”Tanajibu” fishing method experience
Experience fee | / | 1 unit 1 tide 1,000 yen |
Time | / | 1 Fluctuation due to tide |
Number of people | / | 1 to 10 people |
Parking Lot | / | Road Station Kashima |
Reservation | / | Not necessary depending on time |
The traditional fishing method of the Ariake Sea, "Tanajibu", is a fishing method from the late Edo era that uses seafood flowing by the tide. Why not challenge this fishing method that is hardly seen now? In addition, you can take the caught seafood with you.
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-69-1768
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Hand-made nori (seaweed) experience
Experience fee | / | [1 person] 1,500 yen |
Time | / | 1 hour |
Number of people | / | 5 to 30 people |
Period | / | From December to February |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
Souvenir | / | plastic file folder |
* Acceptance status may fluctuate depending on the sea conditions (growth of laver) in the Ariake Sea |
You can use the raw seaweed taken by a fisherman early in the morning to make the "one and only" seaweed with your own hands. Why don’t you try making Japan's most luxurious seaweed of Japan’s most beautiful The Ariake Sea?
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-69-1768
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Mudflat experience
Experience fee | / | Elementary school students and older: [1 person] |
Time | / | 1 hour to 2 hours Varies due to tide |
Number of people | / | As from 1 person |
Period | / | Mid-April to October (on Saturdays , Sundays, public holidays and during Golden Week holidays) |
Parking Lot | / | Road Station Kashima |
Reservation | / | Not necessary during summer vacation |
Popular activity for individuals, families and small groups. After the lecture on how to enjoy the tidal flats, you can play freely with the tidal flats of the Ariake Sea. You may have a close encounter with famous Mutsugoro of tidal flats.
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-69-1768
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Orange Road leisurely walk
Experience fee | / | Junior high school students and older: [1 person] 500 yen Less than junior high school students [1 person] 200 yen |
Time | / | 10:00~15:00 |
Number of people | / | As from 1 person |
Parking Lot | / | Road Station Kashima |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 3 days in advance |
The Healthy Walk is a very popular event which attracts many fans from both in and out of Saga prefecture every year. The 12 km long course is a wonderful walking course with a panoramic view of the mandarin orange fields and the Ariake Sea. You must try it! Please contact us for the date.
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-69-1768
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Woodworking lesson - Making robots and small chairs-
Experience fee | / | One robot: 500 yen One small chair: 200 yen to 300 yen |
Time | / | 1-2 hours |
Number of people | / | As from 1 person |
Period | / | Every year (closed on Tuesdays) |
Parking Lot | / | Available (Large vehicles possible) |
Reservation | / | Reservation required |
Because it can be assembled without using nails or blades, it is safe and secure even for small children. We also provide business trips to event venues such as nursery schools, elementary schools, and children's associations.
Kashima City Nature Museum Hiratani
3871-88, Heisei Yamaura, Kashima City TEL 0954-64-2579
E-mail: sizen@po.asunet.ne.jp
Sweet potato digging experience
Experience fee | / | [1 person] 700 yen |
Time | / | 1 hour |
Number of people | / | 4 to 50 people |
Period | / | October to November |
Parking Lot | / | Road Station Kashima |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
Souvenir | / | Sweet potatoes to take home |
At the location overlooking the Ariake Sea, farmers will tell you the process of how sweet potatoes are grown and harvested, and then you can dig them out. It will create wonderful memories of eating organic and safe sweet potatoes.
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-69-1768
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Mandarin picking experience
Experience fee | / | [1 person] 1,000 yen |
Time | / | 2-3 hours |
Number of people | / | 20 people |
Period | / | Mid-October to early December * Varies depending on growth |
Parking Lot | / | Meet at Kashima City Hall parking lot, then carpool |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
Souvenir | / | Mandarin oranges to take home |
Experience picking oranges at our contract farm (Nanaura district). Enjoy our organic Wenzhou oranges full of sugar. Of course, you can take the oranges home, too. Please contact us for the date.
Taradake-Ariake Sea Water Protection Association Water Association
544 Takatsuhara, Kashima, TEL 0954-63-4329
E-mail: mizunokai@tea.ocn.ne.jp
Mandarin picking experience
Experience fee | / | [1 person] 1,000 yen |
Time | / | 9: 00-17: 00 (Reception 9: 00-16: 00) |
Number of people | / | As from 2 people |
Period | / | Mid-October to early December * Varies depending on growth |
Parking Lot | / | Road Station Kashima |
Reservation | / | Reservation required several days in advance |
Souvenir | / | All-you-can-eat tangerines on the spot, with tangerines to take home |
From the farm on the hillside of the Mt.Taradake, you can see not only the entire view of the Ariake Sea, but also Mt. Unzen Fugen on the Saga Plain and even up to Kumamoto Prefecture. Why don’t you taste the luxury while eating the delicious Nanaura mandarins that grew up in such nature?
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-63-1768
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Mandarin picking experience
Experience fee | / | Free admission / All-you-can-eat on the spot / To take-out as from 230 yen/kg |
Time | / | 9: 00-17: 00 (Reception 9: 00-17: 00) |
Number of people | / | As from 2 people |
Period | / | Mid-October to early December * Varies depending on growth |
Parking Lot | / | Meet at major facilities in the city, carpool to the orange grove (please consult for large vehicles) |
Reservation | / | Reservation required several days in advance. After accepting your reservation, we will check with the farmers and will inform you about the meeting place, etc. |
We are waiting for you with our tasty mandarin oranges this year, like any other year. Tasting the oranges picked by your own hands should be something extraordinary. Come and enjoy orange picking on your next holiday!
Utilizing the Taratake Orange Kaido (JA Sagamidori District Gardening Guidance Division)
3734-1 Kamahama Station, Kashima TEL 0954-62-2145
E-mail:
Grape picking experience
Experience fee | / | [1 person] 1,500 yen |
Time | / | 9: 00-17: 00 (Reception 9: 00-16: 00) |
Number of people | / | As from 2 people |
Period | / | Mid-August to early September |
Parking Lot | / | Road Station Kashima |
Reservation | / | Reservation required several days in advance |
Souvenir | / | All-you-can-eat grapes (Kyoho) on the spot with grapes (Kyoho) to take home |
Nanaura is a hidden mine of fruits. We have delicious fruits such as grapes and mangoes, including Nanaura mandarin oranges and many more. Just imagine filling your mouth with sweet and tasty fresh grapes! You’ll love it!
Nanaura New Tourism Activity Promotion Council Secretariat
Kashima City Otonari Kabuto 4427-6 TEL 0954-63-1766
E-mail: nanaura_higata@yahoo.co.jp
Grape picking experience
Experience fee | / | Free admission / All-you-can-eat on the spot / To take-out as from 1,000 yen/kg |
Time | / | 9: 00-17: 00 (Reception until 16:00) |
Period | / | Mid-August to early September * Fluctuates depending on growing conditions |
Parking Lot | / | Meet at major facilities in the city, then carpool to the vineyard (please consult for large vehicles) |
Reservation | / | Reservation required several days in advance |
Souvenir | / | Sweet potatoes to take home |
Why don’t you try harvesting the sweet and delicious grapes of Kashima that have received plenty of love from the farmers and the blessings of the sun?
Utilizing the Taratake Orange Kaido (JA Sagamidori District Gardening Guidance Division)
3734-1 Kamahama Station, Kashima TEL 0954-62-2145
E-mail:
Guided sightseeing and strolling around Hizen Hamajuku Sake brewery
Experience fee | / | Course A (time required: about one and a half hours) [1 person] 500 yen [Group / 5 people or more] 2,000 yen Course B (time required: about 2 hours) [1 person] 700 yen [Group / 5 people or more] 3,000 yen The required time can be adjusted according to your wishes. |
Time | / | 10: 00-15: 00 (17:00 end) |
Period | / | Every day except New Year holidays |
Parking Lot | / | Available (large-size vehicles possible) |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 3 days in advance |
Take a stroll with a tourist guide in Hizen Hamashuku, where traditional buildings such as thatched roofs and white-walled warehouses remain.
Hizenhamajuku Water and town association
4277 Hamacho Ko, Kashima City TEL 0954-69-8004
E-mail: npohama@po.sunet.ne.jp
Copperplate making taught by the legendary copperplate master
Experience fee | / | 2.000 yen |
Time | / | 1 hour to 2 hours |
Number of people | / | As from 1 person (4th grade or more) |
Period | / | Inquiry required |
Parking Lot | / | All-you-can-eat mandarin oranges with mandarin oranges to take home |
Reservation | / | Reservation required several days in advance |
Souvenir | / | With sweet potatoes to take home |
Experience making reliefs and monoliths. Reliefs are made based on sketches such as self-portraits, zodiac signs, and landscapes. The sketch should be prepared in advance on shikishi-like card paper or it can be prepared by us. You can also use the finished item as accessories like scarf pins or badges.
Minematsu sheet metal
2700-1 Hamajuku Hachijuku, Kashima TEL 0954-62-4030
E-mail:
Day camping with nature
Experience fee | / | Adult: 3,000 yen (including middle and high school students) Child: 1,500 yen |
Time | / | 11:00~15:00 |
Number of people | / | As from 2 people (please contact us for groups) |
Period | / | As needed (harvest season is recommended!) |
Parking Lot | / | Available |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
Others | / | We are waiting for you with vegetables harvested at our farm, as well as rice (2 kg per person). You can also bring your own ingredients. Please contact us as the type of vegetables varies depending on the season. |
Harvest seasonal vegetables, get some rice, eggs, famous waters of Hirata, etc., and enjoy barbecue and a day camp at our hut, which overlooks the pond at the foot of Mt.Gibizan. You can also have a fun cooking experience depending on your ideas, such as making pizza and gratin in a cooking oven.
Suzuyama Farm
Kashima City, Okawa Mikawachi Nakaasaurako 1433 TEL 090-3607-2907
E-mail:
Farming experience
Experience fee | / | Lunch included: 3,000 yen and up * 500 yen for each additional experience |
Time | / | Day trip |
Number of people | / | First 20 people |
Period | / | Whole year: “Kamado”, the old-style cooking oven experience, “Goemon bath” (a metal bathtub heated directly from beneath) experience and insect basket making Limited time: Flowing somen (you have to catch the noodles flowing in a bamboo pipe with your chopsticks), planting and harvesting of potato seedlings and onions, picking oranges |
Parking Lot | / | Available |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 3 days in advance |
Agricultural experience, such as seasonal vegetable harvesting, is available at the village of Nanpo. In addition, you can bring them to the guest house “Minna no Ie” to turn them into delicious dishes. Overlooking the magnificent Mt.Taradake and the beautiful Ariake Sea from “Minna no Ie” will make you feel overwhelmed and satisfied. In addition, you can experience the “Kamado” cooking oven, making insect cages, flowing somen , planting potato seedlings, and much more.
Minna no Ie
2721-67 Iida Otsu, Kashima City TEL 0954-62-8444
E-mail:
A photography lesson to turn everyday life into excitement
Experience fee | / | 2,000 yen |
Time | / | 13:00~17:00 |
Number of people | / | As from 3 people |
Period | / | Whole year |
Parking Lot | / | Available |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
Souvenir | / | Large size print or photo book |
It is a nice course that you can learn in a relaxed atmosphere with a focus on practice. A professional photographer will give you tips for easy shooting. You will learn how to shoot different angles and how to take pictures to look thinner in the pictures. If you shoot from a different angle than before, you will be able to see new discoveries and excitement in the familiar city! You can take wonderful pictures with your digital camera.
Oda Photo Studio
1669-5 Koeda Furae, Kashima City TEL 0954-62-3677
E-mail: info@odacolor.net
Kashima Nishiki goods made with the members of Kashima Nishiki Preservation Society
Experience fee | / | 2,000 yen |
Time | / | 9: 00-16: 00 (2-3 hours) |
Number of people | / | As from 1 person |
Period | / | Every Thursday |
Parking Lot | / | Available (Able parking lot) |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
Approximately 200 years ago, Kashima Nishiki was invented by the ninth wife of the Kashima Nabeshima feudal lord, and subsequently inherited by successive ladies. Weaving using high-quality Japanese paper with gold, silver, lacquer foil, etc. on the warp and silk thread on the weft. It takes a lot of time and effort to become a work, but the experience touches on one part of the process. After that, we will make accessories (straps) for souvenirs.
Kashima Nishiki Preservation Society Lifelong Learning Center Able 3F (Experience place)
2700-1 Notomi, Kashima TEL 0954-62-2151 (Yutoku Museum)
E-mail:
”Shakyo”(copying Buddhist sutra text to another paper) to refresh your mind and body
Experience fee | / | 1,000 yen |
Time | / | 10:00~15:00 |
Number of people | / | 3 to 48 people |
Period | / | Whole year |
Parking Lot | / | 80 cars (large bus available) |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 3 days in advance |
It is the birthplace of Kogyo Daishi Kakuban Shonin, who revived Shingon sect and Mt.Kouya and now enshrined there as the God of Learning. Feel free to try out a “shakyo” experience which can help your brain to be relaxed and keep the good balance of your mind and body. We will prepare everything needed for the “shakyo”. Why don't you spend a relaxing time with us in this healing atmosphere?* The written sutras will be dedicated to the main hall of the temple permanently.
Tanjo-in
Kashima-shi large section of the village Noritomi 2011 TEL 0954-62-3402
E-mail: kakuban@tanjoin.net
Making pickles with seasonal vegetables
Experience fee | / | 1,500 yen |
Time | / | 13:30~16:00 |
Number of people | / | 1 to 30 people |
Period | / | February-June, September, October |
Parking Lot | / | Available |
Reservation | / | Reservation required 1 week in advance |
In the storehouse of a long-established pickle shop founded in Meiji era, you will experience a full-fledged pickle making using seasonal vegetables. Kashima is also a source of Japanese sake made from rice. A guided tour is also recommended through the town of savory fermentation culture, such as pickles, sake, and soy sauce.
Pickles
1192 Hamacho, Kashima TEL 0954-63-2601
E-mail: kechtazo@bronze.ocn.ne.jp
Stroll around town in kimono
Participation fee | / | from 4500 JPY |
Time | / | 10:00 -17:00 |
Number of people | / | minimum two people |
Period | / | all year round |
Parking Lot | / | Available |
Reservation | / | required |
Walking around the old streets in kimono will make you feel as if you have slipped back in time.There is a kimono rental shop that offers yukata, kimono, and a wide variety of kimono accessories.Hizen Hamashuku and the shopping street in front of the Yutoku Inari Shrine have full of photogenic spots. Changing into a kimono and strolling around will make your memories even more vivid!
Japanese Kotokoto Hajime Club
Kashima City Furueda Kou 99-1 TEL 090-6772-0509
E-mail: satsuki.ohe@gmail.com
Sake Experience
Experience fee | / |
Kashima's Three-Brand Sake Tasting Set 600 yen~ 1 cup of Junmai to Junmai Daiginjo sake from 6 breweries in Kashima(120ml) 600 yen~ Various kinds of snacks from Kashima (seaweed, pickles with sake lees, pickles, etc.), small bowl 200 yen~ ※Beer, coffee, etc. available. |
Time | / |
Monday – Thursday: 11:00 - 17:00 Friday – Sunday: 11:00 - 20:00 18:00 - 21:00 |
Number of people | / | as from 1 person |
Period | / | over the New Year’s holiday period |
Parking Lot | / | Available |
Reservation | / | No reservation required, group reservations accepted. |
This is the first sake bar in Japan to be directly connected to the station platform, where you can taste Kashima's local sake while looking at the trains over the windows.Why don’t you enjoy chatting with the staff members who know well about Hizen Hamashuku and sake.
HAMABAR(NPO Water and Town Nami Association (in JR Hizenhama Station))
Hamacho, Kashima TEL 0954-69-8004
E-mail: npohama@po.asunet.ne.jp