Testimonial #4

Customer: German/Male/28 German/Female/27
Destination: Mino
Duration: 2009/7/24-2009/7/26

Itinerary:
Time Schedule Detailed activity
7/24
9:13		 Leave Tokyo for Tajimi Take Nozomi #319 bullet train to Nagoya station and change trains to JR Chuo Honsen line to Tajimi.
11:30 Arrive in Tajimi station Arrive in Tajimi and have Lunch.
13:00 Start Half Day Tour!
Visit Takata Onada area		 Meet local attendants and visit Takata Onada area. Visit some local factories and see how they work.
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15:00 Visit Gallery Momogusa Visit a gallery popular among young people specially.
16:00 Visit Ceramic Park Mino Visit a museum and learn about Mino area and Mino crafts. The attendants give you explanations about them.
17:00 Check in hotel. Arrive in Oustat International Hotel, the biggest business hotel in Tajimi.
19:00 Enjoy dinner and have a rest Enjoy dinner at local restaurant!(The meal fee will be on customers’ expense)
7/25
9:00		 Breakfast in Hotel Buffet style breakfast is available from 7:00
10:00 Making pottery session in Voice of Ceramics Make you own works in Voice of Ceramics. You can buy many glazes, tools and accessories on the 2nd floor, and of course try them during the making session.
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12:00 Have a break and lunch You can have obento lunch in the studio.
17:00 Finish the session Complete the session and get back to the hotel.
17:15 Arrive in the hotel Have a slow bath, dinner and relax.(The meal fee will be on customers’ expense)
7/26
9:00		 Breakfast in Hotel Buffet style breakfast is available from 7:00
10:00 Free time Enjoy Mino!( You can visit a gallery near the hotel and walk Honmachi Oribe street.)
15:00 Thank You Get back to Tokyo by “Central Liner” and “Nozomi” #238 bullet train.

Message from our customer:
Very interesting tour including various activities. It was much fun to try out making pottery by myself. But it was also a unique experience to visit small family run factories in Mino. Without a tour guide, it would be not possible to find these places. Also the galleries in and around Mino were better than I expected. The staff of the tour was very helpful and friendly. (By V.J)Very interesting tour. I enjoyed very much to visit the small family run factories at the Takata/Onada area. It was very nice to see the owners in the working environment, and to be able to ask questions directly to them with the translation help of a local guide. Every family had their own atmosphere and special Japanese traditional product very cool to see. Also the Momogusa gallery was fantastic in its simplicity and beauty nice mix of traditional culture and new items. Very impressing. I also enjoyed at lot experiencing the pottery making by myself at Voice of Ceramics. It was fun to try and “Sensei(= instructor) ” was very very friendly, and explained in a good way. It was also great to watch him doing some bowls, and tea bowl and also the preparing of the clay in the begging was very interesting to see. (By L.B)Special Thanks to V.J and L.B
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