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Explore Arashiyama and experience making seasonal wagashi at the long-established wagashi store"Oimatsu"

Plan Details

A walking tour to enjoy the nature of Arashiyama.

You can choose either the Sogenchi Garden at Tenryuji Temple or the Okouchi Villa for a walk to enjoy the nature of Arashiyama.

To round off the walk, you will have the opportunity to try your hand at making three konashi fresh confectionaries and dried confectionaries at the Oimatsu Arashiyama branch of the Yushoku confectionary shop. *The type of dried confectionery is up to you.

The confectionery will be served with matcha green tea. (You can take the remaining sweets home with you).

The design of the confectionery will vary depending on the season.

・Meet at Arashiyama Station (Hankyu).

・Togetsu Bridge

・Tenryu-ji Temple, Sogenchi Garden (1) approx. 1 hour

・Arashiyama Bamboo Forest

・Okochi Sanso Garden, Okochi Sanso Arashikyo Observation Deck (②), approx. 1 hour

・Nomiya Shrine

Dismissal: the Oimatsu Arashiyama branch of the Yushoku confectionary shop.

Arashiyama flourished as a villa resort for aristocrats in the Heian period (794-1185) and is also famous as the place where the Hyakunin Isshu (100 poems) were compiled. It is a place with a different atmosphere from the centre of Kyoto.

It is a fascinating place where the natural beauty of the mountains and rivers in each of the four seasons blends with Japanese culture and is dotted with shrines, temples and other historical buildings that reflect each era.

Reservation period

The opening hours are the same as those of Yusoku Confectionery Gochoshinsho Tonomatsu Arashiyama store.

(Please contact us for irregular holidays)


Reservation exclusion period

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Fee

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What's included

Tenryuji Temple admission fee (garden and halls) or Okochi Sanso garden admission fee and Japanese sweets making experience


Course Content

Meeting point: Arashiyama Station (Hankyu) = walk = Togetsukyo Bridge = walk = Tenryuji Temple・Sogenchi Garden (①) approx. 1 hour = walk = Arashiyama Bamboo Forest = walk = Okawachi Sanso Garden・Okawachi Sanso Rankyo Observatory (②) approx. 1 hour = walk = Nonomiya Shrine = walk = Yusoku Confectionery Shop Tonomatsu Arashiyama Store・Disbanding: Yusoku Confectionery Shop Tonomatsu Arashi


Meeting point

Arashiyama Station (Hankyu Railway)

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Travel time

Duration 3 hours


Minimum number of receptionists

1 person


Minimum number of participants

5 people


Maximum number of applicants

10 people


Application Deadline

6pm 7 days before

(Reservation completed after confirmation)


Language Support

Japanese

Interpretation available with advance reservation (please check schedule)

English, Korean, Chinese. Please contact us for other languages.


Reservation requirements

(1) Implementation date

(2) Preferred time

(3) Name of participant

(4) Contact details

(5) Allergies


Cancellation policy

In addition, if you cancel your reservation after it has been confirmed, the following cancellation fees will be charged:

Up to 21 days prior (inclusive): 30%

20-8 days ago. 50%

7 to 3 days ago. 70%

2 days before - on the day (before the start time): 100%

No notice cancellation / 100% after start

*A reservation is considered confirmed when we contact you (in writing or by email, etc.) to confirm your reservation after you have made a formal application.

*Cancellations will only be handled on the same day if received during business hours .

* The customer will be responsible for any bank transfer fees incurred during refunds.



Other (Notes, etc.)

Please bring your own apron and other necessary items. Some of the ingredients in our fresh confections, called "konashi," contain wheat. In addition, some of the dried confections for general customers may contain soybeans. If you have allergies, we will provide you with other ingredients, so please be sure to contact us in advance.

*As part of our efforts to prevent the spread of infection, for the time being we will limit the number of customers to 12, thoroughly disinfect hands, take body temperatures at store entrances, and strengthen ventilation. Thank you for your understanding.


For tour applications or questions, please contact us using the inquiry form .



Photo Gallery


#1 Ten⿓ji Temple

The Sogenji Garden at Tenryuji Temple is a garden that incorporates nature as it is into art through the use of "borrowed scenery." Please enjoy this beautiful blend of Japanese art and nature.


#2 Walking around Arashiyama

Sakura in spring, fresh greenery in summer, autumn leaves in fall, snow-capped mountains in winter... Arashiyama offers a taste of each season. The diversity of vegetation is four times that of Europe. Arashiyama, located on the border between the Kyoto Basin and the mountains and along the Hozu River, has been a popular tourist spot for aristocrats since the Heian period.


#3 Walking around Arashiyama


#4 About Yusoku Confectionery Shop Otomatsu

Yusoku Confectionery Gochoshinsho Oyamatsu is a Japanese confectionery shop founded in 1908 in Kamishichiken, the oldest entertainment district in Kyoto.

The head of the family is descended from court ritual officials in the Heian period, and has been making sweets for use in ceremonies and rites based on the ancient court customs and customs, as well as sweets for the tea ceremony, hence the name of the shop, Yusoku Confectionery Preparation Shop.

Sweets are a communication tool that connects people. We will convey the history and culture of Kyoto through the "Kyoto sweets culture," an intangible cultural heritage that connects Kyoto.

Quoted from the official website of Omatsu.


#5 Japanese sweets making experience

After learning about the history and background of Kyoto confectionery, you will actually make some. Enjoy the history of Kyoto and the seasonal atmosphere through confectionery making.


#6

Make 3 Konashi fresh confections and a dry confection. The type of dry confection will be chosen at random. You can eat the confections with matcha tea. You can take the remaining confections home with you.

*The design of the sweets varies depending on the season.



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