Saitama/Kawaguchi Reservation for Guided tour | Activity Japan

• Age 3～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 19:00

We will be holding an experience of catching a Chinese bamboo stick in a bamboo forest in Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture. Currently, there is a lot of talk about the issue of invasive species, but I would like to see one imported in a bamboo broom (made in China). There are a lot of them in the bamboo forest in Kawaguchi City, so how about catching them for food or as feed for carnivorous PET? Eating insects is optional, so if you don't want to eat them, you can just catch them. We look forward to your participation as we will also have a hands-on experience catching stag beetles and beetles. Period: The event will be held at night for 17 days from July 12th to 28th. How about participating in the WILD Insect Eating and Exotic Species Capturing Series to help your child overcome the food crisis? We look forward to the participation of everyone.

• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

Welcome to Kawaguchi, one of the first post towns on the ancient Nikko Onari Kaido highway, which once connected Edo (modern day Tokyo) with the temple and shrine-filled city of Nikko. Your guide will meet you at Shakujouji Temple, just a short walk from the station, ready to take you into a day in the life of a shogun traveling to Nikko to pay their respects at Toshogu Shrine. Generations of Tokugawa shoguns, who ruled over Japan during the Edo period, stopped here during their journeys. Your guide will give you an overview of this history, before taking part in a Buddhist blessing ritual. Then get a true taste of Edo cuisine, by enjoying the same meal that shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ate during his visit to the temple on April 13, 1728. The menu was recorded in a historical chronicle, and an Edo food expert recreated each individual dish based on recipe books from the period. Finally, you will have the unique opportunity to try on a Takasagozome kimono, featuring elaborate patterns that were all the rage in the inner quarters of the shogun's court. Most people in Japan have never seen, let alone worn, a Takasago-dyed kimono!

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 4～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

Experience the Edo period for a moment at Shakujoji Temple, the first stop on the Tokugawa Shogun's journey to Nikko. Learn about the temple's deep ties to the Edo Shogunate and receive a blessing from a monk for a safe journey. The highlight of the tour is an authentic Shogun Lunch, based on the recipe of the lunch eaten by Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune at Shakujoji Temple in April 1728. You will also have the opportunity to try on and take photos in a rare Takasago-dyed kimono, once beloved by the ladies of the Ooku.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups