Hiroshima Downtown: Koto and Kimono Traditional Experience

You can experience two Japanese traditions at the same time: Koto playing and Kimono wearing. You can choose a kimono from about 200 selections. And you will experience playing the koto.
You can experience two Japanese traditions at the same time: Koto playing and Kimono wearing.

First, you will wear a Kimono, a traditional Japanese outfit. You can choose one from about 200 selections. After putting on the kimono, you will experience playing a traditional Japanese instrument, the koto. You will be able to play a complete piece within a 90-minute session. All lessons will be conducted in English.

[What you can expect]

You can wear a Kimono for the whole day.
You can take selfies while wearing the Kimono.
You can visit the famous Japanese garden called "Shukkeien" nearby our shop while wearing the Kimono.
You can learn the koto’s history and culture.
By the end of the lesson, you can perform the famous piece “Sakura Sakura.”
You can have a video of yourself playing "Sakura Sakura."
[Koto Lesson Detail]
You will be introduced to the koto, Japan’s national musical instrument. You will briefly learn about the instrument’s rich history and will get to touch and play the instrument yourself. You will be instructed in the proper manner of playing the koto—from setting up the instrument, playing with proper posture and technique, to reading koto notation. By the end of the lesson, you will have learned how to play your first koto piece: “Sakura.”

[Lesson Flow]

Greetings/Class Introduction
Brief Koto Lecture
Lesson Proper (Parts of the Koto, Tuning, Posture & Form, Tone, Koto Notation, etc.)
Sakura Performance

لضمان التوفر، احجز في أقرب وقت ممكن. الحجز المبكر يستحق النظر خاصة إذا كنت تخطط للرحلة خلال موسم الذروة مثل العطلات العامة أو عطلات نهاية الأسبوع.

يمكنك إلغاء هذه الرحلة بدون تكلفة حتى 24 ساعات قبل بدء الرحلة. إذا قمت بالإلغاء بعد 24 ساعات أو لم تحضر في الرحلة، فسيتم تحصيل السعر الكامل للنشاط. التأخر في الاستلام أو المغادرة سيعتبر كعدم حضور.