Hello!
Today, I introduce you our brand new tours!
Become a Samurai, a Ninja or even an Ikebana Master, Experience the deepeness of Noh Playing! You can get a unique opportunity to immerse yourself within a deep Japanese cultural with Sunrise Tours!

Ninja and Samurai Tour    /JPY 13,900

On one-day spectacular tour, get a chance to "travel back in time" just as if you were within the center of action of a Kurosawa movie or maybe playing the counter role to Toshiro Mifune by joining this unique chance of trying on real samurai armor, ninja costumes and learning within one day demonstration and " live" personal trial the basics of traditional sword fighting or spying techniques:
in just one day, get on a clandestine operation as a true ninja master or proclaim full allegiance of service to a feudal lord. After a full lecture on everything you wish to know about the samurai and ninja world, put on your gear and get into action within the center of a decisive battle scene!

* What is Ninja?
* What is Samurai?

Noh: Traditional Japanese Theater Tour on May 23    /JPY 39,000

On May 23rd,2008, get into the deep soul of Japan through a wonderful evening journey into the Noh theater world, one of the earliest and most traditional Japanese musical and dance drama form existing unchanged since the 14th century and classified by the UNESCO as a world cultural heritage legacy.
With origins tunneling in time as far as earlier folk-type drama entertainment directly related to Shinto rituals, the Noh theater genre later appeared and blended into a unique type of play dramas composed of song and dances.
Codified and unchanged since the 14th century, Noh actors (mostly men) depict through dances and songs the human drama expressed through the severe aesthetic appearance of their masks. With this evening tour, deepen into one of the cultural "pearl" of traditional Japan and enjoy within one incredible night the exquisite ambiance of a Noh play drama at the prestigious Nogakudo stage right within the elegant Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya!

*What is Noh performance?

Half-day Ikebana Experience    /JPY 25,000

Within one of the most reputed school of flower arranging in Japan (Sogetsu school) adventure yourself, in one half-day, the essential of ikebana in just one morning:
the perfect culture experience plan if you are a bit tight up with the schedule of your journey or if you are definitely looking for an unforgettable moment!

With a history of more than 600 years from the teachings of a priest in Kyoto who had great capabilities in arranging flowers, ikebana, the traditional art of flower arrangement has for aim to represent in an ascetic simplicity and serenity the harmony of the universe according to a set of codified rules respecting the purity and order of natural elements.
Finding origins from a Buddhist ritual of offering flower to the spirits of the deceased, ikebana developed into a proper art appreciated within the nobility in a first time then later on among all levels of society with different schools and styles arising until today.

Ikebana is usually found decorating the toko-no-ma, or the alcove in rooms of most Japanese traditional houses. Find a harmonious deepness and serenity with yourself being one with a nature assembling a perfect balance for a memorable moment.

* What is Ikebana?

Full-day Japanese Culture Experience
   -Ikebana, Kimono & Tea Ceremony-     /JPY 30,000

The full course for a memorable immersion within culture and tradition!

A unique and rich opportunity in just one day! Very convenient if you have a tight journey schedule in Japan or if you just want to experience something different or culturally deep, this full day Japanese culture experience will allow you to seize in one grasp the three most popular traditional arts of Japan: ikebana flower arrangement, kimono wearing and the way to ritually drinking Japanese green tea in a tea ceremony.

Start first with the ikebana, flower arrangement demonstration in the morning followed
by a lunch. Experience, then, the techniques of wearing traditional kimono and enjoy
your new fashion in a real-time action by being one of the center members of a traditional tea ceremony in which you will be given a chance to understand the ceremonial greetings and methods of drinking tea unchanged since the 15th century.
Free pick-up & drop-off, lunch & English service guide included!

* What is Ikebana?