投稿タイプ：activities

Hozu-gawa River Boat Ride

Kyoto's premiere spot for scenic beauty, the Hozugawa River flows 16 kilometers between the mountains leading to Arashiyama. Once an essential waterway for transporting lumber, rice, and other goods to the capital, the river now offers visitors a chance to experience the Hozu-gawa River Boat Ride, a captivating two-hour journey through nature. Guided by 3-5 skilled boatmen, this scenic ride takes you through a stunning variety of landscapes, each offering its own charm throughout the year.

In spring, the riverbanks are adorned with delicate cherry blossoms, filling the air with fragrance and beauty. Summer brings lush greenery, with dense foliage creating a peaceful, cool canopy over the water. As autumn arrives, the landscape transforms into a vibrant palette of colored leaves, painting the mountainsides with red, orange, and gold hues. Winter presents a tranquil beauty, with the river flowing through a snow-dusted gorge, adding a serene touch to the surroundings.

Along the way, massive boulders and dramatic rock formations rise from the river, creating striking contrasts against the lush mountain backdrop. The river’s ever-changing current, with its deep pools and fast-moving rapids, offers both excitement and a sense of adventure. The boatmen expertly navigate these varying waters, ensuring an exhilarating experience as they guide you through the natural wonders of the region. Whether you love nature or seek thrills, this river journey gives you an unforgettable view of Japan’s amazing scenery.

投稿タイプ：activities

Masahiro Sword Smithing Experience

Learn about Japanese swords/katana from an active Japanese swordsmith, and use tamahagane, the same type of steel used to make Japanese swords, to make a hilt-less, small, sword-shaped blade (tousugata kogatana).

In this activity, you can step into the world of katana, and learn all about the culture of Japanese swords in a single day.
Stretch the steel with your own hands to create a 15 cm blade.

投稿タイプ：activities

Raku-ware Pottery Experience

At Shoraku Kiln, pottery-throwing activities are carried out on a reservation-only system. Experience making raku-ware pottery tea bowls in the same way as the raku-ware craftsmen.
After shaping the dough by hand, it is dried for about one hour, and then cut into the desired shape and weight to finish your very own piece.
Only raku-ware tea bowls can be made during this activity.

投稿タイプ：activities

Zen Meditation

There is a small zen temple at the end of a road that stretches through the rice fields.
In this entirely private environment, you can speak with a Buddhist monk, and after bringing your body into balance with some stretching, you can experience seated zen meditation.
Come have your own personal meditation experience.

投稿タイプ：activities

Bamboo Basket Weaving: Experience the skills of a certified Kyoto craftsman!

Take this chance to re-experience the wonder and high quality of bamboo in this workshop that has fashioned bamboo fences for 60 years.
The work here is easy to perform, regardless of gender. You can use you basket for a variety of uses, be it a flower basket or container for small items!

投稿タイプ：events

Nantan City Fireworks Festival

This fireworks festival began as an event to honor those fallen in war, and has been a local tradition for many years. Approximately 5,000 fireworks, including trick and "star mine" fireworks will be launched at the venue along the river.
During the finale, in which the bursts of "star mine" fireworks are launched one after the other, the sky is filled with fireworks, filling it with a brightness like daylight.
Lanterns will float on the surface of the river, and visitors will truly be able to enjoy a fantastically atmospheric sight.

投稿タイプ：events

Kyotamba Food Festival

The town of Kyotamba is known for producing many branded food such as Tamba brand black beans, Tamba chesnuts, and Tamba Dainagon azuki beans.
Visitors to the Kyotamba Food Festival can enjoy all of these delights, here where a great many of these local foods are presented together.

投稿タイプ：events

Regular Performances of Traditional Performing Arts

Traditional Japanese performing arts are regularly performed in the hall at the "Wa" Michi-no-Eki rest stop.
Enjoy performances of "ningyo jyoruri" (puppet theater), "wachi daiko" drumming, and "obata mansai" theatrical performances, carefully passed down by the local people here.

投稿タイプ：events

Fukuchiyama Dokkoise Festival

During the Dokkoise Festival, there is a traditional dance procession, in which groups from government offices, companies, local residents' associations, and other groups, as well as individuals of both genders and all ages can freely participate. There is also a Dokkoise Children's Festival.

投稿タイプ：events

Fukuchiyama Castle Festival

This traditional festival heralds springtime in Fukuchiyama.

The castle was originally constructed by samurai Akechi Mitsuhide, and this festival commemorates the re-construction of the castle tower in 1986, renewing successive festivities such as the "Commerce Tourism Festival," the "Science and Sunlight Exposition," and the "Fukuchiyama Demon Festival" as the Fukuchiyama Castle Festival, which continues to this day.

Places known for their association with Akechi Mitsuhide (Fukuchiyama Castle and Goryo Shrine) are the venues for this event, at which visitors can enjoy local Fukuchiyama food, stage shows, parades, and more.

投稿タイプ：events

Shutendoji Demon Festival

Held on Mt. Oe, which is famous for the legend of Shutendoji, said to be Japan's strongest demon, this festival includs a number of events, including a parade of samurai, including Minamoto-no-Yorimitsu, to drive away demons, as well as the "Mt. Oe Demon Test," and more.

投稿タイプ：events

Ayabe Minatsuki Festival

It is said that this festival began with a tradition of sending lanterns floating down the river as a memorial service for the ancestors of the locals, and now it is this summer festival that lights up the summer in central Kyoto. Approximately 10,000 colorful lanterns are floated down the Yura River, and fireworks are subsequently launched from around the middle of the river. This area has a basin-like terrain, and the sound of the launches echo throughout the city—sometimes as far as to Maizuru City in the north. This summer festival gives the city of Tamba the nickname, "city of falling stars."