SUSTAINABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCES
IN TSURUGA
One-day monitor tour
- Date
- Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Place
- Tour around Tsuruga City, Fukui Prefecture
- Fee
- Free
- Time
- 9:30～15:30
- No. of participants.
- 20 people *Applications are on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Tour Guide
- Included
*For more information see the monitor tour application guidelines.
Tour contents
①Original tea blend Experience
Create an original tea blend with Yojo Design, who strive to achieve "A healthy mind and body for 10 years to come." Yojo Design was started by Yudai Yamanaka, a physical therapist and GALLUP-certified strengths coach, and Yuka Aoki, a Chinese herbal medicine counselor and health management expert advisor.
They will introduce exercises that can be easily incorporated into daily life, how to maintain a healthy mental attitude, and how to spend your time, and use a check sheet to create an original tea blend catered to you.
Take a break from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy a relaxing experience in nature-rich Tsuruga.
You can create an original label for your blended tea and take it home as a souvenir.
②Kehi Jingu Shrine +
Kagura Shotengai
wooden amulet Experience
Kehi Shrine, one of Tsuruga City's popular sights, is also famous as a power spot for longevity and marriage, and its symbolic torii gate is one of the three major wooden torii gates in Japan. At the Kagura Shopping Street in front of the shrine, you can receive wooden amulets with auspicious four-character idioms associated with each store, and at Kehi Shrine you can also receive a prayer stamp.
The Kagura Shopping Street is lined with stores specializing in Tsuruga's famous kelp products, as well as a variety of gourmet food, sweets, and miscellaneous goods.
③Japanese heritage Oboro
kelp sheet-grating experience
Experience the traditional culture of Oboro kelp sheet-grating, a Japanese heritage that was nurtured by the Kitamaebune, the traditional merchant ships that sailed the Sea of Japan.
Experience hand-shaving oboro kelp with one-on-one guidance from the craftsmen.
Tsuruga is the largest producer of oboro kelp, and this workshop can only be experienced here!
You will be impressed by the skill of the craftsmen, and be sure to compare the taste of the kelp you shaved yourself with that of the craftsmen.
④Lunch + shopping
at the Sea of Japan Fish Market
Enjoy a relaxing lunch and shopping at the Sea of Japan Fish Market. Meal coupons will be given to participants. This popular spot is fun to stroll and just look at the array of fresh seafood, including many specialities from Fukui. Demonstrations and tastings are also available, so you are sure to find something to satisy your taste buds!
Tour schedule
*Schedule may vary depending on traffic conditions and number of participants on the day.
Important points
【Oboro kelp sheet-grating Experience】
- ・During the kelp sheet-grating experience participants will sit on a specialized pedestal, so we ask that participants come wearing pants rather than a skirt.
- ・When processing the kelp, we will use a small specialized knife so please handle it with care.
- ・For inbound tourists, there are Chinese/English language guidance panels and pamphlets available. The explanation will be in Japanese only.
