Experience

Local tour in Nara! Workshop & strawberry picking & lunch (with English guide)

You can enjoy the charms of Nara that you have yet to discover! This is a guided tour in English, where you can experience the fascinating local industries nurtured by 1,400 years of history.

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Details of the experience

◇◆Sock factory tour and accessory making◇◆
・Let's visit the Japanese manufacturing site in Koryo Town, the town with the highest sock production in Japan!
・The tour will visit NAKO Co, which continues to produce comfortable socks made in Japan in Koryo, a town with a 100-year history of socks.
・Try your hand at making accessories using cut offs from the production process!
・You can knit with your fingers and have a fun and eco-friendly experience.
・What you make is a pochette for your smartphone (colours are chosen from the cut offs available on the day).
◇◆Strawberry picking◇◆
All-you-can-eat strawberries in season for 30 minutes♪
Matsuo Kanko Farm in Koryo Town is a strawberry farmer who sincerely grows each and every strawberry.
You can also enjoy strawberry crepes, ice cream and other sweets.
◇◆Lunch◇◆
You can enjoy Nara's speciality Miwa somen noodle and sake tasting at the old private house Café Fukokuen, just a stone's throw from the World Heritage Site Horyu-ji Temple.
Soft drinks will be available for those who cannot drink alcohol.
After lunch, a visit to the World Heritage Site Horyu-ji Temple is recommended.
*Guiding is available until lunch. A separate entrance fee is required to visit the temple.
◇◆Schedule◇◆
10:00 Meet at the north exit of JR Horyu-ji Station ⇒ Visit the sock factory & make accessories (Nako) ⇒ Strawberry picking at the farm (Matsuo Kanko Farm) ⇒ Lunch at the Japanese café (Fukokuen) ⇒ Finish

*If you are more than 10 minutes late on the day without informing us, your experience may be cut short or you may not be able to experience it. No refunds will be made in such cases.
*All transfers are by car, driven by the guide.

Experience data

Time required
About 4 hours
Capacity
2 to 4 people
Fee
15400 yen (per person)
About reservation
Need a resevation 3 days before the experience
Parking Lot
Available

Experience location

Nako Co., Ltd

174-1 Mitsuyoshi, Koryo, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara 635-0823

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TEL0745-75-8055

9:00~18:00

Regular holiday / Wednesday

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