Central Area Experience Japanese history and culture in Hokkaido
Highlight
Experience a full day of Japanese history and culture in Date in southwestern Hokkaido! The Date History Museum, newly opened in April 2019, offers a glimpse into Japan’s Jomon period history, dating over 15,000 years ago. At the swordsmith workshop, you can see how traditional swords were forged 1,000 years ago. There are also indigo dyeing, traditional tea ceremony, and seated Zazen meditation workshops open for everyone, including beginners.
Course schedule
| 1Visit Date City Museum of History and Culture (Jomon culture and Date family) | |
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| 2View swordmaking at a swordsmith's workshop | |
| 3Indigo dyeing experience at an indigo dyeing workshop | |
| 4View Michi no Eki Date Rekishi no Mori | |
| 5Tea ceremony experience at state guest house/Zen seated meditation experience at Daiouji Temple |
Basic information
- itinerary
- All year
- Time required
- 3 Hours 30 Minutes
- multilingual
- None (Interpreting Required)
- Precautions
- Museum closed on Mondays