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Activities during your stay at the NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library (hand-stretching mochi barley noodles experience)

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You can experience part of the process of making noodles using "mochi barley", a specialty of Fukusaki Town. The experience itself can be applied for directly at Mochimugi no Yakata, but if you apply on the day you are staying at the Library of Collections, a dish using mochi barley noodles will be ...

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Kobe Shimbun and Note, a general incorporated association working to utilize old houses (Tanba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture), have jointly established a town development company, PAGE Co., Ltd., in December 2018. The two companies will work to utilize old houses and cultural properties in a comprehensive manner and to create a lively community by utilizing the strengths of both companies. ■NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library Maison The Miki Family Residence, a Hyogo Prefecture designated important tangible cultural property, is a prefectural designated cultural property with all nine existing buildings, and its grand structure conveys the life of a village headman to the present day. It has been reborn as a cultural property hotel, NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library, which cherishes Yanagita's worldview, based on the historical fact that Kunio Yanagita, a native of Fukusaki Town and known as the father of folklore, was entrusted to the residence as a child and was absorbed in reading 4,000 books. PAGE Co., Ltd. will renovate the building, and REC Co., Ltd. will be in charge of hotel operations. ■Fukusaki Town Tourism Exchange Center The Fukusaki Town Ekimae Tourism Exchange Center and Fukusaki Town Tsujikawa Tourism Exchange Center opened on October 6, 2019. PAGE Co., Ltd. was commissioned by Fukusaki Town to create the concept and interior design of the facilities, and has been managing both facilities as the designated manager since their opening. In order to create a lively town, we help connect local people with visitors to Fukusaki Town through business development and facility management that utilizes both facilities. ■Town development projects We are developing various projects to create a lively town. "Chefs in Residence" aims to discover and develop leaders who will create a new food culture by highlighting the unique climate, culture, and regional food that has been passed down through history. "Local Challenge Project" develops seminars and challenge shops for people who want to interact with diverse human resources, such as producers who want to try town development, store openings and startups, and direct sales. We plan and manage projects that utilize local resources to create attractive areas. ■Tourism support projects We use subsidies from the Japan Tourism Agency and the Agency for Cultural Affairs to create tourism content and conduct monitor tours, develop souvenir products using local specialties, and create tourist information products for inbound tourists.

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Mochi barley, which has recently become known as a health food, is also known as a specialty of Fukusaki Town, and you can enjoy mochi barley dishes in various places in the town. The Hand-stretching Experience Course allows you to experience hand-stretching at Mochimugi no Yakata, a representative example of this. You can experience the process of "Kadohoshi", where the noodles are stretched on a pole, and "Hashiwake", where the noodles are separated with chopsticks so that they do not stick together. After the experience, you can take home about 500g of handmade hand-stretched noodles (half raw noodles *not dried), which can be served as a dinner dish for those who wish.

Reservation required, 1,500 yen per person (tax included)

Experience time: 13:00~ or 14:00~ (approximately 1 hour)

All year round (regular holiday: Mondays*) *If Monday is a national holiday, the following day will be closed, excluding the New Year holidays

*The food service is available only to guests staying at NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library (one night stay with two meals included). We will keep your items for you when you check in.

Please pay the experience fee at Mochimugi no Yakata.

★Schedule for the Mochimugi noodle hand-stretching experience (example)

13:30 Meet in front of NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library. *Please leave your luggage at the Library.

14:00 "Hand-stretching experience" at "Mochimugi no Yakata"

*Staff will not accompany you from the hotel to Mochimugi no Yakata.

After the experience, check in at the Library

*If you would like dinner service, please inform our staff.

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Kobe Shimbun and Note, a general incorporated association working to utilize old houses (Tanba Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture), have jointly established a town development company, PAGE Co., Ltd., in December 2018. The two companies will work to utilize old houses and cultural properties in a comprehensive manner and to create a lively community by utilizing the strengths of both companies. ■NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library Maison The Miki Family Residence, a Hyogo Prefecture designated important tangible cultural property, is a prefectural designated cultural property with all nine existing buildings, and its grand structure conveys the life of a village headman to the present day. It has been reborn as a cultural property hotel, NIPPONIA Harima Fukusaki Library, which cherishes Yanagita's worldview, based on the historical fact that Kunio Yanagita, a native of Fukusaki Town and known as the father of folklore, was entrusted to the residence as a child and was absorbed in reading 4,000 books. PAGE Co., Ltd. will renovate the building, and REC Co., Ltd. will be in charge of hotel operations. ■Fukusaki Town Tourism Exchange Center The Fukusaki Town Ekimae Tourism Exchange Center and Fukusaki Town Tsujikawa Tourism Exchange Center opened on October 6, 2019. PAGE Co., Ltd. was commissioned by Fukusaki Town to create the concept and interior design of the facilities, and has been managing both facilities as the designated manager since their opening. In order to create a lively town, we help connect local people with visitors to Fukusaki Town through business development and facility management that utilizes both facilities. ■Town development projects We are developing various projects to create a lively town. "Chefs in Residence" aims to discover and develop leaders who will create a new food culture by highlighting the unique climate, culture, and regional food that has been passed down through history. "Local Challenge Project" develops seminars and challenge shops for people who want to interact with diverse human resources, such as producers who want to try town development, store openings and startups, and direct sales. We plan and manage projects that utilize local resources to create attractive areas. ■Tourism support projects We use subsidies from the Japan Tourism Agency and the Agency for Cultural Affairs to create tourism content and conduct monitor tours, develop souvenir products using local specialties, and create tourist information products for inbound tourists.

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