All Reviews for Cultural Experiences

This time, I booked a one-hour course for a kimono experience and hair styling. They dressed me quickly and carefully! While taking photos with the streets of Otaru as the backdrop, the time flew by, and I regretted not choosing a longer course. Next time, I definitely want to request the three-hour course!

今回は1時間コースで、着物体験とヘアセットを予約しました。
スピーディーかつ丁寧に着付けていただけます！
小樽の街並みをバックに写真撮影をしていたら、あっという間に時間がきてしまったので、もっと長いコースにすれば良かったと後悔しました。
次回は是非、3時間コースをお願いしたいと思います！

The weather was cold but the experience was fun and nice.

The host was patient and attentive to details.

A wide variety of kimonos to choose from with different designs.

They have many selections for kimonos, so you can customize the color/pattern you want to wear. And if the weather is a bit harsh, you can rent a coat also. Standing by the canal in kimono makes you feel like you're a time traveler. Definitely should try it if you can spare some time!

Wearing kimono is a must do in Otaru. Everyone looks and treats you like you’’re a celebrity. It was loads of fun and Mina the shop owner was fantastic. She speaks some English and is very engaging. Email her your questions and she’ll get right back with you.

It was really great and I want to do it again hopefully with my family and friends:)

Plenty of beautiful kimonos to choose. Lady-in-charged is nice and friendly. Highly recommended.

I dressed my daughter in a kimono for her coming-of-age ceremony. The fitting was done with great taste, and my daughter was very happy. We were even asked by foreign tourists to take photos together... We also enjoyed a luxurious sightseeing experience in Otaru by riding in a rickshaw. Meeting the wonderful people of Otaru made for a delightful trip.

成人式に着物を着せないままだった娘と二人で着せて頂きました。
センスの良い着付をして頂き、娘もとても喜んでおりました。
外国人観光客の方が写真を一緒にと言われたり。。。
人力車にも乗り贅沢な小樽観光になりました。
小樽の素敵な方々に出会えて、楽しい旅行になりました。

I wanted to visit Otaru while going to Hokkaido for the Sapporo Snow Festival, so I searched for Beltora and found kimono rental, which I jumped at (laughs).
The result was a big success (^o^)/
I think the combination with the Otaru Canal was perfect, and the photos with the canal and snow turned out better than usual (≧◡≦).
Also, I was often approached and stood out—especially for men, it seems to be rare, so I was photographed quite a bit, feeling a bit like a minor celebrity (laughs). I heard that many foreigners rent kimonos, but since I'm Japanese, it was definitely a good experience (≧◡≦).
The staff were friendly and gave us precise advice while we were deciding among the many kimonos, making the dressing process enjoyable!
Kimono, obi, hairstyle, and hair accessories.
Since it was winter, they also lent us coats for free, and both the men's and women's coats were stylish and cute! I felt like I had time-traveled!
I would love to wear it again if I have the chance! Maybe next time I'll go for the three-hour course to take it slow.
Thank you very much (^o^)/

札幌雪まつり時期に北海道に行くため、小樽にも寄りたい！と思い立ち、ベルトラさんを検索していたら、着物レンタルがあり、飛び付きました(笑)
結果は大正解(^o^)/
小樽運河との相性バッチリで、運河と雪と写真写りはいつもより良かったと勝手に思っています(≧◡≦)
あと、良く話し掛けられるし目立ちますねぇ～特に男性は珍しいのか、写真を撮られる確率が高く、ちょっとした有名人気取りでした(笑)着物レンタルは外人さんが多いとのことでしたが、日本人ですからね、やっぱ良いものでしたよ(≧◡≦)
お店の方も気さくで、たくさんある着物の中で悩んでいる私達に的確なアドバイスをして頂き、楽しく着付けて頂きました！
着物に帯、髪型、髪飾り。
冬なので、コートも無料で貸していただけるのですが、男性用も女性用もカッコイイし可愛い！タイムスリップした気分でした！
機会があればまた着たいです！今度は3時間コースでゆっくりですかねぇ～
ありがとうございました(^o^)/

I was invited by my friend to try this Kimono dressing experience for the first time ever in my life. It was a wonderful experience and we have had a great time. When we went into the shop from the very cold environment of about -2 degree Celsius, the shop was extremely warm to us and the staff was very nice to gave us welcome greeting as well as a bit of chat which made me feel very comfortable. I was very excited to see all the beautiful Kimono and things in the shop. The setting is wonderful and it was like a local japanese house. We set the hair by ourselves and the staff therefore gave us recommendations acoording to the colour of our head ornament. That was really kind and sweet of her. I have to admit that it was really hard to choose one as many of them are just so beautiful and you can never decide. I really appreciate her patient on me as it did took a bit of time to choose one indeed. I took her recommendations and picked a red Kimono to put on myself while my friend chose a white one with some pink flowers on it. The staff helped us to dress in the Kimono in a long series of step. I don't think I can do all the steps by myself and thanks to this skillful nice staff, we wore the Kimono like a local japanese in the end. This nice staff even allowed us to record and take pictures during the time when she helped us to dress in the Kimono. We both look very pretty and beautiful in the Kimono. We were very happy with our look and tried to go out from the shop. There was a bit of rain when we were going out from the shop to outside in order to take some photos. The sweet staff therefore rented us two pretty umbrellas in the japanese style for us to protect us from the rain as well as taking more beautiful pictures with the pretty Japanese umbrellas. In the end, we had lots of great memories built and recorded, in the glorious white winter with a bit of rain and snow. Thank you very much for offering us the memorable experience to make our trip more perfect.