Top Gifu Prefecture Classes & Workshops

Learn to cook the unique cuisine of Takayama from a local expert in her custom-made cooking school. Not only is the school housed in a historic building, but you will get to cook with utensils that are part of your teacher’s collection of antique cooking equipment. Visit a market and pick your ingredients, learn to cook authentic dishes, then enjoy a meal together afterwards. This is an ideal tour for keen home chefs and travelers who love good food.

【OUTLINE】 Learn how to create a healthy meal from the Taisho era (1912-1926), in a mysteriously calm, simple, and beautiful space on the second floor of a 120-year-old townhouse from the Meiji era (1868-1912). The details of every small dish will help heal your soul. Breakaway from the monotony of your every day and learn about the historical culture of Mino and experience a different daily life. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Experience making traditional Japanese vegetarian cuisine in a simple and beautiful house. ・Enjoy relaxing in an elegant space that combines modern and traditional style from 100 years ago. ・Learn how to set up tables using antique tableware that has been carefully used for 100 years in a modern style, and how to use chopsticks. ・After your meal, you will have the opportunity to sample "amazake" (a non-alcoholic version) from Gifu prefecture. ・You will receive a bottle of aged sake produced in Gifu prefecture as a souvenir.

Gohei-mochi is a local cuisine that comes to the Chubu region such as Nagano and Gifu prefectures. It became famous by being featured in the NHK morning TV series “Half Blue” in 2018. In Gifu Prefecture, it was transmitted to the Hida and Tono regions. The shape and sauce varies depending on the region, and the Hida region is “waraji-shape(oval)” and “egoma（sesame）sauce” is the mainstream. It is said that the boiled rice is crushed and skewered, and then painted with egoma sauce and charcoal-grilled. It was dedicated to festivals and celebrations during the Edo period.

体 験 It is an experience to draw a favorite picture on a lantern that the craftsman has carefully finished one by one. 阜 Gifu City, the largest river minato of the Nagara River, was visited by supplies such as Japanese paper and bamboo from upstream, and Japanese umbrellas and lanterns have been produced from them for a long time. Many products such as bon lanterns and cool lanterns have been produced in Gifu, and are still widely known as "Gifu lanterns" even today. ま せ ん Why don't you bring home the light of gentle washi that you made yourself?

【OUTLINE】 You can learn about the traditional techniques of sword making, including the historical background, at the swordsmith workshop with history. You can also work with a swordsmith to make a small sword according to the process of a real sword making. Lastly, you can take home your very own small sword. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Forge a real knife at a historic blacksmith’s workshop ・Learn from a professional blacksmith ・The professional blacksmith will guide you in english ・Visit Seki City, the “Samurai Knife City”, the land of the greatest swordsmiths for over 780 years.

Learn about the history of the local theater “Kashimo Meijiza” that has been in operation from 1894, and visit the back of the stage. Also, you can put on Kumadori makeup, learn how to act, and actually demonstrate on stage. ・Go up on the stage of the theater and get your picture taken as the main character ・Listen to the stories of the theater continuing from 1894 ・Visit a theater that has not changed since 1894, which you cannot normally enter. ・Put on the Kumadori makeup unique to Kabuki ・Learn the local Ji-Kabuki acting and actually perform it on stage

Discover the Japanese lifestyle and history by visiting a traditional old house built over 100 years ago. Experience Japanese calligraphy from Segi Family who have protected the life in Takayama.Learn about the fascinating world of calligraphy and create your own calligraphy masterpiece! ・Visit the Yaheiji traditional family's house to experience Japanese calligraphy ・Learn how to use calligraphy tools and how to write Japanese words ・Relax and enjoy matcha green tea and Japanese sweets ・Learn Japanese language starting with basic kanji strokes ・The lesson will be in a Tatami room, where you can enjoy a Buddhist alter and “Koto" Japanese stringed musical instrument, with Japanese traditional garden ・Have an opportunity to see a traditional Japanese house with a beautiful garden

【OUTLINE】 Learn the history and process of Japanese sword making and make your own blade under the guidance of the master swordsmith. 【HIGHLIGHTS】 ・Visit the Traditional Swordsmith Museum ・Learn Japanese Sword Making from a high-skilled Japanese master swordsmith ・Create your own blade by heating, hammering, and folding the metals by your own ・Visit Seki City, the “Samurai Knife City”, the land of the greatest swordsmiths for over 780 years.