Harvesting Shiitake Mushrooms & Farmer’s Lunch
KyushuDuration2 hours AvailabilityJanuary – March Price: ¥ 6,500（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishOita / Oita Duration2 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Hightlight Overview Shiitake mushrooms are famous worldwide as a source of umami, the “fifth taste” after sweet, sour, salty and bitter. What gives the umami taste to shiitake mushrooms is guanyl acid....
Beppu Kannawa Jigoku (“Hell”) Steam Tour
KyushuDuration2 hours AvailabilityYear-round Price: ¥ 4,500（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishOita / Oita Duration2 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Hightlight Overview Local guides take you through the historical hot-spring culture of the area. The town of Kannawa Onsen takes its name from its famous onsen (hot springs). This spa resort town has long...
Traditional Performing Arts Group in the Ina Valley
ChubuDuration2.5 hours AvailabilityApril ~ November Price: ¥ 70,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration2.5 hours Activity Level★★☆☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ Highlight Story Located between two alpine regions, the Ina Valley has long been home to many traditional performing arts, such as Bon Odori, Shishimai, and Kabuki. Dengakuza is a professional performing...
～Enjoy Japanese Food Culture in Kamikatsu～ Explore Mt. Irodori and Enjoy Dinner with Irodori Experience
ShikokuDuration1 hour ＋IRODORI Experience Dinner Availability— Price ￥5,800 above(tax included) Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishTokushima / Tokushima Duration1 hour Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ To tourists considering travel to Kamikatsu Kamikatsu is a small town with a population of under 1500. In 2013, the town made ” The Zero Waste Declaration” with aim of producing...
Half-day Tour of Dirt and Fire A Walk Around the Pottery Town Imbe and Bizen-yaki Pottery Making
ChugokuDuration4 hours AvailabilityOctober ~ December Price: ¥ 10,000（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration4 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ From the Middle Ages to the present, Bizen Pottery, one of Japan’s most famous kilns, delivers beautiful and rustic works of art through clay and fire. In Bizen City, known for this...
History Walk Around the Town of White Walls w/ Kingyo Chochin Craft Activity and Soy Sauce Factory Tour
ChugokuDuration3 hours AvailabilityEvery day Price: ¥ 1,500 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration3 hours Activity Level★★☆☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ Overview Yanai, known for its goldfish lanterns and white-walled town, thrived as a bustling commercial area during the Edo period thanks to its calm climate and vibrant trade. Today, many beautiful white-walled...
Tasting experience at Nagayama Honke Sake Brewery & Iwato Kagura dance performance
ChugokuDuration3 hours AvailabilityYear-Round Price: ¥ 15,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration3 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★★★☆☆ Overview Sake and Kagura. This special program is a collaboration of these two things that are both dedicated to the gods in prayer for a good harvest and good health. The first half...
Funaki-juku Walk – Visit Tamashige Koto Factory
ChugokuDuration3 hours AvailabilityYear-Round Price: ¥ 15,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration3 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★★★☆☆ Overview Starting from the Kusunoki Learning Forest, the cultural center of the Kusunoki area, this program includes a walk around Okazaki Hachimangu Shrine, one of only four shrines in Japan licensed to brew...
Experience calligraphy using an Akama inkstone
ChugokuDuration3 hours AvailabilityYear-Round Price: ¥ 8,500 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration3 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★★★☆☆ Overview The art of calligraphy is to write freely with a brush filled with ink. In this program, participants can experience calligraphy, which is considered an oriental form of art, using the Akama...
Inkstone Making Experience
ChugokuDuration5 hours AvailabilityYear-Round Price: ¥ 10,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration5 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★★★☆☆ Overview The history of the Akama inkstone is said to date back 920 years. During the period when the Mori clan ruled the domain, entry to the mountains where Akama stone, the raw...
Ono Tea Experience
ChugokuDuration2 hours AvailabilityYear-Round Price: ¥ 12,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration2 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Overview Boasting the largest tea area in Japan in one place, the Ono tea fields spread out like a green carpet as far as the eye can see, utilizing the gentle hills unique...
“Biennale Hill” Zazen Experience & Sculpture Viewing Tour
ChugokuDuration2 hours AvailabilityYear-Round Price: ¥ 2,700 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishYamaguchi / Yamaguchi Duration2 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Overview The “Ant Castle” stands on the hill of the UBE Biennale and is loved by citizens as a symbol of Ube, the City of Sculptures. In this program, participants can enjoy zazen...