Kurihara City | Shimenawa (Sacred Straw Rope) Making Experience
Make your own shimenawa (sacred straw rope) using rice straw and bamboo bark. The key is mastering how to braid using both your hands and feet. Enjoy the charm of traditional handcrafting.
Tome City | Cured Ham Making
Using locally raised pork from Izunuma Nosan, participants prepare their own cured ham. After the initial preparation, the staff carefully oversee the aging process, and the finished ham is delivered to you once it is ready.
Minamisanriku Town | Making “Octopus-kun” Mascots
Create your own original “Octopus-kun,” a good-luck charm shaped like Minamisanriku’s famed octopus and used as a study-success mascot. Assemble a pen-stand figurine using cedar parts sourced from Miyagi Prefecture.
Ishinomaki City | Social Farm Experience
Help maintain sweet potato fields through various seasonal tasks—not only during the harvest. Through this hands-on work, you’ll learn about the importance of linking agriculture with community welfare.
Osaki City | Naruko “Urayama” Snowshoe Tour
Explore Naruko’s “urayama” backwoods on snowshoes. Cross a small ridge and trek toward Lake Katanuma, where you can feel the volcanic energy beneath the snow-covered landscape.
