Area Information Hands-on Experiences/Lodging

Hands-on Experiences/Lodging/Recreation

  • Koyama Vineyard

    Koyama Vineyard

    Plump grapes, all-you-can-eat, no time limit

    • Address: 55 Minoyama-hiruzuka, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-982-7444 (only during the season)
    • Operating hours: 10:00-16:00
      * Open every day during the season
    • Hands-on Experience
  • Shikisai-kan (Floating Bridge Community Center)

    Shikisai-kan

    Features a farm stand and a restaurant that mainly serves vegetable dishes.
    The facility is close to the floating bridge, and can be used for lodging, dining, events, hands-on experiences, and more. The nightly lodging fee is 3,300 yen per adult and 2,500 yen per child. The facility features a farm stand and Yawata-ya, a restaurant that mainly serves vegetable dishes.

    • Address: 56-1 Kozuya-satogaito, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-983-0129
    • Operating hours: 10:00-21:00
      *Closed on Mondays (except during summer vacation) (Open on public holidays that fall on Mondays, and closed the following business day) and New Year holidays
    • Hands-on Experience
  • Aoki Canoe Works

    Aoki Canoe Works

    For over 40 years, we have been here to help with all things related to canoes and kayaks.

    • Address: 10-5 Murano-takamidai, Hirakata-shi, Osaka
    • TEL: 072-840-3320
    • Operating hours: 10:00-21:00
      *Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and New Year holidays
    • Hands-on Experience
  • FREEBIRD

    FREEBIRD

    Did you know that Kyoto has a place for helicopter rides?
    FREEBIRD in the Fushimi ward of Kyoto is the launchpad for tours to view the many world heritages of Kyoto from the sky!

    • Address: 1 Mukaijima-yanagijima, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
    • TEL: 075-631-5611
    • Operating hours: 9:00-21:00
      *No holidays (Call to confirm operating hours on New Year holidays, etc.)
    • Hands-on Experience
  • British Garden Yawata Farm Strawberry Patch

    British Garden Yawata Farm Strawberry Patch

    A strawberry patch in the Kozuya district of Yawata, near the floating bridge.
    Offering 40 minutes of all-you-can-eat fresh strawberries you pick yourself from elevated benches inside a hothouse!
    The benches the berries grow on are elevated, so you can enjoy them without having to squat or exert undue physical effort!
    Call ahead if you or anyone in your group uses a wheelchair.
    ●Variety: Akihime

    • Address: 7-4 Kozuya-satogaito, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-950-2121
    • Operating hours: Early January to Mid-May *Depends on the ripeness of the strawberries
      *Hours for telephone reservations: Weekdays: 10:00-14:00 (Weekends and holidays: 9:00-14:00)
    • Hands-on Experience
  • Tozuike Golf Center

    Tozuike Golf Center

    With 280 yards and the most stalls, it’s the biggest, longest driving range in the region by far! Rental clubs are available.

    • Address: 39 Tozukatani-no-kuchi, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-981-5722
    • Operating hours: Weekdays: 9:00-22:00, Saturdays: 7:00-22:00, Sundays and public holidays: 7:00-21:00
      *Open every day (Closed on New Year’s Day and irregular holidays)
    • Hands-on Experience
  • Taketori Onsen (Hot Springs) Akari-no-yu

    Taketori Onsen (Hot Springs) Akari-no-yu

    Take a casual dip in the first natural hot springs facility in Yawata, complete with a view of a bamboo forest. The hot springs are the main draw among the six facilities for relaxation, health, and beautification.

    • Address: 82-1 Yawata-nakanoyama, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-971-4126
    • Operating hours: Weekdays and Saturdays: 9:30-25:30, Sundays and public holidays: 6:00-25:30
      *Irregular holidays for maintenance
    • Hands-on Experience
  • Yawata Park Facilities Foundation

    Yawata Park Facilities Foundation

    • Hands-on Experience
  • Shibuya Farm

    Shibuya Farm

    • Hands-on Experience
  • Kaminara Zuiki Mikoshi Conservation Society

    Kaminara Zuiki Mikoshi Conservation Society

    Every year around the Health and Sports Day public holiday in October, a zuiki mikoshi (a portable shrine decorated with taro stalks and other vegetables) is paraded around the Kaminara area and dedicated to Misono-jinja Shrine.

    • Hands-on Experience
  • Taiko Festival Association

    Taiko Festival Association

    The mikoshi (portable shrines) of Kora-jinja Shrine gather in one place to begin a procession down the path to the shrine. The entry of the mikoshi to the shrine is a sight worth seeing.

    • Address: 75 Yawata-sonouchi, Yawata-shi (Taiko Festival Association Office in the Commerce, Industry, and Tourism Section of the Yawata City Office)
    • TEL: 075-983-2859
    • Hands-on Experience
  • Ureshino Ryokan

    Ureshino Ryokan

    Rooms with breakfast, located just outside Iwashimizu-hachimangu Station on the Keihan Line.
    The nightly rate is 5,000 yen per person. Restaurants and convenience stores are located nearby, and the inn’s kitchen is open for guests to use. Parking is also available.
    We welcome business travelers and ceremonial event attendees alike.

    • Address: 10-7 Yawata-takabo, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-981-2011
    • Check-in: 17:00, Checkout: 10:00
  • Daikado Nakamura-tei

    Daikado Nakamura-tei

    A lodging facility in a private residence, certified under the new law for private lodging enterprises. The sukiya-style architecture of the building brings to life the elegance of the Taisho period (1912–1926). The location makes it a good base for sightseeing in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, and other nearby spots.

    • Address: 52 Yawata-yamashiba, Yawata-shi
    • TEL: 075-982-6907
    • Check-in: 15:00-18:00, Checkout: 11:00