Adult Field Trip: Satoyama Edition - Fun Learning About the Sweet Potato Magistrate Around a Bonfire

About this event

"Adult Field Trip: Satoyama Edition - Fun Learning About the Sweet Potato Magistrate Around a Bonfire," held in Kawamoto Town, Shimane Prefecture, is an event where participants can gather around a bonfire in nature to make roasted sweet potatoes and learn about the "Imo Daikan" (Sweet Potato Magistrate). Guests can enjoy a unique satoyama experience by gathering fallen leaves to kindle a fire and roasting sweet potatoes over the bonfire. While waiting for the sweet potatoes to bake, attendees can listen to an engaging talk about Ido Heizaemon, the sweet potato magistrate who played an active role in Iwami during the Edo period. The guide will be Mami Sugimura from the Kawamoto Town Tourism Association. The event is open to junior high school students and older, with a capacity of 20 participants. The participation fee includes a bathing ticket to the nearby hot spring facility "Misanso," allowing attendees to relax after the event. Participants are encouraged to wear clothes they do not mind getting dirty and to bring work gloves and drinks. This event offers a valuable opportunity to enjoy the nature of satoyama while engaging with local history and culture.

Venue

Sasayuri Park

3005-2 Kawashita, Kawamoto-machi, Ochi-gun, Shimane 696-0004