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Summer vacation children’s experience classes

Venue: Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum
Target audience: Elementary and junior high school students
Participation fee: Make a Wadokaichin 350 yen
Make a magatama 550 yen
Make a mini triangular-rimmed divine beast mirror 900 yen
Make a mini bronze bell 1,700 yen
*Admission fee for children (participants) included
Capacity: Make a Wadokaichin 30 people per session
Make a magatama 30 people per session
Make a mini triangular-rimmed divine beast mirror 18 people per session
Make a mini bronze bell 18 people per session
Application: Application form or
Fax (0774-86-5589)
*If applying by fax, please fill in the following information when applying.
① Representative (guardian) name, ② Address, ③ Contact information (cell phone), ④ Desired course (e.g. B Make a magatama), ⑤ School name, ⑥ Grade, ⑦ Participant names

A July 20th (Sat) 10:00-12:00 Make a magatama
B July 20th (Sat) 13:30-15:30 Make a magatama
C July 27th (Sat) 10:00-12:00 Make ancient money “Wadokaichin”
D July 27th (Sat) 13:30-15:30 Make ancient money “Wadokaichin”
A-D Application acceptance: July 1st (Mon) 9:00-July 12th (Fri) 17:00

E July 31st (Wed) 10:00-12:00 Let’s make ancient money, “Wadokaichin”
F July 31st (Wed) 13:30-15:30 Let’s make ancient money, “Wadokaichin”
G August 3rd (Sat) 10:00-12:00 Let’s make a mini triangular-rimmed god and beast mirror
H August 3rd (Sat) 13:30-15:30 Let’s make a mini triangular-rimmed god and beast mirror
I Wednesday, August 7th, 10:00-12:00 Let’s make a mini bronze bell
J Wednesday, August 7th, 1:30-3:30 Let’s make a mini bronze bell
K Saturday, August 17th, 10:00-12:00 Let’s make a magatama
L Saturday, August 17th, 1:30-3:30 Let’s make a magatama
E-L Applications accepted: Saturday, July 1st, 9:00-Wednesday, July 24th, 5:00

Lottery: If there are a large number of applications, a lottery will be held. Regardless of whether or not a lottery is held, you will be notified of the results on Saturday, July 13th for A-D, and on Thursday, July 25th for E-L.
The notification will include details about whether you can participate and if you have already applied.

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Autumn Children’s Experience Classes – Fire Making Experience –

Let’s make roasted sweet potatoes over a fire you’ve made yourself.

Date and time: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Saturday, October 26, 2024, 1:30pm-4:30pm
Target audience: Elementary school students, junior high school students, high school students, and guardians
Capacity: 8 groups (5 people per group)
Participation fee: 300 yen per person
Items to bring: Work gloves
Application period: As follows
How to apply: Application form below or FAX (0774-86-5589) *Telephone and email applications are not accepted
*If applying by FAX, please fill in ①Name of representative (guardian), ②Address, ③Contact information (mobile phone), ④Email address or FAX number, ⑤Name of participants, ⑥Age, ⑦Number of participants, and ⑤⑥ for each participant.

Application period:
[September] 9:00am on Thursday, August 1st to 5:00pm on Friday, September 6th
Lottery results notification date: Saturday, September 7th

[October] 9:00 am, Sunday, September 1st to 5:00 pm, Friday, October 4th
Lottery results notification date: Saturday, October 5th

https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/yamasiro-m/cms/?page_id=2355

*After receiving the lottery results, we will send you an email or other notification of your participation and detailed information. If you do not receive an email (or fax) on the lottery result notification date, please contact us by phone by two days later.

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Panel exhibition commemorating 50 years since the excavation of Kuni Palace

In cooperation with the Kyoto Prefectural Museum Forum Joint Exhibition, our museum will exhibit panels on the results of excavations at the historic site of Kunikyu Palace in the permanent exhibition room. This year marks the 1,300th anniversary of Emperor Shomu’s accession to the throne, and the panels will explore how much of the Kunikyu Palace site of Emperor Shomu has been discovered through 50 years of excavation work.

HP: https://www.kyoto-be.ne.jp/yamasiro-m/cms/?page_id=2346
Date : July 13th,Sat-September 8th,Sun
Admission : 200 yen for adults, 50 yen for elementary and junior high school students
Persons with a disability certificate and one caregiver: Free
65 years and older: Free

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Uji’s Temples and Shrines: Uncover the Spiritual Beauty of Uji, Kyoto

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6 Delicious Matcha Dessert Places You’ll Love in Kyoto Tea Country

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Kyoto Prefectural Yamashiro Local History Museum (Hometown Museum Yamashiro)

They explore the unique history and culture of southern Yamashiro through research in archaeology, history, and folklore. They clarify the historical background and changes that have shaped the culture and atmosphere of this region, and systematically exhibit and publicize the results of their research.
In addition to permanent exhibitions, you can enjoy various exhibitions and events throughout the year.
Visit this magical place. There are a lot of wonders waiting for you.

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Cultural Assets Passing Down to the Future – Exhibition of New Collected Items in Yamashiro Local History Museum

Since its opening in 1982, the Yamashiro Local History Museum has been collecting and preserving materials for over 40 years. Supported by donations and deposits from everyone, today we have collected over 80,000 materials across three fields: archaeology, folklore, and history.

This exhibition will showcase a carefully selected selection of materials collected in recent years that particularly convey the history and culture of the Minamiyamashiro region. A wide variety of materials will be gathered together, including materials related to the Himachiko sect, which are widely found in villages in the Minamiyamashiro region, the Kitamura Land Survey Register, and the Furukawa family documents, which are a collection of ancient documents from the early modern period to the modern era. In addition to the new collection, we will also exhibit the Okada Kuni Shrine documents, which were newly designated as a Kyoto Prefecture designated cultural property in 2023, and introduce their appeal once again.

We hope that this exhibition will be an opportunity to connect the cultural assets that have been passed down in the region to the future. We hope that through this exhibition, visitors will become more interested in the history and culture of the Minamiyamashiro region, and also gain a greater understanding of the museum’s important work of collecting materials.

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A Nature-Experience Inn Woven With Mountains and a River, Yoichi

Kazuki Morimoto, after working in Osaka, returned to his hometown and opened “Yoichi” in 2021, to create a place where people can gather and relax. He realized how well local people could cooperate, and began offering a rich menu leveraging these relationships.
He renovated an approximately 70-year-old building to create a comfortable space. The second floor serves as relaxing accommodations. Only one group can enjoy the stay per day, guaranteeing a private experience.
The menu includes Japanese dishes using wild game meats such as deer, wild boar, duck, and pheasant. You can even savor soft-shelled turtle, eel, carp, and sweetfish, too. (Mr. Morimoto catches the sweetfish himself in the river in front of the building!) Local ingredients are also used for breakfast, such as the honey on toast and the raw eggs over rice.
This area attracts visitors to view cherry blossoms in spring, colored leaves in fall, and sea of clouds that can be seen in early mornings in the colder months if you are lucky. Mr. Morimoto offers a variety of seasonal experiences, such as evening hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) with delicious dishes, exciting nighttime eel fishing, fascinating firefly viewing, catching and grilling sweetfish, fall foliage viewing, and a sea of clouds tour!

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Kamuin

This charming old Japanese house, located on a historic trail called Yamashiro-kodo Road, offers a delightful selection including traditional sweets. Ohagi is a traditional Japanese sweet made with glutinous rice and sweet bean paste, typically palm-sized. This cafe offers not only regular ohagi, but also a set of five bite-sized ohagi with different colors and designs. You can enjoy five flavors, including matcha green tea and kinako (roasted soybean flour). These pretty sweets have a refined sweetness and are very delicious. They are among the most popular sweets at this cafe.
In addition, there are a variety of special seasonal options available, such as shaved ices in summer, warm zenzai (dessert soup made with red beans) in winter, and a unique hamburger featuring a local specialty, bamboo shoots in spring.
Located near Kanimanji Temple, which has a connection with crabs, one of this cafe’s charms is the crab motifs that can be found throughout.

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Kotokoto Beer

This microbrewery pioneered the craft beer scene in the Kyoto Tea Country region. Mr. Bando founded it in 2022, after working in the sake industry. He views craft beer as a fun way to bring people together, revitalize the community, and share the gifts of nature and agriculture with others.
Kotokoto Beer sells beers directly from the brewery. Additionally, it sometimes opens its weekend pub, which is mainly frequented by the locals, including many families with children.
In addition to their standard lineup that includes the weizen, the stout, the pilsner, and the IPA (India pale ale), they collaborated with local stores and farmers to develop a wide variety of beers. These unique beers include a tomato pilsner, a grape IPA, a coffee beer, and a beer made with strawberries that nearby farmers are struggling to sell.
Visit the brewery. Discovering a place through its craft beer is a wonderful experience.

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Incense Kitchen

Incense Kitchen offers a great experience of making incense with the aroma of matcha green tea. (Reservations are required. For English support, please apply at least one week in advance.) Why not try this wonderful experience unique to Uji, a famous tea region?
Matcha is an indispensable part of Japanese culture. Also, you can feel Japan's unique heritage from the wooden molds used here, which are traditional sweet molds. (Currently, specially crafted ones for the incense by a skilled artisan are used.) You can create incense with motifs of a rabbit, tea, a cherry blossom, and many more, which symbolize Uji and Kyoto. They are lovely to look at and will make your heart flutter.
The matcha is fresh, sourced directly from tea factories and tea farmers in Uji. The manufacturing process inevitably produces some high-quality matcha that is not sold for consumption, and currently, only this type of matcha is used here. You can contribute to reducing food waste in the community through this fun experience.
The incense is not lit directly; instead, it is gently warmed using a tealight candle. It releases no smoke, only the relaxing aroma of the matcha. It's perfect for personal enjoyment, and a gift for someone special, too.

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TEOTERASU IDE

Teoterasu Ide is a community hub for regional development and interactions that opened right next to Ide Town Hall in 2023.
Teoterasu Ide has a direct sales corner offering a wide range of goods such as fresh produce, bento boxed meals, sweets, alcoholic beverages, and more.
Additionally, it has a stylish cafe space serving its signature dishes made with local specialties. Ide Janmen is a spicy miso ramen made with local miso (fermented bean paste) and bamboo shoots. It’s very addictive. Ide Ohgon Purin (Ide Golden Pudding) is made with Kyoto’s eggs and Kyoto-produced milk. It’s a rich and creamy custard that highlights the natural flavor of eggs. You can find more food made with locally sourced ingredients.
The facility also serves as a gathering spot for local people. There are various events throughout the year, and it’s a fun place for all ages, from children to the elderly.
Visit Ide Town. Abundant nature, delicious food and warm people are waiting for you.