Private day trip · Day trip from Tokyo
Kasama Inari & Pottery - Private Day Tour from Tokyo
One of Japan's three great Inari shrines, a town of 200 potters where you paint your own cup, and a hillside museum in the woods. Ibaraki's craft town, without the crowds. One fixed price per group.
Private · your group only◆9 hours◆Up to 6 guests◆Pickup included
Road-day snapshot
This is your private day, 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
Fushimi Inari in Kyoto has the tourists. Kasama Inari, ninety minutes from Tokyo, is counted with it as one of the three great Inari shrines of Japan, and on an ordinary weekday you may share it with a few dozen people and a lot of foxes. Around it is a town that has made pottery for 250 years.
We collect you at your Tokyo hotel and drive north-east into Ibaraki. Kasama Inari Shrine was founded in 651; its approach street is lined with shops selling inari sushi, its main hall is carved with dragons and its 400-year-old wisteria is a national monument that flowers in May. Your guide explains the fox messengers and how to make a wish the local way.
Then the pottery. Kasama-yaki is a rustic ware, heavier and freer than Kyoto porcelain, and the town has more than 200 working kilns. At a studio in the Geijutsu no Mori (Art Forest) park you paint or carve your own cup or plate under a potter’s eye; it is fired and posted to your hotel, or to your home address, a few weeks later. The park itself has the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum, a sculpture trail in the woods and a good lunch cafe. The Kasama Craft Hills shops next door sell work from a hundred local potters.
If the day allows we add the Kasama Nichido Museum, a small gallery of Western and Japanese painting with a palette collection, before the drive back to Tokyo.
What you pay is what you pay
The price is one fixed amount for your whole group: the private van, fuel, tolls, parking and your driver-guide for the day. There are no per-person supplements and no booking fees. The pottery workshop (about 2,000-3,000 yen per person including firing; postage extra), museum entries and your lunch are paid by each guest on the day. The shrine is free.
Good to know
Pottery pieces are fired after your visit and delivered in 3-5 weeks; international postage is possible for most countries. The Art Forest museums close on Mondays. Kasama’s chrysanthemum festival runs late October to November and the wisteria flowers in early May.
Choose with confidence
Is this the right journey for your group?
Excellent fit if
- Kasama Inari - one of Japan's three great Inari shrines, founded 651
- Paint or carve your own Kasama-yaki cup at a working studio
- Art Forest park - ceramic museum, sculpture trail, craft shops
- Inari sushi on the shrine street, 400-year-old wisteria in May
- Private van from your Tokyo hotel, English, Urdu or Hindi guide
Said plainly
Your painted pottery is fired later and delivered in 3-5 weeks; give us a Japanese hotel address or your home address and we arrange the posting. Museums close on Mondays. Workshop, entries and lunch are paid by you on the day. Pickup and drop-off can be changed on request at no extra cost. Travelling with small children? Tell us their ages when booking and we will confirm the child-seat arrangement for your date.
Your day
Suggested itinerary
Times are approximate. Your driver-guide adjusts the order for traffic, weather, opening hours and the best light.
Kasama Inari - one of Japan's three great Inari shrines, founded 651
Paint or carve your own Kasama-yaki cup at a working studio
Art Forest park - ceramic museum, sculpture trail, craft shops
Inari sushi on the shrine street, 400-year-old wisteria in May
Private van from your Tokyo hotel, English, Urdu or Hindi guide
What is covered
What you see is what you pay
Ours — included
- Private air-conditioned van for your group only
- English, Urdu, Hindi or Punjabi speaking driver-guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off within Tokyo's 23 wards
- Fuel, expressway tolls and parking
- Bottled water
- Child seat free on request
- One fixed price for the whole group - no hidden charges and no per-person supplements
Yours — paid on the day
- Pottery painting workshop (about 2,000-3,000 yen per person; posting the fired piece extra)
- Ceramic Art Museum and Nichido Museum entries (about 300-1,000 yen, optional)
- Lunch and snacks
- Gratuities (never expected)
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 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.
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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