Harvesting Shiitake Mushrooms & Farmer’s Lunch
KyushuDuration3 hours AvailabilityJanuary – March Price: From ¥ 10,500（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishOita / Oita Duration3 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...
Beppu Kannawa Jigoku (“Hell”) Steam Tour
KyushuDuration2 hours AvailabilityYear-round Price: ¥ 8,000（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 AvailabilityYear-round Price: ¥ 18,000（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishOkayama Bizen / Okayama Bizen 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...
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: ¥ 13,000 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...
Grocery Shopping with Locals at Roadside Station
ShikokuDuration1 hours AvailabilityThroughout the year Price: ¥ 8,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided DestinationEhime, Shikoku Duration1 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Highlight Overview Located at an elevation of 400-600 meters in Ehime Prefecture, Kumakogen Town boasts a cool climate throughout the summer, making it an ideal setting for year-round cultivation of various vegetables, fruits, and...
Kainokawa Terraced Rice Fields and Cultural Exchange
ShikokuDuration3 hours AvailabilityThroughout the year Price: ¥ 12,500 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided DestinationKochi, Shikoku Duration3 hours Activity Level★★☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Highlight Overview Nestled on the slopes and in the valleys, terraced rice fields, known as tanada, are created like steps on the mountain’s incline. Often referred to as Senmaida (a thousand rice paddies, even...
Interactive Cultural Experience with the Tsunoyama Traditional Kagura Preservation Society
ShikokuDuration2 hours AvailabilityBy requset Price: ¥ 135,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided DestinationKochi, Shikoku Duration2 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Highlight Overview Tsunoyama Kagura is a traditional dance offered to the gods for over 1000 years, praying for a rich harvest and well-being. While Kagura is a ritual dedicated to the gods, the words imply...