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Trees & Tradition: The Living Forest Behind Japanese Architecture
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À propos
Japanese wooden architecture, admired worldwide, originates not in temples or houses but in the forest. This unique experience takes you into a certified private timber forest near Tokyo, typically closed to the public, to explore how Japanese architecture begins with trees and long-term forest management. Guided by a master forester whose family has managed these mountains for over 300 years, you’ll learn how forests were intentionally cultivated to produce strong, straight, and durable timber for Edo period architecture and beyond.
The experience includes a hands-on thinning demonstration and a craft session using local timber historically used in buildings. you’ll create a tangible remin...
Points forts
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
The guide will drive you from Higashi-Agano Station to the activity site．
Lunch is not included in this tour.
Transportation costs are not included in the tour price.
Gratuities
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Higashi-Agano Station
After exiting the ticket gate, please find the guide holding a tour placard.
The meeting time is 9:00 a.m., but it’s fine if you take the train arriving at Higashi-Agano Station at 9:12 a.m.
Retour
Informations importantes
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Des options de transport en commun sont disponibles à proximité
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Déconseillé aux voyageurs souffrant de lésions de la colonne vertébrale
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Déconseillé aux femmes enceintes
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Déconseillé aux voyageurs ayant une mauvaise santé cardiovasculaire
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Adapté à tous les niveaux de condition physique
Politique d'annulation
Pour un remboursement complet, annulez au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de départ prévue.
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Pour un remboursement complet, vous devez annuler au moins 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience.
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Les délais limites sont basés sur l'heure locale de l'expérience.
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Si vous annulez moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience, le montant que vous avez payé ne sera pas remboursé.
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Cette expérience nécessite un nombre minimum de voyageurs. Si elle est annulée parce que le minimum n'est pas atteint, on vous proposera une autre date/expérience ou un remboursement intégral.
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Toute modification effectuée moins de 24 heures avant l'heure de début de l'expérience ne sera pas acceptée.
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À propos
Japanese wooden architecture, admired worldwide, originates not in temples or houses but in the forest. This unique experience takes you into a certified private timber forest near Tokyo, typically closed to the public, to explore how Japanese architecture begins with trees and long-term forest management. Guided by a master forester whose family has managed these mountains for over 300 years, you’ll learn how forests were intentionally cultivated to produce strong, straight, and durable timber for Edo period architecture and beyond.
The experience includes a hands-on thinning demonstration and a craft session using local timber historically used in buildings. you’ll create a tangible remin...
Points forts
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
2 heures et 30 minutes
Proposé en Anglais
Annulation gratuite
Billet mobile
Ce qui est inclus
The guide will drive you from Higashi-Agano Station to the activity site．
Lunch is not included in this tour.
Transportation costs are not included in the tour price.
Gratuities
Points de rendez-vous
Départ
Higashi-Agano Station
After exiting the ticket gate, please find the guide holding a tour placard.
The meeting time is 9:00 a.m., but it’s fine if you take the train arriving at Higashi-Agano Station at 9:12 a.m.
Retour
Itinéraire
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Higashi-Agano Station
After exiting the ticket gate at Higashi-Agano Station, surrounded by rich nature, please look for the guide holding a tour placard. You’ll meet your fellow participants for the day, receive a briefing from the guide, and then travel to the activity site by car with the guide.
10 minutes
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木楽里（kirari）
At the woodworking studio Kirari, where the craft experience takes place, you’ll receive a lecture from a forestry master—known as a “mountain artist”—about Nishikawa timber and the history of local forestry.
Next, you’ll visit a certified forest site that’s normally closed to the public. The tour begins with a visit to a shrine dedicated to the mountain guardian deity. You’ll then explore the forest, learning about the care of centuries-old trees, unique cultivation methods, and the surrounding ecosystem.
Enjoy the scents of three different types of wood, find a tree that resonates with you, and relax at its base, quietly “conversing” with it.
Back at the studio, choose a kanji character and use a pyrography pen to inscribe it onto a wooden piece shaped like Edo Castle. This hands-on craft becomes a one-of-a-kind smartphone stand to take home as a special souvenir.
2 heures
3
Higashi-Agano Station
The guide will drive you back to Higashi-Agano Station, where the tour concludes. Around lunchtime, you’ll arrive at Hannō Station—feel free to enjoy lunch at one of the guide’s recommended local restaurants! (Please note that the guide will not join you for lunch.)
