Mountain Living Introductory Course
宿泊者限定
春夏秋冬のその季節にしかできない体験
A rural life experience where you can experience the traditional life of the Yuzugawa area and enjoy interacting with the local people.
*The participation fee includes one-day insurance.
*Please note that we may not be able to accommodate your experience depending on the progress of the farm's work.
Shiitake mushroom harvesting experience
Event period: Late March to late April, early October to November
Price: 4,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 12:30 Gather/Move
13:00-13:30 Shiitake mushroom harvesting workshop
13:30-15:00 Shiitake mushroom harvesting
15:00-15:30 Move and disband
Enjoy fresh shiitake mushrooms by picking them.
You can take home about 500g of the shiitake mushrooms you harvest.
～Options～
Enjoy freshly picked, juicy shiitake mushrooms grilled over charcoal (1,000 yen per person)
Shiitake mushrooms are sold for 1,000 yen per 500g
Shiitake mushroom log laying experience
開催期間：3月上旬～4月下旬、7月下旬～8月下旬
料金：税込2,000円／名
対象年齢：高校生以上
行程：【春】7時間
8時 集合・移動（自家用車）
8時30分～9時 原木伏せ込み講習
9時～12時 原木伏せ込み作業
12時～13時 昼食（山の中でお弁当）
13時～15時30分 原木伏せ込み作業
15時30分～16時 移動・解散
It's a test of physical strength! Make full use of your muscles! Let's lay down the shiitake mushroom logs.
Arrange them beautifully and enjoy a sense of accomplishment.
Rice planting experience
Event period: May
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 8:00 a.m. Meet and move (private car)
8:30-9:00 Rice planting workshop
9:00-12:00 Rice planting experience (taking breaks as needed)
12:00 Disband
Let's plant rice seedlings in the rice fields in the mountains.
You can take home 1kg of Yuzugawa rice.
*Rice planting shoes will be provided for rental.
Enjoy picking tea leaves in the season of fresh greenery
Event period: Early May
Price: 4,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 12:30 Gather and move (private car)
13:00-15:00 Tea picking, tea leaf roasting, tea rolling experience
15:00-15:30 Sun drying
15:30 Disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
Tea picking and rolling experience.
You can take home about 300g of sun-dried tea leaves.
A real grass cutting experience using a lawnmower
Event period: Mid-May to October
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age range: Junior high school students and above
Itinerary: 7:30am Gather and move (private car)
8:00-8:30 Grass cutting training
8:30-11:30 Grass-cutting experience (taking breaks as needed)
11:30-12:00 Move and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
Master the essential skill of grass cutting for rural life.
Lawn mowers and equipment are available for rental.
Firefly viewing
Event period: June *The event period may vary depending on the firefly situation.
Price: 500 yen/person (tax included)
Schedule: 19:45 Meeting and transfer (with transportation)
8:00pm - 8:45pm Firefly viewing and hunting
8:45pm - 9pm Move and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
A fantastical summer scene. Watching fireflies at Yuzu River, firefly hunting.
Enjoy the climbing hydrangeas that grow in clusters on Mount Yubao
Event period: Mid to late June
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 10:00 a.m. Meeting/movement (private car)
11:00-12:00 Walk around the summit and enjoy the climbing hydrangeas
12:00 Disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
You can enjoy viewing alpine plants such as climbing hydrangeas at Mt. Yubao (1,111m).
Enjoy the Hydrangeas Growing in Massive Blooms on Mount Yubao
Event period: Mid-June to early July
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 10:00 a.m. Meeting/movement (private car)
11:00-12:00 Walk around the summit and enjoy the hydrangeas
12:00 Disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
You can enjoy viewing alpine plants such as hydrangea at Mt. Yubao (1,111m).
Shiitake mushroom log laying experience
Event period: Early July to late August
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: High school students and above
Duration: [Summer] 4 hours
8:00 Meet and move
8:30-9:00 Laying logs
9:00-11:30: Log laying work
11:30-12:00 Move, lunch, and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
It's a test of physical strength! Make full use of your muscles! Let's lay down the shiitake mushroom logs.
Arrange them beautifully and enjoy a sense of accomplishment.
Yuzugawa Tomato Processing Experience
Event period: Mid-July to late November
Price: 3,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age range: Junior high school students and above
Schedule: Meet at 9:00
9:30-12:00 Tomato processing (washing, cutting)
12:00-13:00 Lunch and break
13:30 Disband
Experience tomato processing with Yuzugawa The Lycopenes. Lunch included.
You can take home 1kg of Yuzugawa tomatoes.
稲刈り体験
Event period: September to October
Price: 3,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 8:00 a.m. Meet and move (private car)
8:30-9:00 Rice harvesting workshop
9:00-12:00 Rice harvesting experience (taking breaks as needed)
12:00 Disband
実りの秋を体験しよう。
新米1kgを後日お送りします。
Tomato harvesting experience
遊子川トマト収穫の喜びを味わおう
Event period: Late July to late October
Price: 4,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Duration: 1 hour
*The experience time is a guideline and may vary depending on the growth status of the tomatoes.
This will be based on the farmers' working hours.
You can eat the tomatoes you harvested right there and then.
Chestnut Harvesting Experience
Event period: Mid-August to early October
Price: 4,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 12:30 Gather and move (private car)
13:00-15:00 Chestnut harvesting experience
15:00-16:00 Boiled chestnut tasting
16:00-16:30 Move and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
Gather chestnuts and enjoy the flavors of autumn.
You can take home about 500g of chestnuts that you harvest.
～Options～
Chestnuts are sold for 600 yen per kilogram.
Yuzugawa Tomato Processing Experience
Event period: Mid-July to late November
Price: 3,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age range: Junior high school students and above
Schedule: Meet at 9:00
9:30-12:00 Tomato processing (washing, cutting)
12:00-13:00 Lunch and break
13:30 Disband
Experience tomato processing with Yuzugawa The Lycopenes. Lunch included.
You can take home 1kg of Yuzugawa tomatoes.
Yuzu harvesting experience
Event period: November
Price: 3,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 12:30 Gather and move (private car)
13:00-15:00 Yuzu harvesting
15:00-15:30 Move and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
Enjoy the harvest surrounded by the refreshing scent of yuzu.
You can take home about 1kg of harvested yuzu.
～Options～
Yuzu for sale: 1kg for 500 yen.
Yuzu squeezing experience
Event period: November
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Schedule: Meet at 9:00
9:30-12:00 Yuzu squeezing (washing, squeezing)
12:00 Disband
Experience yuzu squeezing with Yuzugawa The Lycopenes.
You can take home about 500ml of yuzu juice.
～Options～
Yuzu ponzu sauce making experience (1,000 yen/person, tax included)
You can take home some homemade yuzu ponzu sauce made with freshly squeezed yuzu juice.
Experience harvesting green tomatoes and cleaning up the field
Event period: Late November to mid-December
Price: 4,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 9:00 a.m. Meet and move (private car)
9:30-10:30 Harvesting green tomatoes
10:30-12:00 Field cleanup work
12:00-13:00 Travel and lunch (bring your own lunch)
13:30-15:00 Experience making pickled green tomatoes (Yusukawa Specialty Products Factory)
15:00～ Move and disband
Harvesting green tomatoes in late autumn and cleaning up the field.
Afterwards, you will have the opportunity to try making pickled tomatoes using green tomatoes.
You can take home the pickled tomatoes you make.
～Options～
Green tomatoes for sale: 1kg for 100 yen.
Overlooking the sea of clouds
Event period: December
Price: 500 yen/person (tax included)
Itinerary: 7:00am gathering and transfer (with shuttle service)
7:15-7:45 Viewing the sea of clouds
7:45-8:00 Move and disband
A seasonal winter sight on the Yuzu River.
Let's get up early and go see the sea of clouds.
*Please note that the sea of clouds may not be visible depending on the weather.
Experience splitting firewood
Event period: December to March
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: High school students and above
Duration: about 30 minutes Firewood splitting training
Approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes Firewood splitting experience (taking breaks at appropriate times)
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
Only in the mountains can you chop firewood, it's a test of physical strength.
～Options～
You can take home a few kilos of firewood after splitting it.
(You can have a bonfire in the guesthouse garden.)
Use bamboo to create a one-of-a-kind bamboo craft
Event period: December to March
Price: 3,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 12:30 Gather and move (private car)
13:00-13:30 Bamboo craft class
13:30-16:00: Making art
16:00-16:30 Move and disband
Experience making bamboo crafts using bamboo.
You can take home your completed work.
Chestnut tree pruning experience
Event period: Mid-January to late February
Price: 2,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 12:30 Gather and move (private car)
13:00-13:30 Chestnut tree pruning training course
13:30-16:00 Pruning work
16:00-16:30 Move and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
Learn how to prune chestnut trees from a professional.
Log-grown Shiitake Mushroom Planting Experience
Event period: Mid-February to early May
Price: 4,000 yen/person (tax included)
Age: Elementary school students and above
Itinerary: 9:00 a.m. Meet and move (private car)
9:30-10:00 Shiitake mushroom planting training
10:00-12:00 Planting work
12:00-13:30 Move and disband
*The event will be canceled in the event of rain.
On the fertile mountains, shiitake mushroom spores are planted on trees such as sawtooth oak, which serve as the source material for shiitake mushrooms.
You will be able to take home one log planted with shiitake mushrooms.
～Options～
Shiitake mushroom logs for sale. Each log is sold for 1,500 yen.
