Little Kyoto Nishio :Enjoy matcha & the first classic book museum

・Visit Nishio City Historical Park (Nishio Castle), Kyu Konoe Residence (with matcha and Japanese sweets) ＊Enjoy high-quality matcha from Nishio at the former residence house used by the court noble in Nishio city historical park. (Along with Uji, Nishio is a famous production area of matcha with special manufacturing method.） ＊A local guide living in Nishio City carefully explains the history of this area ＊Viewing beautiful Japanese garden is a special treat in each season

・Walking around Nishio Town in Little Kyoto (Sakanamachi, Nakamachi, and tasting of the famous dumplings in Nishio) ＊Walking through the mazed streets where you can feel the atmosphere of Kyoto. ＊Tasting the local specialty “HOSE” mitarashi-dango (dumplings)

・Visit Seiganji Temple ＊Get a Gosyuin(red ink stamp) at a temple related to the Tokugawa Shogun family.

・Japanese kaiseki lunch at Japanese restaurant "Iku" ＊Enjoy traditional kaiseki style cuisine unique to "Little Kyoto Nishio".

・Visit the Edo period picture scrolls and the oldest printed matter at the old book museum "Iwase Bunko“ ＊Visit Japan's first classic book museum Iwase Bunko Library. Browse the oldest printed matter in the world and picture scrolls ・Japanese-style book making experience ＊Making Japanese bound book using traditional Japanese paper as a souvenir