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Follow the dream waterway of our ancestors on a canal boat. Traces of their many great achievements can only be seen by boat. The Lake Biwa Canal is an artificial canal built to revive Kyoto's industries, which had declined after the capital was moved to Tokyo. The project, which overcame many difficulties, was a major project in Kyoto during the Meiji period, carried out solely by Japanese people. After 70 years, the Lake Biwa Canal has been revived. Enjoy a boat trip to see the great achievements of our ancestors with your own eyes, while taking in the scenery around the canal that exudes a different atmosphere in every season.
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Even beginners can feel at ease! A sake experience facility where you can find your favorite sake. Sample eight types of sake and find your favorite. An experience facility where you can make sake with a "one-of-a-kind taste" by blending your favorite sakes. You can also take home the sake you make on the same day, so enjoy this unique and innovative "sake experience."
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A reservation taxi service in central Kyoto, with reservations made up to the day before. No reservation fee, and a safe taxi with confirmation of dispatch in advance. Shared ride option available, up to 50%OFF
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Experience the history and culture of the world-famous Matcha tea! Discover your own favorite Matcha!
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Enter a world of plants shining at night, surrounded by light and sound. The Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Gardens, Japan's oldest public botanical garden, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024 and will be open at night for a limited time, where you will be immersed in a mysterious other world of plants that are different from those during the day. When you step into one of Japan's largest observation greenhouses, you will see lush greenery colored by light, sound, set design, and projections, and the brilliance of plants full of vitality. As you travel through four different zones, you can use all five senses to feel the breathing and whispering of plants, and the various expressions that emerge at night. Enjoy an immersive experience that will foster a new connection with nature and the charm of plants in a fantastical world of light and sound.
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Why not visit Momijiya, where you can enjoy cherry blossoms and mountain azaleas in the spring, cool riverside dining and firefly watching in the summer, autumn leaves in the fall, snow viewing and hot pot cuisine in the winter, and special events featuring maiko in the summer?
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A direct bus from Amanohashidate to Ine will take you to the seaside town of Ine in a stress-free and easy way. You can reserve a seat and leave your large luggage in the trunk so you can explore! It also includes a sightseeing boat tour of Ine Bay. You can enjoy a leisurely cruise on Ine Bay and a stroll around Ine.
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Enjoy a traditional Kyoto dance performance by geisha and maiko and a tour of the Gion Flower District Art Museum
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① Visit to the "Silk White Fabric Museum" (Time required: about 15 minutes) The Silk White Fabric Museum is a museum specializing in kimono white fabric. We will introduce the process of making one roll of white fabric, including cocoon production by domestic silkworm farmers and the amount of cocoons needed for a kimono. ② "Hand loom experience" (Time required: about 15 minutes) An in-house instructor will demonstrate the hand loom and explain the mechanism of warp and weft threads, and you can enjoy weaving using an actual hand loom. ③ Gold-colored Yuzen workshop (Time required: about 1 hour and 30 minutes) You will enjoy the experience of coloring pure silk fabric, a high-quality material used in kimonos, with dyes applied using the Yuzen technique and finishing with gold leaf processing.
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This is a rare opportunity to be introduced to a real Kyoto maiko (or geisha), learn, enjoy the senses, and be enchanted as you watch the maiko perform traditional Kyoto dance, interact with her, ask questions, and take souvenir photos.