Things to Do

【About this activity】
Immerse yourself into Japanese culture of rice!
This half-day tour offers you to try your hand at both mochi pounding activity and rice straw craft experience with local English-speaking guide.

Japanese people love rice, they grow a lot of it and they have done for a long time.
With all that rice agriculture comes a whole lot of straw.
Rice straw was extremely abundant material back in days and people made variety of things with it.
You’ll make your own sacred shimenawa rope which is a religious items of the Shinto.

After you have done the activity, you’ll try mochi pounding experience together with local people.

【Meeting place】
Chii Hachiman shrine
・The shrine locates in Miyama’s thatched village.
・It’ll take about 10-min walk from the parking lot.

【Available】
Jan to March *except Monday

【Duration】
approx. 3hours

【Time slots】
[1]9:30-12:30
[2]13:00-16:00

【Price】
A group of less than 10: JPY55,000/group
More than 11 people: JPY5,500/pp
（activity fee and tax included）

【Minimum Number of Participants】
2

【Maximum Number of Participants】
20

【Pick-up Service】
Not available

【Booking Deadline】
7 days prior to the expected activity date

【Cancellation Policy】
7-2 days 30%; previous day 50%; activity date/no show 100%

【Inquiry】
Miyama Nature and culture village Kajikaso
e-mail: Kajika@kcn.jp