Senshu gastronomy course to learn about “dashi (broth) culture and “umami” in the Kansai region.

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“Umami” x Senshu food culture x Japanese traditional events

Implementation date: September to March

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20min

1

Time spent in Kishiwada City: 1 hour

Visit to Kishiwada Danjiri Hall

The Kishiwada Danjiri Festival, which begins every September, dates back to the mid-Edo period and boasts a 300-year tradition. At this hall, you can learn about the long history and power of this festival on a large multi-vision screen. You can also experience being a carpenter by riding on the roof, and experience the skills and craftsmanship of Danjiri carpenters and carvers.

30min

2

Time spent in Kishiwada City: 2 hours

Watarigani cuisine (Kappo Matsuya)

A store specializing in Watari crabs, which are said to be lucky charms of the Kishiwada Danjiri Festival. Using our craftsmanship, we create dishes that fully bring out the charms of umami and sweetness (from salt-grilled to loosened meat salad to crab rice), allowing you to fully enjoy crab with all five senses.

15min

3

Time spent in Izumisano City: 1 hour 30 minutes

Shopping at the long-established sake brewery “Kitashoji Sake Brewery”

Enjoy shopping at Kitashoji Sake Brewery, a long-established sake brewery that was founded in 1920. In the future, we are planning to open a cafe inside the sake brewery.

20min

4

Izumisano City

Accommodation: Inunakiyama Onsen Minamitei

Inunakiyama Onsenkyo is the only remaining hot spring town in Osaka and contains plenty of simple sulfur cold mineral springs. In the evening, enjoy Inunaki Pork Shabu and Kaiseki Cuisine to replenish your body and mind. Let's heal the fatigue of the day at the same museum.

30min

5

Time spent in Izumisano City: 1 hour

Visit and walk around the Japan Heritage Site “Inunakiyama Shippotaki Temple”

It's the perfect place to refresh your mind and sweat by hiking through the primeval forest. There is also a ``one-day training experience'' (conditions apply) that requires reservations.

10min

6

Staying time in Izumisano City: 50 minutes

Izumisano Fisheries Cooperative Open Sky Market

Enjoy shopping at the market filled with fresh seafood.

10min

7

Time spent in Izumisano City: 1 hour 30 minutes

Japanese cuisine x Local cuisine (Japanese mode Chiyomatsu)

We purchase local ingredients from markets and producers every day, and enjoy creative dishes with a seasonal feel that make use of those ingredients.

10min

8

Time spent in Kaizuka City: 45 minutes

Shopping for boxwood combs, a traditional craft in Kaizuka City

"Boxwood comb" is the highest quality wooden comb. It takes more than a year to process the wood from the raw wood, and the openwork carving is outsourced to a carver, and the products are sold wholesale to distributors in Kyoto. A masterpiece of elegance and dignity that will serve as a practical souvenir for a long time.

20min

9

Time spent in Kumatori Town: 1 hour

Tour of Kumatori Exchange Center Brick Building & Important Cultural Property Nakaya Residence

The Kumatori Community Center Brick Building was originally built as a cotton factory and is currently used as a community center, and was awarded the Osaka Urban Landscape Architecture Award. The Nakaya is a historic old family that served as the headman of the Kishiwada clan during the Edo period, and its buildings such as the front gate and Karamon gate are worth seeing.

20min

10

Izumisano City

Arrival at Kansai Airport

I was able to thoroughly enjoy the food and culture of Senshu!
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