Top 20 Experiences in Ibaraki Prefecture
Mt. Fuji Cherry Blossom & Shibasakura Festival Private Day Tour.
This is a Private Tour for your family, friends, couples & groups. My designed tour is full of fun and makes this Tour memorable for you. Lake Kawaguchiko shines in all seasons, renowned for the majestic views of Mt. Fuji. you can ride the Rope way & ship cruse for the Panoramic view of Mt. Fuji and surroundings. This is pretty famous for spring cherry blossom & autumn. Pick up and Drop off included please send your pick up address in special requirements or book tour I will contact you for pick up address. My tour is fully customizable you can add up or Pick up and Drop off included please send your pick up address in special requirements or book tour I will contact you for pick up address skip any itinerary place. I will bring you all the places of your choice. Shibazakura Festival is very famous for cherry blossoms so it starts in mid of April to end of May. I have all Types of Vehicles according to the number of travelers. Note; Saving time actually makes you rich.
Private Kimono Collage Art Making in an old house
Come and join us for making KIMONO collage at an old private Japanese house built 150 years ago! Within these beautiful walls, our leading kimono collage artist will show you how to carefully construct your very own collage. Kimono may not be worn as frequently in Japan now, but the materials can still be kept alive through your beautiful art. It's 3R activities, reduce, reuse, recycle. You can display your memorable artwork in your room. We provide this experience in a lush green residential area 35 minutes by train from the center of Tokyo. Our local English-speaking guides will support you to make your art. Interacting with the guides, you will have the opportunity to know a lot about Japan more in detail. This KIMONO collage experience can't be found anywhere else.
Kasama yaki handmade pottery experience
・You will have the chance to try "tehineri"(clay forming by hand), a traditional technique handed down from the Jomon period(about 3,000 years ago), at a kiln that was established in 1796. ・Make your choice of bowls, plates, cups etc. After learning from and seeing an example from your instructor, you will get to make a piece with your own hands. ・After you're done making your piece, we will glaze and fire it for you, which will take about two months to complete. We will then send you your finished Kasama-yaki piece by SAL(Surface Air Lifted) mail.
Private Soy Sauce Brewery Tour at Century Old Factory in Ibaraki
This is a private tour with a friendly and professional staff of Soy Sauce Brewery. We will tour the Kurosawa Soy Sauce Brewery that was founded in 1905, and learn all about how soy sauce is made. In the wooden barrel brewery that has been passed down through four generations, we will get to see the main fermenting mash in the production of soy sauce being fermented, and even try your hand at stirring moromi just like a professional soy sauce artisan. It will undoubtedly be a valuable and memorable experience as it is an integral part of the fermentation process. After the tour of the brewery, you will be given an explanation of their products, have a tasting experience(taste various types of soy sauce), enjoy a fermented food lunch at the brewery cafe, and also get to try some soy sauce sweets and desserts made with products from Kurosawa Soy Sauce.
Private Adventure Tour in Northern Ibaraki and Washi Paper Making
Meet a Nationally licensed English speaking guide in Tokyo, and move to Northern part of Ibaraki Prefecture in a chartered private car. At Oiwa shrine, a shrine maiden (Miko) will explain about the shrine premises. Enjoy a 2-hour mountain hiking up to the top of Mt. Oiwa. With 188 shinto gods and goddesses enshrined, Mt. Oiwa has been a mountain of faith, visited by many ascetic monks and Yamabushi since ancient times. Try “Taki-gyo”, meditation under a waterfall. It is truly refreshing and soothing to escape from the busyness of everyday life and to be hit by the randomly falling water. Meditate freely with your own style. You might want to stay there forever. Marvel at the unique demonstration by the owner to understand the unique features including the durability of washi papers followed by your own washi-paper making/painting experience.
Private Walking and Wine Tasting Sake Brewery Tour in Ibaraki
We will tour Yoshikubo Sake Brewery, which was founded in 1790, alongside the 12th-generation brewer of the company himself. After seeing the sake brewing site, you will have the opportunity to taste and compare several different kinds of sake. You will be able to enjoy delicious sake made from the local land that is blessed with rice from Hitachi and water from Kasahara.
Private Sake Brewery Tour and Shinran Temple Visit
In Inada area of Kasama city, you can feel and learn Japanese traditional culture with my guiding. Will guide you to Inada Shrine, Sainenji Temple, and Isokura Sake Brewery by 3-hour walking. Sainen-ji is a temple that has its roots in the "Inada no Souan" where SHINRAN, a founder of the Jodo Shinshu sect, lived for about 20 years during his missionary work in eastern Japan. The thatched-roof Sanmon gate was built in the 14th century and is a valuable item that survived the fire. You can enter the main hall of the temple and see a wonderful view of a statue of Amida Buddha, SHINRAN, and his wife Eshinni. In front of the main hall, you can see an 800-year-old ginkgo tree with leaves that SHINRAN planted . Since 1868, Isokura Brewery has produced Japanese sake "Inasato" using local water and rice. You can enjoy and learn how to make sake with traditional methods during the tour and try sake tasting at the shop.
Samurai Private Tour with Lantern Making in Mito
If you are a fan of samurai culture and history, this is it! Mito City, the central part of Ibaraki Prefecture, is a must-go place for Samurai funs. Having prospered as the seat of the Mito Tokugawa, here you can learn about samurai culture from various aspects. VIsit Kodokan, Japan's largest clan school, enjoy an authentic martial arts experience at Mito Tobukan and relax at Kairakuen. Take a look at various precious treasures that have been handed down over centuries at Tokugawa Museum. Make your own lantern with Washi (Japanese paper).
Full-Day Private Adventure in Ibaraki and Fukuroda Waterfalls
Meet your Nationally licensed English speaking guide in Tokyo, and move to Northern part of Ibaraki Prefecture in a chartered private car. At Oiwa shrine, a shrine maiden (Miko) will explain about the shrine premises. Enjoy a 2-hour mountain hiking up to the top of Mt. Oiwa. With 188 Shinto Gods and Goddesses enshrined, this mountain has been a mountain of faith, visited by many ascetic monks and Yamabushi since ancient times. Try “Taki-gyo”, meditation under a waterfall. It is truly refreshing and soothing to escape from the busyness of everyday life and to be hit by the randomly falling water. Meditate freely with your own style. You might want to stay there forever. Fukuroda Waterfalls Visit larger waterfall, Fukuroda Waterfalls. It is one of the three most famous waterfalls in Japan.
Samurai Private Tour with Umeshu Tasting in Mito
If you are a fan of samurai culture and history, this is it! Mito City, the central part of Ibaraki Prefecture, is a must-go place for Samurai funs. Having prospered as the seat of the Mito Tokugawa, here you can learn about samurai culture from various aspects. The tour includes martial arts experience at a place where samurai trained themselves. Umeshu tasting is also included in this tour.
The Tallest Great Buddha Spot Walking Tour
We visit the Great Buddha statue and explore with an English speaking guide. Actually, Buddhism is not a religion in some way, but the Buddhist path of life. Therefore Buddha welcomes and accepts all people to come. You can go up inside the statue and copy Buddhist sutra with peaceful mind of gratitude.
Explore Plum Wine Sake Museum and Japanese Alcohol Tasting
You can learn and enjoy Japanese alcohol with an expert. The director of Meiri Shurui, which was established in 1950(Meiri Shuruis predecessor was Kato Shuzoten which was founded in the late Edo Period), will guide you around Besshun-kan, Museum of Plum wine "Umeshu" and Japanese Sake especially.