Tonoike Sake brewery is located 2km from Mashiko station. The brewery is a 30min walk, 10 min by hire a bike-hire or 5 min by taxi. (If you are driving, it is 20 min to Mashiko from Moka IC on the Kita-Kanto Expressway)
Mashiko is well known for its pottery culture and there are many pottery studios and pottery museums as well as restaurants, cafes, and hotels / airbnbs in the town.
陶芸倶楽部 古木
9 min by car / 45 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
つかもと
10 min by car / 50 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
There are two main museums that showcase Mashiko’s pottery culture. The first is ‘Mashiko Sankokan’ where guests can see Shoji Hamada’s collection. It is located in a beautiful area with nature. You can walk through traditional Japanese warehouses, a pottery studio and a kiln. Second is ‘Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art’ which has regular exhibitions so make sure to check out their English website below.
益子参考館
8 min by car / 42 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
益子陶芸美術館 / 陶芸メッセ・益子
8 min by car / 35 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
Mashiko is home to many strawberry farms which offer strawberry picking during the seasons of December to May. To make reservations in English check ‘Yoshimura Strawberry Park’ website. Mashiko also has ‘Saimyoji Temple’, one of the oldest temples north of Tokyo, and its award-winning ‘Mashiko Michinoeki’ (roadside shop focused on local art and produce).
吉村農園
2 min by car / 10 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
道の駅ましこ
8 min by car / 50 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
西明寺
10 min by car / 60 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
There are many Japanese and western-style restaurants as well as many cafes in Mashiko. Here are a few suggestions.
カレーキッチンやまに
7 min by car / 35 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
杣（そま）
5 min by car / 25 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
7 min by car / 35 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
8 min by car / 42 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
As Mashiko is a popular tourist destination, there are several types of accommodation to choose from. For a ryokan style with an onsen see ’Mashikokan Satoyama Resort Hotel’, but if you want simple but classy why not stay at ’Mashiko Yuwakan’. Alternatively there are airbnb’s such as ‘Morino Garden’.
9 min by car / 50 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
ましこ悠和館
10 min by car / 50 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
12 min by car / 1 hour 20 min walk
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
Mashiko is home to two of the largest pottery fairs in Japan. The ‘Spring Pottery Fair’ is during golden week (First week of May) and the ‘Autumn Pottery Fair’ is during the first week of November. There are also popular events such as the ‘Mashiko Sunflower Festival’ in August. Please see links for up-to-date information.
益子陶器市（春）
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
益子陶器市（秋）
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
益子ひまわり祭り
A famous Pottery Museum otherwise known as the Shoji Hamada Memorial Mashiko Sankokan Museum.
Tonoike Shuzoten,
333-1 Hanawa, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun,
Tochigi-ken, Japan 321-4216
Tel: +81 0285-72-0001
Web (Japanese):https://tonoike.jp/
Web (Brand-English): http://sanran-sake.com/
Open: Every day (9AM-5PM)
↑Due to COVID-19, the brewery is not excepting guests until March 1st, 2021
