{"id":16743,"date":"2017-09-14T12:18:51","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T03:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=16743"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:09:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T01:09:31","slug":"japanese-culture-event-day1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/culture-art\/japanese-culture-event-day1\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Culture Experience in Nakamachi &#8211; Day 1 Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a chance to experience a piece of Japanese culture? This month, Nakamachi in central Matsumoto is holding a special event on two separate days for foreign visitors and residents to try out various Japanese arts, crafts, and other cultural activities. The first day of the event was last week so I went to try out a few of the activities (the next day is on Sep. 23). <\/p>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/36818716430_f2f3c21567_z-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Nakamachi Japanese Culture Event\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16756\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p>The first day of the Japanese Culture event started off with a <em>kagamibiraki<\/em> ceremony that entails busting open a sake barrel with wooden mallets (and yes, the event does include sake tasting of Nakamachi original-brand sake!). To help out with the activities and interpreting Japanese to English, students from a local high school also came to lend a hand, as well.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOrckLgT8HY?modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;hl=en\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Many visitors from all over the world, including France, Malaysia, Germany, Taiwan, Australia, and the U.S., came to try out the different kinds of hands-on activities like the Japanese tea ceremony, origami, and Japanese calligraphy. I also tried out as many activities as I could &#8211; and had a blast doing it! Even though I&#8217;ve been living in Japan for a few years now, I got to try some new things that I&#8217;ve never done before like riding in a rickshaw and shooting ninja darts through a blowgun.<\/p>\n<p>The main activities are held at the Kurassic-kan, and here I started off with calligraphy, quickly realizing how challenging (yet fun!) it is to write well-balanced Japanese characters with a calligraphy brush. I saw other participants also getting their names translated into Japanese so they could write it themselves, and writing the names of the cities\/places they had visited.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16755\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21430181_1631228613616150_2093793059900049005_n-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Learn to write your name in Japanese or any of your favorite words &amp; phrases\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16755\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16755\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn to write your name in Japanese or any of your favorite words &#038; phrases<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My next stop was at the Japanese tea ceremony activity. Here, the teacher taught me not only how to properly mix the matcha tea with the tea brush, but also how to properly sit, hold the cup, and drink the tea (not to mention you also get to munch on some tasty Japanese sweets while drinking the tea!).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16750\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21432770_1631228636949481_7000098020329306438_n-590x340.jpg?resize=590%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Visitors learning the traditional Japanese tea ceremony and how to make matcha\" width=\"590\" height=\"340\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16750\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visitors learning the traditional Japanese tea ceremony and how to make matcha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After that, it was time for my first ride in a rickshaw! I had never ridden in a rickshaw before and it was so much more fun that I thought. The breeze feels nice as you get pulled down the street and you can see everything from the open carriage as if you&#8217;re riding in a kind of traditional convertible. Plus, seeing a rickshaw in Matsumoto is not so common as in some other cities like Kyoto, so everyone loves to wave at you as you ride by! Highly recommended if you&#8217;ve never tried a rickshaw ride before.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16762\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16762\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/nakamachiJapaneseCulturDayRikisha-590x483.jpg?resize=590%2C483&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Matsumoto&#039;s one and only rickshaw!\" width=\"590\" height=\"483\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16762\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16762\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Matsumoto&#8217;s one and only rickshaw!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lastly, I did a quick kimono\/yukata rental with my friend and walked around Nakamachi Street to some of the shops who were offering their own activities: I tried on different kinds of traditional Japanese footwear like <em>geta<\/em> at the Yaguchi shop, wine and <em>amazake<\/em> tasting at Senri, and the fun little bean-and-chopsticks game at the Ihara shop (you get a pair of your own chopsticks for trying the game!). All the shopkeepers were extremely nice and were happy to see us wearing yukata&#8217;s around the town.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16757\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16757\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/37026182726_b5d4c8459a_z-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Trying out Japanese footwear in my Yukata \" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16757\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trying out Japanese footwear in my Yukata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>By the way, I recommend trying out the ninja blowgun activity&#8230; it&#8217;s super fun no matter what your age, plus the blowgun is one of the weapons\/techniques that ninjas actually used to get their job done way back in the day!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16752\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21433224_1631229036949441_8736320327295394382_n-590x487.jpg?resize=590%2C487&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ninja blowgun game. You can also rent a ninja outfit, like this  person here!\" width=\"590\" height=\"487\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16752\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ninja blowgun game. You can also rent a ninja outfit, like this  person here!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16753\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21317912_1276580359130449_3537139300412852464_n-590x590.jpg?resize=590%2C590&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Learn ninja tricks from this guy ;)\" width=\"590\" height=\"590\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16753\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learn ninja tricks from this guy \ud83d\ude09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you missed the first day of the event, or didn&#8217;t get to do all the activities, the second day is being held on Saturday, Sep. 23 at the Kurassic-kan and various shops around Nakamachi Street. <\/p>\n<p>See all the event details <a href=\"http:\/\/nakamachi-street.com\/en\/experiencedays\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> or bookmark the event on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/259672837857053\/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16754\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21271195_1276580362463782_3282339791966010664_n-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The origami table\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16754\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The origami table<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16759\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16759\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/36379385154_c7b3ce22c3_z-590x443.jpg?resize=590%2C443&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Rickshaw rides!!\" width=\"590\" height=\"443\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16759\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16759\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rickshaw rides!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-official sd-sharing\"><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><div class=\"fb-share-button\" data-href=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/culture-art\/japanese-culture-event-day1\/\" data-layout=\"button_count\"><\/div><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-url=\"http:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/culture-art\/japanese-culture-event-day1\/\" data-text=\"Japanese Culture Experience in Nakamachi - Day 1 Report\"  >Tweet<\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a chance to experience a piece of Japanese culture? 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