[Held on December 1st] “Yokagura” will be held for the first time in the rice terraces of Takachiho! This year, we will develop new rice terrace experience content.
*Trailhead LLC*
Press release: August 31, 2024
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[Held on December 1st] “Yokagura” will be held for the first time in the rice terraces of Takachiho! This year, we will develop new rice terrace experience content.
*Starting creating new content using rice terraces! Creating culture from the rice terrace campsite during the agricultural off-season! *
Trailhead LLC (Headquarters: Takachiho Town, Miyazaki Prefecture) has been selected for the Japan Tourism Agency’s “Regional Tourism New Discovery Project” and has started an “project to create an activity program that connects the people of Takachiho with rice terraces and kagura.”
Takachiho Town is a town with world-class scenic beauty and
traditional culture, including the Takachiho Gorge, the rice terraces that connect the heritage rice terraces (4 places in town are certified), and night Kagura. And the people who have protected this landscape and culture are none other than the people of Takachiho.
This project has been selected as a subsidy project by the Japan Tourism Agency, and this project focuses on the “people of Takachiho” and provides sightseeing in the terraced rice fields that local people and visitors can enjoy by experiencing the history and culture that the people of Takachiho have created. We aim to develop and sell products.
Three business contents
* 1. Implementation of Yagami Optimism Award event in rice terraces * * 2. Rice terrace camp live cooking program development *
* 3. Terraced rice hiking field creation *
* 1. Implementation of Yagami Optimism Award event in rice terraces *
Takachiho’s night Kagura lecture was held in the Odo-no-Kuchi Rice Terrace field. In cooperation with the Nogatano Kagura Preservation Society and the Ohira Village Revitalization Council, we will create a product that can be enjoyed while interacting with people from the village and visitors at the Rice Terrace Camp venue. Before and after Yokagura, we are planning to add even more depth to Yokagura, such as stories about Takachiho’s rice and myths.
Night Kagura is dedicated to express gratitude and prayers for a rich harvest, so we are planning it with the hope that it can be seen in the rice terraces that Takachiho has continued to treasure.
Currently, the Tanada Yokagura Executive Committee, Nogatano Kagura Preservation Society, Ohira Village Revitalization Council, Iwato Irrigation Association, etc.
Established as Visit Co., Ltd., 446 Co., Ltd., and Trailhead. Mr. Muneyuki Kai, chairman of the Nogatano Kagura Preservation Society, has been appointed as the executive chairman, and plans are currently being considered for the event to be held on the evening of Sunday, December 1st.
* 2. Rice terrace camp live cooking program development *
This project was created with the desire to upgrade the experience of eating rice harvested from the terraced rice fields, from camping to a luxurious chef’s meal, for a high-quality experience. This is a collaboration experience between food and rice fields that Takachiho is proud of.
Developed jointly with Chef Masaaki Kai of GOKOKU, a restaurant located in the center of Takachiho that serves Takachiho vegetables and Takachiho beef. Live cooking in the rice terraces will surprise and impress your guests. In the terraced rice fields, you can enjoy the unique flavors of Takachiho with the best dishes, including rice, which Takachiho is proud of, local vegetables, and Japan’s best Takachiho beef.
* 3. Creation of rice terrace hiking field *
Creating a hiking course that focuses on the mountainside canals that bring water to the rice terraces.
This irrigation canal is essential for rice cultivation in Takachiho, but many tourists don’t even know it exists. When visiting the rice terraces, the content will help you learn about the multifaceted functions of the rice terraces while walking along the mountainside canals and enjoying the three-dimensional scenery of Takachiho. Walking through irrigation canals that are difficult to walk through is a special experience, and we believe it is an opportunity for people to experience that Takachiho’s rice terraces are made possible precisely because of the mountainside irrigation canals.
Initiatives for sales this year
We are working towards sales of the above three programs during this fiscal year’s business period.
“Takachiho Rice Terrace Camp” provides basic membership-based services. https://tanacam.kntf.jp/
However, I want to experience it even if I am not a member! I want you to prepare camping food! Can’t you have another experience? We listen to your various requests and prepare a private rental plan.
We will be developing content for the private rental plan this fiscal year. We will carry out demonstrations of the three programs, confirm sales costs and operations, and take promotional photos, and then begin sales.
Creating new rice terrace initiatives
The rice terraces continue to be used as fields for rice cultivation, fields, and pasture. I also moved to Takachiho because I liked the scenery of rice terraces, and for people other than farmers, it was a place to see. Still, we wanted people to experience and experience their favorite rice terraces, rather than just looking at them, so we developed Takachiho Terraced Rice Camp. We are creating a new culture together with local people.
Furthermore, we have newly developed a night kagura viewing party and a food experience as experiences other than outdoor activities. We will continue to plan and develop the rice terraces to be used as a place to see and experience them.
* 【Company Profile】*
Company name: Trailhead LLC
Representative: Yu Fukushima
Location: 10-2 Mitai, Takachiho-cho, Miyazaki Prefecture
Business content: Providing outdoor activities
Corporation establishment: August 11, 2022
*Representative Yu Fukushima*
I was drawn to Takachiho’s steep mountains, valleys with cliffs, and delicious food, and I fell in love with it.While visiting Takachiho many times, I heard about the Takachiho town’s recruitment of community revitalization cooperation teams, and my grandmother, Kan, and Okure UNESCO Eco Park. In April 2020, he was appointed as the person in charge of outdoor program development.
Through volunteer volunteer activities, he was convinced that he could develop outdoor activities that take advantage of Takachiho’s abundant natural resources and the Satoyama landscape that local residents have continued to cultivate, so he retired early. He started “Trailhead LLC”, which proposes various activities and projects as an entrance to outdoor experiences in Takachiho Town.
In addition, he is active as the secretary general of the Kyushu Nature Trail Forum, a general incorporated association, and the representative of Kitchen Hike Kyushu.
* Thoughts on Takachiho *
“Trailhead” means “climb entrance”
I want to create an entrance to visit Takachiho.
I want you to experience nature
I started it with that in mind.
In steep mountains and deep valleys
Landscapes where people lived and created
Registered as a unique area in the world
Sobo-Kan-Okure UNESCO Eco Park
Trailhead can only be experienced here.
We will suggest outdoor activities