Wood candle making & lunch at an old folk house.
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Go into the mountains with a prospector who helps with forestry management and logging, fell trees with a saw under supervision and carve them with chainsaws to try your hand at making a wooden candle. Wooden candles are bonfires in which logs are notched and lit on fire directly. Next, move on to Ito-an, a 300-year-old-residence in the woods, and enjoy lunch over the wooden candle bonfire with your prospector guide. Enjoy outdoor cooking with seasonal, local ingredients.
Photos
Entering the woods with the prospector in a Jeep
Felling a tree with a saw
Making a wooden candle with a chainsaw
The prospector applies the finishing touches
Preparing lunch over a wooden candle
Lighting the wooden candle
Cooking over the wooden candle bonfire
The baked sweet potatoes are delicious in autumn and winter
Information
- Minimum Number of Passengers
- 2
- Maximum Capacity
- 5
- Participation Restrictions
- 12 years of age or older. However, persons age 18 or under must be accompanied by a guardian (who pays the experience fee as well).
- Meeting and Exchange Areas
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Ito Lumber
8-2 Tatsuwara, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture 620-0914 - Open Period
- Closed on certain days
- Tour Schedule
- Meet at Ito Lumber, go to mountain > Cut down tree, start wooden candle creation experience with a chainsaw > Move to Ito-an, make and eat lunch > Experience ends
- Required Time
- 3 hours
- Provision of Meals
- Meals are provided
- Open to meal requests
- Vegetarian and allergy accommodations available
- Universal accessibility
- Not available (wooden candle creation takes place on the side of a mountain, with an incline)
- Parking
- Parking available for 3 vehicles and 1 large bus
- Notes
- Meet up with your prospector at Ito Lumber, then board a Jeep and head into the woods. Please contact us separately if you will need pick-up or drop-off services. Be sure to wear clothing that is easy to move in. The experience may vary in length seasonally. We will provide details on receiving your reservation. The guide and instructor will explain everything with an emphasis on your safety in order to prevent accidents during each activity. Please be sure to follow their instructions. The business operator is not liable for injuries, damages, or other losses caused due to participant behavior.
- Related websites
- https://www.kitairo.jp/experience/event08/
This basic information is current at the time of publication and is subject to change.
Please check the official website for the latest information.
