The traditional brilliance and skill in Tosa Binchotan, conveyed by Mr. Hisayuki Kondo, a charcoal craftsman from Musubibito.

[Program Overview]

◆Reservation period Wednesday, April 23, 2025
◆Date of implementation
1st Friday, May 23, 2025 　From 9:30 to 14:00 Reception has been closed. （5/16 18:00）
The 2nd reception has been closed from 9:30 to 14:00 on June 13, 2025 (Friday). （6/9 9:00）
Scheduled for the 3rd September 2025 (The schedule will be announced in the second half of July)
The 4th scheduled to be held in October 2025
※It is scheduled to be held once a month. (It will not be held in July or August 2025.)
※The next event will be announced on the official website.
◆Implementation time Pottery tour / experience 9: 30-11: 00, lunch 12: 30-14: 00
◆Number of people　　　  4 to 8 people
◆Applicable age Elementary school students or older
◆Cost　　　 ¥11,000/1 (tax included)
◆Contents included in the experience
・Tour of potteries
・Pottery experience
・Lunch
◆Remarks
・All-inclusive accommodation reservations and fees are required separately. Contents are subject to change depending on the situation.
・You can move to the pottery by yourself.
・It may be canceled depending on the weather.
・If you are a minor, please be accompanied by a guardian.
・We recommend that you wear clothes that do not care about dirt and shoes that are easy to walk because you have a work experience.
・The application deadline is one week before the program is held.
・Cancellation fee: 3 days before to 100% on the day (cancellation fee will not be charged if canceled due to weather)

[Points of Program]

1.Learn about the characteristics and history of Binchotan while enjoying coffee roasted with Tosa Binchotan.

A bag ground where he was taught about the origin of "Binchotan", which has the image of professional charcoal handled by chefs at luxury restaurants, the history of becoming an industry in Kochi Prefecture, and the characteristics of baking ingredients deliciously Mr. Kondo who has the ground will explain it in an easy-to-understand manner.
Using beans roasted with Tosa Binchotan charcoal, you can learn more about Tosa Binchotan with a fragrant coffee brewed by Mr. Kondo with all your heart.

2.Tour the inside of the kiln, which is handmade using traditional techniques and cannot be seen normally.

Located in Aki City, the neighboring town of the hotel, the only potter is located in a quiet place surrounded by forests. All the kilns in the workshop, from the ground to the ceiling, were handmade by Mr. Kondo faithfully following Kochi's traditional techniques. You can observe not only the inside of the kiln that burns red, but also the double ceiling made of red soil and the empty opening for replenishment of raw wood on it while listening to the explanation.
You can also visit another kiln that is currently in production, enter a kiln that you can not usually see, and learn how to put logs.

3.Learn about the manufacturing process of Binchotan charcoal and experience charcoal making.

After completing the tour of the pottery, you can actually experience the work being done on that day or get a lecture on how to ignite Tosa Binchotan.
What kind of process Tosa Binchotan is completed, such as putting out a kiln that takes out Binchotan that glows red from the kiln wearing a heat-resistant mask and gloves, cutting and boxing after charcoal is completed. You can experience. This is a valuable opportunity to learn about the manufacturing process of 14 Binchotan, which is performed only by members of the pottery.

In addition, there are tips to prevent burgeons that occur when burning Binchotan and to ignite smoothly. You can experience the ignition of Tosa Binchotan from scratch while giving a lecture on the tips. For those who are interested in Bincho charcoal and want to use it for camping and barbecue, we will provide a perfect learning place. (The actual work content will determine the experience on the day.)

4. Experience the taste of Tosa created by local industries and craftsmen with Tosa Binchotan x local ingredients

After learning about Tosa Binchotan, return to the hotel and have lunch time at the poolside. You can enjoy charcoal grilling and pizza of vegetables from Kochi Prefecture in an open space.
As Mr. Kondo says, "Vegetables that can bring out the most delicious ingredients with Tosa Binchotan charcoal," charcoal grilling does not generate water vapor and does not give extra water to the ingredients, so it will be a rich flavor. It becomes. Please enjoy the original taste of ingredients directly.

In addition, as an arrangement menu, we offer a special hotel pizza using local vegetables and ham. The pizza baked using Tosa Binchotan in a pizza kiln handmade by the staff is topped with plenty of seasonal vegetables. You can enjoy the exquisite collaboration between crisp pizza dough baked savoryly with charcoal fire and fresh vegetables from Kochi Prefecture. In addition, we will also offer dessert pizza featuring a refreshing sweetness using shiratama sugar and banana, which is also a 100-year-old food of Geisei Village. Please fully enjoy the taste of Tosa baked with Tosa Binchotan.

Example of stay for 3 days and 2 nights

※An example of the above stay is an image. Please check in advance for the business hours of each facility.