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Experience making ramen in a private kitchen in Osaka!

This is a chef experience where you can make ramen in a private kitchen. Children are also welcome.

4.98 out of 5 average rating, 260 reviews

Kyoto tea town for matcha lover　

Walk Uji’s histric district, grind matcha, taste sweets, and join a tea ceremony.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 373 reviews

Cycle and explore rural Osaka

Enjoy a unique cycling adventure through hidden historical sites and countryside. I studied geography, so I share local history and geography while cycling. Join me for a fun and educational ride.

4.97 out of 5 average rating, 506 reviews

Akahada-yaki Pottery with local rare clay in Nara

Experience the techniques of Akahada-yaki pottery handed down to me through generations.

5 out of 5 average rating, 3 reviews

The art of fragrance: A special time for healing and centring the mind with original incense blends, scent bag making, and diaphragmatic stretching.

Experience making a fragrance bag using natural fragrance ingredients in the former head merchant's residence, which is a historic building. While introducing the culture and history of Japanese fragrances, as well as the scents and characteristics of the fragrance ingredients, you will be able to choose and blend your favourite fragrances to create your own original work, which you can take home with you. Afterwards, you will perform simple breathing muscle stretches while enjoying the scent, and experience Japanese fragrance culture and health practices in a relaxed state.

4.96 out of 5 average rating, 157 reviews

Play traditional Japanese card games

Learn the games' history from a local enthusiast.

4.96 out of 5 average rating, 1186 reviews

Kyoto Insider Sake Experience

An expert-guided sake tasting and brewery experience in Kyoto. Your Japan trip gets better once you truly enjoy sake.

4.95 out of 5 average rating, 1380 reviews

Pedal through hidden Nara

Unearth the town's hidden gems with a local cycling guide.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 382 reviews

Learn kawaii wagashi making near Nara deer park

One of the rare experience of hands-on wagashi-making with the master owner of a historic shop in Nara. Learn authentic, time-honored techniques passed down through generations.

4.99 out of 5 average rating, 602 reviews

Stitch Sashiko art in a Kyoto embroidery atelier

Learn sashiko embroidery from scratch in Kazue’s Kyoto studio using Hitome-zashi method

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Nara Highlights: Great Buddha & Shrines

Discover Nara historic icons on a guided walk. Visit the sacred forest of Kasuga Taisha, stand before the Great Buddha at Todai-ji, and enjoy sweeping views from Nigatsu-do on a downhill route.

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Osaka Castle, Kimono & Tenma Street Walk

Explore the scenic grounds of Osaka Castle and its grand keep, then dress in a traditional kimono at a life-sized Edo-period museum. Stroll Japan longest shopping arcade at Tenjinbashisuji in Tenma.

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Nara Food & Sake: Naramachi Alleys

Discover Nara culinary soul on a walk through Naramachi, a preserved Edo-period merchant district and birthplace of sake brewing. Sample regional sake, taste fresh mochi, and see old machiya.

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Discover Gion and the Geishas with an Italian guide

I will accompany you on a discovery of Gion and Higashiyama, strolling through alleys, shrines, canals and ancient wooden houses. We will talk about the history of Kyoto and the world of the Geisha.

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A Special Ikebana Experience in Osaka’s Hidden Gem

Enjoy intimate ikebana in a hidden traditional space in Osaka. Learn from a professional ikebana instructor, choose a vintage Japanese vase to take home, then relax with seasonal sweets and tea.

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Fushimi Inari Shrine & teamLab Bio-Vortex Tour

Escape the crowds on a 4-hour Kyoto morning tour. Walk the vermilion Torii gates of Fushimi Inari, then step into the boundless digital worlds of teamLab Bio-Vortex with your English guide.

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Try 3 Firsts: Jiu-Jitsu, Sento & Local Food

Try Jiu-Jitsu for the first time in a safe, beginner-friendly setting. Then unwind at a sento—a Japanese public bath—enjoy local food, and share a glimpse of everyday Kyoto life with us.

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Discover Kyoto's Gion District – Night Group

Join a group evening walk through Kyoto's enchanting Gion district. Explore lantern-lit streets, iconic shrines, and hidden alleys with a knowledgeable English-speaking guide. Max 25 participants.

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Fushimi Inari Night Walk

A quiet evening walk through Fushimi Inari, ending with a panoramic view of Kyoto after dark.

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Let's make authentic okonomiyaki and takoyaki with an owner who has been running an okonomiyaki restaurant for many years.

MAKE, COOK, SMILE ― Kyoto Konamon Experience Don't just eat Japanese food, make it yourself! This is a small-group experience in Kyoto where you can enjoy Japanese "konamon culture" with okonomiyaki, takoyaki, and more. The host is a chef who has been involved in the food and beverage industry for about 25 years. He has gained experience in teppanyaki restaurants, bars, and creative cuisine restaurants, and has run okonomiyaki and teppanyaki restaurants. Using his many years of experience, he will help you experience the "fun of making your own" Japanese konamon.

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