Furusato Experience Hida Takayama

Proposal for your Best Itinerary

Proposal for your Best Itinerary

Tailor made plans to suit your needs

1) Purpose (Aim)

  1. Learn the way of living in harmony with nature ＆ the wisdom of rural life
  2. Experience real local village life and interact with locals
  3. Have various experiences as much as possible·

2) Duration

  1. Short Stay= Day trip ( Several Hours)
  2. 2 days 1 night
  3. 3 days 2 nights
  4. Long Stay more than 3 Nights

3) Contents (Theme)

  1. Nature observation, Craftsmanship experience utilizing natural resources (Wisdom of nature, Traditional rural life)
  2. Farm work experience to learn food culture (Agriculture, Livestock industry, Food education)
  3. Vegetables & Fruit Picking, Rice planting experience, Buckwheat noodle making, Forestry experience, and others selectable from various menus (Rural life experience)

4) Arrangement

  1. Group events (School trip, Excursion, Integrated study)
  2. The number of participants per guide
  3. Same arrangement for the entire group/Different arrangement for small divided units
  4. Individuals, Families

5) Budget

  1. Fee per person (Child, Adult, Leader)
  2. Minimum number of participants
  3. Travel agent fee

6) Planning

  1. 3 hours Guided Tour about Local culture & history　for the entire group
  2. Different activities for each unit( approximately 20 people per unit) available at the same time; as Straw work, Vegetable picking, Soba(Buckwheat) noodle making, etc.
  3. Multiple activities arranged under the specific theme  (1 to several days)
  4. "Life and nature of rural villages" "Coexistence between nature and human, Environment" "Agriculture and food culture", etc.

Sample Itinerary

"Summer Joy in the Countryside" < 2 days 1night>

(Day 1) Fish catching, Cooking & Tasting / Play at River/ Nature walk/ etc.

2:00 p.m.  Meet at the “Minshuku”

  • Fish catching while learning about their habits, Cooking & Tasting /Play at River

  • Enjoy the peaceful nature around the inn with the owner or locals

(Day 2) Enjoy Hida’s tasty vegetables and local dishes Vegetable picking, Cooking local cuisines with fresh local ingredients
  • Pick fresh vegetables in the neighbor fields, while learning the reason of deliciousness
  • Cook local dishes for Lunch, such as Gohei- mochi (Pounded grilled Rice cakes with sweet paste) and Hoba-zushi (Sushi rapped with Japanese big magnolia leaves

1:00 p.m.  Break up, Spend the rest of the day for leisure    Enjoy sightseeing in the city

Experience based educational travel "Agriculture & Food experiences in Rural villages" Spring version <2 days 1 night>

(Day 1)

11:00 a.m.  Arrival    Welcome ceremony, Orientation

12:00 p.m.  Lunch, Check in to each inn, Free time

13:30 p.m.  Walk to rice paddies and fields, Rice or Vegetable Planting

16:00 p.m.  Back to each inn, Free time

17:30 p.m.  Bathing

18:30 p.m.  Dinner

19:30  p.m.  Night Walk, Interaction with the owner of your inn

(Day 2)

 7:30 a.m. Breakfast

 8:30  a.m.  Cooking class at each inn(Gohei mochi, Hoba zushi, Soba noodles etc.)

11:30 a.m.  Eat what you made for Lunch

12:30 p.m. Farewell Ceremony, Break up

13:30 p.m. Free time   Guided tour available for Sightseeing

15:00 p.m. Leaving Takayama

All programs are operated in safety first based on risk management.

Particularly regarding emergency treatment, we are pursuing a crisis management awareness system through acquisition of provider qualification by MFA method (international first aid qualification) and internal safety lecture.