Uozu Experience Plan
Experience
Experience Uozu! Spend a time you can lose yourself in!
This experience plan is unique to Uozu, where both the sea and mountains are close at hand. Both adults and children are sure to be enthralled! We hope you will take home a lot of small impressions as souvenirs from Uozu. Spending time with a smile on your face is sure to get your serotonin* flowing! (*Serotonin is a hormone that brings about feelings of relaxation, security, and happiness.)
Learn from a lacquer ware painter! Lacquer Ware Painting Experience｜Making a vanishing maki-e teaspoon/Intermediate level (available throughout the year)
Learn how to paint a lacquered teaspoon with the help of a lacquer craftsman. This is a lacquer art experience that can be tried easily by small children.
Experience fee: ¥2,970~ per adult
Number of participants: 2 to 4
Learn from a lacquer ware painter! Lacquer Ware Painting Experience｜Maki-e "Gugumi-nomi" (sake cup) / Intermediate level (available throughout the year)
Experience painting a lacquered "gugumi-nomi" while learning from a master painter. Participants were able to try their hand at painting on curved surfaces!
Experience fee: Adult ¥6,600~ (per person)
Number of participants: 2 to 4
Go with a volunteer guide
Discover the wonders! Cave Cedar Tour (June-November)
The forest of "cave cedars," with their towering rock formations, century-old trees, and cedars with trunks over 30 meters in circumference, is a power spot in Uozu!
Experience fee: from 2,500 yen per adult
Number of participants: 4 to 25 people
Trolling Fishing Experience! & cooking and eating! (August to October)
Enjoy trolling in Toyama Bay, known for its abundance of fish species! After fishing, you can cook your catch and grill it on the beach!
Experience fee: from 5,000 yen per adult
Number of people: 2 to 7
Experience basket fishing & cooking and eating!
(June-September)
In this plan, you can experience fishing as if you were a real fisherman, pulling up the "cage" you set up! Of course, after fishing, please enjoy cooking & beach barbeque!
Experience fee: from 4,000 yen per adult
Number of people: 2 to 7
Mochiya Genshichi Pettan JAPAN! UOZU (rice cake pounding experience) (held throughout the year)
Mochi pounding is a traditional Japanese culture that brings smiles to everyone's faces! Mochi pounding is a traditional Japanese culture that puts a smile on everyone's face! Let's make rice cakes together with Uozu folk songs as background music!
Experience fee: from 8,000 yen per day
Number of people: 1 to 30
Itineraries
A private cab will take you to all the royal spots, food, and souvenirs!
Now you can be a Uozu Master!
Duration: 7 hours
Means of transportation:
Cab ・ Walking
A course related to "fish," which is said to be the origin of the name "Uozu.
Let's get to know the fish of Uozu!
Duration: 7 hours
Means of transportation:
Car
e.g.) Depart for the unexplored region of Uozu with a local guide. Enjoy a comfortable sightseeing tour of Uozu with a dedicated cab transfer!
Duration: 00 hours
Means of transportation:
Cab ・ Bicycle
others
Summer in Uozu is known for the "Tatemono Festival. It is a marine festival with a history of about 300 years, and is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Every year, the Tatemon Festival recruits "Tatemon cooperatives" who pull the boat-shaped Manto (lantern) around the festival. Participation is open to elementary school students and up, so why not join with your family and friends and "experience the festival" as a participant?
We announce the call for applications around June each year on our website and on the Uozu City website. We look forward to receiving many applications!
| Recruitment details | First Friday and Saturday in August (either one day is possible) |
| Participation Fee | Your physical fitness (free of charge) |
Leave the sightseeing guidance of Uozu to the staff of "Uozu Sightseeing Volunteer Jantokoi," who know the local area well! We will guide you along the course according to your wishes.
Also, "I want you to show me around Uozu, but where do you recommend?" We are happy to answer any questions you may have about Uozu. Please feel free to contact us!
The spot where many requests are received.
| Guide fee | 1h：1,000 yen, 2h：2,000 yen, 3h：3,000 yen and up ※4h and over: negotiable |
| Application and Inquiries | Uozu Kanko Machizukuri K.K. TEL 0765-55-2500 Please apply at least one week in advance due to staffing requirements. *Both guided tours and applications are closed from December 29 to January 3. |
It is difficult to find the real charm of a place when you visit it for the first time, so UO!topics provides information on “omoshiroi” (interesting things to do) scattered throughout Uozu where you can spend some quality time.
There is a vintage store supported by both domestic and international visitors, a blueberry-picking farm run by a former city hall employee turned farmer, and a buried forest museum with Japan's only curator specializing in mirages.
Knowing the background of the unique Uozu people will make your Uozu experience much more enjoyable. Check it out before you visit!
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