Stamp Rally
Are you familiar with the Yokohama Ishikawacho App? The app features nearby shops and restaurants at Hiragana Shopping Street and Hiragana Shopping Street West Avenue. Along with looking up the nearest restaurant from your current location, you can participate in a stamp rally – with 10 stamps collected, you will be awarded a JPY500 voucher to be used at Market Terrace Café (5 JPY100 coupons)
◆Details on the Yokohama Ishikawacho App can be found here
Wagashi making experience (traditional Japanese sweets)
At Yokohama Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI., we actively provide various cultural programs for our guests to experience true Japanese culture. How about Wagashi making (traditional Japanese sweets) conducted by local Wagashi establishment, Kimpeido Honten?
Venue：1F of Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI., or at Market Terrace Café (depending on the number of participants)
Date/time：negotiable
Program fee：JPY3,500 per person
Minimum participants：4 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Wagashi making experience” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date/time. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required ４ days in advance.
Authentic Matcha Experience (Japanese tea ceremony)
Matcha teacher of Ura-Senke school of Japanese tea ceremony will join us to show you how to enjoy Matcha. You will be served Wagashi (traditional Japanese sweets) with your Matcha. Relax and enjoy your teatime with us.
Venue：1F of Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI., or at Market Terrace Café (depending on the number of participants)
Date/time：negotiable
Program fee：JPY2,000 per person
Minimum participants：4 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Authentic Matcha experience” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date/time. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 1 week in advance.
Wagashi making and Matcha experience
Experience both Wagashi making and authentic Matcha together in this special program with discount price. Our two most popular programs offer you a memorable and special Japanese experience.
Venue：1F of Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI., or at Market Terrace Café (depending on the number of participants)
Date/time：negotiable
Program fee：JPY5,000 per person
Minimum participants：4 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Wagashi making and Matcha experience” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date/time. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 1 week in advance.
Suwa Shrine visit with Shinto priest costume
Have you ever tried on Shinto priest’s garments? Take a memorial photograph of yourself in real Shinto priest’s attire. The traditional garments can be put-on on top of your normal clothing. Your visit to the shrine will be a most solemn and memorable experience.
Venue：Suwa Shrine, 4-164 Ishikawacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Date/time：every day from 10:00am
Duration: 1 hour
Program fee：JPY2,500 per person
Minimum participants：4 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Suwa Shrine visit with Shinto Priest costume” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 3 days in advance.
Prayer experience at Shinto shrine
Close to Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI. lies Suwa Shrine, a Shinto shrine in Ishikawacho. Experience full-scare Shinto prayer at this shrine, established during the Muromachi Period (1333-1573AD). The shrine is affectionately referred to as “Hama no Osuwa san” around the old town Ishikawacho area. How about taking the time for this thorough and careful prayer experience.
Venue：Suwa Shrine, 4-164 Ishikawacho, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Date/time：negotiable
Program fee：JPY5,000 per person
Minimum participants：2 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Prayer experience at Shinto shrine” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date/time. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 3 days in advance.
Shodo (Japanese calligraphy) experience – overseas guests only
Experience Japanese calligraphy, Shodo, only available to overseas guests staying at Guesthouse HACO.TAMAMI..
Venue：1F of Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI. or at Market Terrace Café (depending on the number of participants)
Date/time：every day from 16:30
Duration：1 hour
Program fee：JPY2,000 per person
Minimum participants：4 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Shodo experience” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 3 days in advance.
The style of casual kimono experience
Try on The style of casual kimono which you can don on top of your normal clothing. In the ambience of casual kimono advocator renovated traditional Japanese house, enjoy your own style of Kimono dressing by touching with the real antique kimonos.
In casual kimono, you can match Kimono parts with your normal clothes, shoes, and bags to create your own unique style. Mixing the old with the new, and constantly evolving into something different, this is the distinctive character of Yokohama. Choose a kimono according to the clothes and shoes you are wearing and take a simple kimono wearing lesson that you can wear by yourself. You can take pictures inside the studio. How about going for a walk in your new style to nearby temples or shrines, or how about to the Western mansions on the Bluff? We will be happy to guide a photogenic walk for you.
The renovated old style Japanese home is a light filled studio, full of various Kimono and Kimono accessories. Time allowing, try on as many garments as you like and take lots of photos!! There is a tatami space on the 2nd floor to relax. Wi-Fi is available.
Venue：Studio Lemma (3 min walk from Market Terrace Café)
Program fee：JPY5,000〜 per person
Maximum participants：2〜5 people, Both senses possible
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “The style of casual kimono experience” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date and time. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 3 days in advance.
Hotpot and Takoyaki party
Enjoy a hotpot and Takoyaki (octopus balls) party at yururi salon×HanaUta café, located in Hiragana Shopping Street West Avenue. The popular hotpot and Takoyaki menu is sure to make for a fun time. Cook your own Takoyaki, and enjoy it hot off the Takoyaki grill. Comes with all-you-can-drink menu. Party details will change with the season.
Venue：1F of Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI. or at yururi salon×HanaUta café (depending on the number of participants)
Date/time：Sunday evenings from 17:00
Duration：approximately 3 hours
Program fee：JPY4,000 per person
Minimum participants：4 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Hotpot and Takoyaki party” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 3 days in advance.
Takoyaki meet-and-greet gathering party
Connect with the local community while enjoying making your own Takoyaki. Snacks and one drink served. Party details will change with the season.
Venue：1F of Guesthouse HACO. TATAMI. or at Market Terrace Café (depending on the number of participants)
Date/time：Saturdays from 16:30
Program fee：JPY2,000 per person
Minimum participants：5 or more participants
Reservations：Please reserve via the contact form here. Please make sure to state “Takoyaki meet-and-greet gathering party” in the form title along with the number of participants and preferred date. We will contact you with a confirmation. Reservations are required 3 days in advance.