I saw the “Sheep shearing experience” at Nakayoshi Tongari Guest Ranch
on the afternoon of April 29th.
The experience will be held again four times on May 3rd, at 10:00, 11:00, 14:00 and 15:00.
They accept applications on the day on the spot only, so you if you want to experience,
you just have to go there anyway.
It seemed if you applied, you could join on 29th when I visited.
I suppose this will make sheep feel cooler.
T.S
Remarks :
"Nakayoshi" means good friends.
"Tongari" means pointy, which refers to the shape of the observatory tower’s red roof.
in Maruoka-cho, Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture with two participants.
The participants experienced making bamboo dolls and conducting a few other activities.
This was the first time for both of the participants to do anything with bamboo.
I was worried that they might cut their fingers and/or get hurt when they used knives
to cut the bamboo. They conducted and finished everything safely under the guidance
of the master of making bamboo doll. They even said that they had such a great experience
and it was an enjoyable challenge. They hope to come back to Echizen Bamboo Doll Village.
According to the master, he used to be a joiner and then he became
a professional bamboo maker about 45 years ago. He used to make doors
and other things for houses and it was the beginning of his craftsmanship.
Chief Director of Echizen Bamboo Doll Village, Ryuichi Morota who has such a busy schedule,
he came to our shooting and gave the participants advice for how to use knife easier and safer. With his advice, they seemed more comfortable using the knives and started cutting and shaving the bamboos faster.
Overall, we all had a great experience at Echizen Bamboo Doll Village.
Please stay tuned for upcoming video of “Echizen Bamboo Doll Village”!
Last weekend, five friends of mine and I went on an overnight trip to "Yukyu Roman no Mori" in Echizen Town, Fukui Prefecture.
As we arrived there in the afternoon of last Saturday, we started having a barbeque.
In the afternoon, it started getting cloudy and chilly.
There was an acrylic wall surrounding the BBQ site so it was comfortable even on a chilly day like that day.
Because we took a wrong way to go back to the cottage which was about 1km down from the BBQ site, we ended up walking about 5km. Luckily there was no wind or rain so it was an ideal day for taking a walk.
Around the peak of the mountain, leaves have started changing colors.
This is a photograph of the view from the area in front of the BBQ site.
Although this is a camp site, I didn’t see any tents here.
The other day, we visited “Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda” in Ikeda-cho in Fukui Prefecture.
Today, I’d like to introduce “Mega Zip-line” which is the longest and highest in Japan (according to research by Ikeda-cho in April, 2016).
The participants start from the mountain ridge (elevation 60 meters which as high as 20 stories high) and glide across two valleys. It is 480 meters for the outward trip and 510 meters for the return trip. It must be thrilling for sure to go between and over mountains and valleys.
At “Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda”, there are several other activities beside the “Mega Zip-line”. This is the first place in Japan that has several outdoor activities combined together.
Other activities are exciting and enjoyable as well.
There are “Discovery Course” which has 38 elements and participants walk high above the tree tops, “Tree Climb Course” which has 3 elements and participants climb trees,
"Picnic Course” which has 4 staying areas high above the ground and participants get to relax on a hundred years old tree, “Kids Course” which has 6 elements and children can enjoy walking on trees safely with assistance, “Adventure Boat” which is a river rafting course for beginners and there are also places where guests can sleep and/or enjoy having barbeque.
How about enjoying outdoor activities at “Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda”?
“Tree Picnic Adventure Ikeda”
Address: Shizuhara 28-16, Ikeda-cho Imadate-gun, Fukui Prefecture 910-2523 Japan
