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Walking Course Starting from the Station (Day Trip Course)

Aizu-Hongō Station Course

A Pleasant Stroll Through Town Starting from Aizu-Hongō Station
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    Aizumisato Town Hongō Information Center
  • 13:05Departs from Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
  • trainApproximately 13 minutes by the Tadami Line
  • 13:18Arrive at Aizu-Hongō Station
  • walkAbout a 20-minute walk
  • 13:40
    Hongō Information Center
  • walkAbout 30 minutes for touring and shopping, about 60 minutes for the hand-building experience, just a short walk away
  • 15:10
    Ceramics Hall
  • walkShopping: about 30 minutes, just a short walk away
  • 15:40
    Strolling Along Setomachi Street
  • walkAbout 80 minutes to stroll back to the station while visiting pottery kilns and exploring the area
  • 17:06Depart Aizu-Hongō Station
  • trainApproximately 18 minutes by the Tadami Line
  • 17:24Arrives at Aizu-Wakamatsu Station
  • Aizu-Hongō Ware, Said to Be the Oldest Kiln Site in the Tōhoku Region

    In 1645, Masayuki Hoshina, the lord of the Aizu domain, invited Genzaemon Mizuno, a potter from Seto in Mino Province, who discovered raw soil in Hongō Village and started manufacturing pottery in earnest. This is the origin of Aizu Hongo ware.

    LocationAizumisato Town
    ContactAizu Hongo Ware Business Cooperative 0242-56-3007
  • Aizumisato Town Hongō Information Center

    About a 20-minute walk from Aizu-Hongo Station. This information center provides tourist information for Aizu-Misato Town and the surrounding area, and sells local products from Aizu-Misato Town, such as rice and processed Otane-ninjin (ginseng). There is also a free rest area. The "Aizu-Hongo Ware Material Exhibition Room" is located on the second floor and can be visited free of charge.
    Free bicycle rental service is also available, which is convenient for touring the Aizu-Hongo area. Why not take a town map and visit the 33 Kannon pilgrimage sites, restaurants, and tourist spots in Aizu?

    LocationAizu-Misato Town, Setomachi Kou 3161-1
    ContactAizu-Hongo Information Center: 0242-56-4637
    Opening hours8:30 AM to 5:30 PM
    Access

    About a 20-minute walk or a 5-minute drive from Aizu-Hongo Station

    Others

    Closed: Tuesdays from December to the end of March (the following day if the Tuesday is a public holiday), and during the New Year's holidays.
    Rental bicycles: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM (up to 4 hours per person)
  • Aizu-Hongō Ware Hand-Building Pottery Experience

    You can create your own original Hongo ware with your favorite texture at each pottery, such as hand-kneading, potter's wheel, and painting experiences.

    LocationAizumisato Town
    ContactAizu Hongo Pottery Hall 0242-56-3007
    Others

    Business hours and fees vary depending on the store.

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