About this activity
Immerce yourself into Japanese culture of rice!
This half-day tour offers you to try your hand at both mochi pouding activity and rice straw craft experience with local english-speaking guide.
Japanese people love rice, they grow alot 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 abundunt 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 toghether with local people.
This half-day tour offers you to try your hand at both mochi pouding activity and rice straw craft experience with local english-speaking guide.
Japanese people love rice, they grow alot 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 abundunt 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 toghether with local people.
Meeting place
Chii Hachiman shrine
Google MAP
The shrine locates in Miyama's thatched village.
It'll take about 10-min walk from the parking lot.
The activity will be taken place one of the inside rooms at the shrine.
Google MAP
The shrine locates in Miyama's thatched village.
It'll take about 10-min walk from the parking lot.
The activity will be taken place one of the inside rooms at the shrine.
Tour information
| Title | Mochi pounding and Rice straw craft experience |
|---|---|
| Host | Miyama Nature and Culture village Kajikaso |
| Available | December to March |
| 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 10 people: JPY5,500/pp （activity fee and tax included） |
| English guide | Local English guide |
| Payment Method | advance payment by credit card（VISA/MASTER） |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 2 |
| Maxmum Number of Participants | 20 |
| Age requirement | Age 10 or above |
| Meeting point | Chii Hachiman Shrine |
| 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 Kajika@kcn.jp |