Here are some recommended experiences. In Urahoro Town, where forestry is thriving, charcoal burning has been practised for about 100 years. At one of the few remaining charcoal kilns in Japan, you can hear stories about charcoal from the producers and experience traditional Japanese techniques and culture. On this tour, you will visit shrines where you can experience Japanese history and culture, learn how to worship directly from the priest, and after worshipping, draw omikuji fortune slips and experience the Japanese hospitality of tea ceremony. Additionally, you will experience mochi-tsuki (mochi pounding), a traditional Japanese ritual where mochi is pounded as an offering to the gods. You will make and eat anko mochi (mochi with red bean paste) and ozoni (mochi soup) yourself. Mochi-tsuki is a traditional Japanese ritual where gratitude is offered to the gods and their power is shared. As it is a collaborative activity performed by multiple people, it also serves as an opportunity to deepen bonds with family and community members. In the afternoon, we will experience charcoal burning. In Japan, charcoal has been produced since ancient times using traditional techniques to carbonise wood. Cooking with charcoal brings out the sweetness of ingredients and makes them taste delicious. It also has various other effects, such as purifying water by adsorbing impurities and deodorising by adsorbing and removing substances that cause unpleasant odours. On this tour, you will experience the deliciousness of ingredients cooked on a charcoal barbecue. We want people to interact with producers they don't normally meet, learn about their various thoughts, and experience the culture and food of the region. We hope that through these experiences, people will gain new discoveries and values, and lead healthier and richer lives. If you are interested, please apply at the following URL. Here are some of our top picks. In Urahoro Town, where the forestry industry is thriving, charcoal burning has been going on for about 100 years. At the charcoal kiln, which has become one of the few in Japan, you will hear from a Production about "charcoal" and experience the traditional techniques and culture of Japan. On this tour, you will visit a place where you can feel the history and culture of the Japan, a shrine, learn the etiquette of Prayer directly from the priest, draw a fortune after the Prayer, and experience a tea ceremony as a Japan hospitality. In addition, Pounding rice cakes are used as offerings to the gods, and on this tour, you will experience mochitsuki and make and eat anko mochi and ozoni by yourself. Pounding rice cakes is a traditional Japan ritual in which we give thanks to the gods and ask them to share their power. Since it is a collaborative work by multiple people, it is also an opportunity to deepen bonds with families and people in the community. In the afternoon, you will have a charcoal grilling experience. In Japan, charcoal is manufactured by carbonizing wood using traditional techniques that have been handed down since ancient tradition. Thereare various effects such as bringing out the sweetness of food and making it delicious, adsorbing and purifying impurities in water, and deodorizing and removing substances that cause bad odors. Barbecue over charcoal during the tour and experience the deliciousness of the ingredients. Production people you can't usually meet, learn about various thoughts, and try local culture and food. Through these experiences, we hope that new discoveries and values will be gained and that people will lead healthier and richer lives. Interested parties, please apply from the URL below. https://slow-life-hokkaido.com/tour/urahoro-charcoal-kiln-tour/...

[New year, with mochi] A mochitsuki tournament that is held every year at GA.KOPPER! It took place on January 2nd! Guest house guests and villagers While eating rice cakes around one mortar, People who want to relax drink amazake in the cafeteria. White rice cakes, rice cakes with beans and brown rice are lined up. I ate it with seaweed, grated radish, licked mushrooms, red bean paste, and kinako if you liked. One of the most popular dishes for children was chocolate! Eating mochi and chocolate together was an idea I had never had before! According to the timing of making mochi The children watching were jumping with serious faces. It was a healing day. #Nishikobe Village #GA. KOPPER #New Year #Mochi tsuki #Mochi and chocolate #Licked mushrooms and grated radish are delicious

[New Year's Event] We held various New Year's events on New Year's Day! Here's how it 💁🏻 ♀️ looks First of all, we distributed candy lucky bags for children! A lucky bag 🍭 with a lot of sweets such as delicious sticks We prepared two types, lion dance and dharma, but it seems that 😏 the dharma bag was more popular For adults, behave 🍶 sake Japan sake from New Year's Day is exceptional! When you put salt on the spout and drink it, the taste of the sake stands out and is delicious, so I also prepared salt. Please try 💁🏻 ♀️ it at home And we also had mochitsuki! First, the general manager and deputy general manager show off their mochi tsuki! By the way, the general manager is 🐲 a man who is old this year At the end, we handed out red and white mochi! There were two colors of rice cakes, red and white, which are ♪ perfect for the New Year In addition, we were able 👏🏻 to hold an event full of New Year's feeling, such as offering afternoon tea🧁 limited to New Year's at noon We hope you enjoyed it! This year, we will continue to plan more and more events that will please everyone, so please join 🙋🏻 ♀️ us

【Shrine Festival】 The other day, a shrine festival was held to give thanks for the fruits of autumn. On September 7, The West Xingbu district was released on September 11. In the morning, lanterns hung on street lamps It was swaying in the wind. The mikoshi procession is blue and orange happi coat, The banners and fans held up by elementary and junior high school students, as well as the costumes of children, are brightly colored. From nursery school children to adults, People of various generations living in the village lined up, We spent about two hours parading around the city. The lion dance by five junior high school students was also spectacular. Too many photo opportunities The photo folder is full.

Location: Udon restaurant in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture. Sanuki udon with anmochi. Especially in the eastern part of Kagawa Prefecture, there is a custom of eating white miso zoni with bean cake on New Year's Day. You can also enjoy Sanuki udon with anmochi as a New Year's udon.