Harmony with nature inspires a sense of sustainability and a green life you’ll find nowhere else.Come and enjoy unmatched, hands-on experiences only Toyota City can offer.

Highlights
• Make traditional “washi”, or Japanese paper, with a history of 500 years, acclaimed for its use in sliding shoji doors and Japanese umbrellas
• Set in a mountain town using plant-derived materials in its famous, local paper brand
• Explanation by curator of Obara’s washi paper culture and production processes
• Make your own authentic washi from the first step of pounding paper mulberry material to the finished product
• Enjoy local, seasonal bistro at a restaurant in a traditional Japanese folk house
• Take home your own Japanese paper booklet made with your own two hands every step of the way

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Highlights
• Butcher a deer from the surrounding mountains of Toyota City’s Asuke area with a local hunter (guidance provided)
• Feast on a BBQ lunch using game meat from fresh boar and deer
• Create your own original necklace using deer antler pieces with an artist in the medium
• Spend a day learning about the sanctity of life and different ways to use parts of the animal
• Take a trip into the mountains of Toyota City as you experience its culture and people

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Highlights
• Create your own authentic Japanese knife with a blacksmith in service for 200 years
• Pound iron with your own two hands in the historical setting of a rural Japanese living museum
• Learn the rural lifestyle techniques of a seasoned craftsman
• Stroll through Asuke’s historic townscape with its roots in prehistory
• Finish your totally unique, handcrafted knife in one day, ready to take home

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Highlights
• A local guide takes you on a stroll through the stunning fall colors of Toyota City’s Inabu area
• Walk around the colorful Takadoya Wetlands and Oidaira Park as well as along the Nagura River
• Make your own gohei mochi—grilled rice cakes on a stick, covered in a sweet miso sauce—with a local, motherly cook
• Taste the flavors of the local Mineasahi rice brand almost right out of the field, grilled with a homemade sauce
• Make your own okecha tea in a retro, wooden bucket just as locals would have over a century ago
• Spend a day communing with seasonal beauty and culture in a mountain village environment steeped in the ambience of yesteryear

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Highlights
• Become one with nature as you enjoy a seasonal agricultural experience
• Various farming experiences available, such as rice planting/harvest and digging up potatoes
• Gain the wisdom of local farmers working in a remote mountain setting
• Cook freshly harvested vegetables at the farm for a taste of the seasons
• Spend a day observing the relationships between mankind, nature, and culture

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