EXPERIENCES
- ALL SEASON -
Soba making experience
Skilled leaders of "Shibayama Soba no Kai" will teach even beginners gently and politely. The taste of buckwheat made by yourself using carefully selected buckwheat flour is exceptional. There is a tasting party for soba noodles and take-out.
Department in charge: General Incorporated Association Midori to Sora Project Cold Spring
* Since the instruction will be face-to-face, the reception will be canceled during the corona period. We are planning a "take-out soba making experience" for New Year's soba, so please wait.
| DATE | all season |
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| TIME | 3 hours (including tasting time) |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 12 people [Minimum number of participants] 6 people |
| PRICE | 4,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Bamboo lantern making experience
You will experience making bamboo lanterns that can be used as objects by drilling large and small holes using bamboo that grows naturally in Shibayama Town. If you turn on the LED light in the bamboo, the pattern will appear more vividly. Place it on a table or indoors to create a Japanese-style atmosphere. It's not on the market, so I think it's rare.
* Since the instruction will be face-to-face, the reception will be canceled during the corona period.
[Target] 4th grade and above
| DATE | [Reservable date] From 10:00 am on the first and third Sundays of each month |
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| TIME | 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 15 people [Minimum number of participants] 2 people |
| PRICE | 2,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Bamboo work experience
Similar to making bamboo lanterns, this is a unique experience of bamboo crafting in Japan using bamboo in Shibayama Town. One of the following bamboo works. You can take home any bamboo work you made. Participation fee including materials.
Make one of the following
What you want
1. Coaster
2. Crispy bamboo propeller
3. Bamboo dragonfly
4. Simple 6th basket, 4th basket, etc.
Note) Item 4 is for adults only
* We will ask you what you would like to make in advance for the convenience of preparing the ingredients. Please let us know at least one week in advance. In addition, we will not hold the event for a while due to the corona disaster.
[Target] 4th grade and above
| DATE | [Reservable date] 9:30 on the second Sunday of every month |
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| TIME | 3 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 5 people [Minimum number of participants] 2 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
Cooking class using local ingredients
Learn home-cooked dishes that make use of seasonal ingredients from local mothers. Let's experience the rich food culture inherited in the area such as pickles, simmered dishes, and sweets.
※It is currently in preparation
| DATE | all season |
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| TIME | 3 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 3 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Historic site app experience tour (touring course)
※It is currently in preparation
| DATE | all season |
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| TIME | 6 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 3 people |
| PRICE | 5,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
History exploration tour of Nioson (Zazen, Homa experience, training experience, ninja experience, kimono experience, etc.)
※It is currently in preparation
| DATE | all season |
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| TIME | 6 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 3 people |
| PRICE | 7,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Wood chopping experience
※It is currently in preparation
| DATE | all season |
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| TIME | 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 3 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Shibayama Country Road Touring
Wide sky! White cloud! A rice field road that stretches straight! Feeling that the beautiful scenery is flowing Reward for the body lacking exercise by refreshing cycling!
※It is currently in preparation
| DATE | all season |
|---|---|
| TIME | 6 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 3 people |
| PRICE | 5,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
- SPRING -
Bamboo shoot digging experience
It is an experience where you can feel the vitality of bamboo and the breath of spring as it stretches straight toward the sky. It is also good to dig up a big bamboo shoot from the root! Feel the tip of the bamboo shoot on the sole of your foot and look for the bamboo shoot in the ground! Eat bamboo shoots, which are rich in potassium and are said to help prevent and improve high blood pressure!
| DATE | March-April |
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| TIME | 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Rice planting experience
Put your feet on the mud of the rice fields and plant rice seedlings by hand. Everyone from adults to children will work lively while listening to the voice of a frog waking up from hibernation and the chirping of birds under the blue sky.
| DATE | April-May |
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| TIME | 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 20 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
- SUMMER -
Blueberry picking experience
Hand-pick the purple jewels that grow on the Suzunari. Please enjoy the refreshing sweetness and sourness that fills your mouth.
| DATE | May-June |
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| TIME | 3 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 30 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
- FALL -
Potato digging experience
You can enjoy harvesting beautiful purple sweet potatoes from under the fluffy soil! They are good for health since Vitamin C contained in them cannot be broken down easily even when heated and also they are rich in dietary fiber! You will definetly want to make a roasted sweet potato that blows honey!
Department in charge: General Incorporated Association Midori to Sora Project Reizei
| DATE | September-November |
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| TIME | For 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] Large number of people is possible [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 250 yen per a root of potatoes (tax included) |
Persimmon harvest experience
We will teach you how to identify delicious persimmons and dishes recommended by farmers. You can eat them on the spot or bring them back as a souvenir. Ee are looking forward to your participation in our persimmon harvesting experience. We are sure that it will be delicious and pleasant exerience for both adults and children.
Department in charge: General Incorporated Association Midori to Sora Project Reizei
| DATE | Mid-October |
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| TIME | For 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 15 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 2,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Yuzu pepper making experience
We use fresh yuzu grown without pesticides at the eco-farm in Haniwa no Sato "Shibayama-cho". Since it uses yuzu logs, you can enjoy yuzu pepper with a deeper scent. Let's make your own original Yuzukosho by adjusting the spiciness and saltiness as you like!
Department in charge: General Incorporated Association Midori to Sora Project Reizei
| DATE | September-November |
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| TIME | For 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,500 yen (tax included) |
Shibayama ware experience (pottery experience)
I would like you to know the joy of making things through pottery. Why don't you make and use your own unique works? Make a hot water drink or two plates. You can take it home with unglazed or main grilled, or ship it in 3 months. Please bring an apron, towels and drinks. * Beginners welcome
Department in charge: Shibayama Yaki Pottery Yamada
| DATE | September-November |
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| TIME | For 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 1 person |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
Peanut harvest experience
A large variety "Omasari" exclusively for boiled peanuts. Let's dig one by one peanuts that grew up lovingly in the field. Boil the fresh peanuts you picked yourself and you'll be amazed at how delicious they are.
Souvenir: 1 kg from the peanuts you dug
Purchase: 1,000 yen (tax included) for 500g of freshly digged rice
* Due to the long rainy season in 2020, the harvest was low and the reception was canceled.
| DATE | September-October |
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| TIME | For 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 20 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Chestnut harvest experience
Meet the delicious guys hidden in the splinter gay gaiga. Use the soles of your shoes and scissors to dig out. In fact, the taste of autumn has been cultivated since the Jomon period!
| DATE | August-September |
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| TIME | 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 1,000 yen (tax included) per kg |
We don't accept new reservations
Carrot digging experience
It is an experience in a wide field where carrots are planted all over. You will be impressed by the beautiful contrast between the green and orange grown in the land of Shibayama. It's delicious whether it's baked in olive oil or a smoothie!
| DATE | June-January |
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| TIME | 2 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 20 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Rice harvesting experience
Mow the golden-colored rice ears. The work of reaping with a rice sickle is a pleasure. If you're lucky, you might be able to find a round-shaped harvest mouse nest made of grass.
| DATE | August-September |
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| TIME | 3 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 20 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
Yuzu mogi experience
Surrounded by the scent of yuzu, which fills the field, it is a harvesting experience that heals your mind and body. Carefully pick each fruit with Takaeda scissors that you wanted to use once.
| DATE | October-January |
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| TIME | 3 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 5 people |
| PRICE | 3,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
- WINTER -
Kadomatsu making experience for home entrance
You can make your own Kadomatsu, which is a landmark for Toshigami to come to your house without hesitation and is also a "Yorishiro". A professional landscaping shop will teach you carefully. Decorate the kadomatsu to match the size of the front door of your home.
Department in charge: General Incorporated Association Midori to Sora Project Reizei
| DATE | December 13 (Sun) |
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| TIME | 5 hours |
| CAPACITY | [Maximum allowed] 10 people [Minimum number of participants] 1 person |
| PRICE | 70 cm size 5,000 yen (tax included) 110 cm size 8,000 yen (tax included) |
We don't accept new reservations
