![]() ![]() Tour Exclusions: Lunch is not included in the tour price but please inform us of any dietary requirements when making a booking so we can make sure to visit a suitable restaurant. Meeting Point: Usually your hotel in Kumamoto, if you are travelling down from Fukuoka by train the meeting point can be at Arao station or Kumamoto Station.ĭrop off: Arao Station – from there it’s a 40 minute train ride either to Kumamoto City or Fukuoka City.Įntrance fees to the Reigando Cave and temple, entrance fees to Tatsuda Nature Park, Swordsmith visit fee, English interpreter guide fee & transport. ![]() Highly rated, friendly and informative English interpreter guide.įull day Tour duration: 09:00 to 17:00 (8 hours).Small group tour with dedicated transport.Half day or full day experience available.There is also a monument to Musashi Miyamoto. Explore Tatsuda Nature Park, peaceful gardens with ancient teahouses where the tombs of the Hosokawa lords lie.Vist Unganzenji temple home of the sacred Reigando Cave, where Japan’s most famous swordsman rmeditated and wrote the Book of 5 rings.Talk to Mr Matsunaga in his home and see his collection of ancient armour and weapons up close.Learn how to hold a katana and try tameshigiri yourself, the aim is to cut cleanly through a tightly rolled tatami mat.Watch a display of ‘tameshigiri’ cutting techniques by Mr Matsunaga’s students.Chance to experience hammering out a piece of red hot steel.Visit Matsunaga Genroku sensei’s forge and dojo – a master swordsmith from the city of Arao, watch and learn how a traditional samurai sword is made from iron smelting to the finished blade. ![]()
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