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A day inin A day Mashiko Mashiko Mashiko is aistraditional Mashiko a traditional countryside easy to access countryside easy to access to nature, culture andand a a to nature, culture wide variety of activities. Let Let wide variety of activities. us take youyou on on a tour andand us take a tour show you the highlights. show you the highlights.
Hiring a Bike Hiring a Bike
8:30AM 8:30AM
Bicycles cancan be hired fromfrom oneone of the Bicycles be hired of the fourfour rental spots. All bikes are are electric rental spots. All bikes electric power-assisted & easy to use. power-assisted & easy to use.
Mashiko Museum ofof Mashiko Museum Ceramic Art Ceramic Art Learn about legendary potters suchsuch Learn about legendary potters as Shoji Hamada andand Tatsuzo as Shoji Hamada Tatsuzo Shimaoka as well as British potter Shimaoka as well as British potter Bernard Leach whose work collecBernard Leach whose work collectively influenced modern design tively influenced modern design worldwide. worldwide.
PricePrice : 700: 700 - 800yen/day - 800yen/day Bicycle tourstours are also available Bicycle are also available www.countryside-tours.com/en/ www.countryside-tours.com/en/
Admission: 600 600 yen yen Admission:
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gogDyeing Indi Indi o Dyeing 9:00AM 9:00AM Studio Studio In the heart of Mashiko is Higeta's In the heart of Mashiko is Higeta's studio. A straw-thatched studio run run studio. A straw-thatched studio by his family for over 200 years. by his family for over 200 years. SeeSee cotton being dyed andand buybuy a a cotton being dyed unique piece. unique piece.
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Making Pottery Making 10:00AM 10:00AM Pottery
Mashiko has has more thanthan 200200 pottery studios andand many offer Mashiko more pottery studios many offer pottery classes. GiveGive the the potter's wheel a spin to create youryour pottery classes. potter's wheel a spin to create ownown Mashiko souvenir. Mashiko souvenir. PricePrice : 3,500 - 5,000 yen yen : 3,500 - 5,000
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Mashiko Sankokan Mashiko Sankokan Museum Museum Lunch Lunch12:45PM 12:45PM
Mashiko has has many restaurants andand cafes. Mashiko many restaurants cafes. For For traditonal try Soma or Sarikikyougasaka. traditonal try Soma or Sarikikyougasaka. For For casual try Yamani's Japanese curry / / casual try Yamani's Japanese curry Soba or Cafe Erika's porkpork sandwitches. Soba or Cafe Erika's sandwitches.
VisitVisit Hamada's family studio andand Hamada's family studio looklook at the collections thatthat at the collections inspired his pottery designs. inspired his pottery designs. Find details here here Find details
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1:451:45 PM PM
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Tonoike Sake Brewery Tonoike Sake Brewery
YouYou cancan walkwalk around the the brewery as well as as around brewery as well visitvisit the the tasting room to taste different sakes tasting room to taste different sakes produced by the brewery. produced by the brewery. (Sake cosmetics are are alsoalso popular!) (Sake cosmetics popular!)
2:45PM 2:45PM
Michi nono Eki Michi Eki
ThisThis newnew feature of Mashiko feature of Mashiko includes a popular gift gift shop includes a popular shop withwith local produce, a gallery local produce, a gallery space, andand a cafe/restaurant. space, a cafe/restaurant.
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DecDteoc etaorleyarMlyayMay Picking Picking Strawberry Enjoy Strawberry Enjoy 5:00PM 5:00PM
Mashikokan Resort Hotel Mashikokan Resort Hotel After a long dayday experiencing After a long experiencing Mashiko, it's now timetime to relax in in Mashiko, it's now to relax Mashiko's ownown onsen (hot(hot spring). Mashiko's onsen spring).
Enjoy a morning at strawberry Enjoy a morning at strawberry heaven! PickPick the the famous local strawheaven! famous local strawberries at Yoshimura Strawberry Park, berries at Yoshimura Strawberry Park, JA Hagano Mashiko Ichigo Kanko JA Hagano Mashiko Ichigo Kanko Danchi, or Mashiko Strawberry Farm. Danchi, or Mashiko Strawberry Farm. English Website English Website Photo: Yoshimura Strawberry Park Park Photo: Yoshimura Strawberry
Access Accessinformation information By highway busbus ( from( from TokyoTokyo ) By highway )
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