Things to do in Iwate
Have all of the mountain, sea and river, Iwate Prefecture, there is also a surf point to coast each place. In Iwaki is in the prefecture highest peak, which is popular in the southern piece Fuji of the name, many climbers visit. In addition, the prestigious ski resorts such as Appi Kogen, Hachimantai, Shizukuishi in exceptional snow quality, has gained enormous popularity from the skier-snowboarder. Cross-country skiing, telemark skiing, back country is, of course, summer can also or running around in MTB, is a treasure trove of activities.
- Age 5~
- 2~3 hours
- 07:40
Rise and shine with luxurious 'me time'! Tour Highlights: ✔ Extra special morning on the beautiful Jodogahama beach ✔ Enjoy tasty local cuisine, fresh vegetables salad and seafood BBQ ✔ Exclusive private space, just for you Treat yourself to an extra special morning on the beautiful Jodogahama beach. Tuck in to tasty local cuisine, featuring salads made from fresh vegetables, or perhaps even a seafood BBQ! We will set-up an exclusive private space, just for you, where breakfast will be served with a side of breathtaking natural scenery and clean, fresh air. Breakfast menu produced by culinary genius and head chef of Jodogahama Park Hotel. Start your day with a precious moment of luxury! *Program may be cancelled due to rain / unfavourable weather conditions. == 15,000 JPY per pax Duration : 2 hours Start time:7:40-9:30 Canceled in stormy weather, implemented in park hotel in rainy weather Available only on Sundays from May 17 to September 27, 2020 * Except August 9 and August 16
- Age 5~
- 1~2 hours
- 12:30
You observe the traditional performing arts: Kenbai literary means dance with a sword. Kenbai has a long history. In the Edo-period it was performed in order to pray for dead Samurai. Now, local residents including children take over the performance.You can feel the spirit of the local history and interact with dancers. Tour Highlights: ✔ Chance to experience traditional performing arts ✔ This dance was performed in order to pray for dead Samurai in Edo period. ✔ Now, local residents including children take over the performance. ✔ You can feel the spirit of the local history and interact with dancers.
- Age 5~
- 2~3 hours
- 12:30
On March 11, 2011 at 14:46, the powerful earthquake in Japan occurred 70 kilometers off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku Region. Approximately 30 minutes later a devastating tsunami struck the Sanriku Coast. Taro-district is located in the middle of Sanriku Coast. A local resident who experienced the disaster in Taro takes you around Taro-district. You are walking through Tsunami struck area including the massive breakwater and Tsunami memorial building Taro-Kanko hotel. You certainly feel the spirit of 'never surrender'. Tour Highlights: ✔ Learn earthquake from story-teller walking through Tsunami struck area including the massive breakwater. ✔ Visit tsunami memorial building of Taro-Kanko hotel. ✔ You certainly feel the spirit of 'never surrender'.
- Age 5~Age 90
- 2~3 hours
- 12:30
You observe the scallop aquaculture ground led by a local fisherman and experience the fisherman’s job. The aquaculture ground is located near Hide-Shima(Hide island) which is designated national natural treasure where endangered sea swallows live. After the observation, you can enjoy seafood barbecue!! Tour Highlights: ✔ Observe the scallop aquaculture ground led by a local fisherman! ✔ The aquaculture ground is near Hide-Shima(Hide island) which is designated national natural treasure! ✔ Enjoy seafood barbecue!!
- Age 5~Age 90
- 2~3 hours
- 12:30
You can observe professional Japanese Sword-smith craft center. You feel the heat and watch sparks in the process of making the sword. Also, you have a lesson from the sword-smith how to make the sword and actually make a knife for cutting paper. Tour Highlights: ✔ Rare chance to observe professional Japanese Sword-smith craft center! ✔ Feel the heat and watch sparks in the process of making the sword! ✔ Have a lesson from the sword-smith. ✔ Make a knife for cutting paper!
- Age 5~Age 90
- 2~3 hours
- 12:30
As it is called 'squid prince' takes you to the authentic fish auction site. You can stand very close to the fish brokers who are participating in the auction. Tour Highlights: ✔ 'Squid prince' takes you to the authentic fish auction site! ✔ You can stand very close to the fish brokers participating in the auction. ✔ Learn the unique Japanese fishing method and the problems of the fishing industry in Japan. ✔ Have a chance to enjoy fresh marine products! As it is called ‘squid prince’ takes you to the authentic fish auction site. You can stand very close to the fish brokers who are participating in the auction. Not only that, ‘squid prince’ teaches you about the unique Japanese fishing method and the problems of the fishing industry in Japan. After the lesson, you have a chance to enjoy fresh marine products!
- Age 5~Age 90
- 1 Day or more
- 12:30
Experience the local culture and flavours of Kesen in a traditional Japanese-style building. Tour Highlights: ✔ Enjoy a regional cuisine cooking class with local residents ✔ Taste the fruits of your labor around a traditional hearth fire ✔ Guided tour of traditional Japanese-style buildings ✔ Stay overnight at a traditional hot-spring inn The ‘Kesenn Carpentry History Museum’ is fascinating to visit in its own right, featuring three different buildings constructed using traditional Japanese building techniques. On this tour, not only will you have the chance to take-in the history and unique architecture, but you will enjoy a cooking class of regional cuisine led by local residents themselves. Once finished cooking, gather around the traditional hearth fire to enjoy the fruits of your labor for lunch! Your lodging is at Ofunato Onsen, overnight stay at a traditional hot-spring inn (ryokan) included (with Japanese-style course meal for dinner and breakfast).
- Age 5~Age 90
- 2~3 hours
- 12:30
Experience the local culture and flavours of Kesen in a traditional Japanese-style building. Tour Highlights: ✔ Enjoy a regional cuisine cooking class with local residents ✔ Taste the fruits of your labor around a traditional hearth fire ✔ Spend the morning inside traditional Japanese-style buildings The ‘Kesenn Carpentry History Museum’ is fascinating to visit in its own right, featuring three different buildings constructed using traditional Japanese building techniques. On this tour, not only will you have the chance to take-in the history and unique architecture, but you will enjoy a cooking class of regional cuisine led by local residents themselves. Once finished cooking, gather around the traditional hearth fire to enjoy the fruits of your labor for lunch!
- Age 20~Age 90
- 1~2 hours
- 12:30
A rare chance to taste Japanese sake matured in nature's best cellar ~ under the sea! Tour Highlights: ✔ Board a local boat and watch as Japanese sake is pulled up from an ocean cellar under an oyster farm! ✔ Learn how to clean and prepare fresh local oysters, before steaming them up for a feast! ✔ Pair both gifts from the deep - freshly steamed oysters and ocean-matured sake! ✔ Taste the difference with your souvenir gift pack of both fresh (genshu) and ocean-matured varieties of sake. Embrace your inner pirate and set out on a local boat to uncover treasure from the deep! This is the best kind of treasure – treasure you can eat and drink! Local sake brewers and oyster farmers in Rikuzentaka (coastal Iwate Prefecture) have come up with a genius way to mature Japanese sake at the perfect stable temperature, in nature’s best cellar – under the sea! Bottles of freshly pressed sake (genshu) are submerged into the ocean alongside shelves of oysters and matured for up to a one year. Once ready for eating and drinking, the oysters and sake are pulled up onto a local boat for guests to enjoy the perfect combination of delicious juicy oysters and smooth, umami-filled sake!
- Age 5~Age 90
- 1 Day or more
- 12:30
A rare chance to taste Japanese sake matured in nature's best cellar ~ under the sea! Tour Highlights: ✔ Stay overnight in traditional Japanese hot-spring lodging, including a feast of local cuisine for dinner! ✔ Board a local boat and watch as Japanese sake is pulled up from an ocean cellar under an oyster farm! ✔ Learn how to clean and prepare fresh local oysters, before steaming them up for a feast! ✔ Pair both gifts from the deep - freshly steamed oysters and ocean-matured sake! ✔ Taste the difference with your souvenir gift pack of both fresh (genshu) and ocean-matured varieties of sake. Embrace your inner pirate and set out on a local boat to uncover treasure from the deep! This is the best kind of treasure – treasure you can eat and drink! Local sake brewers and oyster farmers in Rikuzentaka (coastal Iwate Prefecture) have come up with a genius way to mature Japanese sake at the perfect stable temperature, in nature’s best cellar – under the sea! Bottles of freshly pressed sake (genshu) are submerged into the ocean alongside shelves of oysters and matured for up to a one year. Warm-up for the experience with an overnight stay at a traditional Japanese hot-spring hotel the evening before.
- Age 5~Age 90
- 1~2 hours
- 06:30
Tour Highlights: ✔ Start your day by refreshing your mind and body with morning meditation and yoga ✔ Take in views of the spectacular sunrise over the pacific ocean ✔ Replenish with a healthy smoothie made from local fruit and veggies Refresh your mind and body while enjoying a spectacular Pacific sunrise! What better way to start your day than to refresh your mind and body as you take in views of the Pacific sunrise? Join a relaxing meditation and yoga class in front of ocean view windows, before replenishing with a healthy breakfast smoothie. Top the experience off with a dip in the hotel hot-spring baths before tucking in to a tasty breakfast!
- Age 5~Age 90
- 1 Day or more
- 17:00
Tour Highlights: ✔ Visit the newly opened Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum with a local guide ✔ Learn how the people of Rikuzentakata have faced and overcome past natural disaster, and how they look to the future ✔ Visit the “Miracle Pine” (Kiseki-no-ippon-matsu), a symbol of resilience and hope for the region ✔ Place an offering of flowers on the memorial to honour those who lost their lives on March 11, 2011 Check-in to your lodging at Ofunato Hot-springs. On March 3, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake and devastating tsunami hit the coast of North-Eastern Japan, taking with it entire cities and communities. The coastal town of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture was one of the most heavily affected areas. In 2019, a new memorial museum was opened in Rikuzentakata to function both as an educational centre to spread the message of disaster prevention to future generations, as well as a provide a spiritual space to honor the memory of all those whose lives were lost or whose lives were changed forever. On this tour, you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand stories of survival and recovery from a local guide as you tour the memorial museum.
- Age 5~Age 90
- 1~2 hours
- 10:00
Tour Highlights: ✔ Visit the newly opened Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum with a local guide ✔ Learn how the people of Rikuzentakata have faced and overcome past natural disaster, and how they look to the future ✔ Visit the “Miracle Pine” (Kiseki-no-ippon-matsu), a symbol of resilience and hope for the region ✔ Place an offering of flowers on the memorial to honour those who lost their lives on March 11, 2011 On March 3, 2011, a magnitude 9 earthquake and devastating tsunami hit the coast of North-Eastern Japan, taking with it entire cities and communities. The coastal town of Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture was one of the most heavily affected areas, with the entire town centre destroyed by the waves and thousands of lives lost. In 2019, a new memorial museum was opened in Rikuzentakata to function both as an educational centre to spread the message of disaster prevention to future generations, as well as a provide a spiritual space to honor the memory of all those whose lives were lost or whose lives were changed forever. On this tour, you will have the opportunity to hear first-hand stories of survival and recovery from a local guide as you tour the memorial museum.
- Age 18~
- 1 Day or more
Go on a journey with a camper. A lineup of cars with roof-up tents as well as upgraded campers based on imported cars. With Car Asobi Rental car, not only cars but also outdoor gears such as tables and chairs are standard equipment. option Rental are available upon request. Get closer to what you can do only with a camper.
- Age 18~Age 100
- 1 Day or more
Go on a journey with a camper. A lineup of cars with roof-up tents as well as upgraded campers based on imported cars. With Car Asobi Rental car, not only cars but also outdoor gears such as tables and chairs are standard equipment. option Rental are available upon request. Get closer to what you can do only with a camper.
- Age 7~Age 100
- 1~2 hours
You can also sign up for a cross-country skiing do not hesitate to empty-handed for the first time in person. Lodge around navigate the woodlands. Hot drinks time in the woods is exceptional ☆
- Age 7~Age 100
- 4~5 hours
You can also sign up for a cross-country skiing do not hesitate to empty-handed for the first time in person. CLUBMAN guide to recommend off-road vehicle site. Lunch will be available the clubhouse sand CLUBMAN special.
- Age 6~Age 100
- 4~5 hours
Telemark skiing with free heels can be used for snow hiking not only on the slopes but also on fresh snow. Telemark skiing which can not only slide but also walk, have a high degree of freedom and are attractive for a wide range of ways to enjoy. But that's only if you have the right technique. Learn techniques with a clubman and enjoy Telemark skiing more freely. Even beginners can feel free to try Telemark skiing trial lessons.
- Age 13~
- Over 6 hours on the day
You can also join us in peace in those back-country skiing & snowboarding for the first time! The Hachimantai basic route will guide you. Haiku time: 1.5 to 2 hours ※ participation target is based on the assumption skiing, snowboarding experience. ※ route you will be choice by snow cover, weather and participant level. Available upon request when there is hope of the route. (Also there if you do not along to hope)
- Age 0~Age 100
- Within 1 hour
2011.3.11 Since then, memory engraved on this earth. Tanohata in the disaster area, at Shimakoshi district or Raga district, residents storyteller will talk.
全く何不自由なく暮らしている自分たちに何ができるだろうか。何からやってあげればいいのか、どんな言葉をかけてあげられるのだろうか。ずっとそう思っていました。語り部があると知ったとき、絶対聞きに行こうと思いました。あの日経験した人にしかわからないことを、経験した方に聞けてとてもいい経験となりました。9年たち、面影もないくらいきれいに整備されていましたが、きれいに整備されても決してそれは復興ではない。私達は、あの日起きた事を決して忘れてはいけない。他人事だと軽くみてはいけない。また別の地へ行ってでも私は話を聞きたいと思います。
- Age 16~Age 100
- Over 6 hours on the day
C card When this course is completed (license) is issued. Or learning to enjoy the diving (the Department) You can learn the basic technique of diving in the private pool (pool training) Actually go to sea you will learn techniques that can respond to a variety of environments. This plan offers affordable student discount course ♪
- Age 16~Age 100
- Over 6 hours on the day
C card When this course is completed (license) is issued. Or learning to enjoy the diving (the Department) You can learn the basic technique of diving in the private pool (pool training) Actually go to sea you will learn techniques that can respond to a variety of environments.
- Age 0~Age 100
- Within 1 hour
While looking at the formations became exposed to the cliff, it is a tour to learn the history of the Earth activities of Tanohata.
- Age 6~Age 100
- 2~3 hours
A course that walks through the forest above the cliff that continues from Kitayamazaki. You can see unusual beech and huge pine trees on the coastline. Small wildflowers also face every season and are expressive courses that you will never get tired of walking.
- Age 0~Age 100
- Within 1 hour
From the first observatory, which is the main observatory of Kitayamazaki, it will guide you through the view of the second observatory and its surroundings that are often used in such as photography. After walking the visitor center, you can rest while watching the video of the four seasons.
- Age 6~Age 100
- Within 1 hour
This course is aimed at the lighthouse to stand on Bentenzaki that protrudes into the sea. Course, but is short enjoy a full-fledged trekking, is the course recommended that the superb view overlooking the sea can be seen from the lighthouse.
- Age 4~Age 100
- 1~2 hours
A top-of-the-frame painting experience that even beginners can easily enjoy! Let's make your own piece with a free sense. A skull pattern is also possible. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Please make one per person. Tools are available here. Works On the day You can take it home.
- Age 4~Age 100
- 1~2 hours
A local horse toy painting experience that you can easily enjoy even for the first time! Let's make your own messy horse with a free sense. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Please make one per person. Tools are available here. Works On the day You can take it home.
- Age 4~Age 100
- 1~2 hours
Kokeshi doll painting experience that even beginners can enjoy casually! Let's make your own kokeshi doll with a free sense. You can experience it from a 4-year-old child. Choose the size of the kokeshi doll from large size (about 20cm) and small size (about 17cm). Works On the day You can take it home.
- Age 16~Age 100
- 2~3 hours
After obtaining a license, such as those who time has it open, and a simple training, practice in the pool before going to sea. Equipment settings and neutral buoyancy, to eliminate that and anxiety that have forgotten, we aim to comfort fans diving!
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