Discover the journey.

Local Discovery

The story of the land you can meet at a hotel

With ease,
The journey gets deeper.

"Local Discovery" in Grand Mercure / Mercure delivers such experiences in the hotel exclusively for guests.

In every region, there are stories that the people living there have been carefully spinning. I would like you to make your trip even richer with the sparkle scattered in everyday life. From such a thought, we have prepared a selection of activities.

For example, make crafts yourself and experience traditional culture.
Try to taste the specialty products in the same style as the locals.
Take your mind and body in nature and feel the air of the land.

There are discoveries and excitements that can be met only by approaching the "people who travel" one step further from the "people who live".

A story unique to the area where you can enjoy it without having to make special preparations under a comfortable stay style of all-inclusive that can be enjoyed together with meals, lounges, and hot springs.
The warmth that is passed down over time and connects people and breathes together will be a memory that will never end with fun memories alone, and will deeply permeate your heart.

Discover the journey.
Please go out on a journey where you can touch, taste, and feel "Local Discovery" waits.

Index

Make and touch

Local Discovery - Make

Activities to move your hands, touch local culture, and create crafts.
The warmth of handicrafts and the thoughts that are passed down from generation to generation are deeply engraved in your heart.

Pendant assembly experience with Ainu patterns

Sapporo

A pendant assembly experience with Ainu patterns in collaboration with the Ainu Traditional Crafts Museum "Ulesipa" in Hiratori-cho, Hokkaido.
You can create your own original pendant by combining strings and beads with a pendant top with a laser processed Ainu pattern as you like.

The pendant top uses wood from Hokkaido such as Ezo pine and wig.
Please enjoy the experience that you can bring back as a memory of your trip while touching the Ainu culture.

Nature Craft Experience

Zao

Nature craft experience that expands the image from pine cones and acorns in nature to make things that make use of their shapes and materials.
While strolling around the hotel, you can collect natural materials and make your own original work.

Red Beko Painting Experience Red Beko Painting

Urabandai

Aizu's traditional red beko painting experience.
"Akabeko" is a local toy of Aizu and is widely known as a charm and lucky charm for evil.
Let's draw your own red beko while inheriting that tradition!

Digital drawing

Nasu Kogen

You can enjoy free expression while painting a large screen or drawing a line. The sketches with motifs of popular animals in the Nasu Animal Kingdom, such as manur cats, suna cats, and alpaca, are designed to leave margins, and a single picture is completed by adding a child.

Craft experience made from Minami Boso materials

Minami Boso

At Cape Obo, where the hotel is located, there is a forest of "Matebashii" that grows like acorns fall in the fall, and the beautiful scenery of the sea and forests is attractive.
You can enjoy the creation of original works such as woodworking crafts and photo frames using pruned materials, acorns, and shells. A special experience unique to this land.
※Items change daily

Making of Kanei era tsuho bracelet with a six-monsen motif

Matsushiro

Matsuyo is a land related to Nobuyuki Sanada, the first lord of Matsuyo Domain.
With the motif of the family crest "Rokubunsen" that remains in various parts of the town, you can experience making a bracelet of Kanei era treasure.
Please enjoy your own original bracelet while thinking about history.

Hokuriku Mizuhiki experience plum knot

Tonami

Experience making plum knots using the auspicious traditional craft "Mizuhiki".
Plum knot is said to be 'stringently tied' or 'blowing up' and is popular as a gift or amulet.
Please enjoy only one Mizuhiki work in the world while touching the culture of Hokuriku.

Experience making silk braided misanga

Miyazu

Experience making silk braided misanga realized in collaboration with Yosano Town Tourism Association.
Using 100% silk thread unique to the birthplace of Tango crepe, we knit it with four wishes.
Please enjoy making only one Misanga in the world.

Made with Yoshino handmade Japanese paper! Original bookmark

Kashihara

Craft experience using traditional handmade Japanese paper from Yoshinocho and Fukunishi Washi Honpo.
You can make only one original bookmark in the world while touching Yoshino handmade Japanese paper, which is also used to restore cultural properties.

Tatami Coaster Making Experience

Kashihara

Experience making coasters using tatami mats in collaboration with Kashihara City and Fukumoto Tatami Store.
Why don't you make an original tatami coaster in the ancient city of Nara while touching the history of tatami mats born in the Nara era?

Experience of wood from Nara Prefecture

Kashihara

A woodworking experience that you can enjoy with free ideas using scrap wood from Nara Prefecture.
Please enjoy creating only one work in the world where both ADULTS and children can be absorbed in.

Lease craft experience made from trees in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture

Kashihara

Lease craft experience using trees in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture.
Let's make a wonderful original wreath while enjoying the scent of cypress and cedar.

Blowback making experience

Awajishima

Experience where Awajishima can hand-craft a traditional toy "blowback" boasting 80% of domestic production.
You can freely choose colors and patterns to make original blowbacks.
Please spend a time with the whole family, from children to ADULTS.

Making Karatsu-kunchi original arrangements

Karatsu

Experience of making arrangements for the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage "Karatsu-kunchi".
Why don't you make your own arrangements used in the festival where 14 Hikiyamas and Hikikos travel around the castle town?
It is a perfect experience for memories of Karatsu's trip.

I'll taste it.

Local Discovery - Taste

Experience of enjoying local specialties with traditional works and local styles.
There is a time waiting for a different taste and lid taste, not just delicious.

Shizuoka tea tasting experience at Shibukawa-en

Hamanako

"Shizuoka" is one of Japan's leading teahouses.
Please try Shizuoka tea with a fragrant and refreshing taste of Shibukawa-en, which has been making tea for generations in Mizumiiro, the famous production area of Motoyama tea, when you stay.

Toyama's folk song Sasara (Japanese musical instrument) and knitted hat try-on experience

Tonami

Experience the folk song and Japanese musical instrument "Sasara" transmitted to Toyama, and the knitted hat culture.
Enjoy the sound of Sasara and experience the world of traditions and dances rooted in the community while actually wearing knitted hats.
Please enjoy seeing, listening, and feeling the culture unique to Toyama.

Faucet with yuzu drink

Tosa

A unique experience where you can twist the faucet and fresh citron drink comes out.
It is a device that makes you want to take pictures unintentionally that can be enjoyed by children and adults.

Okuyama's Washing Coffee Hand Drip Experience

Daisen

Slowly taste with hand drip, local roasted coffee moment.
"Oku Oyama's flush coffee", roasted at the foot of Oyama and washed raw beans with the water of Okuyama, is characterized by a refreshing taste without miscellaneous taste.

Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Blend Coffee Hand Drip Experience

Munakata

Original "Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Blend" supervised by local Withcoffee barista.
It is characterized by an elegant bitter taste like dark chocolate and a subtle sweetness of citrus spreading at the back mouth.
Please enjoy the beans selected by Honduras, Brazil with a hand drip.

Experience with Karatsu-yaki tea utensils

Karatsu

Karatsu ware, a traditional craft that has been loved by tea masters since ancient times.
Why don't you enjoy the world of tea while touching specialty products with Karatsu ware that Saga boasts and Ureshino tea, one of the five major production areas?

I feel it.

Local Discovery - Feel

The scenery, culture, and climate unique to the land that you can enjoy with your five senses. You can experience the charm of the area while holding your mind and body in a quiet air.

Starry sky viewing

Yatsugatake

You can see countless stars in the Milky Way in summer and the clear night sky from autumn to winter.
You can also encounter multiple shooting stars in one night, such as during a meteor shower.
Please enjoy the spectacular view of creating memories for the whole family.

The sound of the wind chimes of Takaoka copperware

Tonami

Takaoka copperware with a history of more than 400 years.
The sound of the clear and beautiful wind chimes created by craftsmen creates a pleasant moment.

The Mystery Solving Road between Hideyoshi and Hidenaga

Lake Biwa

The historical mystery begins in the hotel building that reproduces Kitaoumi.
You become Hidenaga and go on a journey with Hideyoshi and Sakichi Ishida to pursue the treasures of the Asai family.
Please enjoy the experience-based mystery solving that solves mysteries while walking and immerses in the world of Sengoku.

Shakyo experience

Kashihara

Experience the sutra of Kofuku-ji Temple, the site of Kawahara-ji Temple in Asukamura Village, which is said to be the first place in Japan, in Grand Mercure Nara Kashihara.
Please use the brush and ink of the long-established brush maker "Akashiya" to enjoy the history and culture of Nara through the sutras.

Footbath

Minabe

With the footbath drawn from Chiri-hama Beach Onsen hot spring, you can spend a relaxing time both physically and mentally while watching the sea and the sunset.

Tosabenkaruta

Tosa

"Tosa Ben Karuta" where you can enjoy learning about Tosa Ben unique to Kochi.
It is an experience where you can experience dialects and culture while playing, and enjoy it regardless of generation.
Please enjoy it with your family and friends to make memories of your trip.

Narikiri Ryoma photo spot

Tosa

A photo spot where you can take a commemorative photo as a hero at the end of the Tokugawa period, Ryoma Sakamoto.
Why don't you take a picture with Ryoma-san as a memory of your trip to Kochi?

Pilgrimage experience (white costume try on)

Tosa

Dressed in white costumes and experienced the dress of a pilgrimage.
This is an experience where you can easily enjoy the feeling of pilgrimage while touching the culture of pilgrimage.

Ryukyu Biratis

Okinawa Cape Zanpa

An original morning program that incorporates music that feels Ryukyu culture and the movements of Acer and Kachassi.
Under the supervision of Bira Tiss instructor, even beginners can easily participate and start the day comfortably.

Choose by Purpose

Choose by purpose

According to the purpose of the trip and how to spend it.
You can choose your stay experience.