforgettable memory. Please drop in!

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• For Groups

• Age 1～Age 85
• Within 1 hour /1～2 hours

A rickshaw tour around the town in front of the gate of Izumo Taisha. Not only famous spots such as Izumo Taisha Shrine, Shinmon Street, Inasa Beach, but also power spots and hidden spots that are not listed in guidebooks will be gracefully guided by rickshaw! Although it is for 1 to 2 people, up to 2 people can ride together if it is a preschool child! Example) 2 adults + 2 infants, total 4 people

• Age 7～Age 89
• 1～2 hours /2～3 hours
• 10:00

It is a townscape walking tour of the world heritage Iwami Ginzan. On this tour, you will walk around the historic townscape of the World Heritage Site with a local guide from the Iwami Ginzan Guide Association. *Please note that this tour does not visit the mine shaft where silver was mined. The people of the town have continued to live in consideration of the landscape while protecting the ruins. As you walk through the town, you can feel the way of life that unites the community and values the town. During the tour, you will stop by a long-established confectionery shop that has been around since the Edo period and enjoy interacting with the locals. At Kanzeonji Temple, you can see the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine ruins and the townscape lined with red Sekishu tiles. Enjoy a leisurely stroll with your guide. One bottle of mineral water is provided for each participant. After the tour, you will receive a souvenir of your participation.

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• For Groups

• Age 12～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

This is a tour where you can experience the Japanese way of life at the Kumagai Family Residence, a nationally important cultural property, located in the townscape of the World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan.On this tour, you will experience making wildgrass tea with a local English-speaking guide from Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine at the Kumagai Family Residence, a mansion built in the 1800s for an influential merchant family. This tea is made from local wildgrass and has been drunk since ancient times with everyday meals. It is a culture that still continues in the region as "the tea of ​​the common people".

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• Age 12～Age 90
• 2～3 hours
• 13:30

This is a tour where you can experience the Japanese way of life at the Kumagai Family Residence, a nationally important cultural property, located in the townscape of the World Heritage Site Iwami Ginzan.On this tour, you can experience furoshiki at the Kumagai Residence, a luxurious residence of a powerful merchant built in the 1800s, with a local English-speaking guide from Iwami Ginzan.Furoshiki cloth is versatile and can be used in a variety of ways.Learn how furoshiki has been widely used in daily life by Japanese people , and experience its convenient uses which have continued to the present day, in a home where Japanese craftsmanship shines.

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