Day-to-day services in Mashiko, Tochigi

Day to day

• Mashiko Kasama Tourist Center (Former Mashiko Ware Kiln Cooperative Sales Center)

  

  Mashiko, Tochigi

  A tanuki about 10 meters long marks shops selling pottery, plus dining, a gallery, and classes.

• Mashiko Ware

  

  Mashiko, Tochigi

  Pottery markets open in spring and autumn; about 160 kilns and 50 shops continue this late-Edo craft.

• Apple Land Shimada

  

  Mashiko, Tochigi · 0285-72-5054

  Pick or buy apples from about 600 trees, including honeyed varieties and 100 percent Fuji juice.

• Roadside Station Mashiko

  

  Mashiko, Tochigi · 0285-72-5530

  Sells fresh local produce and handmade foods, and won the 2017 JIA Japan Architecture Grand Prize.

• pejite Mashiko

  

  Mashiko, Tochigi · 0285-81-5494

  A select shop of handcrafted Meiji, Taisho, and early Showa furniture, local pottery, and clothing.

• JA Hagano Apple Picking

  

  Mashiko, Tochigi

  Freshly picked ripe apples are available for groups of 15 or more, from late September to late November.

• Mashiko Town Hall

  Mashiko, Tochigi 321-4293 · 0285-72-2111

  Municipal office for resident services, local notices and visitor information.