Donguri Workshop
Donguri Workshop is a facility set within a natural area in the mountains with a rich history of agriculture and forestry. Here visitors can take cooking and handicraft classes developed through long-held traditions.
The Donguri Workshop building was reconstructed from a private house located in Inabu's Onose-cho area, originally built in 1879.
Enjoy hands-on activities!
Learn to cook foods such as gohei-mochi, udon, konnyaku, and pizza. Or try traditional handicrafts and woodworking!
Cooking Courses
■ Gohei-mochi Making (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 3 hours (making, eating, cleaning up)
Number of Participants: 5 - 40 people (from 5 people or more)
Fee: 1,500 JPY/person (2 gohei-mochi)
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
※ Allergn Notice: Uses peanuts and sesame
■ Udon Noodle Making (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 3 hours
Number of Participants: 5 - 40 people (from 5 people or more)
Fee: 1,500 JPY/person
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
※ Allergn Notice: Uses wheat flour
■ Soba Making (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 3 hours
Number of Participants: 3 - 10 people
Fee: 2,500 JPY/person (includes soba to take home)
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
※ Allergn Notice: Uses buckwheat flour
■ Konnyaku Making (By Reservation)
Season: September to March
Time Required: 3 hours
Number of Participants: 5 - 40 people (from 5 people or more)
Fee: 1,500 JPY/person
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
■ Mochi Pounding (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 3 hours
Number of Participants: 5 - 40 people (from 5 people or more)
Fee: 1,500 JPY/person
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
■ Sweets Making (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 2 hours
Number of Participants: 5 - 40 people (from 5 people or more)
Fee: 1,500 JPY/person
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
■ Pizza Making (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 3 hours
Number of Participants: 5 - 40 people (from 5 people or more)
Fee: 1,500 JPY/person
※ Reservations required 2 weeks in advance
※ Allergen Notice: Uses wheat flour
Nature Experience
■ Mennokigen Forest Hiking (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 2 hours or more
Guide Service: Starting from 3,000 JPY
※ It is possible to hike in Mennokigen Forest at your own pace without a guide
■ Naguragawa Walking Path (By Reservation)
Season: All year round
Time Required: 1 hour or more
Guide Service: Starting from 3,000 JPY
※ It is possible to walk along the path without a guide
Traditional Handicrafts and Woodworking
■ Wood Cellphone Strap
Fee: 300 JPY
Time Required: 20 minutes or more
Operating Days: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Whirligig Toy
Fee: 300 JPY
Time Required: 20 minutes or more
Operating Days: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Pottery Painting
Fee: 500 JPY
Time Required: 40 minutes or more
Operating Days: Weekdays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Scrap Wood Sculpture
Fee: 800 JPY
Time Required: 40 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Himmeli (Traditional Finnish Sculpture)
Fee: 1,000 JPY
Time Required: 60 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holiday
■ Inabu White Rabbit
Fee: 500 JPY
Time Required: 20 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Flying Helicopter Toy
Fee: 300 JPY
Time Required: 20 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Toy Top
Fee: 800 JPY
Time Required: 60 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
■ Uguisubue (Bamboo Bird Whistle)
Fee: 1,000 JPY
Time Required: 60 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
※ Requires use of a knife and saw
※ Intended for upper elementary school students and adults
■ Bamboo Flying Propeller Toy
Fee: 1,000 JPY
Time Required: 60 minutes or more
Operating Days: Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
※ Requires use of a knife and saw
※ Intended for upper elementary school students and adults
■ Insect Painting (Limited Time Summer Activity)
Season: Late July to August 31
Fee: 500 JPY
Time Required: 40 minutes or more
■ Uchiwa Fan Making (Limited Time Summer Activity)
Season: Late July to August 31
Fee: 800 JPY
Time Required: 40 minutes or more
■ Hina Dolls Painting (Limited Time Hina Festival Activity)
Season: Around March
Fee: 500 JPY
Time Required: 30 minutes or more
■ Vegetable Dying（By Reservation）
Season: All year round
Number of Participants: 5 - 20 people
Fee: 2,500 JPY
Cloth cost separate (take home your finished product)
Time Required: 4 hours
Basic Information
| Address | 〒441-2522 15 Harihara, Busetsumachi, Toyota City |
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| Cost | Facility Usage Fee ■ Cooking Classroom: 600 JPY (9:00-11:00/3 hours) ■ Southern Room with Wood Floors: 100 JPY (9:00-11:00/3 hours) ※ Other kinds of facilities are available for use. Please check the official website for details. Experience Participation Fee (By Reservation) ■ Gohei-mochi Making: 1,500 JPY/person (2 gohei-mochi) ■ Udon Noodle Making: 1,500 JPY/person ■ Soba Noodle Making: 2,500 JPY/person ■ Konnyaku Making: 1,500 JPY/person |
| Business hours | 9:00-17:00 |
| Phone number | 0565-83-3838 |
| Parking | 10 free parking spaces for passenger cars, 2 spaces for buses |
| Closed | Thursday (if Thursday is a public holiday, closed Friday instead) and December 29 - January 3 |
| Directions by public transportation | [Directions from Nagoya] ・From Nagoya Station on the Higashiyama subway line, go to Fushimi Station and transfer to the Tsurumai subway line (which connects to the Meitetsu Toyota Line from Akaike). Get off at Meitetsu Toyotashi Station. ・From Meitetsu Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line to Chiryu Station. Transfer trains and get off at Meitetsu Toyotashi Station. ・From JR Nagoya Station, take the JR Chuo Main Line to Kozoji Station. Transfer to the Aichi Loop Line and get off at Shin-Toyota Station. *Click here to check transportation directions and fares in Toyota. http://michinavitoyota.jp/portal/map_en.html |
| Directions by car | Approx. 40 min. from Chikaraishi Interchange on the Sanage Green Road |
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