- Explore a hidden side of Kyoto that, for most, remains shrouded behind the mist of history and legends.
- You are invited to take part in a tour of this mysterious and historical side of Kyoto.
- Your guide,Haruhisa Ono , a Kyoto native, is also an artist who resides in a renovated machiya townhouse in the Kiyomizu district.
- ●Dates:2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month
- ※August 4th Wednesday, December 2nd, 3rd Wednesday
- ※Tour will be held upon request other than this date. Please contact.
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- ●Schedule:1:00pm-4:00pm(ending time is approximate)
- 1:00pm-3:00pm:Waiking tour
- 3:00pm-4:00pm:Afternoon tea at Mr.Ono's home(tea and snacks will be served)
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- ●Maximum number of participants:15
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- ●Reservations:Required in advance
- Please send (1)the date, (2)the representative7s
name, (3)number of people, (4)ZIP code and address, (5)daytime phone numbers,
(6)email addresses to
- machi.info@hitomachi-kyoto.jp
- You will be contacted regarding your reservation
confirmation within 2 to 3 days after submission of your reservation application.
- The reservation limit is 9am on the tour date.
- ●Meeting Place:Kiyomizu-gojo station(Keihan
line),exit #4
- ●Itinerary(subject to change)
- -An outside look at machiya townhouses(formerly used by Kiyomizu pottery craftsmen)
- -See the inside of a Kiyomizu pottery climbing kiln(akiln with multi stepped chambers)
- -Walk through the Rokuhara district(once a cemetery ground as well as a political center from the early 12th century until the middle of the 14th century), known as the "entrance to the 'Other World'"
- -Visit Miyagawa-cho(famous around the world as the residential area of maikos and geikos; possible chance of seeiing them in their daitime kimonos)
- -Tea at the home of Haruhisa Ono
- ●Guide:Haruhisa Ono
- Born in Kyoto,Japan,Mr.Ono makes his living as a graphic designer. His life-experiences include a 1 year stint travelling the globe. Over this 1 year span he visited Europe, the Middle East and Asia. At the age of 34, after 10 years in the printing industry, he began his own design company and has been working in that capacity for the past 28 years. Since moving into a renovated machiya townhouse 7 years ago, machiya restoration and preservation has been a passion of Mr.Ono. Some of his creative outlets include cutout art(kirigami) and introducing Japanese cultural gems to people from around the world. He is also a level 6 master iaijutsu(a Japanese sword-drawing technique).
- ●Cost:2,800 yen per person
- (500 yen will be contributed to the Kyoto Center for Community Collaboration's "Machiya Mathizukuri Fund" as part of their One Coin Contribution campaign. This contribution will be used for Kyoto machiya townhouse preservation.)
- ●life/accident/casualty insurance is included.
- ●This tour is intended to promote the "Machiya Mathizukuri Fund" for machiya townhouse preservation.
- ●Since this tour passes through residential areas and the living quarters of porcelain makers, maikos and geikos, it is asked that you follow the explicit instructions of your guide in order to avoid disturbing the residents.
- ●Guide services are provided in Japanese
and interpreted into English. French
and Chinese speaking interpreters are also available upon request.
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