Shogun Experience tour

Shogun Experience tour

By 山口市大内文化体験ツアー（ちょうちん祭りコース）

Features

5h 30m
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Overview

Dressed in original costumes and riding a white horse as the Shogun, the procession of 20 people, including extras, will parade through the Ōdono area, which retains the historical atmosphere to this day.

Afterward, the procession will move to Sansuien Garden, a National Registered Tangible Cultural Asset, where guests can enjoy Yamaguchi’s traditional performing arts and savor the Ōuchi Feast, faithfully recreated from the historical banquet.

Please enjoy Yamaguchi City, which has been selected by The New York Times as one of the “52 Places to Go in 2024.”

Activity location

Saikotei
- 1-2-7 Tenge
- 753-0091, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Yamaguchi City Saikoutei
- 菜香亭 2
- 753-0091, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan

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Shogun Experience tour

5h 30m
English

Travelers

Language options: English

Starting time: 13:00

Price details

P 458,809.16 x 1 TravelerP 458,809.16

Total

What's included, what's not

Entrance and worship fees
Transportation from the meeting place to the dismissal place
General's Costume
Transportation to the meeting place

Know before you book

Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Activity itinerary

Saikotei

2h
Admission ticket included

Yamaguchi City Naikotei (Yamaguchi City Saikotei) is a sightseeing base in Yamaguchi, a city with a rich history, It was opened on October 2, 2004 as a sightseeing base for Yamaguchi City, which is rich in history, and as a place for citizen exchange. The building is a reconstruction of the Gion Sako-tei restaurant, which was widely popular from its establishment in 1877 until 1996. 29 flat plaques of famous people such as Kaoru Inoue and Eisaku Sato are on display, along with other related items.

Ryufukuji Temple

1h
Admission ticket included

This is the family temple of Ouchi Yoshitaka, which was rebuilt on the site of the Ouchi clan mansion. In autumn, visitors are welcomed by a tunnel of red maple trees lining both sides of the approach from the gate to the temple grounds.

Sansuien

2h
Admission ticket included

Originally built as a villa in the Taisho era (1912-1926) and expanded in 1936 to become a ryokan (Japanese inn), the building has since been extended to its present form. The postwar addition was designed by Kaichiro Fuefuki, a famous Kyoto sukiya (tea-ceremony house) master, and is filled with sukiya techniques and a playful spirit. Experts have described it as “like a museum of wooden architecture.

Location

Activity location

Saikotei
- 1-2-7 Tenge
- 753-0091, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan

Meeting/Redemption Point

Yamaguchi City Saikoutei
- 菜香亭 2
- 753-0091, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan

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