A century-old collaboration of meat and wine
A collaboration between the local meat industry, which has been around for over 140 years, and a 90-year-old winery. Enjoy a luxurious BBQ party, available only for one day. ★Raffle included

A winery and a yakiniku restaurant, both of which have honed their skills over many years, will come together on the same stage to present their proud pairing of beef and wine. There will also be a special tour of the winery, led by the fourth generation owner of Kawachi Wine, which is celebrating its 90th anniversary since its founding.

This is a collaborative plan that combines the experience of knife-making with the taste of Japanese cuisine in Sakai, a city with a 600-year tradition of cutting edge craftsmanship. First, learn sharpening techniques and other techniques from a craftsman at Wada store Shoten, a long-established Japanese knife maker, and create your very own knife. Next, you will be given a private room at Mochizuki Ichimi-an, a long-established Japanese restaurant, where you will enjoy a lecture on how to use Japanese knives from the head chef and savor some of their specialty dishes. This is a special experience that will allow you to gain a deeper understanding of Japanese knives.

Hachiman Shrine enshrines Emperor Ojin, Emperor Chuai, and Empress Jingu as deities, as well as Sumiyoshi Daigongen, and has been devoutly revered by the people of the Kawachi region for safe childbirth and protection from evil. Emperor Ojin is also seen as the patron deity of commerce and industry, and the parent deity of scholarship and the arts. The shrine buildings were restored by Minamoto no Yoritomo in 1196. The Chirijiraden Kondo Soshinyo portable shrine, donated at that time, has been designated a National Treasure. An autumn festival is held every year on September 15th, and the "Owatari" procession, in which the portable shrine is carried to the bank of the Emperor Ojin Tomb, is still practiced today.

After being guided by a Shinto priest through Konda Hachimangu Shrine, said to be the oldest in Japan, you will receive instruction from Akira Matsuda, a four-time winner of a Japanese sweets competition on a TV program, and experience making your own original Nerikiri Japanese sweets. We hope you will enjoy making colorful, soul-soothing Japanese sweets! You can enjoy infinite variations and beautiful gradations by changing the colors.

Konda Hachimangu Shrine is known as the oldest Hachimangu Shrine in Japan. This is a rare experience where you can rent out the treasure house of Konda Hachimangu Shrine which has a history of over 1,000 years, and hear a talk from the chief priest. Afterwards, you will enjoy a haniwa bento lunch and a tasting of Hinomaru sacred sake. You will also experience the Goryoin seals of 17 imperial tombs and visit the tomb of Emperor Ojin.

Yu Darvish's mother, Ikuyo, still lives in Habikino. It has been 30 years since she took young Yu Darvish by the hand to take him to and from nursery school. Why not join us on a tour of Habikino (a town with both a Japanese Heritage Site and a World Heritage Site), a place filled with many memories for Ikuyo and her eldest son?

If you head west along Takeuchi Kaido, the oldest national highway in Japan and a registered Japanese Heritage site, you will come across Shiratori no Miyako Tomb, one of the components of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a registered World Heritage site. You will tour the area around Emperor Ojin's tomb, the largest in volume in Japan, with a private guide, and at the Furuichi Imperial Tomb District Office, you will have the seals of 17 imperial tombs stamped on them.

It is said that Prince Shotoku built Nonaka-ji Temple with the assistance of Soga no Umako. The temple grounds are a nationally designated historic site, and once you enter the restored inner gate, you'll find the remains of the main hall and pagoda, giving you a taste of the Asuka period. The gilt-bronze Maitreya Bodhisattva half-seated statue from the Hakuho period and the wooden standing Jizo Bodhisattva statue from the Heian period have been designated Important Cultural Properties and can be viewed on the 18th of each month (9:30-16:00). The graveyard also contains the "Grave of Osome and Hisamatsu," a staple of Joruri and Kabuki plays.

The gilt bronze Maitreya Bodhisattva half-seated statue enshrined in the Hojo, which was designated a national treasure before the war and is now an important cultural property, and the wooden standing Jizo Bodhisattva statue enshrined in the Jizo Hall will be open to the public on April 17th in addition to the usual 18th of each month.

Heading west along Takeuchi Kaido, Japan's oldest national highway and a Japan Heritage Site, you'll come across Shiratori no Mausoleum, one of the components of the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a World Heritage Site. With a dedicated guide, you'll tour three other imperial tombs, as well as Nonaka-ji Temple, which displays the Gilt Bronze Maitreya Bodhisattva Half-Knee Statue on the 18th of each month.

戦前に国宝に指定され文化財保護法施行に伴い現在は重要文化財となっている十一面観音像をアフターキャンペーンに合わせ事前予約なしで御開帳。