Hiroshima Ini Rice Terraces Private Tour & Cooking (Akiota)
In this private tour by car, visit the beautiful terraced rice paddies of Akiota in Hiroshima Prefecture to learn about rice production and cook traditional Japanese foods with local ingredients.
Highlights
See the beautiful Ini Rice Terraces in Akiota, Hiroshima, which were selected as one of the “100 best terraced rice fields in Japan”
Learn to make sushi, vegetable tempura and miso soup in a renovated traditional house and lunch in the living room with a view of the countryside
Try delicious a delicious taiyaki sweet at a famous shop
Visit a traditional crafts workshop specializing in the traditional Togochi crafts from Hiroshima
Pick-up and drop-off from Hiroshima Station and between each location by chartered car with a certified interpreter guide is included
10 meals
Experience Details
Japan is known for its beauty, and the breathtaking terraced rice fields of Akiota in northwestern Hiroshima Prefecture are no exception. Bask in the lush mountain landscapes of the rice fields while learning about Japanese rice from farm to table in this private experience. You'll visit the terraced rice paddies, participate in a Japanese home cooking class, visit a traditional handcrafts workshop and try a delicious taiyaki sweet at a local shop.
Experience flow:
-Your host will pick you up from Hiroshima Station and take you to Akiota by chartered car. You'll be accompanied by a guide-interpreter licensed by the Hiroshima Prefectural Government. Enjoy the view from the window as the landscape changes from urban to rural (~1 h)
-Ini rice terrace tour: Explore the terraced fields of the Ini Rice Terraces (~40 min)
-Cooking lesson: Step into a traditional Japanese townhouse, where you'll make sushi, seasonal vegetable tempura and miso soup using local ingredients and traditional seasonings. Enjoy your delicious lunch in the living room with an awe-inspiring countryside view (~2 h 10 min)
-Visit a traditional Togochi crafts workshop where you can buy handcrafts (~1 h)
- Finish your experience by stopping at a famous taiyaki shop and trying taiyaki (a fish-shaped waffle filled with custard, red bean, sweet potato or another sweet filling) (~30 min)
Inclusions
Transportation by chartered car to and from Hiroshima Station and between all locations between the tour
Admission fee
Cooking experience
Guide fee
Yoshio's taiyaki (one per person). For guests with wheat allergies, a drink will be included instead.
Exclusions
Food and drinks other than the lunch and taiyaki included in the experience
Meeting Point and Meeting Time
Your host will be waiting in a blue car at the Tourist Taxi Stand in front of Hiroshima Station's North Exit. More detailed information and a Google Maps link will be provided upon booking.
Remarks
Drinks are not included. Beverages can be purchased during a roadstop at Roadside Station Raimu-Togochi before visiting the Ini Rice Terraces of Ini.
Hotel pick-up and drop-off within Hiroshima City center can be arranged upon request. Please inquire directly with the host upon booking.
If you have any food allergies or dietary restrictions, please specify so upon booking (at least one week before the experience date).
Cancellation Policy
Cancel your booking at least 3 days before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.
Experience Location
Tucked to the south of Honshu between the Chugoku Mountains and the Seto Inland Sea, the humble Hiroshima Prefecture is known for its oysters and freshwater eel, as well as local okonomiyaki and sake produced in the revitalized capital of Hiroshima.
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