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Experience Local Life and Sounds of Nature Restaurant in Oita
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Non-refundable
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8 to 9 Hours
Mobile ticket
Pickup offered
Offered in: English
Overview
A journey where you can be healed by the sounds and scenery of nature in a rural landscape that has remained unchanged for 1,200 years.
In Tashibu-no-Shou, a place with 1,200 years of history and a traditional rural landscape, we will hold “Sounds of Nature Restaurant,” where you can enjoy the blessings of nature and locally produced foods while enjoying the sounds of nature. In addition, this tour offers a chance to explore the history and customs of Bungotakada while being healed by nature, including the experience of trekking in a precious natural setting that preserves the manor landscape of the Middle Ages and cooking “manor rice," which is produced in Tashibu-no-Shou, in a kamado (a traditional Japanese cooking pot).
What's Included
- Private transportation
- guide fees
- experience fees
- Dinner
- facility usage fees
- Transportation costs from your home to the gathering and disbanding points
Meeting And Pickup
Meeting point
This place is next to Tashibu-no-Shou (Tashibu Manor). Look for the large parking lot. Turn right at the Yamaga Shimoichi Kita intersection in Kitsuki city, pass Yamaga Kazenosato and Kumano Magaibutsu, turn left on the agricultural road just past Makiodo and then it's about 3 minutes away.
Start time
12:00 AM
End Point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Pickup points
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Pickup details
A representative will be waiting at the hotel reception holding a board with the traveler's name written on it. We will pick up the traveler from the hotel they are staying at and then transport them to the building "Shoen Hotaru" which will be the base of the tour. On the way back, we will pick you up at your hotel.
What To Expect
Tashibunosho Kosaki
Gather and depart from your hotel (around Beppu). Travel by private vehicle.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
●Manor Walking, Trekking Experience Bungotakada City is rich in both nature and historical culture, with historical sites related to culture, World Agricultural Heritage Sites, and rural village landscapes. This trekking experience takes you along the paths around Tashibu-no-Shou, feeling the sounds of nature as you go. While listening to the guide, you will visit the Kannon-sama (a statue of the Buddhist Mercy) that is standing quietly in the mountain and an observatory where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Tashibu-no-Shou.
1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Tashibunosho Kosaki
●Shouen-mai (manor rice) Kamado Cooking Experience Tashibu-no-Shou was once the manor of Usa-jingu Shrine. Even today, the rice harvested in this area is dedicated to Usa-jingu Shrine at the “Kenkoku-sai (grain offering ceremony)” held every November. The rice named “Shouen-mai”(manor rice) is very sweet and rich in aroma. You will experience cooking the Shouen-mai with kamado (a traditional Japanese cooking pot) and taste freshly cooked rice.
1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
●Rice field walk/rest Take a walk through rice fields that have remained unchanged for 1200 years.
1 Hours 30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Tashibunosho Kosaki
●Sounds of Nature Restaurant This is a restaurant where you can enjoy the blessings of nature and local products. The menu is rich in contents with the delicacies of Tashibu, including “Shouen-mai” produced at Tashibu-no-Shou, “Bungo rice-finished beef” raised on feed rice produced in Oita Prefecture, and local sake made from manor rice. Please enjoy a premium dinner while listening to the sounds of nature such as the sounds of the rice plants swaying in the breeze, chirping of the insects, and whisper of the wind.
2 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
●Sounds of Nature, Moon and Starlight Experience In an idyllic manor landscape, you can leisurely observe the beautiful moon and starry sky while feeling the sounds of nature. At Tashibu-no-Shou, there is a rock peak called “Mato no iwa (Mato rock)” and the moon rises between the rock peaks at night. It is said that people in the past loved this view of the Mato rocks and the moon, and composed poems about it. Tashibu-no-Shou has remained unchanged for 1,200 years. Enjoy the same view as people in the past and be healed by nature.
30 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Beppu
We will transfer you to your hotel.
1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Preschool children are not allowed to participate.
- We use local ingredients to prepare our meals, but we are unable to accommodate vegetarians.
Operated by MIRAI Creation Company Co,.Ltd.
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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