EXPERIENCE

Remembering the beauty and skill passed down from generation to generation

30min
1,000 yen
/ person

The main building of Fujiya Hotel, constructed in 1899 (Meiji Era 32), is registered as a national cultural property. This is a video tour where you can explore with a tablet, showcasing the beauty of Meiji-era carpentry and plastering work, design aesthetics, and seasonal arrangements in Japanese architecture, all highlighting the splendor of Japanese architectural culture.

Remembering the beauty and skill passed down from generation to generation

An experience to touch the beauty and skills passed down through time, and remember the stories behind them. This is a precious opportunity to closely feel the delicate work created by artisans’ hands and the architectural designs that mark history. While learning about past lifestyles and traditional techniques, you’ll engrave in your heart the beauty nurtured by Japanese culture. This video tour offers a timeless, moving experience that can only be savored here.

Fee: 1,000 yen + cafe order
Duration: 30 minutes (Please feel free to relax at the cafe after the tour)
Miso Making with Nature

120min
6,000 yen
/ person

This is a miso-making experience using soybeans steamed for 6 hours in “jigoku-mushi”. Take home the delicious soybeans infused with the mineral-rich flavors of Kannawa hot springs.

Miso Making with Nature

{“Jigoku-mushi” Hell-Steamed Soybean Miso Making Experience}
In Beppu’s Kannawa Onsen, where steam rises all over town, this is a miso-making experience using soybeans steamed for 6 hours in “jigoku-mushi” utilizing 100°C natural steam.
The soybeans, infused with the mineral-rich flavors of Kannawa Onsen, are exceptionally delicious, resulting in a low-sodium miso that’s still full of soybean umami.
The koji is handmade at Abe Saburo Shoten in Hiji Town, using rice and wheat sourced from Oita. This unique flavor can only be experienced here.

Price: 6,000 yen (includes 2kg of miso to take home and tasting of dishes made with miso)
Duration: 2 hours
Minimum participants: 4 people
Weaving the Bamboo of Your Dreams

120min
8,000 yen
/ person

Bamboo craft is a traditional art that thrives in Beppu’s daily life. Create a one-of-a-kind bamboo craft while receiving direct instruction from a certified traditional craftsman. You can take home the piece you make. Includes a guided tour to view the beauty of the Meiji-era architecture of the venue.

Weaving the Bamboo of Your Dreams

Beppu is a production area of high-quality madake bamboo and a region where bamboo craftsmanship thrives, being the only place in Japan with a public school dedicated to it. In this experience, you’ll learn directly from a certified traditional craftsman and create a one-of-a-kind bamboo craft for yourself. You can make a beautiful bamboo piece that can be used in your living room or dining table for years. The time spent quietly working with natural bamboo is an irreplaceable moment. The venue, Hanayamomo Hall & Gallery, is a cultural property building constructed over 100 years ago. You can take a guided tour to observe the beauty of Meiji Era architecture and the lifestyle culture of living with bamboo.

Price: 8,000 yen
Venue: Hanayamomo Hall
Duration: 2 hours