What we'll do

Meeting place

Route

1. 1

   Hirakata city walk

   During the Edo period (1603 - 1868), Hirakata City prospered as a post-station town and as one of the main river ports on the main route between Osaka and Kyoto. Historic buildings remain along the former main street. A visit to the town will give you an idea of how people used to travel around Japan before the age of trains and cars. The walking tour includes a visit to a local museum housed in a traditional inn and a tasting of a local sweet called "kurawanka-mochi", which was very popular with travellers passing through Hirakata on their way to Osaka or Kyoto.

2. 2

   Yamano Sake brewery

   The Yamano Sake Brewery was founded in the Edo period (1603 - 1868) in Katano, a municipality next to the city of Hirakata. The brewery does not normally offer factory tours to walk-in visitors, but this tour gives participants exclusive access to their sake production facility. Yamano Brewery is a small, family-owned brewery, which makes your visit a more intimate experience. Of course, the factory tour includes some tasting at the end.

3. 3

   Lunch at Sugi Gohei restaurant (Optional) *highly recommended

   Additional fee: ¥7,500 yen / person 〜

   Sugi Gohei is an organic farmer's restaurant located about 15 minutes by taxi (not included in the price) from the Yamano Sake Brewery.
   The place has extensive vegetable gardens where most of the food served in the restaurant is grown using a method called "organic recirculation farming".
   The restaurant itself is housed in a traditional, well-managed and carefully renovated house. Guests can enjoy a range of high quality Japanese home-style meals, carefully prepared according to the changing seasons.

4. 4

   Cycle to Hoshida Forest (optional)

   Extra charge: ¥8,000 yen / person (including bike rental)
   Duration: Approx. 2 hours

   For those who want to explore the area a bit more, it is also possible to rent a bike from a nearby station (or take a taxi) and cycle to Hoshida Forest. This is one of the few remaining forests in Osaka where you can take a short walk. There is also one of the longest pedestrian suspension bridges in Japan, from which you can enjoy an amazing view of the forest.
   The area has a rich history dating back over 1,500 years and you can also stop at some of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan along the way.

Details

• Location Osaka
• Languages English
• Max participants Up to 10 people
• Activity duration About 4 hours

Things to know

Keywords

• Culture Experience
• Food & Drink
• History