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/...