Experience Toyota Green Life Wild Game Cooking and Antler Craft

6 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

Tour highlights
-Enjoy a delicious BBQ lunch featuring fresh wild boar and venison
-Create your own original necklace using deer antler pieces with a local artist
-Learn about sustainable living and how local communities make use of natural resources
-Spend a day immersed in nature while discovering Toyota City’s mountain culture and traditions
-Explore the rich natural environment of the Asuke area with knowledgeable local staff

Tour details
Experience Toyota Green Life through hands-on activities that showcase the region’s sustainable lifestyle and deep connection to nature. Enjoy a flavorful BBQ lunch featuring wild boar and venison sourced from the surrounding mountains. In the afternoon, craft a unique deer-antler pendant using materials that are typically discarded.

Engage all five senses as you learn about local culture, support community businesses, and appreciate the abundant gifts of nature in the mountains of Toyota City.

What's Included

Travel insurance
Necklace craftwork (antler pendant and other accessories) available to...
Transportation
Game meat BBQ lunch (venison, boar meat, and vegetables)
English interpreter
Drinks

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Our interpreter guide will meet you in the hotel lobby.

Itinerary

Duration: 6 hours 30 minutes (approximately)
  • 1

    We will pick you up by private car at your hotel in Toyota City or Nagoya City and head to Yamakei.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free
  • 2

    Gain meaningful insight into the circle of life as Yamakei’s local experts explain how game meat is traditionally prepared in the mountains. You’ll learn about the respectful processes involved and how local communities make use of nature’s gifts in a sustainable way. This experience highlights the value of nutritious ingredients provided by the region and fosters a sense of gratitude toward both the wildlife and the people who support this culture. Enjoy the bounty of the surrounding mountains with a BBQ lunch featuring wild boar and venison.

    2 hours 30 minutes Admission ticket included
  • 3

    From the afternoon, another experience making use of the local wildlife begins as the owner of Sanshu Shishimori Shachu Workshop instructs you on how to make your own necklace with a pendant made from deer antlers—often discarded after harvesting the venison. Help to use normally discarded parts of the animal as you make a commemorative piece to remember your visit to beautiful Asuke and to give thanks to the gift of life received. Feel the mountains and wild side of Toyota City with all five senses as you help local businesses promote sustainable ways of living.

    1 hour Admission ticket included
  • 4

    We will transport you by private car to a hotel within Toyota City or Nagoya City.

    1 hour 30 minutes Admission ticket free

Additional info

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Contact beforehand in case of any dietary restrictions.
  • Children aged 4 and above are charged the adult rate. Children aged 3 and under can join free of charge (no lunch provided).
Supplied by Tourism Designers Co., Ltd.

Tags

Day Trips
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Full-day Tours
Bus Tours
Cultural Tours
Art Tours
Walking Tours
Nature Walks
Car Tours
Small Group

Cancellation Policy

All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.

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