Meet a friendly local tea farmer and taste a range of Japanese tea on this exclusive experience at a working tea farm.

This experience includes a tour around a tea field and the machinery for producing tea, followed by a tasting session. Try the flavours possible from Japanese tea leaves and become a bit of an expert! There's also the opportunity to buy tea directly from the farmer.

Do you like Japanese green tea? Green tea ceremonies are elegant and precise, but unlike similar matcha ceremonies, it's easy for visitors to join.

Enjoy the range of flavours from this more rare part of tea culture.

Join us for some green tea at our beautiful home, or out in nature!

Make the traditional climb at Mt. Horaiji even more traditional by doing it in hand-made rice grass sandals. Only available as part of a guided tour, this is the way to turn an already special climb into an unforgettable experience.

This experience is available pending local craftsman availability, with prices from ¥2,000 per guest, not including guided tour fee.

Grilled over charcoal, 'gohei mochi' is a delicious savoury and sweet miso flavoured treat that we love to make with guests at our beautiful property in the mountains.

Gohei mochi is a speciality of Central Japan, with a wide range of variations, and we love to teach our village's unique recipe!

As a temple mountain, Mt. Horaiji has a long history with calligraphy and inkstones. Visit one of the few remaining inkstone craftsmen in Japan, hear about the history of Mt. Horaiji and its connection to inkstones, and get the opportunity to use a high-quality inkstone with solid ink the traditional way.

Make your own bamboo horn and try a real conch shell horn on this unique experience with mountain monks at the base of Mt. Horaiji.

This is a great experience to add to a custom tour of Mt. Horaiji to really get into its culture.

This experience is available only when some of the Yamabushi are available, so it's best to book well in advance.

Have a go at making your own unique patterns on a scarf, eco bag, tea towel, kitchen towel, etc. using local natural dyes. These workshops are run by a passionate fan of Okumikawa with a very famous cat! The workshops use seasonal natural plants like chestnut, indigo, and fermented persimmon.

Prices vary, from ¥6,000 per guest not including items/fabric to dye.

Been to Koyasan? At a Koyasan Shingon temple in Toyohashi City (next to the Okumikawa region), try the unique and esoteric method of meditation special to this sect of Buddhism. Together with us and the head monk, see if you can get a little closer to your own Buddha!

Learn how to turn the straw from rice into rope, and then into traditional sandals in the deep mountains of Okumikawa with a local legend craftsman. Only available on a guided tour, this workshop runs for half a day or longer, making shoes isn't easy!

This experience is available pending local craftsman availability, with prices varying depending on how much you want to do yourself.

Make your own soap using local ingredients in a beautiful valley of Toei town! Sericite is a unique mineral used in high-end cosmetics, and the only mine in Japan is in Toei.

Sericite helps to make soap very smooth and effective for cleaning your face. It's also said to help make skin more smooth and feel more bright.

Price from ¥5,000 per guest.

In Japanese, sericite's name means 'silk cloud mother' which is why it's used by high-end cosmetics producers. Sericite mines are uncommon, with the only Japanese mine being in nearby Toei town.

In these workshops, make your own natural and preservative-free mineral foundation, made to suit your skin tone!

Discover the tradition of Japanese tatami mats! This workshop will let you see the new and old ways of making tatami, and you'll leave knowing much more about this traditional flooring that you can only see in Japan.

In this workshop you can make roughly A5 sized tatami mats (a great souvenir size) and coasters made of tatami material.

Price from ¥2,000 per guest.