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Matsubara Stables
Come horseback riding, at this ranch on a hill, surrounded by nature. Both groups and individuals are welcome to visit. Interact with horses, and many other animals. Visitors are welcome to consult with staff for advice and information about horses.
- Experience Riding a Horse
- 500 yen (3 times around within the gate)
2,000 yen (once around the grounds approx. 30 minutes) - Horse Riding Hours
- Summer Season 4:30pm - 6:30pm
- TEL
- 0254-45-5322 / 090-8873-2314
(Please call in advance as staff are not always in the field)
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Cooking with Gathered Wild Plants
It is fun to gather wild plants! In autumn, there is lots of fruit on the flowering dogwood.
Enjoy the delicious harvest from the mountain. Lively conversation makes the meal twice as good.- Reservations
- Necessary
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Number of people
- 15 people +
- Location
- Tainaidaira, etc.
- TEL
- 0254-48-3321 (Tainai Tourism Promotion Council of 301)
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Fire Starting Experience
After maintenance work on the community forest, it’s time to gather around the bonfire. Learn how to build a good fire while cooking with a Dutch oven, making baumkuchen, and more. Take care when chopping firewood!
- Reservations
- Necessary
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Number of people
- 10 people +
- Location
- Campground, more
- TEL
- 0254-48-3321 (Tainai Tourism Promotion Council of 301)
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Vegetable and Fruit Harvesting Experience
Cooking with freshly-harvested vegetables is an excellent way for children to learn about food. Visitors can experience harvesting delicious vegetables grown in Tainai City. Fruits such as cherries and blueberries are also available.
- Reservations
- Necessary
- Time
- 1 hour
- Number of people
- 10 people +
- Location
- Greenhouse farmers, etc.
- TEL
- 0254-48-3321 (Tainai Tourism Promotion Council of 301)
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Rice Flour Cooking Experience
Cook with family and friends. Learn recipes from the home of rice flour cuisine. Experience the unique texture of rice flour milled locally that allows the creation of the most delicate sweets. Find out for yourself what makes it different from wheat flour!
- Reservations
- Necessary
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Number of people
- 10 people +
- Location
- Tainai Owlets etc.
- TEL
- 0254-48-3321 (Tainai Tourism Promotion Council of 301)
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Nuka-gama Rice Experience
Why is Tainai City rice so delicious? The trick is to cook it by burning nuka (rice bran) to cook the rice, carefully adjusting the amount of nuka used in relation to the amount of rice.
- Reservations
- Necessary
- Time
- 1.5 hours
- Number of people
- 10 people +
- Location
- Tainai Owlets etc.
- TEL
- 0254-48-3321 (Tainai Tourism Promotion Council of 301)
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Nature Walk
Take a stroll with a forest guide and experience the ever-changing seasons in nature. Learn about pastoral forests and their function in village life. You might even find some cicadas!
- Reservations
- Necessary
- Time
- 2 hours
- Number of people
- 10 people +
- Location
- Tainaidaira, etc.
- TEL
- 0254-48-3321 (Tainai Tourism Promotion Council of 301)