Japan cultural experience. Visit Japan, travel, and experience unique cultural activities including Sumo, Ninja, Samurai, Taiko and Kimono!

Photographing At Studio Plan

A unique memento for an unforgettable trip: beautiful portraits wearing a kimono taken by a professional photographer!

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• Price (child) :	JPY75,000 (-)	Days or Time :	12:00pm - 17:30pm	Days Available :	Mon - Fri
  Destination :	Tokyo
  Include :	► Return transfer ► Two sets of clothing ► Hair styling (Western style or Japanese wig) ► Make-up, and dressing ► 20 shots from the photo shoot stored on CD-R ► Postal service fee for CD delivery

Ninja Experience

Ninjas are often portrayed as supermen who carry out undercover espionage operations, making full use of phenomenal physical abilities and various ninjutsu (ninja techniques). Don't you want to find out who they really are? Experience and feel the ninja world by watching their fighting performance and participating in a ninja training session. Ninjas will teach you some of their techniques. You will learn taijutsu (unarmed body combat skills) and practice ninjutsu, both of which could become very handy in real life.

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• Price (child) :	JPY15,000 (13,000)	Days or Time :	10:00am - 12:15pm	Days Available :	Thu and Sun
  Destination :	Tokyo
  Include :	► English Speaking Guide ► Tuition fees

Samurai Experience Tour

Do you want wear Samurai armour in the middle of Tokyo?

In this program, you will not only wear the armour and have your photos taken but you will also learn how to fight whilst wearing them and also learn about weapons used during the samurai era. Don’t miss this opportunity to actually wear samurai armour and feel its heavy weight and hardness. Unlike protective gear traditional to some other countries, samurai armour is colourful and beautiful. In order to make Samurai armour, skills which have been passed down since ancient times are necessary.

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• Price :	JPY65,000 per group (up to 5 people)	Days or Time :	On-demand	Days Available :	On-demand
  Destination :	Tokyo (A Sumo Stable)
  Include :	► English Speaking Guide ► Tuition fees

Make Your Own Sushi

From watching the master chef at a sushi restaurant, it may look as though the art of sushi making is effortless. Although, when you try to make sushi yourself, you will realize just how difficult it really is to make perfectly shaped sushi. The art of sushi making goes beyond its appearance. Pieces of sushi made from the same fish will taste different if prepared by a master chef or by students. Find out how the preparation method of sushi reflects its taste. After doing this tour, you will have the knowledge to truly appreciate delicious sushi.

In this program, you will learn how to create nigiri sushi (rice topped with raw fish) as well as makizushi (sushi rolled in dried seaweed). Then you'll be ready to prepare your own delicious sushi at home.

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• Price (child) :	JPY17,700 (15,700)	Days or Time :	16:00pm - 18:00pm	Days Available :	Wed and Fri
  Destination :	Tokyo
  Include :	► English Speaking Guide ► Tuition fees ► 1 Dinner

Who Wants to Be a Samurai?

Through practicing with an imitation sword, you will learn that you don't need strength to slice a Japanese sword in the correct way. Before throwing them yourself, you will also learn how the real ninja use(d) ninja stars. You will soon appreciate why ninjas and samurai were drawn to these weapons a long ago!

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• Price (child) :	JPY12,900 (10,900)	Days or Time :	13:10pm - 16:30pm	Days Available :	The tour dates are limited. Please ask for details.
  Destination :	Tokyo
  Include :	► English Speaking Guide ► Tuition fees

Taiko Drumming Course & Asakusa Walk

Taiko drums are considered to be one of the first percussion instruments invented by humans. This tour will lead you to discover the wonders of taiko drums. The tour starts at the Drum Museum where you can observe and touch a collection of drums which have come from around the world. You will also be able to participate in short drumming sessions on them. The sound of a taiko drum is thought to be like the sound at the bottom of our souls — it's the basis for human rhythm. You will find out that taiko is not only a musical instrument - the physical activity involved during the drumming has made it become a form of relaxation, recreation and entertainment. After the taiko session you will enjoy a short tour around Asakusa’s temples and shrines and find out more about traditional Japanese culture and religion.

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• Price (child) :	JPY9,800 (8,800)	Days or Time :	13:30pm - 16:30pm	Days Available :	Thu
  Destination :	Tokyo (Drum Museum / Taiko Center / Asakusa)
  Include :	► English Speaking Guide ► Tuition fees

Japanese Traditional Cooking

Hifumi- is an exclusive, reservations-only Japanese restaurant. A master Japanese chef, who appeared in the Michelin Guide (the classic guide to exceptional restaurants), will teach you about the rich culture behind Japanese cuisine and how to prepare dishes like an expert.

Using only the freshest ingredients, the chefs at Hifumi create delicious dishes to suit the season. Learn how to use and prepare dashi (a special stock) and miso (soybean paste) like the master chefs. Before you can savour this delicious meal, you will learn proper Japanese table manners. Appreciate the food's aesthetics, aroma and connection to the seasons and enjoy Japanese cuisine like never before.

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• Price (child) :	JPY30,000 (28,000)	Days or Time :	11:00am - 15:00pm	Days Available :	Mon - Fri
  Destination :	Tokyo (Hifumi Japanese restaurant)
  Include :	► English Speaking Guide ► Tuition fees ► 1 Lunch

Wear a Kimono around Asakusa!

Why not stroll through the streets of historical Asakusa dressed in kimono? In this program, participants wear furisode – elegant and expensive long-sleeved kimono that are only worn at formal occasions, for example, at weddings.

A kitsuke (kimono dressing) teacher will help you put on your kimono and a professional photographer will take your photos. This is a will be an unforgettable Japanese experience!We also have kimonos for men, allowing couples to participate together.

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• Price :	Women:JPY19,800 Men:JPY16,800	Days or Time :	9:15am - 11:30am	Days Available :	Tue, Thu, Fri and Sun
  Destination :	Tokyo (Asakusa)
  Include :	► 2 large ones and 5 small Photos ► A furisode rental cost

Stay in a local Japanese house in Kamakura

Have you ever stayed in a Japanese person's house? You have come all the way to Japan so why not stay in a true Japanese house? This course has been created so you can make this dream come true! Stay in a Japanese person's house and enjoy Kamakura- an area full of temples, shrines and streets lined with traditional houses.

Experience what you cannot in a hotel or ryokan- the great hospitality of a 'normal' Japanese family.

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• Price (child) :	JPY12,000 (-)	Days or Time :	2 Days	Days Available :	Mon - Thu
  Destination :	Kamakura
  Include :	► 1 night accommdotation ► 1 Dinner ► 1 Lunch

Kyoto Wedding Photo Plan

This plan offers you the chance to have your photograph taken at Kamigamo Jinja, the oldest shrine in Kyoto, dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono.

Perfect as a souvenir of your holiday or honeymoon.

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• Price (child) :	JPY130,000 (-)	Days or Time :	9:30am - 15:00pm	Days Available :	Mon - Fri
  Destination :	Kyoto
  Include :	► Return transfer ► Two sets of clothing (1 crested kimono, 1 all white kimono or 1 colored kimono) ► Hair styling ► Make-up, and dressing ► 50 photos on a CD-R ► Prayers at Kamigamo Shrine ► Commemorative items ► Postal service fee for CD delivery

Buddhist training at Mt. Koya

Koya-san is well known as a major pilgrimage site for Shingon Buddhism followers and its major attraction is the monastic complex. Take this opportunity to stay in a temple and have a religious Japanese life.

You will be able to experience either Ajikan (similar to Zazen, a seated meditation) or Sha-jyutsu / Sha-kyo (either draw/paint Buddha's or learn how to write sutras) meditation methods. The method cannot be specified because it depends on teacher availability; however, both methods are practiced by the Buddhists to reach enlightenment.

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• Price (child) :	JPY19,600 (14,600)	Days or Time :	2 Days	Days Available :	Daily
  Destination :	Wakayama (Mt. Koya)
  Include :	► Return transfer from Osaka ► Buddhist Training lecture ► 1 night accomodation ► 1 Breakfast ► 1 Dinner