Wild Vegetable Picking and Local Dish Cooking Experience in Toga-mura, a Hidden Land

【OUTLINE】　　

Toga-mura, a hidden land located in the interior of  the Gokayama village with gassho-zukuri houses, a World Heritage Site.  Toga-mura is rich in wild vegetables.  You can have a special experience of picking wild vegetables at the hidden spot where only the locals know.   The tour also includes the trekking in the mountain.

The collected wild vegetables are cooked on the spot and you will enjoy the village's local cuisine such as "wild vegetable and gibier hot pot."　　　　　　

【SCHEDULE】    

 Let's meet up at Soba-no-sato in Toga-mura.  After the briefing by the instructor, let's get ready for the trekking and off we go! 

2. 10:30 　Wild vegetable picking and trekking

Let's get started for wild vegetable picking and trekking.  Have fun while observing the rues. 

3. 12:00 　Cooking and enjoying lunch 

Let's enjoy cooking the fresh wild vegetables you have picked.  Savor the Toga's hearty local dishes. 

4. 14:00　Scheduled to end 

How did you enjoy the wild vegetable picking, trekking and the local cuisine in Toga-mura?  We are looking forward to seeing you again!

【THINGS TO NOTE】

• Time：4 hours
• Meeting point：Soba-no-sato in Toga-mura  [MAP]
  1193, Togamura Sakaue, Nanto-shi, Toyama, 939-2516, Japan  
• Access： 
  ・By bus
  From Etchu-yatsuo Station on JR Takayama Line
  Take Nanto-shi Community Bus for Kami-momose for 55 minutes and get off at Basu-tei Sogo Center
  Take another bus for Taikanba for 9 minutes and get off at Saishouji-mae
  Within a short walking distance from the bus stop
  ・By car
  Drive for 50 minutes from Hokuriku Expressway Tonami IC
  Drive for 30 minutes from Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway Gokayama IC　　
• Included：Lunch （Toga's local dishes）
• Not included：
  ・Garment for trekking  (towel, work gloves, boots, etc.) You can borrow boots if you need.
  ・Transportation between Gokayama and Toga-mura is provided for free but reservation is required.
  ※If you need the service, please let us know.
  ※If the transportation other than the above section is needed, please feel free to contact us.
• Other things to note：
  ・If you or any member of your group has food allergies, please let us know in advance.
  ・Manners for picking edible wild vegetables : Do not enter someone's mountain without permission.  As there may be poisonous plants, please listen to the direction of the instructor and enjoy picking while observing the rules.
  ・If you get poisoned by plant or find fierce animal, please report to the instructor immediately.

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