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The ranch, surrounded by a lot of greenery, has a windmill that creates an idyllic atmosphere. In addition to interacting with small animals such as sheep and goats at the mini-house livestock in the park, the riding experience of straddling thoroughbreds is also carried out at events held irregularly. You can enjoy soft serve ice cream using Jersey milk and barbecue using local ingredients.

An inn of an old private house located in the Kambayashi district in the eastern part of the city of Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture. It is dotted with old-fashioned old private houses, and a long, fallow view surrounded by rice fields and satoyama. Limited to one pair per day (up to five). Agricultural experience (spring to early winter) such as sowing, planting, harvesting of vegetables, fruits and herbs, experience chopping wood, experience of sowing of shiitake mushrooms (paid, inquiry required), herbal picking, making herbal tea, seasonal herb craft, etc. (Paid, inquiry required, spring to early winter).

An inn of an old private house in Satoyama in Ayabe, Oku, Kyoto. The name of the inn is a place full of nature and where you can spend such a leisurely time, looking after your origins. I want to enjoy an environment where you can walk in the mountains, touch the soil, cook with wild grass and wild plants that you can feel that you are living with nature. Yoga club (1200 yen per day, held from 13:30 on the second Tuesday of every month), Konjac making experience (1000 yen for adults, 500 yen for elementary school students and under), seasonal country confectionery experience (1500 yen for adults, 1000 yen for elementary school students and under, 10-May), you can also enjoy the experience of making miso (500 yen per person, 12-February, separately for material), the experience of splitting and the experience of harvesting vegetables (the fee is a special fee for the guests).

An old big house that is more than 100 years old. Behind the house, there is a field and a stream where you can enjoy morning-picking vegetables and play with the river. There are days when you can see the starry sky with a perfect score and hear the sound of insects from the bath with a large window. The meal is a dish that focuses on seasonal pesticide-free vegetables. In addition to the yoga experience for beginners (500 yen, 45 minutes), you can also enjoy walking around with free rental bicycles (3 for adults and 2 for children).

An inn where you can interact with people from different countries in a satoyama with traditional living and scenery that can be visited in one hour from Kyoto city. In addition to the experience of planting rice with hand-planting, you can interact with nature such as trekking, cherry blossoms, daffodils and mitsumata bloom in spring, play with fireflies and rivers in summer, fall leaves and cloud sea in autumn, and play with snow in winter. In addition, the interaction with the friendly locals is also unique here. 800-year-old experience of paper ploughing at Kuroya Washi paper, tour of craftsmen, experience of making one mulberry cake in the world using mulberry leaves, which is the raw material of washi paper (5500 yen per person including lunch, May-November Saturday and Sunday only) and trekking (5000 yen per person) touching with the 2000 otochi is also fun. All experiences are pre-booked.

A tourist information center located in front of JR Ayabe Station, where you can get sightseeing information, as well as rent-to-rent (300 yen for 4 hours) and Ayabe souvenirs.

The museum of Gunze, a general apparel manufacturer founded in Ayabe in 1896. There are three exhibition rooms: "Shōzō-zō", "Hyundai-zō-zō" and "Mirai-zō", which are renovated from the Taishō period Mayu-zō. It has been transformed from a silk manufacturer to a textile manufacturer, and introduces the company's history and products to the present, which has developed a wider variety of businesses. In addition, across the road is the Gunze Memorial (entrance free. The building opened at 10-16 on Friday).

The Kuroya district, close to the border with Maizuru City, is a handmade Japanese paper village with a history of 800 years. The Kuroya Washi Paper, which is made by craftsman's handwork one by one, is strong and long-lasting, and sells processed items such as business card holders, cushions and pouches, as well as postcards, notepaper and original paper. If you make a reservation, you can also experience making a postcard (more than 5 people, 1000 yen per person).

It is equipped with a reflective telescope with a diameter of 95cm, and performs observation from time to time according to weather conditions. It also has a permanent exhibition corner that touches real meteorites, a 150-inch large-screen theater that shows science programs, and a free-to-work corner.

A historical park with a large 70m diameter mound, said to be the tomb of the king 1500 years ago, and was restored to its original appearance based on the excavation results. The grave goods can be seen at the Ayabe Museum.