Top 9 Tours in Saga Prefecture, Kyushu

In this casual activity, you will become a designer for a day and decorate your own porcelain coffee mug. Using the simple technique of transfer printing, choose from available patterns to create a design for your coffee mug. [Highlights] - Create a unique design for a porcelain coffee mug in Arita - Use your imagination and try various combinations of transfer printing - Visit Kouraku Kiln, where artists from all over the world collaborate - Receive the guidance of an experienced local potter - Have a relaxing coffee break with Arita ware

Inclusions: Fee of making a mug experience , All Fees and Taxes

Exclusions: Fee of delivering the finished mug to your place, Transportation fee to/from meeting point

In this private guided tour, you'll visit some of Arita's craft studios, where skilled artisans create porcelain masterpieces. After learning about Arita ware, try your luck at a treasure hunt, and get the chance to take home some prized ceramics! [Highlights] - Watch artisans at work in Arita's Kuromuta-Obo district - See an actual climbing kiln, as well as other different types of kilns - Learn about Arita's different porcelain-making techniques - Try your luck at a fun treasure hunt — take home Arita porcelain wares that catch your eye - Get insights and fascinating information about Arita from a local expert [About the Arita town, Saga and Arita Ware] The town of Arita in Saga Prefecture is renowned for its highly appraised porcelain, Arita ware, which has been exported across the world ever since the Edo period (1603–1867). This private guided tour will take you to Kuromuta-Obo district to discover its secrets. Visiting this quaint town hidden in the mountains of Kyushu is a must-do for every pottery enthusiast, but many travelers just explore Arita's Uchiyama district, as it is more accessible. The Kuromuta-Obo district has a high concentration of kilns, both historic and modern. After a visit to the Kyushu Ceramic Museum, an experienced, English-speaking guide will take you to three of Kuromuta's kilns: Shingama, Gen-emon, and Kouraku. From facilities to products, each kiln boasts its own unique style and characteristics. At Shingama, you'll see an actual 'noborigama' (a traditional climbing kiln) and learn how items are fired in the kiln. Then, at Gen-emon, you'll watch artisans at work, learn how craftsmen decorate porcelain entirely by hand, and see a historical collection that includes ceramics from the Edo period. Finally, at the modern Kouraku Kiln, you'll learn how tradition and innovation come together. Here, you'll play a fun treasure-hunting game. Search the facility for new and old porcelain, and take home as much as you can fit in a basket! [Schedule] This tour has two available start times: 10:00 and 14:00 Morning Tour / Afternoon Tour 10:00 / 14:00 — Meet your guide at Arita Station 10:10 / 14:10 — Visit The Kyushu Ceramic Museum 11:00 / 15:00 — Visit Shingama Kiln and Gen-emon Kiln 11:30 / 15:30 — Visit Kouraku Kiln for a tour and treasure hunt 12:30 / 16:30 — Tour ends at Arita Station [Note] - The minimum required number of the people for a tour is two. - All children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Operated by TABINOWA KYUSHU Co.,Ltd.

Inclusions: All Fees and Taxes, Entrace fee, Fee of treasure hunt experience

Exclusions: Transportation fee to/from meeting point, Shipping fee of the antiques you will get during the tour

Have an exquisite kaiseki meal in a restaurant owned by an antiques dealer. Served on Arita ware, lunch is made from rich local ingredients, perfectly complemented by Japan's finest porcelain. Afterward, visit Gen-emon Kiln to learn about porcelain. [Highlights] - Feast on an exquisite kaiseki lunch prepared by a local chef - Admire an impressive selection of Arita ware representing different periods and styles - Learn about each piece of Arita ware in detail while dining in a private room used for tea ceremonies - Meet the owner, view his prized collection, and buy some antiques if you like - Visit Gen-emon Kiln to see where some of the tableware used during the lunch is produced

Inclusions: Lunch, All Fees and Taxes, Entrance fee, Welcome drink

Exclusions: drinks, transportation fee to/from meeting point, Taxi during the tour

Create Arita ceramics with your own hands Experience both creating and paiting Arita style Spend time in a real atelier with professionals Your creation will be sent at your home! Enjoy the rest of the day in the unique atmosphere of Arita The porcelain factory “Kouraku Kiln” was founded in 1865. The Brazilian artist Sebastiao Pimenta, who developed many researches between Brazil and China and has become enthusiastic about Aritaware, is in charge of the instruction during the workshop.

Inclusions: Send your artwork home afterwards (excluding shipping fees)

Exclusions: Transportation to the venue, Shipping fees

Create Arita ceramics with your own hands Experience both creating and paiting Arita style Enjoy a traditional Japanese "kaiseki" meal Spend a day in a real atelier with professionals Your creation will be sent at your home! The porcelain factory “Kouraku Kiln” was founded in 1865. The Brazilian artist Sebastiao Pimenta, who developed many researches between Brazil and China and has become enthusiastic about Aritaware, is in charge of the instruction during the workshop.

Inclusions: Japanese lunch, Send your artwork home afterwards (excluding shipping fees)

Exclusions: Transportation to the venue, Shipping fees

You can pick strawberries at Fukuoka with your group (up to 20 people), this tour would be an ideal option for you! Our bus will give you a comfortable ride throughout the tour. You don't have to navigate your way using public transportation. We are very familiar with the area and our private bus will help you save time and visit as many places. Amaou, a particularly famous strawberry variety in Japan, is a specialty of Fukuoka Prefecture. Fukuoka is a city with good access to the countryside, so you can easily pick strawberries. It will make a good memory for your travel in Japan. Below is an example of an 6.25-hour itinerary.We can customize the tour to your requests. itinerary) First, pick strawberries. Next, shop at the famous outlet mall. Finally, eat rice at any place in Fukuoka city and then drop off at your hotel. * Please reserve the strawberry picking event on your own and pay the fees beforehand online or on spot.

Inclusions: car, fuel fee, insurance (in our bus), taxes, chips, toll fees, parking fees, child seat

Exclusions: lunch, dinner, entrance fees, meals and drinks, strawberry picking event fees

If you want to see the Todoroki Waterfall with your group (up to 20 people), this tour would be an ideal option for you! Our bus will give you a comfortable ride throughout the tour. You don't have to navigate your way using public transportation. We are very familiar with the area and our private bus will help you save time and visit many places. *We are careful about coronavirus. ・ We clean the inside and outside of our buses well. ・ We do not miss the ventilation of our buses. ・ When the weather is not good, put an air purifier in our buses. ・ We will thoroughly check the driver's health with a preliminary check. We protect passengers' lives not only by driving but also by viruses! Please trust us.

Inclusions: car, fuel fee, insurance(in our bus), taxes, chips, toll fees, parking fees, child seat

Exclusions: lunch, dinner, entrance fees, Wi-Fi fee, meals and drinks

This tour will allow the customer to see many more unique sights located all over Fukuoka and neighboring Prefectures as well. Essentially you will be able to get to many more locations within a longer time frame and provide you and your party the opportunity to experience Fukuoka as a local. This tour is absolutely for customers interested in seeing more unique sites with scenic beauty unparalleled in these parts of the world.

Inclusions: A sit down bowl of noodles at the Ichiran Ramen Factory., We can sample various alcoholic beverages at the Suginoya Brewery., Bottled water, WiFi on board, We will have a sit down picnic at one of the scene locations on the tour.

Exclusions: Gratuities

Learn proper etiquette for visiting and praying at the historic Yutoku Inari Shrine’s Okagura Hall. Discover the meaning behind each step, from purifying hand water to passing through the Torii gates, before finally praying in the magnificent Okagura Hall. Afterwards, offer up a sacred branch Tamagushi to the deities of the shrine. Also receive a commemorative original Yutoku Inari Goshuin-cho. The Goshuin-cho is a book on which visitors receive the sacred red seal of a shrine and have their visit recorded as a preservation of the memory of their worshipping there. After learning the form for worship in this course, you can go on to use it in any shrine. Over three million people visit the Yutoku Inari Shrine every year to pray for good business, good fortune for their families, a large catch, traffic safety and other matters. The gate, and other magnificent buildings, which are lacquered and colored gorgeously, which is called Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine in Kyushu, built in 1687.

Inclusions: Learn proper etiquette for visiting and praying at the Japanese shirne., The original Goshuin stamp book .

Exclusions: Transportation to the meeting point.