{"id":2974,"date":"2020-08-02T16:37:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-02T07:37:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/?page_id=2974"},"modified":"2020-08-09T09:46:55","modified_gmt":"2020-08-09T00:46:55","slug":"higashi-shirakawa-one-day-tour-rice-tea-shintoism-and-local-legends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/higashi-shirakawa-one-day-tour-rice-tea-shintoism-and-local-legends\/","title":{"rendered":"Higashi-Shirakawa One-Day Tour : Rice, Tea, Shintoism, And Local Legends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Japan is a place full of mysteries. A culture completely different from ours, with it&#8217;s own religion, food traditions and customs that can be difficult to understand. Yet, through the past years we can see more and more western influence coming to Japan. Especially big towns like Tokyo or Osaka are changing a lot. Although we find this to be a good thing, we want you to experience the real Japanese culture, by taking you to a small village, Higashi-Shirakawa. In the middle of the mountains, this village almost never sees foreigners, with one big part of it&#8217;s economy relying on rice and tea agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kanda-jinja.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kanda-jinja.jpg 960w, https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kanda-jinja-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/kanda-jinja-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In this tour you will be able to experience the way of life of the locals, divided between work in the fields, relaxing around a good cup of tea and visiting a temple. We will accompagny you to communicate with the locals, and help you understand some of the main concepts of Japanese culture and life in a small Japanese village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-light-gray-background-color has-light-gray-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/icon-1332794_1920.png\" style=\"width: 50px;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">1 day tour<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/boy-1300621_1280.png\" style=\"width: 50px;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Group from 8* to 15 people<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/calendar-1294841_1280.png\" style=\"width: 50px;\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">From March to November<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-light-gray-background-color has-light-gray-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>*Possibility to book for smaller groups, please <a href=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/satoyama-route-contacts\/\"><strong>contact us<\/strong><\/a> in this case<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background 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NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-light-gray-background-color has-light-gray-color is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you will experience on this tour :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Out of the beaten tracks village of\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/higashi-shirakawa-:-a-small-village-in-the-middle-of-the-moutains\/\" target=\"_blank\">Higashi-Shirakawa<\/a><\/li><li>Rice field farming (if willing to, you can participate!)<\/li><li>Local speciality : Key-chan barbecue<\/li><li>Japanese style\u00a0tea preparation<\/li><li>Tea degustation, served with typical local sweets<\/li><li>Introduction to the Japanese culture<\/li><li>Mountain shrine of Kanda<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful information :<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Tour beginning meeting point : <strong>8:00AM<\/strong>, <strong>JR Nagoya Station<\/strong><\/li><li>Tour ends at <strong>JR Nagoya Station, 6:30PM<\/strong><\/li><li>Guided tour<\/li><li>Staff stays with the groupe for the entire duration of the tour <\/li><li>Languages available for the explanations : English, Italian, Japanese<\/li><li>Although the meeting point is indicated on the program, we will provide detailed information on how to reach us when you book the tour.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:21.53%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"\/en\/aozora-kenbun.com\/satoyama-route-contacts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/mail-44042_1280-1024x772.png\" alt=\"\" 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supplementary information you would like to know<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tour Program: <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:4%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/planning_Takayama_tour_eng.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/pdf-47199_1280-884x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2481\" width=\"50\" height=\"56\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:96%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a href=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/planning_higashi_shirakawa_tour_eng.pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Detailed schedule Higashi-Shirakawa tour<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our trip starts at the <strong>JR Nagoya Station<\/strong>, where we meet the other participants and the guides that will accompany us during this tour. &nbsp;We take our privative mini-bus and head for Higashi-Shirakawa. Before arriving we take a break at the \u3064\u3061\u306e\u3053\u9928-Tsuchi no ko kan, lit. House of the Tsuchi no Ko. Our guide tells us the story of this legendary creature and we continue our trip to the first stop of our tour : the rice fields!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-white-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile .encadre { border: 1px solid #ff0000; border-radius: 10px; padding:3px; }\" style=\"grid-template-columns:21% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/higashi-shirakawa-a-small-village-in-the-middle-of-the-moutains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_4282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_4282.jpg 640w, https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_4282-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 85vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\".encadre { border: 1px solid #ff0000; border-radius: 10px; padding:3px; }\">In the middle of the mountains, Higashi-Shirakawa almost never sees tourists and live from what nature provides them. The biggest economy beeing wood manufacturing and rice and tea cultivation. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/higashi-shirakawa-a-small-village-in-the-middle-of-the-moutains\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt; Learn more about this village<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We will introduce to you the rice cultivation and all the secrets to grow this rich flavoured, sticky rice so important to us, Japanse. We will show you our 100% organic rice fields and depending on the season you will also be able to experience work in the rice fields! On voluntary basis of course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve gotten hungry, let&#8217;s enjoy a regional speciality for lunch : Key-chan, a barbecue made of chicken and carbage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And nobody says no to a desert right? So let&#8217;s enjoy an other major Japanese tradition : Tea. We assist to the traditionnal way of preparing the&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/en\/takayama-a-dynamic-town-with-a-traditional-atmosphere\/#tea_ceremony\" target=\"_blank\">Japanese tea<\/a>. Our expert prepare the tea for us and we taste it afterwards. During this tea-time, we also eat locals sweets and are given a short introduction about the Japanese culture. Themes like the Japanese values, politeness, culture of respect and their link to the religion will be addressed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To illustrate our short lesson we then go to the shrine of our village : the mountain shrine of Kanda. Our guide explains us the link between shintoism and rice cultivation and we head  for our last activity : the tea fields!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We finish by going back to the JR Nagoya station at 6:30 and hope you enjoyed this tour we us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<!-- MasterSlider -->\n\t\t<div id=\"P_MS69dedb5fce7e3\" class=\"master-slider-parent msl ms-parent-id-22\" style=\"max-width:800px;\"  >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- MasterSlider Main -->\n\t\t\t<div id=\"MS69dedb5fce7e3\" class=\"master-slider ms-skin-default\" >\n\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20200803_135450-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-info\"><p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Welcome to Higashi-Shirakawa (\u6771\u767d\u5ddd), village of the legendary Tsuchi No Ko (\u3064\u3061\u306e\u3053)!<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/DSCN0178.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-info\"><p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>10:40 : Introduction to the rice culture in Japan<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/image-11.png\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-info\"><p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Depending on the season the work will change.<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_4273.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-info\"><p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>If willing to you can try a work experience in the rice fields. It is of course not mandatory<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/master-slider\/public\/assets\/css\/blank.gif\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aozora-kenbun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/tei001.jpg\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ms-info\"><p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Lunch : Enjoy a regional dish, the Key-chan barbecue<\/em><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"ms-thumb\" ><div class=\"ms-tab-context\"><div class=&quot;ms-tab-context&quot;><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"ms-slide\" data-delay=\"3\" data-fill-mode=\"fill\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" 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