Private multi-day tour · Multi-day from Tokyo
From Tokyo: 3-Day Tamba Pottery Customizable Tour
Make a pot in Tamba-Tachikui, one of Japan's six ancient kiln villages, walk Sasayama castle town and taste the prized Tamba black beans.
Private · your group only◆3 days◆Up to 6 guests◆Pickup included
Road-day snapshot
This is your private tour, so the route is flexible: tell us if you want to skip a stop, stay longer somewhere or add a place nearby.
The experience
A private journey, thoughtfully paced
Tamba-Tachikui in Hyogo is one of the Six Ancient Kilns of Japan. Potters have worked here for more than 800 years, and many family kilns still line the small valley roads.
On day 2 you join a hands-on pottery workshop with a local kiln. You shape your own cup or bowl with clay from the area. The finished piece is fired later and can be shipped to you (shipping is extra). Then you walk the village and see old climbing kilns built up the hillside.
In the afternoon you visit Sasayama, a castle town with samurai houses, merchant streets and the large stone walls of Sasayama Castle.
The area is famous for Tamba kuromame, large black soybeans. In autumn (October to December) you can taste the young beans and black-bean sweets at a farm lunch. Tamba black beans are a plant food, and simple vegetarian options are easy here.
Your English-speaking driver-guide drives the van and helps you talk with the potters.
This is a private tour. Only your group. One van, one driver-guide, 1 to 6 guests, never shared with other travelers.
If the pottery workshop is closed on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead join a workshop at another Tachikui kiln.
DAY 1 Pickup at your Tokyo hotel in the morning and drive to Tamba-Sasayama (about 7 hours with breaks). Free evening.
DAY 2 Pottery workshop in Tachikui and a walk past old climbing kilns, black-bean farm lunch, Sasayama castle town.
DAY 3 Morning free in Sasayama, then the drive back to your Tokyo hotel (evening arrival).
Choose with confidence
Is this the right journey for your group?
Excellent fit if
- Hands-on pottery workshop in Tamba-Tachikui
- Walk past old climbing kilns in one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns
- Farm lunch with Tamba black beans in season
- Sasayama castle town with samurai houses and stone walls
- Quiet rural valleys of Hyogo, far from tour crowds
Said plainly
Your pottery is fired after the tour. Shipping abroad is optional and extra. Fresh Tamba black beans are in season from about October to December. Outside this time, dried beans and bean sweets are served. Halal-certified food cannot be guaranteed. Simple vegetarian food is easy here. Dietary needs can be added in the booking form. If the pottery workshop is closed or cancelled on your date, you can take a full refund of your booking, guaranteed. If you prefer, we can instead join a workshop at another Tachikui kiln.
Your day
Suggested itinerary
Times are approximate. Your driver-guide adjusts the order for traffic, weather, opening hours and the best light.
Hands-on pottery workshop in Tamba-Tachikui
Walk past old climbing kilns in one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns
Farm lunch with Tamba black beans in season
Sasayama castle town with samurai houses and stone walls
Quiet rural valleys of Hyogo, far from tour crowds
What is covered
What you see is what you pay
Ours — included
- Private van and English-speaking driver-guide (Hindi and Urdu also spoken)
- Hotel pickup and drop-off in central Tokyo
- All parking, fuel and road tolls
- Pottery workshop fee and materials
- Black-bean farm lunch on day 2
- Sasayama Castle entry fee
Yours — paid on the day
- Hotel accommodation (you book your own hotel in Tamba-Sasayama)
- Meals and drinks unless listed as included
- Gratuities, which are never expected in Japan
- Optional shipping of your finished pottery
- Optional pottery purchases
Good to know
Before you book
Languages
English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi
Pickup
Pickup and drop-off at your Tokyo hotel or accommodation (23 wards).
Group and vehicle
Private for up to 6 guests. Enter adults, children, infants and child seats separately at booking.
Dietary and mobility needs
Halal, vegetarian, allergy, walking or other practical requests go in your booking notes and are planned before the day.
Questions
Frequently asked
Can we change the route on the day?
Yes. It is a private tour in our own van, so your driver-guide can skip, extend or add stops where time allows.
Is the price per person?
No. The price is for your whole private group of up to 6 people, including the van, fuel, tolls, parking and your driver-guide.
What is the cancellation policy?
Cancel at least 24 hours before departure for an automatic full refund to the original payment method. Within 24 hours, contact us directly so we can help. If a typhoon or official weather warning stops the trip, we offer a new date or a full refund. For a GetYourGuide booking, the terms shown on that booking apply.
Somewhere else in mind?
Any destination in Japan
If this route is not exactly what you need, tell us the destination, dates and group. We confirm the plan and the exact price before any payment is taken.
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