Experience

About Experience

The host of Rise's House and Nishio Tourism Ambassador, Rise, will take care of booking arrangements, transportation, and interpreting.

To book an experience, please contact Rise via Instagram or on the reservation website.

Little Kyoto Private Walking Tour

Fee	8,000 yen/group
Place	Rise’s House
Time	1~2 hours
Contents	The area around Rise's House is full of historical spots. Rise will take you on a walk around Nishio Castle, temples, shrines, miso warehouses, etc., while giving you a fun historical background. Basically everywhere is empty, so it is easy to take pictures.

Tea Grinder & Tea Ceremony Experience

Fee	8,000 yen/group
Place	Rise’s House
Time	1 hour
Contents	Visitors can grind tencha using a stone mortar and experience a simple tea ceremony.

Sake Tasting and Brewery Tour

Fee	8,000 yen including an English speaking guide and transportation
Place	Sonnoh Kuramoto
TIme	2 hours
Contents	You can go inside a local sake brewery and try sake tasting. You can learn the basics and interesting stories of sake. You can buy bottle of favorite sake. Rise will handle booking arrangements, transportation, and interpreting.

Factory Tour + Experience at Matcha Shop

Fee	900 yen/person (+8,000 yen/group for an English speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Aoiseicha
Time	2 hours
Contents	The sight of more than 120 millstones all spinning at once in the factory is a sight to behold. After the factory tour, visitors can enjoy the finest matcha green tea and tea sweets in the store. You can even try your hand at making your own tea. Nearby is the Inariyama Tea Garden Park, where you can enjoy a panoramic view of tea fields as large as the Tokyo Disney Resort. Rise will handle booking arrangements, transportation, and interpreting.
Reservation deadline	1 week in advance (1 week~day consultation can be made by phone) *Only on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday

Factory Tour with a Matcha Farmer

Fee	800 yen/person (+8,000 yen for an English speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Akahori Seicha
Time	2 hours
Contents	You can see the entire process of turning harvested leaves into matcha. You will hear very interesting stories from Mr. Akabori, a matcha farmer and the owner of his tea factory. He also focuses on organic matcha production. Rise will handle booking arrangements, transportation, and interpreting.
Reservation deadline	Please contact us at least 1 day in advance.

Making Mini Tatami Mat

Fee	1,000 yen～/person (+8,000 yen for an English speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Sakagibara Tatami
TIme	2 hours
Contents	You can choose the color and pattern! Can be used for mouse pads, flower stands, decorative stands, photo stands, etc! Rise will handle booking arrangements, transportation, and interpreting.

Mandarin Orange Picking

Fee	2,000 yen～/person (+8,000 yen for an English speaking guide and transportation)
Place	30 minutes away by car
Time	2 hours
Contents	You can enjoy tangerine picking in a field with a view of the sea. You can learn about mandarin oranges and all kinds of agricultural products from a cheerful farmer. Of course, you can take them home and eat them. This activity is available from November to March.

Yukata/Kimono Experience

Fee	Adults 3,000 yen, Children 2,000 yen (+8,000 yen/group for an English speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Watonagomikaya
Time	2 hours
Reservation deadline	Please contact Rise at least 3 days in advance.

Eel Farm Tour

Fee	8,000 yen including an English speaking guide and transportation
Place	Isshiki Unagi
TIme	2hours
Contents	Visitors can tour an eel farm and experience grabbing an eel by hand. This is only possible in a place famous for its eels, which are among the best in the country in terms of quality and quantity.

Shrimp Cracker(Senbei) Making

Fee	2000 yen/person (+8,000 yen/group for an English speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Maruhei
TIme	2 hours
Contents	You can try your hand at baking shrimp senbei at this long-established shop in Nishio City, the birthplace of shrimp crackers, which has been in existence for about 100 years. While many shrimp crackers are now produced in factories, this is the only place in Nishio that continues to insist on hand-baking and uses only shrimp caught in Nishio Isshiki Town! The freshly made shrimp crackers you make yourself are exquisite!

Zazen Experience at a Local Temple

Fee	1,000 yen (+4,000 yen for an English-speaking guide)
Place	Sokakuji Temple
Time	1 hour
Contents	Zazen is a traditional Japanese meditation practice aimed at calming the mind and focusing the spirit. It involves sitting quietly in a peaceful place, maintaining an upright posture, closing the eyes, and focusing on the breath. The goal is to let go of thoughts and attain inner peace.
Reservation deadline	6:00 p.m. on the day before

Textile Factory Tour

Fee	8,000 yen including an English-speaking guide and transportation
Place	Hayashi Texitile Factory
TIme	1~2 hours
Contents	Are you a fan of Howl's Moving Castle? Nishio City is the first place in Japan where cotton was introduced in the year 799. Thanks to this history, it is known as a production area for Mikawa cotton. At Hayashi Textile Factory, which was founded in 1918, you can enjoy a nostalgic atmosphere. The passionate third-generation owner offers special tours of the factory.

Joining a Local Taiko Club

Fee	8,000 yen including an English-speaking guide and transportation
Place	Isshiki Center
TIme	7~9pm on Fridays
Contents	Have you ever heard Japanese taiko drumming? It's an incredibly powerful instrument that resonates deep within your body. You can experience authentic taiko drums by joining a local taiko club.

Matcha Dyeing Experience

Fee	6,000 yen per group (+8,000 yen for an English-speaking guide and transportation)
Place	UZUiRO
Time	1 hour　10am or 1pm on Saturdays
Reservation deadline	6:00 p.m. on the day before

Miso tour

Fee	5000 yen/group (+4,000 yen for an English-speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Hatoya
Time	1 hours
Contents	In this hands-on class, participants will learn about the opposing miso types, “aka miso” and “shiro miso, used by long-established restaurants in Nagoya”, and make “miso-maru”, a simple miso soup for one person, with the combined miso and dried ingredients. You can take home the miso maru you made (about 6-7 pieces). You can also tour the miso warehouse for free.
Reservation deadline	1 week in advance

Taiyaki making experience

Fee	Only for taiyaki fee (+4,000 yen for an English-speaking guide and transportation)
Place	Nagomidokoro「zen」
Reservation deadline	3 days ago
Contents	A lively old lady will teach you how to make taiyaki. This is the only place in the city where you can enjoy freshly made taiyaki.

Antiquarian Book Museum Iwase Bunko

Fee	4,000 yen including an English-speaking guide and transportation
Contents	It is the first antiquarian book museum in Japan. In our library, you can actually hold in your hands “The Pillow Book” and all other classical books in our collection.
Infomation	Iwase Bunko's “Makuragoshi” was featured in the “Taiga Drama Travelogue”.