{"id":16603,"date":"2017-08-30T23:52:18","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T14:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=16603"},"modified":"2018-03-20T10:11:16","modified_gmt":"2018-03-20T01:11:16","slug":"japanese-culture-event-at-kurassic-kan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/culture-art\/japanese-culture-event-at-kurassic-kan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Culture Event at Kurassic-kan in Nakamachi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/LeafletPage_1-566x800.jpg?resize=566%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Event flyer\" width=\"566\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-16609\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\n<p>As announced in our previous blog post, Nakamachi is holding a fun Japanese culture event at the Kurassic-kan on Sep. 6 (Wed) and Sep 23 (Sat). Here you can try all kinds of Japanese arts, crafts, activities, and other cultural experiences, not to mention everything is hands-on and mostly free! Besides the main event at the Kurassic-kan, several of the shops and restaurants around Nakamachi will also be offering cultural activities like traditional games or food\/drink tastings. See below for a list of activities and where you can get the official details, event flyer, or see the event on Facebook! <\/p>\n<p>There will also be volunteers providing translation\/interpretation to help with communication, including local high school students and local guides. So not only is this a great opportunity to experience Japanese culture, but also a nice chance to communicate with the locals!<\/p>\n<h2>Event Details<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Place:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/nakamachi-street.com\/kurassickan\/en\/access\" target=\"_blank\">Kurassic-kan<\/a> in Nakamachi, Matsumoto<br \/>\n<strong>Date &#038; Time:<\/strong> Sep. 6 and Sep. 23, 10 am &#8211; 4 pm (times for activities at the shops differ. Check the event flyer or webpage)<br \/>\n<strong>Event webpage:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/nakamachi-street.com\/en\/experiencedays\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/nakamachi-street.com\/en\/experiencedays\/<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Event on Facebook:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1607791399271217\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1607791399271217\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Get the official <a href=\"http:\/\/nakamachi-street.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JapaneseExperienceLeaflet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">PDF flyer<\/a> here which includes a map and all activity details:<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16604\" style=\"width: 590px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nakamachi-street.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/JapaneseExperienceLeaflet.pdf\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16604\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leaflet_Page_2-1.jpg?resize=590%2C417&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Japanese Culture Experience Days flyer\" width=\"590\" height=\"417\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16604\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click here to download the PDF<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n<h2>List of main activities at the Kurassic-kan:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Origami folding<\/li>\n<li>Japanese calligraphy<\/li>\n<li>Japanese Tea Ceremony (traditional way of making matcha green tea)<\/li>\n<li>Japanese folding fan decorating<\/li>\n<li>Play with old-fashioned and traditional Japanese toys<\/li>\n<li>Sake tasting with Nakamachi&#8217;s original-brand sake<\/li>\n<li>Kimono (yukata) and ninja costume rental (paid activity)<\/li>\n<li>Rickshaw rides around Nakamachi (paid activity, discount with kimono rental)<\/li>\n<li>Ninja blowgun activity (paid activity, free with ninja costume rental)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><\/p>\n<h2>List of shops offering activities around Nakamachi:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Geiyukan: Try plaing the shamisen, a traditional Japanese music instrument.<\/li>\n<li>Kuriya: Make fresh wasabi from real wasabi root.<\/li>\n<li>Senri: Japanese wine, sake, amazake, and juice tasting<\/li>\n<li>Yamahei: Introduction of some Japanese local foods<\/li>\n<li>Yaguchi: Try wearing geta, a traditional form of Japanese footwear.<\/li>\n<li>Ihara: Chopsticks and beans game<\/li>\n<li>Itoya: Play the konpira fune-fune game, a traditional game played at geisha banquets, and other activities.<\/li>\n<li>Okinado Kura Branch: Try playing the Japanese taiko drum. Also, exhibit of traditional tools used for making Japanese confections\/sweets<\/li>\n<li>Temariya: Free Japanese tea<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16619\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/visitmatsumoto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Leaflet_Page_3-566x800.jpg?resize=566%2C800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Flyer page listing shop activities. Download the PDF for all the details.\" width=\"566\" height=\"800\" class=\"size-large wp-image-16619\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flyer page listing shop activities. 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