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Make Pizza or Gratin with an Authentic Pizza Oven!
Use an authentic pizza oven to make pizza or gratin! Cooking in the great outdoors is truly a special experience. Take this special opportunity to spend time with your family, friends, or as a couple. ♢Tsubadani Shizen Taikenmura♢ We want to offer our guests nature-related experiences that they will never forget! With this in mind, we offer a variety of hands-on activities such as ziplining, camping, BBQ, pizza baking, wood-chopping, river fun, and more. We welcome families, friends, couples, and various other groups. ♢Information♢ ・Time: Choose a Time From 11:00 - 19:00 ・Fee: 5,000 Yen ♢Note♢ 1. The fire will be managed by the staff. 2. Please prepare all the ingredients that you wish to cook with by yourself. How to Book ① Select the date and time in the calendar. ② Please select "1" when selecting the "Number of Participants (Authentic Pizza Oven Rental)"
Anan・Naka・Kito
Food Making
JPY 5,000
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Handmaking Miso with Pesticide-free Ingredients!
Experience making miso with pesticide-free ingredients in a 150- year-old Japanese traditional folk house! Young children are welcome to join! Enjoy making traditional miso in a relaxing environment. Local mineral water is used for making miso, and the soybeans are carefully cooked over a bonfire. After the activity, you can take home 2 kg （about 4.4lbs) of miso. After taking it home, you have to let the miso rest for at least 3 months before you can eat it. The taste of the miso changes depending on the length of time it is left to rest. Leaving the miso to rest for your preferred length of time is part of the fun of making hand-made miso! Enjoy making the perfect miso using safe ingredients during the best time for miso making. ♪ 【Ingredients】 ・ Pesticide-free Soybeans ・ Pesticide-free Koji Malted Rice ・ Sun-dried Salt ・ Local Mineral Water ♢About the Mugi Aozora Project ♢ We plan and operate nature activity tours in southern Tokushima Prefecture. In 150-year-old Japanese traditional folk houses (kominka), guests can experience the country way of life throughout the four seasons. We also offer many tours for children as young as under 1, as well as camping programs. Our staff have over 15 years of experience in nature activities. We're looking forward to meeting you!
Minami・Mugi・Shishikui
Culture
Food Making
JPY 5,500
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Make Authentic Baumkuchen with Bamboo!
In the midst of nature, try your hand at making Baumkuchen with bamboo! You'll start by preparing the bamboo. Steps include cutting the bamboo with a saw, drilling in air holes... Enjoy a unique experience that can only be found here! Once the bamboo sticks are ready, it's time to finish preparations by making the dough. The baking process is divided into two groups, with two people to hold the bamboo sticks and the other to pour the dough over them. It is then baked slowly, where everyone must be in unison. The resulting quality is entirely based on teamwork! Even with the same ingredients, the texture and flavor can turn out to be a bit different. On the premises, you can meet the goats and chickens who have the job of keeping the grass cut. The bamboo leaves cut during the activity will be completely eaten by the goats. This is both an environmentally friendly tour and bamboo maintenance tour! Families, friends and groups are welcome to participate. Reservations require at least 2 people. Due to the necessary tasks, only those 5 and older are able to participate. *The activity schedule/location is subject to change or cancellation due to weather. ♢About the Mugi Aozora Project ♢ We plan and operate nature activity tours in southern Tokushima Prefecture. In 150-year-old Japanese traditional folk houses (kominka), guests can experience the country way of life throughout the four seasons. We also offer many tours for children as young as under 1, as well as camping programs. Our staff have over 15 years of experience in nature activities. We're looking forward to meeting you!
Minami・Mugi・Shishikui
Culture
Eco-tours
Food Making
JPY 3,300
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Iya Soba Noodle Making & Meal
Enjoy traditional soba noodle making in the midst of Oku-Iya Valley's grand nature! Afterwards, relax and enjoy a delicious home-cooked meal made with local plants. Iya soba is a local dish made from buckwheat flour harvested in the Iya Region. The Iya Region is able to produce good quality buckwheat flour thanks to the temperature differences that occur between daytime and nighttime. Through this activity, experience grinding buckwheat flour on a millstone that has been in use for nearly 80 years. While you're grinding the buckwheat, the kind grandmother will sing a folk song that was sung in the past while this type of work was done. Meals are served in a dining room with a sunken hearth. Enjoy the freshly prepared and boiled soba together with your meal. The taste of soba made using traditional methods that you grinded yourself is truly special! This special experience is something that you can only find here. We look forward to seeing you here in Oku-Iya!
Iya・Oboke・Ikeda
Culture
Food Making
JPY 3,600
Recommended Tourist Information
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Awa Dance Festival (Awa Odori)
Awa Odori (Awa Dance) is a world-class traditional performing art with a history of over 400 years. In Tokushima City, the eve of the festival is held on August 11 every year. Then, from the 12th to the 15th, a wild dance is performed at stages and other locations throughout the city. Awa Odori is one of the most popular festivals in Japan, attracting many tourists from not only within Japan, but also from abroad. The synchronized dancing to the sounds of shamisen, gongs, drums, and other musical instruments is truly breathtaking.
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Iya Vine Bridges
In the secluded area of the Iya Valley lies a vine bridge made from hardy kiwi, which is 45 meters long and 2 meters wide and is 14 meters above the water. The beautiful shape of the bridge is reflected in the clear water of the Iya River that lies below, creating a scene that is in harmony with nature and shows different colors throughout the four seasons. Designated as a National Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property, it is now a popular sightseeing area.
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Yamainudake
This mountain is located 997 meters above sea level in the center of Kamikatsu Town. It is one of the best places to see moss in Tokushima Prefecture from July to October. It is a natural sanctuary where deep green moss grows in clusters on the rocks, creating an almost mysterious atmosphere. It takes about an hour's walk from the nearest parking lot, and you should make sure to wear comfortable walking clothes as the paths are steep because they used to be training paths for mountain priests in the past.
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Yakuoji Temple
This is the last temple in Tokushima Prefecture that is a part of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage route, and it is famous as a temple to ward off bad luck or misfortune. There are three sets of stairs - one with 33 stairs, one with 42 stairs, and one with 61 stairs. These are the years of misfortune for women, men, and those who turn 60 (61 in the old calendar) respectively . By climbing and leaving a coin on each step, it's said that one can prevent misfortune from occurring during that year.
