Art & Culture
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Memory, Moment, Kyoto
These World Heritage temples in Kyoto can be reserved especially for you to spend quality time away from the crowds.
How will you spend your time? Choose from three World Heritage temples: Daigo-ji Temple, Ninnaji Temple, and Ryoan-ji Temple.
For this experience, a Buddhist monk will guide you on an exclusive tour to see some places that are not usually accessible to the public.
This tour provides a private temple visit and a special experience unlike any other. -
Osaka Great Sky Art Fireworks: A Spectacular Fireworks Event Synchronized to Music
Excellent and easy access. Osaka Art Fireworks is a huge fireworks event that can accommodate 20,000 people. There are four special experiences to accompany the fireworks.
Cruiser Fireworks Viewing Plan / Limited to 100 people
View the fireworks from a yacht. Limited to 10 to 20 people per vessel. Don't just watch the fireworks on land—watch from the comfort of a special vantage point on the water! This area is known for having one of the best sunsets in Japan, and watching a beautiful ocean sunset followed by fireworks by boat is a truly exceptional experience.
Japanese Cuisine x Hot Springs x Fireworks Plan / Limited to 10 groups
Enjoy a local lunch course at Fudoguchikan, a long-established traditional Japanese inn, and bathe in a hot spring with a view of autumn leaves. After lunch, head to the venue and enjoy watching the fireworks from special reserved seating. A free shuttle bus service will be running from the restaurant to the fireworks venue.
Fireworks x Stay Plan / Limited to 3 pairs
This plan allows you to view the fireworks from a guest room located within the venue, the JYUBAKO mobile house as designed by architect Kengo Kuma. Enjoy a barbecue while glamping in comfort using Japan's very own Snow Peak camping gear. After enjoying the glorious sunset, watch the fireworks from the privacy of your guest room. Includes two meals per overnight stay.
Fireworks x Pyrotechnician Commentary Plan / Limited to 100 people
A one-hour seminar by a pyrotechnician accompanied by video footage will be held at Ochi Arena near the fireworks venue. This is a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of Japanese fireworks traditions before watching the fireworks. English translations are available. A souvenir senshu towel from Osaka's Senshu region, renowned for nearly 130 years of making craft Japanese towels, is included. -
Karate Tourism: The 52nd Japan Cup Karate-do Championships Premium Tour / Rising Sun Karate Spectacle
The 52nd Japan Cup Karate-do Championships Premium Tour!
The tour includes exclusive seats at the 52nd Japan Cup Karate-do Championships to be held at the Nippon Budokan on December 8, 2024, for an unprecedented and special experience. These seats will allow spectators to watch from a location normally only accessible to staff and affiliates of the tournament. The premium tour will allow participants to observe the athletes' warm-up routine, which is not open to the public, and take a commemorative photo with the winner's cups (the emperor’s cup and the empress’s cup).
Rising Sun Karate Spectacle
In January, 2025, a new karate demonstration event will be held at the Kyoto Budo Center (formerly known as Butokuden), the oldest martial arts demonstration hall in Japan. This event will feature kata, a designated series of defensive and offensive karate movements, demonstrated by first class karate players.
During the event, there will also be a hands-on tour for visitors interested in karate and Japanese martial arts. The tour is a one-day experience that includes training under the guidance of actual karate players, a karate workshop, and trying out Japanese swords, and other elements of Japanese culture.
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Snowtable: An Exclusive Lunch and Cultural Experience at a Restaurant Made of Snow!
Spend a special day in the magnificent natural setting of Hokkaido. Asyatt. presents a the ultimate winter experience: Enjoy a private lunch on a specially-built "Snowtable" in a vast snowy field, with a beautiful view of Mount Yotei in the back.
Built over a three-day period by hand, the Snowtable is beautifully designed by professional landscapers taking into account the local climate and natural surroundings. Guests will enjoy a lunch prepared by a famous chef, using fresh Hokkaido ingredients and authentic culinary methods.
In addition, guests will be able to enjoy the ultimate fresh powder snow adventure, on a luxury snowmobile as a part of this experience. The program also includes cultural experiences unique to Hokkaido and Japan, such as Zen meditation with a monk in the wilderness, Ainu folk dance performance, and igloo-building. As a parting gift, guests will receive a video and photos taken by drone during the experience.
This special winter program by Asyatt. promises a luxurious experience that will allow participants to truly appreciate the nature, culture, and gastronomy of Hokkaido. It will be an unforgettable experience amidst the world-class powder snow of Niseko and spectacular views of Mount Yotei.
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Michinoku Coastal Hiking Trail - 7 Days
The Tohoku region consists of six prefectures in the northernmost part of Honshu (Japan’s main island), and boasts beautiful nature and abundant natural resources, including delicious fresh seafood.
On March 11, 2011, the Pacific Coast of the Tohoku region was devastated by the destructive Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. More than 10 years have passed since this disaster, and reconstruction is still underway in the Tohoku region. However, many of Tohoku's beautiful landscapes still remain, and you can encounter the day-to-day lives of the many people who have overcome this adversity.
In this tour, indulge in local culture, cycling, kayaking, and other activities unique to this region, as well as walk along the Michinoku Coastal Hiking Trail, a national trail with a total length of over 1,000 kilometers that opened on June 9, 2019.
This seven-day tour also allows you to learn about the disaster, interact with locals, and reflect on the significance of life. We hope you will join us on this walking tour in the Tohoku region. -
Joetsu's World-Class Nighttime Economy
This event will be held at the Kobayashi Kokei Residence, a designated National Important Cultural Property. The parlor will open its doors to 20 guests per night for an exclusive Japanese meal using locally produced ingredients. Drinks will include Japanese sake and Yukimuro wine, a highly sought-after rarity. The garden will be artfully illuminated, and guests can enjoy their meal while listening to live music performed by an orchestra from Joetsu City. This is a fun, content-packed experience for visitors to Japan.
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Lake Biwa Sunset & Fireworks Dinner Cruise
Make your very own fireworks at the Kakinoki fireworks workshop in the city of Nagahama on the northern shore of Lake Biwa, the largest and oldest lake in Japan.
This experience includes commentary by Hiroyuki Kakinoki, an award-winning pyrotechnician who has won awards at fireworks festivals throughout Japan.
After making the fireworks, you will select a kimono to wear, take a stroll around the traditional streets, and finally board a yakatabune boat for a sunset cruise along Lake Biwa.
A fireworks-themed Italian dinner using a variety of ingredients from Shiga Prefecture has been specially created for this sunset cruise.
For the finale, enjoy a premium, one-of-a-kind fireworks display that feature the fireworks you created earlier!
This is your chance to truly appreciate Japan’s fireworks traditions and the scenery of Lake Biwa. -
A Unique Artisanal Experience
Tsubame-Sanjo is home to many of Japan's leading artisans.
The entire town functions like a single historical workshop that continues to produce tools essential for daily life, using traditions passed down from the days of old.
Experience this town of craftspeople and witness the amazing handiwork of these artisanal masters firsthand. Become an artisan for a day in your very own workshop, explore the story of Japanese manufacturing and utility in daily life, and enjoy a bike ride along the Shinano River. You certainly won't find this extraordinary crafting journey in a guidebook!
The tour begins with a visit to an iconic 85-year-old vacant warehouse where you will learn about the region’s history.
You will then depart from the warehouse and go for a bike ride through the streets of Tsubame-Sanjo, where you can enjoy the Shinano River breeze against your skin.
Finally, create your own personalized kitchen knife engraved with your name, or perhaps your very own original frying pan at a blacksmith's forge with over a century of history. You will learn specialized techniques from a master artisan to complete your project.
The methods you learn to create lightweight and easy-to-use utensils that last a lifetime will surely leave lasting memories. -
Revealing the Shaka Nyorai Buddha Statue of the Inner Sanctuary and the Western Pagoda of the Shakyamuni Hall
In the spirit of Tendai Buddhism's "Light Up Your Corner," which advocates becoming a positive influence in your corner of the world, Mt. Hiei's Enryakuji Temple will be hosting an annual interdenominational religious summit for world peace. This year, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Enryakuji Temple's registration as a World Heritage site, a special exhibition will be held for the first time in seven years in the Shakyamuni Hall, the temple's oldest extant building. The previous public viewing of the cloistered statue of Shaka Nyorai Buddha—33 years after its initial opening—was attended by over 100,000 people.
This time, in addition to the revealing of the main statue of Shaka Nyorai in the inner sanctuary, there will also be a special DANDELION PROJECT exhibition, a participatory art project by artist Ryotaro Muramatsu based on the idea of connecting the world with transcendental prayers for peace. Stand in front of the DANDELION art installation amidst the soft candlelit interior of the Shakyamuni Hall and blow dandelion seeds carrying prayers for peace along the wall through projection mapping. Experience a new world of Buddhism through the latest in digital art technology at the Enryakuji Temple's oldest building.
Enryakuji Temple has long sent messages of peace to connect people. Now it will preserve history and transmit this desire for peace to the next generation through art, which is capable of communicating beyond words. -
Yutoku Inari Shrine Night Walk: The Fox’s Bride
During the event, the area spanning from Monzen Shopping Street to the shrine grounds will be illuminated with a fantastical light display themed around "The Fox Bride."
As you wander through the shrine grounds enveloped in the beautiful display of lights, you will eventually arrive at the shrine's magnificent main hall. Here, you can enter the normally off-limits main hall to take part in a special traditional worship ceremony.
This is a rare chance to experience Japanese traditional culture within a historic shrine.
Put on a kimono and immerse yourself in the beautifully lit enviroment, creating a meaningful experience whether it is your first time visiting Yutoku Inari Shrine or you have been here before.
Our goal is to elevate the "ordinary sightseeing" experience to "immersive tourism." By combining the kimono experience with the enchanting illumnations and projection mapping inspired by "The Fox Bride," visitors will feel as if they stepped into another world.
A professional kimono dresser will assist you in putting on the kimono. All necessary items will be available for rent, so you can enjoy the experience without needing to bring anything yourself.