Here you can take photos with the giant Shigaraki tanuki, dine at our restaurant, make pottery, enjoy confectionery, purchase Shigaraki-yaki pottery, and observe a climbing kiln.

Ogama, the direct outlet of the 1600-year-old Meizan Kiln, houses a cafe overlooking the climbing kiln, along with a shop, gallery, and pottery experience workshop.

Enjoy the rich taste of Yamamotoen’s iconic mochi and experience 1200 years of flavours, aromas and tradition.

In the Heian Period (794 – 1185), the Saio (Princess) travelled from Heian-kyo (modern Kyoto) to Ise in order to become a priestess at the shrine there.

A “Sentoe” lantern festival is held in order to pray for wishes to be fulfilled.

Rent an entire house in our expansive 1300 square meter facilities, allowing you to enjoy your stay in a completely private space.

A great place to enjoy some shopping, with tableware, vases, sundry items, glass goods and gardening products all on offers, centered around the historical Shigaraki-yaki ceramics of Japan.

“Asamiya tea” is produced in Asamiya, Shigaraki, and is famous as one of the five great teas of Japan.

Koka City offers a “Rural Life Experiences in the Ninja’s Hometown, Koka”(home stay program), to experience real rural life for junior and senior high school excursions.

The Sotoen climbing kiln, making Shigaraki-yaki ceramics, is one of the largest in Japan, and continues to run at maximum output.

An investigation into the history of Shigaraki reveals it to be a bountiful land, where Shigaraki Palace once stood, perfectly suited as a location to link other regions together and overflowing with produce from the mountains, sea, lake and fields.

Koka is well known for being the home of the Koka Ninja.

Ogawara Onsen hot springs are still relatively new, only having started in 1995.

A city hotel located in an urban center but with a calm and relaxed atmosphere.

A restaurant offering all-you-can eat matsutake mushrooms and Omi beef.

Shiono Onsen, founded in 1898, is a restaurant and hotel with a hot spring.