Experience Japanese Lifeand Culture at theirbirthplace, Nara
✓ Rare chance to spend a day with local hosts!
✓ Very educational for your kids!
✓ You can enjoy beyond language barrier!
✓ Good shelter from winter weather !
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☸ Braid silk bracelet like anime heroine(1.5hrs)

Enjoy making traditional “kumihimo” braid with your only-one design and colors, and complete it into
your own bracelets, feeling yourself like an anime-heroine in “Your name”!

♒ Learn Traditional Japanese Scarf Dyeing (3 hrs)
Come and join us to learn the ancient tradition of Japanese Scarf Dyeing. Michiko and Toshiko areexperts in the traditional Japanese Dye called "Bengara". 3hours for design, dyeing , and drying.

❤ Seasonal artistic wagashi sweet making (1 hr)
You can learn not only the basic skills of making, but also the beauty of Japanese traditional colors usedand how the host Maso-san expresses seasons in the design of the "sweets". 45 minutes making and15minutes tea time .

♾ Nara-style tea ceremony at quaint town house (1 hr)
During the 1 hour ceremony ,the hostess Kayoko will try to help you feel a sort of mindfulness within
the calm, inspiring ambiance of her tea room. This is the reason why her class is preferred by visitorsand children from abroad to other types of touristy classes.

⛩ Unveil Nara with Native Rickshaw Guide ( 45 min.)During the forty-five minutes ride, you will be watching magnificent views from the rickshaw and thehost will take your instagrammable pics at some of the best viewpoints. Best way of going around Nara
park area especially during winter!(blanket w/hand warmer, windshield, quicker than walk).

⚱ Akahada pottery with local rare clay ( 2 hrs)
“Akahada-yaki is one of the traditional pottery started in 16c by the order of Lord Toyotomi. Amazing
thing is the host master "Masashi“, a descendant of the ancient pottery family himself goes and take therare same clay as since the old days, and use it in the class! Why not enjoy together making your only
one Akahada-yaki work at his atelier and gallery?

☯ Wish and make world only one stone bracelet ( 2hrs)
You can select a variety of stones out of more than 80kinds, and design and build reflecting your wishes
in it! You can select also "magatama" (comma-shaped) stone beads to make it into traditional Japanesestyle! One best idea for couples may be creating a bracelet for each other with wishes of your love.

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Nara Events/Festivals
betweenmid Nov. and New year
Find a good photo spots and chances!

Colored Leaves of the Nara deer park
End November ~ Mid December
Enter the breathtaking colorful world of the historical park and theforests.

Deer gathering at Tobihino area
December 1~14 (except for 8)

10AM

Enjoy watching so many deer appear from the forest to the sound of
the horn!

Kasuga Wakamiya Onmatsuri Festival
December 15-18 https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/47/
Don’t miss the highlight parade in traditional costumes , endlessmusic and dances till midnight on 17th.

End year purification rituals
December 31

3PM@Kasuga grand shrine

Refresh also yourself by watching Shintoists’ annual purification
rituals wishing to live a new fortunate and prosperous year!

Enjoy your promenade around Naramachi before/after your experiences

Naramachi Museum
Get the fortune amulet!

Naramachi
Mechanical Toy
MuseumUnique local souvenir shops

Whereis Nara?
Nigiwaino-ie
Old townhouse with beautiful Japanese garden

Nara Wellness Tourism
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