Highlights
- Make Hagiyaki (Hagi Ware) and learn from prestigious Japanese ceramics artisan
- Explore Hagi Castle Town with a lot of optional activities to choose from
- Wear kimono and take a stroll in the picturesque castle town area
Description
Try your hand at Hagiyaki pottery, learning from a respected Japanese ceramics artist specializing in Hagi Ware. You will start by kneading the soil, then mold the Hagi Ware into a cup by using a potter’s wheel. Lastly, give into to your creativity and paint the cup to your liking.
Hagi is a castle town surrounded by water which has kept all the charm of an Edo-era feudal town. Discover the architecture of prestigious historical figures who shaped the industrial revolution in Japan, which started about 1870. Explore the samurai district with its unique and robust white walls that have survived centuries.
Head to Kimono Style Café. Put on kimono and stroll around the old town area. It is a great match to the atmosphere and provides plenty of Insta worthy moments.
Finally, do not miss out on visiting Hagi's hidden temples or the long-preserved Shōka Sonjuku Academy, and feel the solemn atmosphere that surrounds them.
Details
Day 1
AM:
- Rent a car at Shin-Yamaguchi Station or Yamaguchi Ube Airport
- Visit Hagi Meirin Gakusha Visitor Center. Formerly, this was a famous school were lords, members of the local Mori clan, received their education; Today it is a museum, well worth a visit.
- Lunch: Cafe at Hagi Meirin Gakusha Visitor Center or Kimono Style Café (choose either)
PM:
- Visit Hagi Castle Town
Optional Activities:
Kimono experience, Rickshaw ride, Green tea experience, Rental bicycle, Sightseeing boat tour
Accommodation:
Hagi Royal Intelligent Hotel or Hagi Honjin
Haginoyado Tomoe (ryokan) is available at additional cost
Day 2
AM:
- Tokoji Temple
- Former Yukawa Family Residence
Optional Activities:
Hagi Uragami Museum
Lunch: Hotori Tei
PM:
- Hagiyaki (Hagi Ware) Pottery making experience
Accommodation:
Hagi Royal Intelligent Hotel or Hagi Honjin
Haginoyado Tomoe (Ryokan) is available for an additional cost
Day 3
AM:
- Free day at your own leisure
Optional Activities:
Kimono experience, Rickshaw ride, Green tea experience, Unrinji Temple, Sightseeing boat tour
Lunch: Own Choice
PM:
- Shōka Sonjuku Academy, Shoin Shrine
- Return rental car at Ube Airport or Shin-Yamaguchi Station, end of tour
Important information
Included in price
- Rental car fee (gasoline, highway, parking fees not included)
- Hagi Ware cup making experience Fee (shipping fee is not included)
- Accommodation
Not included
- Entrance fees
- Lunch fees
- Activity fees
- Other fees not listed in the “Included” section
Tour price
From JPY 179,000/2 persons
Know before you book
- Cancellation
4 weeks prior to the day of your trip: 10% of tour price
2 weeks prior to the day of your trip: 40 % of tour price
1 week prior: 50 % of tour price
On the day, no-show: 100 % of tour price
- Private guide is available as an option
Starting point
Shin-Yamaguchi Station
1294 Ogori Shimogo, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 754-0002
or
Yamaguchi Ube Airport
625 Okiube, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-0001
Organised by Japan Travel KK
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