In a special place...Special food...Special experience...About holding "Eat Amagi! Travel!" [Shizuoka/Izu]

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To let you to experience the charms of the Amagi Yugashima area of Izu City, we will be holding "Amagi Gastronomy Tourism," where you can enjoy special cuisine and special experiences in a special place. We recommend you to apply earlier for making the reservation.

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Izu City Inbound Promotion Project Team

The Izu City Inbound Promotion Project Team (commonly known as "IIP") aims to create an attractive international tourist destination that makes use of Izu's tourism resources, and aims to attract foreign visitors tourists to Izu City and promote the establishment of a system for accepting foreign tourists, It is an organization set up with a purpose. Izu City is rich in nature and agriculture, and has various sightseeing spots such as hot springs, beaches, and mountainous areas. In addition, it is easily accessible from Tokyo in about two hours by train, making it an ideal location for day trips and weekend trips. [Notes on cover images] Cover image is photograph contest prize-winning work coloring Izu City. Photographer: Hiroki Ojima Title of work: "Coloring light snow" Unauthorized diversion or duplication of the cover image is prohibited. About the use of cover image, please confirm in Izu City sightseeing information site.

Date and time : Sunday, January 19, 2025, 10:00-14:30

Capacity : 40 people (minimum number of participants: 20 people)

Participation fee : 30,000 yen/person (includes meals, mini tour, meditation experience, and consumption tax)

*Wine, sake and beer will be available as aperitifs. Additional drinks will incur an additional charge.

*The participation fee must be paid in advance. After receiving your application, the secretariat will contact you with further details.

Venue : Kodo-ji Temple (296 Yugashima, Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture)

*30 minutes by Tokai Bus from Shuzenji Station, get off at "Amagi Yugashima Shisho", 1 minute walk from there.

Organized by : Eat Amagi Executive Committee

For inquiries and applications , please contact the Izu City Tourism Association Amagi Branch, Tel: 0558-85-1056.

*Please refrain from applying if you have soy or wheat allergies.

Application deadline : Thursday, January 9, 2025 *Applications will close as soon as capacity is reached.

Apply here

①Mini Tour 11:00～12:00

You will visit the wasabi fields at Joren Falls to see the "traditional cultivation of Shizuoka water wasabi," which has been recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. You will travel from the venue by chartered bus.

②Cultural Experience 12:00-12:10

Before the meal, you will have a meditation experience to calm your mind and body.

③ Eat Amagi 12:10-14:30

You will enjoy dishes made with local ingredients in the main hall of Kodo-ji Temple, where U.S. Consul General Harris and his party stayed overnight on their visit to Edo in 1857.

Guests can enjoy dishes made with local ingredients.

Aperitif Sake: Reiwa Homare Fuji (Bandai Brewery)

Wine: Izu Chardonnay - Unwooded (Nakaizu Winery)

Beer: Shuzenji Heritage Helles (Baird Brewing)

Appetizer: Sesame tofu, Raw sea urchin, Wasabi

Appetizers:Amagi Shamo chicken jelly, smoked Benihime Amago, stewed Abalone and Oysters, Persimmon vinegar cheese, etc.

Bowl: Sawani Soup with black rice cake

Sashimi: Amagi Benihime Amago , Spiny Lobster, seared Japanese Beef

Grilled: Eel, Shrimp shaped taro, Bamboo shoots

Main dish: Steamed Red Snapper with turnip, Gin-ann, wasabi

Cooked dish: Boiled deer and various vegetables

Meal: Crab risotto, spiny lobster miso soup

Fruit Izu strawberry

Notes

Please refrain from applying if you have soy or wheat allergies.

Heating equipment will be used in the main hall, but as very cold weather is expected, please take measures to protect yourself from the cold.

More information on gastronomy tourism here

Written by

Izu City Inbound Promotion Project Team

Shizuoka

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