Experience
Shamisen Experience at Daruma-ji Temple, Hojo (Nara Prefecture-designated tangible cultural property). ※With an interpreter-guide
Experience the shamisen in a beautiful Japanese-style room with a rich history. Why not try playing the shamisen in Hojo, a building designated as a cultural asset by Nara Prefecture, which also houses a "karesansui" (dry landscape garden), one of the styles of Japanese gardens?
◆Meeting Place and Time◇
・JR Horyuji Station, North Exit
9：40
12：40
※Once you exit the 2nd floor ticket gate, take the escalator or elevator on the north side of the building to the 1st floor outside. Staff will be waiting for you.
※The pick-up car will leave 10 minutes after the meeting time.
Please do not be late.
※Staff will not pick you up after the experience.
◇◆Fee◇◆
10000 yen per person (tax included)
Details of the experience
Each person will practice how to hold the shamisen and how to make a sound, and finally play a simple piece of music. Enjoy the sound of the shamisen!
"Karesansui Garden"
Karesansui is traditional Japanese rock garden.
The mountains and water views are expressed using only sand and stones, without any water.
Karesansui is traditional Japanese rock garden.
The mountains and water views are expressed using only sand and stones, without any water.
"Hojo"
A hojo is basically a room the size of four and a half tatami mats. Also, a room of that size.
This hojo was designated a tangible cultural property by the prefecture in 1989. It was built in 1667, and the building tag indicates that it was constructed by a master builder in Kyoto. There are few full-scale hojo buildings in Nara Prefecture, but the original form of the building has been well preserved.
A hojo is basically a room the size of four and a half tatami mats. Also, a room of that size.
This hojo was designated a tangible cultural property by the prefecture in 1989. It was built in 1667, and the building tag indicates that it was constructed by a master builder in Kyoto. There are few full-scale hojo buildings in Nara Prefecture, but the original form of the building has been well preserved.
Please be sure to be at the meeting place on time.
Experience data
- Time required
- About 1 hour
- Capacity
- 2~5 people
- Fee
- 10000 yen (per person)
- About reservation
- Need a resevation 7 days before the experience
- Parking Lot
- Available
Experience location
Darumaji Temple ※Not the meeting place
2-1 Honmachi, Oji-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara
