This is a unique guided tour, you get not only to know about special charcoals that used for Japanese tea ceremony, to see how it lit and used, and unite with the craftsman.
■At a charcoal kiln in the mountain area of Uchiko, the craftsman tells you how he makes charcoals and how it affects to the sustainable life in mountain area.
■visit mysterious Yuge shrine, the symbol of Ishidatami district. There is a big pond in front of the shrine, and you get walk on a beautiful bridge with roof to visit the shine.
■ Have a relax time with a cup of locally roasted coffee and local made bread. The tea-ceremony charcoal will be used to boil water for the coffee and warm up the bread. Enjoy chatti...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & French
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & French
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local English-speaking guide
Visit of Yuge shrine
Visit of Seiryu-en park
a private taxi
Charcoal kiln visit and workshop tour
Local roasted Coffee and some piece of bread baked a local baker
Meeting Points
Departure
Uchikocho Visitor Center
The guide will wait for you inside the building.
Return
Tea Ceremony Charcoal Kiln Visit and Coffee Time in Uchiko Town
About
This is a unique guided tour, you get not only to know about special charcoals that used for Japanese tea ceremony, to see how it lit and used, and unite with the craftsman.
■At a charcoal kiln in the mountain area of Uchiko, the craftsman tells you how he makes charcoals and how it affects to the sustainable life in mountain area.
■visit mysterious Yuge shrine, the symbol of Ishidatami district. There is a big pond in front of the shrine, and you get walk on a beautiful bridge with roof to visit the shine.
■ Have a relax time with a cup of locally roasted coffee and local made bread. The tea-ceremony charcoal will be used to boil water for the coffee and warm up the bread. Enjoy chatti...
Highlights
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & French
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
3 hours and 30 minutes
Offered in English & French
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Local English-speaking guide
Visit of Yuge shrine
Visit of Seiryu-en park
a private taxi
Charcoal kiln visit and workshop tour
Local roasted Coffee and some piece of bread baked a local baker
Meeting Points
Departure
Uchikocho Visitor Center
The guide will wait for you inside the building.
Return
Itinerary
1
643 Ishidatami
Yamada-ya, a charcoal kiln: workshop tour by the charcoal maker.
1 hour
2
Yuge Shrine
The guide will show you the Yuge shrine and explain the history and how it connect to the locals.
30 minutes
3
Ishidatami Seiryuen
Enjoy a cup of hot coffee(locally roasted) and local made bread with the charcoal maker while looking at the beauty of lit tea-ceremony charcoal.
