A journey of adventure and traditional culture

At TAIKO-LAB, you can experience wadaiko, Japan's traditional drums. This is a valuable experience where you can connect with Japanese history, culture, and traditions through wadaiko. In the program, you will learn drumming techniques and traditional rhythms from professional wadaiko performers, and finish by completing a performance of one song. After playing the wadaiko, you are sure to feel a sense of achievement, the power of sound, and the unity of coming together as a team or family. This program is perfect not only for family activities but also for corporate team building. At the end of the program, you can also enjoy a performance by professional musicians. Watching a performance after experiencing wadaiko yourself will help you see it in a new light.

Sangenjaya is affectionately known as "Sancha" and is a neighborhood where the warmth of downtown Tokyo merges with youth culture. Around the station, you'll find traditional shopping streets and restaurants that retain a Showa period atmosphere, while stepping into the side streets reveals unique cafes, general stores, and live music venues scattered here and there. From the observation deck of the landmark Carrot Tower, you can enjoy panoramic views of Tokyo's cityscape, making this a popular area for both local residents and tourists, where you can experience life in Setagaya. With good access just a few minutes by train from Shibuya, it's a perfect spot for strolling around.

The highlight of the Takachiho Amaterasu Railway is the spectacular view from Takachiho Bridge, the highest railway bridge in Japan.
From a roofless train traveling at a height of 105 meters above ground, passengers can enjoy panoramic views of Takachiho's beautiful rice terraces and natural landscape, which have been designated as a World Agricultural Heritage site. Rice terraces, an important part of the region’s agricultural traditions, are celebrated through kagura dances performed to pray for a bountiful harvest.
In addition to the views, the Takachiho Amaterasu Railway offers other features to enhance the enjoyment of passengers, making the 30-minute train journey feel almost too short.

The Takachiho Amaterasu Railway is a railway line that was abandoned after it suffered severe damage in a major typhoon in 2005, but was restored as a sightseeing railway through the dedication and efforts of the local community. With the aim of operating in a way that does not place a heavy burden on the environment, the carts are powered by bio-diesel fuel made from waste cooking oil.

Visitors can also operate a real railway car on the Takachiho Amaterasu Railway. There is no need to worry as careful guidance is provided by an instructor. *Please check the website for details.

Facilities for industry, culture, and connectedness combine in this garden park, which serves as a base for Kirishima Shuzo, widely open to the public. Several facilities have been developed here, including the craft beer brewery and restaurant, the Kirinokura Brewery, which also functions as a shop, and the Kirinokura Bakery, which makes and sells bread.

Yamagawa in Ibusuki City is famous for katsuobushi (bonito flakes), providing 70% of the national share for the whole of Japan, especially honkarebushi. It is a specialty nurtured by encounters that can only be had in a port town. Ibusuki katsuobushi, said to be the core of Japanese cuisine and dashi culture, is today spreading from Japan across the whole world. After touring the production plant and the large freezers keeping the katsuobushi at minus 50, you will get to experience making honkarebushi and chabushi yourself. This is a chance to experience the genuine flavor of katsuobushi.

This is a simple but rich workshop, where you'll gently roast tea leaves in a parching pan over an open flame, stopping once the leaves give off a lovely fragrance and the leaves have changed color, being careful not to burn the leaves. Brewing freshly roasted green tea, Hojicha, makes for a fragrant drink that will instantly wake you up. You can put the leaves you roasted yourself in tea bags to take home with you. This addictive aroma is not to be missed.
At Wakohen, you can also purchase teas that can't be found anywhere else, including green tea, matcha, and black tea.