Savor the Essence of Kitakata: A 2-day Luxurious Sake and Lacquerware Experience

【HIGHLIGHTS】

• Enjoy a special original creative meal made with locally sourced organic ingredients for dinner. 
• With dinner, you can enjoy an all-you-can-drink selection of 9 types of sake, each paired with a different dish! 
• Experience decorating Aizu lacquerware with maki-e!

【DETAILS】

Day 1: Enjoy dinner at the Yamagataya hot spring inn, using Aizu lacquerware with over 500 years of history, paired with sake and Kitakata’s local ingredients. 

Day 2: Create your own original Aizu lacquerware.

【STORY】

Indulge in a luxurious time at the Yamagataya hot spring inn, where each dish is carefully selected and paired with 9 types of sake and the beauty of Aizu lacquerware.

“The best way to enjoy Kitakata’s sake is with Kitakata’s food and Kitakata’s lacquerware.” With this in mind, Yamagataya has teamed up with Yamatogawa Sake Brewery and Aizu-no Lacquerware to offer a special plan that allows you to fully enjoy the charm of Kitakata!

Limited edition sake, available only during certain seasons, will also be provided.

Additionally, you can experience decorating various Aizu lacquerware with maki-e, each with different colors and shapes. A professional maki-e artist will carefully guide you through the process, so you can enjoy it with confidence. Make your home evening even more wonderful with our original sake cups.

Relax and enjoy our original creative cuisine, which focuses on local production for local consumption.

【PRICES】

70,000 yen (tax included) per person

【SCHEDULE】

◆Day 1
[17:00] Meet at Yamagataya
[17:30] Greetings and explanation of sake and Aizu lacquerware
[18:00] Enjoy dinner with sake and Kitakata’s local ingredients
[20:00] Atsushio Onsen
[21:00] Stay overnight

◆Day 2
[08:00] Breakfast
[09:00] Tour of Yamatogawa Sake Brewery
[09:30] Walk (guided tour of the brewery town and its culture)
[10:00] Maki-e experience at Aizu-no Lacquerware
[11:30] Dismissal

【ACCOMMODATIONS】

YAMAGATAYA (347-2, Atushio aza kitahirata kou, Atsushiokanou-machi, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima)
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Check-in：14:00-18:00／Check-out：11:00

【Meal】
(Dinner)
We offer monthly specialty dishes that focus on local ingredients.
Yamagataya's culinary staff will serve you original creations made from local organic ingredients.

(Breakfast)
You will enjoy a first-class rural breakfast made wholeheartedly.

(Dining place)
●Dinner and breakfast
Meals will be prepared at the restaurant.

【Bath】
You can use the large public bath and open-air bath anytime during your stay.
There is a large public bath and an open-air bath for each gender (switched at midnight).
Each bathhouse has a herbal sauna. Enjoy a footbath in the forest. (Not available in the winter)

【Inside facilities】
・Free WIFI is available throughout the building!
・Our facility is a certified “Silver Star Registered Inn”. (This means the hotel meets the standards of accommodation facilities that are easy to use for the elderly.)

【THINGS TO NOTE】

• Duration：2 days
• Minimum number of participants：2 people (maximum 4 people)
• Meeting point：Yamagataya [MAP]
  347-2, Atushio aza kitahirata kou, Atsushiokanou-machi, Kitakata-shi, Fukushima 966-0101
  
• Access：
  ■By Car:
  ・About 30 minutes from Aizu-Wakamatsu IC on the Ban’etsu Expressway
  ・About 50 minutes from Yonezawa Chuo IC on the Tohoku Chuo Expressway
  ・About 50 minutes from Yonezawa Kita IC on the Yonezawa Nanyo Road
  ■By Train:
  ・About 20 minutes by taxi from Kitakata Station on the Ban’etsu West Line
  ■Free Shuttle Bus:
  ・Kitakata Station → Yamagataya (15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00)
  ・Yamagataya → Kitakata Station (9:00 / 10:00 / 11:00)
  
• Tour conductor for 24 hours：No
• Accompanying National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter or Local Licensed Guide Interpreter：Yes
  
• Language support：Japanese, English
• Meals (included in a tour fee)：Yes（Breakfast：1, Lunch：0, Dinner：1）
• Included：
  ・Experience fee (2 days, 1 night)
  ・Guide fee
  ・Meal cost (Breakfast: 1, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 1)
  ・All-you-can-drink during dinner
  ・Accommodation cost
  ・Aizu lacquerware (can be taken home) 
• Excluded：
  ・Transportation to the site
  ・Souvenirs purchased locally
• Participation requirements：Over 20 years old
  
• Special support：
  If you have any food allergies, please feel free to mention them in the “Other Requests” section. We will do our best to accommodate you.
  
• Free Wi-Fi：Yes
• Toilet：Yes (Western-style)
• Other things to note：
  ・This plan is for participants aged 20 and over. (Reservations cannot be made for minors.)
  ・Free shuttle service is available to and from the nearest station, Kitakata Station (15:00 / 16:00 / 17:00). Please make a reservation in advance if you wish to use this service.

【TOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS】

Before booking the tour, please confirm the Tour Terms & Conditions and save the document.

Check [TOUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS]（Japanese）

【TOUR PLANNER AND CONDUCTOR】

Regional Branding Institute Co., Ltd.
Aqua Terrace UⅡ Bldg., 8F, 2-20-3 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 111-0034
Travel Agency registered with a Tokyo Governor 2-7547
A regular member of All Nippon Travel Agents Association

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