Meet local people!
Oki-Nishinoshima is a great island to explore on land and at sea…but some of your lasting memories might be of the people you meet and the fun you have with them.
Try some of these activities!
TAKUHI-GAMA FABRIC DYEING 隠岐の土で「泥染め」
Enjoy making a hand-dyed handkerchief and/or scarf with local artist Mrs. Kato.
Color your material with dye made using yellow, orange, red and brown clay from the Oki Islands…then wash your piece of art in the sea nearby!
You can take your finished product home with you on the same day.
*Booking essential.
- Price
- ¥3,300
*Credit card OK.
- Time
- 2 hours
- Place
- Takuhi-gama Ceramic Art Studio (Hashi Village)
>> Google Map
- Access (from Beppu Port)
- car 10 minutes
bicycle20 minutes
foot 1 hour
*No bus service to this area.
- Website
- TAKUHI-GAMA Ceramic Art Studio
- Booking
- Please contact the Nishinoshima Tourism Association.
Phone: +81-(0)8514-7-8888 (Japanese only)
>> Contact Form (English/Japanese)
- Opening hours
- Tue. and Wed. are closed.
Open: 9:00 am Close: 17:00 pm
TAKUHI-GAMA Pottery 焼火窯 陶芸教室
Enjoy making cups, plates and other items of your choice with local pottery expert Mr. Kato.
Your items will be dried, fired and sent to you (at an additional cost) 1 – 2 months after your visit to the Oki Islands.
*Booking essential.
- Price
- Hand: ¥3,300
Wheel: ¥5,500
*Credit card OK.
- Time
- 2hours
- Place
- Takuhi-gama Ceramic Art Studio (Hashi Village)
>> Google Map
- Access (from Beppu Port)
- car 10 minutes
bicycle 20 minutes
foot 1 hour
*No bus service to this area.
- Website
- TAKUHI-GAMA Ceramic Art Studio
- Booking
- Please contact the Nishinoshima Tourism Association.
Phone: +81-(0)8514-7-8888 (Japanese only)
>> Contact Form (English/Japanese)
- Opening hours
- Tue. and Wed. are closed.
Open: 9:00 am Close: 17:00 pm
Jyon-jyon Shell Craft じょんじょん 貝細工
Enjoy painting shells, making photo frames and photo stands with the local ladies of Uragō Village.
You can take your finished product home with you on the same day.
*Booking essential.
- Price
- From ¥500
- Time
- 1 hour
- Place
- Uragō Port
>> Google Map
- Access (from Beppu Port)
- car 10 minutes
bicycle20 minutes
foot 1 hour
bus 20 minutes
- Booking
- Please contact the Nishinoshima Tourism Association.
Phone: +81-(0)8514-7-8888 (Japanese only)
>> Contact Form (English/Japanese)
Sake Tasting
Try some local sake at Ando-honten Store. This store was once a sake brewery and also the ticket office for the sea-plane service between Oki and the mainland.
One of the local ladies will pour you a few small cups of sake (Oki-Homare etc.). Taste some
Maybe you can buy a small bottle to take home with you as a souvenir?
*Booking not necessary.
- Price
- Free (if you sample a lot of sake, ¥100)
- Time
- 10 – 20 minutes
- Season
- Open everyday
- Place
- Ando Honten
>> Google MAP
Bath Time
Relax in one of the hot baths around the island. There are no onsen (hot springs) but some of the baths have some lovely views out across the island.
- Price
- ¥550 (includes bath towel)
- Time
- 1 hour
- Season
- Some hotels close during the winter months. Ask at the tourist information office for times and dates.
- Place
- Mitsukejima-so (Beppu)
Oki Seaside Hotel Tsurumaru
Reso Oki Rosage