Hida-Osaka's local food making class at a cozy house studio,
including a quick visit to Gandate Park
Mina Base provides a variety of local food cooking and candy making classes using local ingredients and traditional tequnique.
Learn somthing local with "Mama" of the town.
All classes include a quick visit to Gandate Park where you can inhale and cherish a huge peice of the wonderful nature of Hida-Osaka
<The story>
This is the colaborational tour with the local home cooking studio Mina Base. Masayo, the owener of Mina Base, her passion is to hand down and enhance her experiences with local elderly people and the nature around Hida-Osaka to younger generations. Her experiences with local elderly people vary from growning vegetables to learing cooking tranditions in Hida-Osaka.
You will enjoy making lunch and learning the true local life in Hida-Osaka while chatting with Masayo. The price includes a quick visit to Gandate Park.
Masayo is also a medical herb concierge. With additional JPY 2,200 per person, medical harb tea party is available. You can select a few different herbs from her colection to make your own tea. Pick a herb of your favorite smell or a herb which calls for your health. Enjoy your tea time!
<Lunch selection>
- Goheimochi
(Cake of smashed rice with egoma paste)
- Hobazushi
(Vinegared shushi rice with trout flakes
wrapped in a magnolia leaf)
※Available in May and June
- There might be other options...
Availability of the selection will be confirmed upon booking.
<Price>
★JPY 16,500 per person for meal class
★JPY 2,200 per person for the additinal meditcal tea party
Prices above include tax.
Prices does NOT include:
- Transportation cost of the participant to the meeting point in Hida-Osaka
<Payment method>
Cash or credit card on the day of the tour.
<Private tour only>
Minimum number of participant: 2 people
Maximum number of participant: 4 people
<Time table>
Tour duration: 10AM to 3 PM
Meet us at 216WORKS office.
If you are traveling by public transportation, please take JR train (JR Hida-Osaka station) or Nohi bus (Osaka-cho bus stop).
Nohi bus: https://www.nouhibus.co.jp/route_bus/takayama-gero-line-en/
(To come to Hida-Osaka by Nohi Bus)
<From Takayama>
Takayama Bus Center: 9:05 AM - Osaka-cho: 9:50 AM
<From Gero>
Gero Station 9:00 AM - Osaka-cho 9:38
(Rreturn schedule)
<To Gero by JR Train>
JR Hida-Osaka Station 3:30 PM ---> Gero Station 4:01 PM
<To Takayama by Nohi bus or JR tarin>
(Weekdays)
Osaka-cho bus stop 3:38 PM ---> Takayama Bus Center 4:27 PM
(Weekends)
JR Hida-Osaka Station 4:16 PM ---> JR Takayama 4:54 PM
Hi, I'm Masayo. I opened Mina Base in 2023 to introduce and share the unique food culture of Hida-Osaka. I love the nature here and the local food that originates the unique natural background of the town. Please feel yourself at home at Mina base and enjoy the homy time for a while.
<Available>
2025