Introducing “Nagatrip,” an experience program to fully enjoy Nagato, Yamaguchi!

Aburaya Bay Sea Kayak Experience

Sea kayaking experience at Aburaya Bay in the Yuya district. While learning how to operate the kayak from a guide, you can enjoy the clear blue ocean. Enjoy the best "walk on the sea" that you cannot experience in everyday life. Two courses are available: half-day (3 hours) and 1-day (6 hours with lunch). Period: April to November

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Qinghai Island Experience Diving

Qinghai Island, as its name suggests, has a wide expanse of blue ocean. You can experience diving from the same perspective as the many creatures that live in this beautiful sea. With mask, snorkel, fins, wetsuit, and tank on your back, you can enjoy the wide underwater scenery. A friendly and helpful instructor will guide you according to the weather and ocean conditions of the day. Available from July to September.

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Go with Lilya!　Qinghai Island Cycling Tour

Ms. Liliya from Sochi, Russia, will give a guided tour of Nagato and Omijima Island. While exercising by cycling, you will tour around Omijima and Senzaki and visit her recommended spots (some of the places on the course are "similar to Sochi"). Lunch and talk time are also included in this tour, so you can spend a pleasant time with the cheerful and energetic Nariya. Tour dates: May-November

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Tawarayama Master Fujinaga teaches "Fun Tawarayama Soba Making Experience" (with hot spring bath ticket / 2 to 3 persons)

Mr. Fujinaga, who knows how to enjoy Tawarayama, will be your "soba master" and challenge you to make soba using buckwheat flour produced in Tawarayama. Enjoy making soba with Mr. Fujinaga, who always has a smile on his face. The freshly made soba noodles will be boiled and served at the restaurant "Tabeyama" next to the venue. *Opening period: All year round

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Making zaru soba with a soba maker in Tawarayama (4 or more people)

This soba-making experience takes place in the Tawarayama area, a satoyama blessed with lush greenery and clean water. Local soba lovers will instruct you as "artisans" in a kind, polite, and fun way. Beginners and children are welcome! How about making memories? Period: April to December

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Making stone oven pizza in Tawarayama

The pizza experience begins with making the dough. The pizza is topped with delicious, freshly picked vegetables from Tawarayama. The pizza is baked in a stone oven for an authentic finish. Period: April to December

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Experiencing how to handle fish

The "Republic of Qinghai Island" is based in the former Qinghai Island Elementary School, which is now closed, and is involved in community revitalization activities. Mr. Hamano, the "King" of the Republic, will teach you how to cook fresh fish from the local market. The fish that you have prepared yourself will be served with local dishes of Qinghai Island. Period: April to December

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Kamaboko making experience

As with the fish-slicing experience, you will learn how to make Senzaki's specialty, kamaboko, from King Hamano of the Republic of Qinghai Island. Fresh white fish such as Eso and Itoyori are ground into fish paste, placed on a fish cake board, and steamed. Enjoy the taste of freshly made kamaboko! *Opening period: April through December

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Tawarayama Master" guides you on a lunch tour to enjoy hot springs! (Walking tour + lunch + hot spring ticket)

This is a guided walk (lunch and hot spring bath ticket included) of Tawarayama Onsen by members of the Tawarayama Shittorukai. The "Tawarayama Masters," who know Tawarayama Onsen inside and out, will talk about the charms, history, and culture of Tawarayama Onsen in a light-hearted manner. After walking, learning, and laughing, enjoy a lunch of locally produced soba noodles at Tabeyama, a restaurant in the middle of the hot spring resort area. After lunch, you can sweat it out in the hot spring and enjoy the benefits of Tawarayama Onsen, which has been called the "Yokozuna of the West.

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Visit the footprints of Misuzu Kaneko. Senzaki Guided Town Walk

This is a city tour on the theme of "Misuzu Kaneko," a children's song poet, led by the Nagato Volunteer Guide Association, which has been guiding visitors in Nagato City for many years. They will guide you through the world of Ms. Misuzu's poetry, Misuzu Street, and other places related to Kaneko Misuzu. Please follow in Misuzu's footsteps while listening to the stories of the guides who are full of love for the community. Open all year round (except for the year-end and New Year holidays)

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Guided tour around the "heart" of Misuzu Kaneko (city walk + Misuzu Kaneko Memorial Museum)

This tour includes a city tour by the "Nagato Volunteer Guide Association" and a ticket to the Misuzu Kaneko Memorial Museum. By experiencing the world of Ms. Misuzu's poetry and the streets of Senzaki where Ms. Misuzu spent her life, you can fully immerse yourself in the "spirit" of Ms. Misuzu. Open all year round (except for the year-end and New Year holidays)

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Senzaki, a tour of the town on an old map - a port town that prospered as a port of call for Choshu and Kitaura whaling and Kitamae ships

This is another town walk by the "Nagato Volunteer Guide Association". In this program, visitors will trace the history of the port town of Senzaki using old maps created by the Choshu clan's cartographer. You can feel a little bit like a time traveler when you think about the townscape and people's lives in the olden days. Period: April to December

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Whale Culture Street Historic Site Tour

The Tong area of Qinghai Island, where the old-style whaling once flourished. The tour will take you on a tour of the remaining whale culture and history, with commentary by a guide. In addition to whale stories, you can also enjoy the unique streetscape of this fishing town. Tour dates: April to November

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Driftwood Art Making Experience

Driftwood Art in the Republic of Qinghai Island You can create your own original objet d'art by combining driftwood, seashells, and other materials that have washed up on the shores of Qinghai Island. You do not need to bring anything with you, and since it is an indoor experience, it can be done even in the rain. Open all year round (except 1/1-5 and 8/14-17)

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Cruising experience to ward off bad luck

Nison-in Temple is located in Mukatsugu, Aburaya, where the "Legend of Yang Kwei-Hee" remains. The priest of this temple takes the helm of a small fishing boat and guides you through the sea of Nagato. You can see Enoshima Island, where Benzaiten, the goddess of mercy, is enshrined to pray for safety at sea, and Tawara Island, a national scenic beauty spot and a natural monument, which can only be seen from the boat. At the end of the cruise, you can use a "Yaku-dama" (a ball of bad luck) to drive away evil spirits from the ship! Open: All year round

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Experience Taketaki Waterfall Gyogyo at Mt. Taketaki, a power spot for purification of body and soul

Led by the abbot of Nison-in, who is also a Yamabushi (mountain priest), participants will perform a waterfall ritual at Takataki-san, a power spot in Mukozugu. Why not reset your mind and body in this fantastic space where the only sound is the sound of the waterfalls cascading down? *Opening period:All year round

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Shukubo with vegetarian cuisine and petit experience a la carte

Experience vegetarian cooking and ascetic practices at Nison-in's Shukubo. Enjoy vegetarian cuisine made with local ingredients and shiji (rituals for meals) to prepare your body and mind for the day. You can also enjoy a "petit shugyo" experience by choosing from sutra copying, Buddhist copying, and Zen meditation. Holding period:All year round

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