Autumn Rural Life Experiences for Children
An autumn series introducing children to farm work and traditional tools through activities such as sowing Okura daikon seeds, making soba noodles and bamboo toys, indigo dyeing, and sawing wood with a large saw.
Full event details
- Dates
- 2026-10-10 / 2026-10-17 / 2026-10-24 / 2026-10-25 / 2026-10-31 / 2026-11-07 / 2026-11-14 / 2026-11-17 / 2026-11-19 / 2026-11-21 / 2026-11-26 / 2026-11-28 / 2026-12-01 / 2026-12-05 / 2026-12-12
- Time
- Times vary by activity: sawing is on Saturdays, 10:00–12:00; see details for the other activities
- Venue
- Jidayubori Park Folk House Museum
- Age
- Sawing: everyone / Soba-making: elementary and junior high school students / Radish sowing: elementary school age and younger / Kites and indigo dyeing: elementary school age and older
- Price
- Soba noodle making: 700 yen; fees for other activities not stated
- Participation
- Advance registration by phone or first-come, first-served on the day; registration opening dates vary by activity
- Category
- Learning & projects
- Area
- Setagaya
- Venue setting
- Outdoor
- Sawing wood: every Saturday from October 10 through December 12, 2026, 10:00–12:00. Open to everyone, first come, first served on the day. Canceled in rain. No participation fee is stated.
- Soba noodle making: October 10, 2026, 10:30–12:00 or 13:00–14:30. For elementary and junior-high-school students, 5 people per session, ¥700. Advance telephone registration opens September 26; current availability has not been verified.
- Sowing Okura daikon seeds: October 10, 2026, 10:00–12:00. For elementary-school children and younger, with 20 same-day places. No participation fee is stated.
- Bamboo toys and kites: October 25, 2026, 10:30–12:00; registration closes at 11:30. Ten same-day places. The kite activity is for elementary-school students and older. No participation fee is stated.
- Try indigo dyeing: November 17, 19, 21, 26 and 28, and December 1, 2026, 11:00–12:00 each day. For elementary-school students and older, 2 people per session. Registration 10:30–11:00. No participation fee is stated.
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