Itinerary
Day 1: Learn about Japan's eco-fuel, charcoal and firewood, through local production and consumption.
Stop At: Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan
Looking out from the sky observatory, you see the terraced fields of the future!
Ueyama has been a village of rice production for over 1400 years. Recently, these terraced rice fields are being updated rapidly with unique ideas not just for rice production such as golf course!
You will surely be excited about the great potential of Terraced Rice Fields
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan
Do you know the difference between the two fuels, charcoal and firewood? In Ueyama, both are self-sufficient. The guide Mr. Daichi continues to make charcoal every year to prevent this technology and culture from disappearing.
This time, as an introduction, we'll try making firewood from trees, and then challenge ourselves to cook using both charcoal and firewood! For dinner, we will make charcoal-grilled dishes using fresh ingredients from Ueyama and those harvested in Okayama! Enjoy it with the freshly cooked, glossy rice harvested in the terraced fields of Kamiyama.
Let's deliciously and enjoyably learn by actually touching, using, and tasting the traditions of Japan!
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan
Let's experience making charcoal!
While the guide Mr. Daichi continues farming in the terraced rice fields, the amount of charcoal he can produce in the winter is not very large. It's different from mass-produced charcoal, which is shipped out en masse as an industry. Yet he still wanted to consume the charcoal made in Ueyama and wanted people to experience it. With that in mind, he decided to start a project called "sumiCa", created by renovating an old house. The lodging facility, sumiCa, is a temporary dwelling (sumika) for those who visit Ueyama, and a space where they can experience part of rural life through the culture of charcoal making.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Lunch: Let's make and eat bara sushi, a local dish from Okayama, with the mothers from Ueyama.
• Dinner: Charcoal Cooking, Locally Produced and Consumed Dinner
Accommodation included: "sumiCa", created by renovating an old house. Twhich means a temporary dwelling for those who visit Ueyama
Day 2: Explore free time in Ueyama
Stop At: Mimasaka, Okayama, Japan
Lets have breakfast at the sky observation deck. You might see a sea of clouds!
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
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No accommodation included on this day.