Kawazu Town Tourist Association, the Home of Kawazu Cherry Blossoms, Announces Tour with a Strong Regional Flavor ～Kawazu Journey" to experience the taste of early winter and traditional culture Limited tour available on December 19 (Thu.) and 20 (Fri.) through Nippon Travel Agency, Ltd.

Kawazu Tourist Association (Headquarters: 72-12 Sasahara, Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture; Representative Director: Kazuko Yamada) has planned a tour featuring traditional local culture and local food, "Kawazu Trip: Taste of Early Winter and Traditional Culture," which will be marketed by Nippon Travel Agency.

Mitaka Shiki Sanbaso (1)

Kawazu Journey: Taste of Early Winter and Traditional Culture in Touch with the Earth's Virtues Features and Details

Tour Dates: Thursday, December 19, 2024 - Friday, December 20, 2024

Tour Sales ： Nippon Travel Agency, Ltd.

Sales page ： https://va.apollon.nta.co.jp/kawazutabi/

Accommodations: Izu Imaihama Onsen Imai-so

　　　　　　　 https://sakuranomori-hotels.com/imaiso/

Introduction page in the association: https://www.kawazu-onsen.com/news/462

Tour Outline

(1) Commercialization of the traditional performing art "Mitakashiki Sanbaso

The traditional Kawazu performing art "Mitaka-Shiki Sanbaso" is performed on non-festival days in cooperation with the local community. Special performances are held at Imai-so.

Mitaka-shiki Sanbaso (2)

(2) "Torishu Seishin" Experience the tradition of Kawatsuraimiya Shrine

A guide will lead you through the local traditions of "Tori-Seishin" and "Sake-Seishin," the custom of not eating birds and eggs and not drinking sake during a certain period in December, as well as a local legend that has become a Japanese folk tale, and offer a meal in the tradition of Tori-Shu-Seishin.

Bird and egg vegetarian meal (no use of bird eggs and sake)

(3) Zugani cuisine, a local delicacy, a special meal of limited duration and quantity, experienced together with wasabi (Japanese horseradish)

Rare zugani (mokuzu crab), available only for a limited time and in limited quantities, and wasabi (horseradish) grown by the water resources of the Amagi Mountain Range, which is recognized as a World Agricultural Heritage site.

Local delicacy zugani (seasonal)

Tour Outline

Tour Name: "Kawazu Journey" to Touch the Earth Toku

Release Date ： November 1, 2024

Planning ： Kawazu Town Tourist Association

Sales ： Nippon Travel Agency, Ltd.

URL ： https://va.apollon.nta.co.jp/kawazutabi/

If you are unable to register for the tour in time, you can see the traditional performance "Mitakashiki Sanbaso" regional Shinto ritual if you stay at Imai-so in Izu Imaihama Onsen on December 19 (Thursday).

Please note that reservations must be made directly with Izu Imaihama Onsen Imai-so.

Official] Izu Imaihama Onsen Imai-so: https://sakuranomori-hotels.com/imaiso/

Company Profile

Name ： Kawazu Town Tourist Association

Head Office: 72-12 Sasahara, Kawazu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture

Representative: Kazuko Yamada, Representative Director

Home Page： https://www.kawazu-onsen.com/