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Discover Kokiriko, the oldest folk song in Japan, and the quiet village that preserves it. Nestled between UNESCO-listed gassho-style villages, Kaminashi is a center of culture in a region whose rugged geography and unusually snowy climate once made it nearly inaccessible, a virtual “island in the mountains” whose traditions have been shaped by centuries of isolation. On your walk through the village, you’ll discover this unique heritage—the Kokiriko song and dance, Gokayama tofu, and more—as you interact firsthand with the people who keep the traditions alive. With an English-speaking guide-interpreter to accompany you every step of the way, you can enjoy your journey with peace of mind. Inquire about an experience today.
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Uncover the hidden side of life in Suganuma, a gassho-style village that joined the register of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1995. Surrounded by rich forests and steep mountains, Suganuma is a living piece of cultural heritage–a village with permanent residents, which makes it unique among the sites on the UNESCO roster. During your journey, you’ll discover the local origins of the village’s world-famous gassho-style architecture and savor a lunch prepared using local ingredients in a traditional gassho-style home. With an English-speaking guide-interpreter to accompany you every step of the way, you can enjoy your journey with peace of mind. Inquire about an experience today.
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Gain a deeper appreciation for the beauty of Japanese tradition as you journey through Inami, a town that's practically a museum of wood sculptures. You'll visit historic Zuisenji Temple and stop by a carver's studio. You'll carve your own wooden sake cup with real tools under the guidance of a master—an experience like no other. You'll savor a fine Japanese lunch in a traditional home and tour the earthen brewhouse of the Wakakoma Sake Brewery, where you'll have a chance to sample local sake in the wooden cup you created. With an English-speaking guide-interpreter to accompany you every step of the way, you can enjoy your journey with peace of mind. Inquire about an experience today.
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A three-day, two-night tour to experience Gokayama's traditional culture, local cuisine, and hot springs. Cycle through the forest roads of Gokayama and stay at a guest house in the World Heritage Site of Ainokura Gassho-Zukuri Village. Enjoy folk songs in a room with a sunken hearth.Discover the hidden charms of Gokayama by cycling on paths that cannot be reached by public transportation.
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This is a forest path cycling tour of the Gokayama area that includes a stroll through the World Heritage Site of Ainokura Gassho-Zukuri Village.We will take you to spectacular spots that cannot be reachedby public transportation, but only by bicycle.With electric bicycles, even beginners and those who are not confident in their fitness can enjoy cycling while taking their time to enjoy the scenery.
Experience・ToursInami
Here in Japan’s foremost woodcarving village of Inami we offer a chance to try out some nice and easy woodcarving for yourself under the direction of a trained woodcarving artisan! This experience tied together with a walk through Inamiʼs historic streets makes for a great trip! Under the direction of one of our artisans, you will be carving your own wooden sake cup from a templet piece with the actual tools used by the woodcarvers of Inami. After carving your cup, you can take it to the Wakakoma Sake House for a tasting. Our woodcarving experience is great for all ages and skill levels, so feel free to come on by!
GokayamaExperience・Tours
Only 5 minutes from the Gokayama Interchange, this ski slope is popular with families and young people. There are four courses of various levels, so everyone from small children to adults can enjoy skiing.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
Located a 20 minute drive from the Tokai Hokuriku Expressway Fukumitsu exit, the Taira Ski Park has courses for skiers and snowboarders of all skill levels. National level mogul competitions are held here annually.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
Enjoy the great outdoors on this spacious cross-country ski course running through the woods. Cross-country ski equipment is available for rental. In summer, the Taira Cross-Country Run Competition is held here.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
Learn to canoe in a 15-minute class and paddle along the 3 km of Lake Katsura-ko. You can also fish for black bass, koi, trout and more.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
This workshop makes various instruments used in the ancient “Kokiriko” folk song and dance. With a reservation, you can make your own sasara, an instrument used in Kokiriko.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
Make your own tofu among the rich nature of the Takanbo Ski area.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
As a center for creative exchange, this school is dedicated to experiences like soba and tofu making.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
Papermaking experience is available in this Gassho-zukuri house in which paper used to be produced as an important industry of Gokayama in the Edo period.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
You can make your own washi paper in the Gassho-zukuri hall and enjoy the washi history and works on display in the gallery. A 10-minute video detailing the washi production process is available for viewing in the lobby.
GokayamaExperience・Tours
This workshop produces a variety of washi paper for use in collages, paper-mâché dolls of the animals of the Chinese Zodiac, and more. You can visit the factory or make your own paper.
Experience・ToursToga
Come take a ride on our cruise boat that smoothly glides across the water of the great Shogawa Riverʼs dam lake. From the boat you can see the beautiful and quiet nature of the Shogawa River Valley and enjoy the unique picturesque scenery of each season.
Experience・ToursFukumitsu
Come on down and make your own Toyama white shrimp rice crackers! When you take one of your piping hot rice crackers and dip it into a sweet soy sauce just the noise itself is delectable. The rice crackers you make here do not taste like any ordinary rice crackers; they have the crunchy texture of fried onigiri and have the rich taste of Toyama rice and white shrimp. Whether you are coming as a family or with your friends, we welcome all who want to come by! Reservations are not required. Just come on in and apply with our staff.
Experience・ToursToga
From times past, our ancestors have cultivated soba (buckwheat) in the Toga region, which is an ideal location because of its sloping terrain and good drainage. Come and try making soba noodles for yourself using soba flour cultivated with careful attention here in the Toga region.
Experience・ToursInami
Come on by and try out our Inami soba making course! Here you can make your soba and eat it too! The instructor is excellent, so this course is great for beginners too.
RoadsideExperience・ToursInami
We offer the chance for you to carve plates, bowls, and other daily goods out of wood in addition to wooden speakers and wooden sake cups (instructors available).
Experience・ToursFukumitsu
You can enjoy fishing here inside our facility while you are surrounded by the deep green of nature.