Inuyama Castle (a national treasure) and its float festival:
its history and culture

• Inuyama Castle, a national treasure, was built in 1537 by Oda Nobuyasu, the uncle of Oda Nobunaga, and boasts the oldest surviving castle tower in Japan.
• Here, the Inuyama Festival, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, is held, where expressive "karakuri dolls" perform magnificent acts atop 13 floats.
• It is said that the techniques used to create these "karakuri dolls" were passed down to modern manufacturing technology and contributed to the development of the automobile industry.

What is a karakuri doll?

• A karakuri doll is a doll that moves automatically without the use of electricity by means of a mechanism such as a thread, mainspring, or spring
• Some can not only move, but also fly, transform instantly, and perform advanced movements

Karakuri puppeteerNinth generation Tamaya Shobei

• The first generation was in the 18th year of Kyoho (1733), when Soji Tokugawa had a puppeteer live in Tamaya-cho in Owari, so it came to be called Tamaya Shobei
• Currently, the ninth generation Tamaya Shobei is working on production and restoration work in the workshop in Nagoya City and the workshop of the Inuyama City Cultural Museum

Master Tamaya Shohei
will personally teach you his secret techniques.

• Master Tamaya Shohei will personally teach you the secrets of making karakuri dolls.
• Furthermore, you can create your own prototype model of the karakuri dolls, receiving direct instruction from Master Tamaya Shohei.

Experience the history and culture of Inuyama with the Karakuri Doll Prelude.

• We will take you on a stroll through the Inuyama castle town, which retains the atmosphere of the Edo period, and guide you to the national treasure "Inuyama Castle Town."
• At the Inuyama Karakuri Museum, we will introduce you to the mechanisms of mechanical dolls.
• We will serve you heartwarming dim sum at "SHUKU," a guesthouse converted from a sake brewery.
• We invite you to a tea ceremony where the host will prepare thin matcha tea in the historic tea room within "SHUKU".
• You will receive an explanation of mechanical dolls and have the opportunity to try making one yourself, led by Master Tamaya Shohei.

Special Program Details

・Contents:

• • ① A stroll through Inuyama Castle town and Inuyama Castle
  • ② Inuyama Karakuri Museum
  • ③ Dim sum at the traditional Japanese house inn "SHUKU"
  • ④ A tea ceremony using thin tea in a historic tea room
  • ⑤ Explanation and prototype of mechanical dolls
    (direct instruction from Master Tamaya Shohei)

  ・Time:

  • Meet at 10:00 in the "SHUKU" Neriya building.
    Disbandment at 4 PM at the "SHUKU" Neriya residence.

  ・Participation fee:

  • 100,000 yen per person (includes dim sum, light tea ceremony, trial ingredients, foreign language guide, and all taxes)
  • (Minimum 2 participants, maximum 8 participants)

Organizer

Aichi Inbound Association

5A Kyoei Building, 29-11 Higashi-Ozone-cho, Higashi-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture (Inside Bell Air Co., Ltd.)

Telephone：+81-52-930-5778
Mail：info@inbound.aichi.jp
URL：https://inbound.aichi.jp/

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