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ExperienceIndigo and wax-resist dyeing in Kyoto — workshops, prices, and what you actually make¥2,900 (Easy course) / ¥3,900 (S course, the most popular) / ¥5,500 (M) / ¥6,500 (L) / ¥7,000 (LL) at ROKETSU Dyeing Studio Yamamoto, the price rising with the size of the item you dye.ExperienceSoba making class in Tokyo — English options, real prices, and which one to bookKappabashi group class: about US$48.56 per person as listed on 2026-08-09, up to 15 participants. Tsukiji Soba Academy prices per group, not per head: ¥33,000 for up to three people on the "Just-For-Fun" and "Quick Hands-on" plans (+¥11,000 per extra person), ¥42,900 for the gluten-free plan (+¥14,300), and ¥66,000 for the professional half-day (+¥27,500).Martial artsKendo experience in Tokyo — try the samurai art in armour, in English (price and how to book)About US$116.48 per person on Viator as of 2026-08-09 (the listing prices in US dollars, so the yen figure moves with the exchange rate). The same operator, SAMURAI TRIP, also lists on Klook and GetYourGuide and takes direct reservations; compare all four before booking, because per-channel pricing differs.ExperienceGold leaf experience in Kanazawa — prices, workshops, and how to book (kinpaku)From about ¥1,760 for a 60-minute workshop in the Higashi Chaya district, per VISIT KANAZAWA. Hakuichi's Master Course items run ¥2,000 (small plate, small box, hand mirror) to ¥4,000 (lacquer tray or plate); its Wizard Course runs ¥2,000–¥2,500; a simple gold-leaf transfer is ¥2,000. Hakuza's plans are ¥1,980 (Light, 30 min), ¥6,600 (Standard, 60–70 min) and ¥16,500 (Master, 90–100 min).Zazen meditationZazen in Tokyo — where to sit Zen meditation in English, and what it actually costsFrom ¥400 at Kōun-ji in Setagaya. ¥500 for Sōji-ji's monthly English beginners' sitting in Tsurumi. ¥1,000 at Tōkōzen-ji in Yokohama, and ¥1,000 plus ¥500 temple admission at Kenchō-ji in Kamakura. Private English-guided sessions at temples that host them commercially cost substantially more — expect several times these figures.ExperienceShukubo temple stay at Koyasan — what a night in a Buddhist monastery costs, includes, and how to bookRoughly ¥12,000–¥25,000 per person per night including dinner and breakfast is the usual band; premium rooms with a private bath run higher. Listings on the official association site span about ¥23,000 to ¥180,000 per booking, because that figure covers the whole reservation (room, party size, plan), not one guest. Most temples are cash-only on site — bring yen.ExperienceSarubobo Doll-Making Workshop, Hida Takayama Crafts Experience Center¥2,900 per person for the standard Sarubobo Making Workshop (~40 min), per the operator's own current official menu — available walk-in, no reservation needed, at both the Hida no Sato and Yasugawa branches. (Note: the hida.jp tourism-board page cites an older ¥2,500/~30-min figure that appears to predate a menu update.) GetYourGuide lists the same workshop from about $20 (~¥2,900).ExperienceHida Wagyu Beef Home Cooking Class with Kaori & Yukiko$93 USD per person (paid via Cookly at time of booking)
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Toute l’étiquette →Cultural experiences in Kanazawa — gold leaf, tea and teahouse districts in one dayKanazawa is the rare Japanese city where the three things you came for — a craft you can do with your hands, a tea culture with its own lineage, and intact geisha districts you can actually walk into — sit within about two kilometres of each other. Here is how to sequence a single day, what each costs, and why Kanazawa suits travellers who found Kyoto overwhelming.Kimono vs yukata — the difference, and which one you should actually rentA yukata is unlined cotton worn against the skin with a half-width obi and no socks; a kimono is lined, worn over an under-robe, with tabi, zori and a wider obi. That is the whole distinction — everything else, including price, season and how long it takes to put on, follows from it. Here is which to rent, when, and the one rule you must not get wrong with either.Photography etiquette in Japan — where you can shoot, where you can't, and the ¥10,000 fine in GionJapan is broadly open to photography, with three sharp exceptions that cost visitors real money and real goodwill: Kyoto's Gion, where photographing geiko or maiko on designated private streets carries a ¥10,000 fine; temple and shrine interiors; and anywhere people are undressed. Here is the practical map, plus the one question worth asking before you raise the camera.Onsen etiquette for your first time — the full sequence, from the curtain to the changing roomNearly every rule in a Japanese bath follows from one principle: the bath water is shared and is not for washing in. Wash and rinse completely at the seated shower before you get in, keep the small towel out of the water, and you have already got 90% of it right. Here is the full sequence in order, plus the six mistakes visitors actually make.Omamori: what Japanese amulets mean, which to choose, and how to return themAn omamori is a prayer someone made on your behalf, sealed into a cloth pouch — which is why you never open it, why it lasts about a year, and why the correct ending is to bring it back rather than to keep it forever. Typically ¥500–¥2,000. Here is how to pick the right one, how to carry it, and what to do with it afterwards.Goshuin: how to collect Japan's temple and shrine seals (etiquette, cost, and the mistake to avoid)A goshuin is not a stamp-rally souvenir: it is calligraphy brushed by hand as proof that you personally worshipped, and the etiquette follows from that one fact. Buy the book (¥1,000–¥2,000), pray first, then ask. Here is the full sequence, what it costs, why some temples will refuse a book that has shrine seals in it, and the phrase to say at the counter.
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2026/11/15Tokyo Autumn Foliage 2026: Rikugien Illumination, Koishikawa Korakuen, Gaien Ginkgo Avenue & Mt. TakaoWhere to see Tokyo's best autumn color in 2026 — Rikugien's evening light-up, Koishikawa Korakuen's maple-lined pond, the free Meiji Jingu Gaien ginkgo avenue, and Mt. Takao's mountain foliage — with hours, admission and the quiet etiquette that keeps these gardens special.Free (Gaien ginkgo avenue, Mt. Takao trails) to about ¥1,200 (Rikugien evening illumination, same-day ticket); day admission ¥300 at Rikugien / Koishikawa Korakuen; Mt. Takao cable car or lift ¥980 round-trip. →2026/11/01Kyoto Autumn Temple Light-Ups 2026 — Kiyomizu-dera, Kōdai-ji & Eikan-dō at NightWhen Kyoto's autumn night illuminations run, which temples light up (and which don't), usual hours and admission, plus the etiquette and crowd tips for Kiyomizu-dera, Kōdai-ji, Eikan-dō and Tōfuku-ji.Roughly ¥500–1,000 per temple depending on site and season (Kiyomizu-dera ~¥500, same as daytime; Kōdai-ji day admission ¥800; Eikan-dō's evening ticket was ¥700 in 2025 before an April-2026 fee revision; Tōfuku-ji's elevated peak-season ticket is ~¥1,000) — confirm current prices on each official site. →2027/03/25Saison des cerisiers en fleurs au Japon 2027 — Quand et où voir les sakuraLes cerisiers du Japon atteignent généralement leur pleine floraison de fin mars à début avril à Tokyo et Kyoto, tandis que le front de floraison remonte vers le nord depuis Okinawa (fin janvier) jusqu'à Hokkaido (début mai). Les prévisions officielles pour 2027 paraissent de janvier à février 2027 — voici comment planifier dès maintenant.Gratuit — la plupart des parcs, berges de rivières et enceintes de temples sont d'accès libre ; certains jardins (par exemple Shinjuku Gyoen) et donjons de châteaux demandent un petit droit d'entrée, et les illuminations nocturnes peuvent avoir des horaires distincts. En date de 2026. →2027/01/01Hatsumode 2027 : votre première visite au sanctuaire du Nouvel An japonaisLe hatsumode est la première visite de l'année à un sanctuaire ou un temple au Japon, effectuée du 1er au 3 janvier 2027. Voici ce que cela signifie, quand y aller et comment prier exactement, y compris la différence essentielle entre sanctuaire et temple.La visite et la prière sont gratuites. Apportez de la petite monnaie pour la boîte à offrandes (la pièce de 5 yens est le choix porte-bonheur) ; les oracles omikuji, les plaques ema, les flèches hamaya et les amulettes omamori coûtent généralement quelques centaines de yens chacun (en 2026 ; à confirmer sur chaque site). →