Explore the landscape brought about by Oku-Izumo Tatara Ironmaking, and closely observe the inherited skills over 2 days. Surrounded by the rich nature of the Chugoku Mountains, stay at the Kamedake Hot Spring, famous for its medicinal baths since ancient times. You can experience the tradition and beauty of Japan through activities such as Japanese sword forging & Iaido cutting demonstrations by active swordsmiths, and knife making at "Unshu Chuzen Cutlery".

Course Content

- [Experience] 

・Mini Tatara Experience and Forging Experience at Oku-Izumo Tatara and Sword Museum.

At the museum of Tatara ironmaking in Oku-Izumo Town, which has been continuing from ancient times to the present, you can make a small lump of iron resembling "Tamahagane", the raw material for Japanese swords, and take it home. Also, you can enjoy Japanese sword forging by active swordsmiths, along with talks mixed with the history, culture, and trivia of swordsmiths.

・Knife Making Experience at Unshu Tadazen Cutlery, a line of blacksmith artisans since the Meiji era

You will take turns doing iron-beating work (forging) in groups of four. There will be one knife per group, but you can take it home.

- [Observation] 

・If you book through this site, you can watch Iaido cutting demonstrations at Oku-Izumo Tatara and Sword Museum!

・From the Fukuyori Observation Deck, you can see the stunning scenery that has been designated as an important cultural landscape of the country.

・At the Japanese Steel Museum and Iron History Museum, you can learn about the history and culture of Tatara Ironmaking.

・You will be guided to the Tabe famiry Storehouse Group, which conveys the prosperity of Tatara Ironmaking at the time, and the Sugaya Tatara Sannai Life Museum, which displays various tools and folk crafts used by people who were engaged in Tatara Ironmaking.

- [Accommodation]

Please heal the fatigue of the day at Kamedake Onsen, which is surrounded by rich nature and has been known as a medicinal bath since ancient times and is also famous as a beauty bath.

- [Travel by Private Vehicle]

Exclusive Charter for One Group Only!

It is convenient to use the JR-WEST RAIL PASS Kansai-San'in Area Pass to get to the meeting place.

Details

About Travel Fee

◎Per person   Adult/Child

2 people in 1room（Japanese style）   ¥198,000

3 people in 1room（Japanese style）   ¥158,000

4 people in 1room（Japanese style）   ¥128,000

5 people in 2room（Japanese style）   ¥110,000

6 people in 2room（Japanese style）   ¥98,000

7 people in 2room（Japanese style）   ¥90,000

8 people in 2room（Japanese style）   ¥84,000

※２~4 people use 1 room, 5~8 people use 2 rooms （you can't choose the number of rooms)

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Cancellation Fees

Cancellation 21 days or more before the start of the trip: Free

Cancellation 20 days or less before the start of the trip: 20% of the travel fee

Cancellation 7 days or less before the start of the trip: 30% of the travel fee

Cancellation on the day before the trip: 40% of the travel fee

Cancellation on the day of the trip (before the tour departs): 50% of the travel fee

Cancellation on the day of the trip (after the tour departs): 100% of the travel fee

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Planning and Implementation of This Tour

Company Name: JTB Corporation

Store Name: JTB Hiroshima Branch

Address: 2nd Floor, Kamiya-chou Building, 2-2-2 Kamiya-cho, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture 730-0031

Email Address: dics@jtb.com

Business Hours: 9:30 - 17:30

Store Holidays: Saturday, Sunday, and Holidays

Registration Number: Registered Travel Business No. 64 by the Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency (Regular member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents)

General Travel Business Manager: Hiromichi Isio

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