Things to do in Akita

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This is Ruri Kobo, a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan allows you to experience making a snow globe, where glitter and glitter like snow fly up and create a fantasy world. Why not make your own original snow globe using a glass miniature? You can choose your favorite parts and glitter, so everyone from small children to the elderly can enjoy it. ~Experience flow~ ① Reception Reception is at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. ② Part selection Marbles, shells, and stones are unlimited. As an additional option, you can choose glasswork miniatures (from 550 yen). (There are always more than 100 types of glass miniatures) ③ Arrange them on a glass plate. ④ Decoration Decorate with miniatures, marbles, and shells. ⑤ Wipe all parts with disinfectant. ⑥ Attach with special glue. ⑦ Glitter selection You will be asked to choose 3 types from a total of 16 types. ⑧Finishing Once it has hardened, the staff will add special water and glitter to complete the experience. ~Experience fee~ 3,300 yen (tax included)

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• Age 4～Age 100
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Ruri Kobo is an accessory-making experience center in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. With this plan, you can choose your favorite stones one by one and experience making your own original natural stone accessories. All the stones and metal fittings in the experience corner can be used according to size, so you can make exactly what you want♪ ~Experience process~ 1. Reception Check in at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Be sure to tell us your name. 2. Size selection Choose the size of a bracelet, strap, or ring. 3. Design Arrange your favorite stones and metal fittings on a special board according to your size. 4. Thread the string through a rubber band or fishing line. 5. Finishing Staff will finish the work to make sure it doesn't come undone, and it's complete. *What you can make* ・Bracelet: 3,500 yen ・Strap: 1,800 yen ・Ring: 1,500 yen

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• Age 0～Age 99
• 2～3 hours
• 10:30 / 14:15

Take a tour with your guide through the quaint street lined with Japanese old houses! Masuda Town has prospered as a merchant town since the Edo period. Because this town has been the transportation hub, a variety of agricultural products gathered here. Merchants amassed wealth in their fields and created mansion towns. Inside these mansions, "Kura'' or a storehouse was built by wealthy merchants to store documents and household furniture. This storehouse is still inhabited and rare even in Japan. Feel the elegance in the detailed decorations such as white plaster, polished black plaster and lacquered interior. The townscape is home to many historic buildings of this area. Masuda town was designated as a National Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 2013. Find the storehouses of each mansion with its structure unique and decoration. In this guided tour, you will be able to visit two to three mansions with storehouse while receiving an explanation.

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• Age 0～Age 99
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 12:00

Are you interested in driving in Japan? If you have any concerns, how about accompanied with Japanese English-speaking guide on the first day of driving?This service includes explanation of traffic rules, support for your driving, and interpreter guide.Your guide will accompany you for about 8 hours during the day.We will also guide you outside of Akita City.In Japan, you drive on the left. You may not be used to seeing Japanese signs.A lot of sightseeing spots are convenient to visit by car .You may be able to go to places that you can't go on regular sightseeing trips.We could support your driving from next to your seat as English speaking guide.We will explain traffic signs, signals, and rules.Our service is available not only on the first day of driving, but also on the middle and last day of driving.You can enjoy your trip to Japan with your original course.Would you like to travel with the freedom to take breaks and eat whenever you like?Explore Akita's tourist spots together.

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• Age 4～Age 100
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• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

It is a workshop [Ruri Kobo] where you can experience making accessories in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture ♪ This plan is an experience of making a "sun catcher", which is said to bring good luck with the sunshine! Just select the crystal parts, line them up, and pass them through... and you're done in no time! ! You may get lost in the parts that you can use as much as you want! ? ~ What is a sun catcher ~ As the name suggests, it catches the power of the sun and takes it into the room. This diffuses the light and creates a prism (= rainbow). In Feng Shui, the rainbow is said to be a sign of good luck, and it is said to be auspicious when displayed on a sun catcher. ～Experience Flow～ ① Reception Reception is at [Ruri Koubou] on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Mura. Please tell us the name of the applicant. ②Parts selection Choose the parts you care about from more than 20 types of crystal parts. 3. Arrange your favorite parts on a special mat while planning the completed design. ④ Pass through the thread and fix the position with a crushing ball. ⑤ Finish Finally, make the hanging part and finish it. You can also use natural stone as an option.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is a place where you can experience making accessories in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. Why not try making your own glass beads with beautiful patterns? The beads you make will be transformed into beautiful accessories! We provide one-on-one support even for first-timers, so please feel free to give it a try. ~Experience process~1. Reception: Check in at Ruri Kobo on the second floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. 2. Making glass beads: Use a burner to make glass beads. It will take about 30 to 40 minutes for the beads you made to cool. 3. Choose your favorite arrangement. 4. Making accessories: Our staff will finish the cooled glass beads and the arrangement you chose. 5. Take them home! Thank you for your hard work! *Items you can make* ・Bracelet: 2200 yen ・Strap: 2200 yen ・Necklace: 2200 yen ・Kanzashi: 3000 yen ・Hair tie: 2200 yen ・Book marker: 2200 yen ・Key holder: 2200 yen ・Earphone jack: 2200 yen

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• Age 4～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 11:00 / 12:00 / 13:00 / 14:00 / 15:00

Ruri Kobo is a workshop in Yokote, Akita where you can experience making accessories. With this plan, you can enjoy making candle holders decorated with flowers, as if they were arranged in water! Put in an LED light or tea candle and light it up to create a gentle flickering light! You can use as many dried flowers and preserved flowers as you like! ~Experience process~ ① Reception Check in at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. ② Use special tweezers to insert the decorations and flowers you have chosen into the gel part on the side of the decoration glass. ③ Pour in the finishing gel and leave it for 40 minutes until it cools. Once it hardens, it's finished! Put in an LED light or tea candle inside♪ That's it! ~Experience fee~ 3,300 yen (tax included)

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• Age 4～Age 100
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This is Ruri Kobo, a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan is a gel candle making experience that can be enjoyed by children and adults alike! Why not make your own candle by putting sand, marbles, shells, and glass miniatures into your favorite glass? ~Experience process~ ① Reception: Reception is at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. ② Size selection: Choose the size and shape of the glass. ③ Put sand into the glass and create a pattern. ④ Decoration: You can use as many marbles, shells, and stones as you like. As an additional option, you can choose and put in a glass miniature (from 550 yen). (There are always more than 100 types of glass miniatures) ⑤ Finishing: The staff will pour the gel candle into it and it's complete. *What you can make* ・S size: 1,600 yen ・M size: 2,000 yen ・L size: 2,400 yen

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This is Ruri Kobo, a workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, where you can experience making accessories. This plan allows you to easily make your own herbarium, which allows you to keep your flowers beautiful forever and display them in a special liquid! Our staff will carefully guide you, so feel free to give it a try. Experience flow: 1. Reception: Reception is at Ruri Kobo on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Please be sure to tell us your name. 2. Choose the shape of the bottle: Choose the shape of the bottle. 3. Decorate: Place the selected decorations and flowers in the bottle in order using special tweezers. 4. Pour special silicone oil into the oil bottle. 5. Finish: Close the lid of the bottle and decorate it with a ribbon. There is no waiting time and you can take it home as soon as it is completed. You can also add natural stones or decorate it with tassels as an option. Experience fee: 2,500 yen (tax included)

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At this accessory workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, you can make accessories perfect for fashionable girls, with beads and pearls inside a glass dome that sparkle with every step! ~Experience process~① Check in at Ruri Studio on the 2nd floor of Akita Furusato Village. Be sure to tell us your name. ↓② Select the type and size of the glass dome. Choose the size of a necklace or earrings or pierced earrings. ↓③ Select beads and place them in the glass dome through the hole. We always have more than 20 types of beads in stock. ↓④ Select the type of lid. Choose the color of the special lid from gold or silver. ↓⑤ Attach the lid with a special glue. Once it has hardened, attach the accessory hardware and it's complete♪ *What you can make* ・Earrings or pierced earrings: 1,800 yen ・Necklace: 1,300 yen

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• Age 0～
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Would you like to experience traditional Japanese culture wearing kimono and trying Japanese tea ceremony at the beautiful Japanese garden of Torigata Hall, Keijo Park’s famous red Taiko Bridge, or the historic Orokan? How about an elegant photo shoot to commemorate your experience?

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• Age 10～Age 80
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

Experience Buddhism at Ryusenji Temple. Learn about Buddhist teachings while worshiping rare Buddhist statues. You can unify your mind by copying sutras. (You can also meditate instead of copying sutras) You can make a bracelet with your own prayer beads. Take it home as a souvenir. ~Experience flow~9:00 Experience Buddhism Information about the history and traditions of Ryusenji Temple9:15 Visit to the Buddha statue Visit cultural assets and rare Buddha statues10:15 Sutra copying experience Copy the Heart Sutra using a brush and ink. Take a break after finishing (approximately 15 minutes)11:00 Making a prayer beads bracelet Make your own bracelet from prayer beads. Each bead has a prayer meaning, and you can choose your own. ~12:00 Question response We will answer any questions you may have or would like to ask.

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