【MEET THE LOCAL】Tea Ceremony Charcoal and Coffee time in Satoyama

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Meet a Craftsman of Charcoal for Tea ceremony

Do you know people use a special charcoal for making hot water at Japanese tea ceremony?

Well. it's called "Sado Sumi", means tea ceremony charcoal, and they are made here in Uchiko town as well.

Meet a tea ceremony charcoal maker at his kiln and learn about how he makes charcoals and how it affects to life in mountain of Ishidatami district.

After the kiln visit, move to Yuge shrine, the symbol of Ishidatami district. It was reportedly built in the Muromachi era (1336–1573). In front of the shrine, There is a big pond in front and a beautiful bridge with a roof invites you to the shrine.

Then move again to Seiryu-en Park to have relax time with some coffee and local made bread toasted by charcoal. You get to see the charcoal on fire and enjoy chatting with the charcoal maker. The park has old style water wheels and beautiful creek, is surrounded by mountains.

You would feel the “Deep Japan” and fall in love in the beauty of Ishidatami nature.

★This tour is NOT operated in winter season(December to March).
※These photos are for illustrative purposes.


〈What’s included〉
-English speaking guide*
-A visit to charcoal kiln
-Visit Yuge shrine
-Coffee time with the charcoal maker
-Locally roasted Coffee and Local made Bread
-Insurance
-Private taxi from the center of Uchiko Town

*French speaking guide is arrangeable with additional 15000 JPY per group



〈Time Schedule Example〉
13:30 Charcoal Kiln (50 minutes) = 14:30 Yuge Shrine (20 minutes) = 15:00 Coffee and bread at Seiryuen (60 minutes) =16:00 Finish

Meet Local, Eat Local

Charcoal, Coffee, Bread... made in Uchiko
Charcoal, Coffee, Bread... made in Uchiko
After visiting a charcoal kiln, go on to the coffee break at Sei-ryu-en park, a little oasis of Ishidatami district.

Toast some piece of local made bread by local charcoal.
The baker also lives in Ishidatami. She kneads dough with domestic organic wheat and homemade yeast, and uses the wood near by that she takes care as fuel. She and her husband made the original kiln to bake bread by themself. Now she sell her bread online and there are many fans of her bread.

And also the coffee beans are roasted by a local coffee maker.
Take time and just be there. Making a cup of coffee will be a precious moment in the nature.

Enjoy local made bread and coffee while chatting with the charcoal maker.

Information

ContactUchiko Tourism Association
TEL +81-893-44-3790
E-mail: contact@uchiko.info
★Please apply at least 2 weeks ahead of time from the application form below.
Price(From 2025/4/1~)
1 pax = 68000 JPY
2 pax = 35000 JPY per person
3 pax = 25000 JPY per person
4 pax and more = 20000 JPY per person


〈Number of people〉
Maximum 6 pax


〈Cancel Policy〉
20 days ~ 8 days before 20%, 7 days ~ 2 days before 30%, 1 day before 50%, On the day and No-show 100%
Operation dayFrom April to November
Monday to Friday Only
*Exclude Japan National Holidays

Itineraries

JR Uchiko station (Expample)

30 minutes drive

※The transportation is NOT included in this activity.

Charcoal kiln for tea ceremony

Charcoal kiln for tea ceremony

Visit a charcoal kiln at Ishidatami district, the north-west side of Uchiko town.

Mr. Yamada makes charcoals for Japanese tea ceremony. He will show you the kiln and tell you how to make charcoals, how it related to the life in the mountain village.

10 minutes drive

※The transportation is NOT included in this activity.

Yuge shrine

Yuge shrine

Yuge shrine was reportedly built in the Muromachi era (1336–1573). The covered bridge across a pond serves as approach to the shrine. The parishioners still continue the local "Himairi-shinko" custom of praying every day alternatively for good harvest.

10 minutes drive

※The transportation is NOT included in this activity.

Coffee time at Seiryu-en park

Coffee time at Seiryu-en park

Enjoy conversations with the charcoal maker.
Good coffee and nice bread will make the conversation soften and memorable.

30 minutes drive

※The transportation is NOT included in this activity.

JR Uchiko station (Example)

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