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Experience Traditional Japanese Crafts at the Crafts Studio Village

Experience Traditional Japanese Crafts at the Crafts Studio Village

The Crafts Studio Village is a facility in which you can experience the traditional crafts of garment weaving, indigo dyeing, paper making, pottery making, and wood bamboo crafting in Aikawa Town’s prefectural Aikawa Park. You can try out activities that you would usually not get the opportunity to try, such as garment weaving and using a potter's wheel in order to create your own original items. It is a fun way to learn about the history of traditional crafts.

Experience & Activities Koshu kaido Tokaido KANAGAWA
Kamakura Samurai Experience Center

Kamakura Samurai Experience Center

At the Kamakura Samurai Experience Center, we offer a samurai experience service in Kamakura, the ancient capital of the samurai class. ・Experience the costumes of the Genpei War (Heian and Kamakura periods). ・Archery experience ・Bow and arrow making experience (crafts for children) ・Armor making experience (crafting a piece of armor) ・Yabusame (horseback archery) experience (dates and locations fixed) ・Samurai meal experience And more!

Experience & Activities Tokaido Koshu kaido KANAGAWA
JAXA Sagamihara Campus

JAXA Sagamihara Campus

The Communication Hall of Space Science and Exploration building is a visitor facility operated by the JAXA Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS). Visitors can see exhibits up-close, including an authentic M-V rocket that completed ground combustion tests, test models of scientific satellites, and displays related to the asteroid explorer "Hayabusa2". Wall-mounted monitors display information alongside staff-guided tours. (Please see the website for start times.)

Culture & Arts Tokaido Koshu kaido KANAGAWA
Hinata Yakushi Treasure Hall (Yakushi Nyorai, Japan’s Three Yakushi)

Hinata Yakushi Treasure Hall (Yakushi Nyorai, Japan’s Three Yakushi)

Founded by Gyoki in 716, this temple has a history of 1,300 years. Since the Middle Ages, it has been a sacred place for medicinal practitioners, and is known as Hinata Yakushi, one of the three most famous Yakushi in Japan. The temple also holds one of Japan's greatest treasure houses, with numerous statues of Buddha designated as nationally important cultural properties that bear witness to its history. It is also famous for higanbana (cluster amaryllis), which grows in clusters around Hinata Yakushi from mid-September to early October, making it a popular tourist attraction. Please come and visit Hinata Yakushi, a place rich in nature and full of attractions.

Temples & Shrines Tokaido Koshu kaido KANAGAWA