Japanese Cultural Experience

Since you have come to visit Kyoto you must try the experience of wearing a kimono. After choosing one you fancy carefully find the belt to match its colors and motifs. More than wearing a kimono you will find the process of choosing its different parts exciting!

• Location Kyoto Nishijin [ Map ]
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If you have mastered the ways of the tea ceremony the next step is to make the Matcha tea yourself. Prepare the Matcha tea precisely while taking great care of the use of utensils and their position. Sam, from England, is having a hard time checking his nervousness but he will surely succeed.

• Location Nara-machi [ Map ]
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If you like Matcha, instead of drinking it at a shop does take part in a tea ceremony workshop. Don't worry, the teachers will take pleasure in gently imparting their art. You will understand the meaning and importance of "elegant rusticity"!

• Location Nara-machi [ Map ]
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Do you know 'Rakugan' a Japanese sweet?
Rakugan is a high graded item as it was often used for offering in tea ceremonies back in the day.
You can try to make your own Rakugan to feel the Japanese traditional sweet.

• Location Kanazawa [ Map ]
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Have you tried 'Koto' a Japanese guitar?
Kanazawa is very popular for traditional entertainment culture and art as many people in Kanazawa play the koto.
The sound of a koto matches with the traditional atmosphere town Kanazawa.

• Location Kanazawa [ Map ]
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The "Umegaemochi" rice cake is made Fukuoka-Dazaifu with simple ingredients and is best appreciated freshly baked. Taste your own Umegaemochi out of its cute wrapping paper in Dazaifu Hall.

• Location Dazaifukan [ Map ]
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There are all kinds of traditional crafts in japan, but try and challenge the making of a "Kiuso" in Dazaifu Hall! Carve the wood and apply vivid colors to obtain a really exquisite and original Kiuso. A beautiful souvenir of your trip to Japan.

• Location Dazaifukan [ Map ]
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