Sounds of Nature Restaurant In Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture
In the northeastern part of the Kunisaki Peninsula, Bungotakada City has a warm and confortable Setouchi climate. It is a place rich in nature and historical culture, such as historical sites related to Rokugo Manzan culture, World Agricultural Heritage sites, and rural village landscapes.
The “Sounds of Nature Restaurant- in Bungotakada City, Oita Prefecture” is a program centered on “Tashibu-no-Shou (Tashibu Manor)”, a manor unchanged for 1,200 years. You can enjoy locally produced food while being healed both body and soul by the sounds and scenery of nature in this program.
Listen to the soothing sounds of nature, such as the sounds of the rice plants swaying in the breeze, tweets of the birds, and murmuring of the stream.
Program
In Tashibu-no-Shou, a place with 1,200 years of history and a traditional rural landscape, we will hold “Sounds of Nature Restaurant” where you can enjoy the blessings of nature and locally produced foods while enjoying the sounds of nature. In addition, this tour offers a chance to explore the history and customs of Bungotakada while being healed by nature, including the experience of trekking in a precious natural setting that preserves the manor landscape of the Middle Ages and cooking “manor rice”, which is produced in Tashibu-no-Shou, in a kamado (a traditional Japanese cooking pot).
Manor Walking, Trekking Experience
Bungotakada City is rich in both nature and historical culture, with historical sites related to culture, World Agricultural Heritage Sites, and rural village landscapes. This trekking experience takes you along the paths around Tashibu-no-Shou, feeling the sounds of nature as you go. While listening to the guide, you will visit the Kannon-sama (a statue of the Buddhist Mercy) that is standing quietly in the mountain and an observatory where you can enjoy a panoramic view of Tashibu-no-Shou.
Shouen-mai (manor rice) Kamado Cooking Experience
Tashibu-no-Shou was once the manor of Usa-jingu Shrine. Even today, the rice harvested in this area is dedicated to Usa-jingu Shrine at the “Kenkoku-sai (grain offering ceremony)” held every November. The rice named “Shouen-mai”(manor rice) is very sweet and rich in aroma. You will experience cooking the Shouen-mai with kamado (a traditional Japanese cooking pot) and taste freshly cooked rice.
Sounds of Nature Restaurant
This is a restaurant where you can enjoy the blessings of nature and local products while being healed by the sound of nature in the scenery of Tashibu-no-Shou. The menu is rich in contents with the delicacies of Tashibu, including “Shouen-mai” produced at Tashibu-no-Shou, “Bungo rice-finished beef” raised on feed rice produced in Oita Prefecture, and local sake made from manor rice.
Please enjoy a premium dinner while listening to the sounds of nature such as the sounds of the rice plants swaying in the breeze, chirping of the insects, and whisper of the wind.
Menu Example
[Appetizers] Kinukatsugi (skin-on boiled taro roots) / Bungotakada soba sushi / Leek and wakame seaweed with vinegared miso paste / Peanut tofu with umami soup stock jelly / Dashimaki egg / Razor clams with aromatic soy sauce / local vegetable ‘takiawase’ (cooked separately but served together), etc.
[Main] Steamed cape swimming crab with ginger vinegar
[Rice] Luxurious ‘tsukimi beef bowl (rice bowl topped with raw egg) with ‘Bungo rice-finished beef’ and white onion
[Miso soup] Cape swimming crab miso soup / Pickled vegetables
[Dessert] Local fruits / Tea
[Tsukimi Sake (sake for moon viewing parties)] Local sake made from rice in the Tashibu district, etc.
*The menu changes with the seasons
Sounds of Nature, Moon and Starlight Experience
In an idyllic manor landscape, you can leisurely observe the beautiful moon and starry sky while feeling the sounds of nature. At Tashibu-no-Shou, there is a rock peak called “Mato no iwa (Mato rock)” and the moon rises between the rock peaks at night. It is said that people in the past loved this view of the Mato rocks and the moon, and composed poems about it. Tashibu-no-Shou has remained unchanged for 1,200 years. Enjoy the same view as people in the past and be healed by nature.
*The illumination event “Tashibu-no-Shou Millennium Sparkle” is held only in winter
Menu Supervision
Cooperations
* This project has been adopted by the Japan Tourism Agency as a “Project to create a signature product that can be profitable in the region by utilizing the region’s unique tourism resources”.
Project Implementing Entry: YAMAHAKU UMIHAKU Council
Travel Planning and Implementation: MIRAI Creation Company Co., Ltd.
Cooperation: Oita Asahi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.
Menu Supervision: Causeholly Ltd.
People of Bungotakada City: Tashibu-no-Shou Manor Village Promotion Committee / Bungotakada City Agricultural Promotion Division / Bungotakada City Cultural Properties Office / Kunisaki Minemichi Trail Club
Plan details
| Sound of Nature Restaurant | ||
| Dates | October 28, 2024 | |
| Days | 1 day | |
| Number of meals | Dinner 1 | |
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Around 12:00 Gather and depart from your hotel (around Beppu) ↓Travel by private vehicle 13:30〜15:30【Viewing/Experience】Manor Walking, Trekking Experience ↓Walking 15:30〜16:15【Experience】Shouen-mai (manor rice) Kamado Cooking Experience ↓Walking 16:15〜17:30【Experience】Rice field walk/rest ↓No movement 17:30〜17:50【Experience】Kamado Cooking Experience（Finished cooking） ↓No movement 17:50〜19:20【Experience】Sounds of Nature Restaurant ↓No movement 19:20〜19:40【Experience】Sounds of Nature, Moon and Starlight Experience ↓Travel by private vehicle Around 20:40 Return to Hotel |
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| Price | 60,000 yen (tax included) per person | |
| Included in price |
Transportation in a private vehicle, meal costs, guide fees, experience fees, facility usage fees. | |
| NOT included in price |
Transportation costs from your home to the gathering and disbanding points, accommodation fees including tax & service charges. | |
| Payment of travel fee |
Once the booking is confirmed based on your application details, we will send reservation confirmation and billing by email. Payment can be made by credit card (VISA / MASTER) or bank transfer. Please confirm your departure date, return date, tour details, traveler’s name etc. and make payment within 3 days of booking. *If the payment due date falls on a non-business day, payment must be made by the previous business day. *Bank transfer fees are to be borne by the customer. |
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| Changes & Cancellations | Please request changes or cancellations by email or phone. Cancellation after arrangement completion is subject to the following cancellation fees:
20% of the travel cost from 20 days prior to the start date |
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| Capacity | 8 people | |
| Minimum Participants | 6 people If the minimum number of participants is not met, the trip may be canceled. In such cases, you will be notified at least 3 days before the scheduled departure date by written notice, phone, or email, and a full refund will be provided. |
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| Participation conditions |
・Preschool children are not allowed to participate. Additionally, since alcohol will be provided on this tour, those under the age of 20 must be accompanied by a guardian (alcohol will not be provided to those under the age of 20). ・People staying in the Beppu area. |
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| Booking Deadline |
Up to 10 days before the departure date | |
| Travel Terms |
Please confirm the travel terms and conditions before applying. Travel Terms and Conditions for Domestic Solicited Package Tours |
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- *Changes to Content
- There may be changes to parts of the program due to weather conditions, guide instructions, or the state of infectious disease spread on the day.
- *About clothing
- Includes outdoor activities. Please prepare clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty or smelly.
The program will be held outdoors in the evening, so please come dressed warmly. On-site, we have throw blankets available to protect you from the cold.
- *About meals
- Menu contents may be partially changed depending on the situation. If you have any allergies, please let us know in the notes section when making a reservation.
- *Management of Valuables
- Please manage your valuables on your own.
- *Infection Control Measures
- Participants with a fever on the day of the trip or those who are feeling unwell may be asked to refrain from participating.
- *Presence of a Tour Conductor
- No tour conductor (local staff only).
- *Contact with Our Company
- The method of contact with our company, should you need to communicate with us during the trip, will be provided in the confirmation document.
- Travel planning and implementation
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Tokyo Governor Registered Travel Agency No. 2-8105
MIRAI Creation Company Co,.Ltd
3rd Yoshida Building 3F, 3-13-4 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Regular member of Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)
Domestic travel business manager: Misako Kan
TEL: 03-6230-9855 / FAX: 03-6230-9856
MAIL: exp@miraidukuri.co.jp
Business hours: 10:30-19:30 Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
(Contacts received by email, fax, mail, etc. outside of business hours will be handled the next business day.)