Explore Japanese Ceramics

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In this program, you can enjoy making pottery at your pace, staying in an old Japanese house for 30 days in Mashiko, a pottery locality well known for Mingei movement. You can utilize a “COMPACT” wood fire kiln so that you can shorten your oven time. You can fire any works as long as they [...]

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This program is designed to experience and learn the traditional pottery making carried on in Akazu area, Seto. You will be staying at a pottery studio and learn to make casual Japanese dishes with old-established glazes. During the stay, you will be spending several hours working as a “Craftsman”, of course under the guidance of [...]

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If you would like to manufacture some artistic objects and/or large pieces at your pace, this program would be well-suited. You can use the studio any time you want, except midnight. Also, you can use the gas kiln to yourself twice during your stay; Once for biscuit firing and once for glost firing.
You will stay [...]

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In this program, you will make tea utensils covered with traditional glazes for Mino pottery such as Shino and Oribe. You will start from wedging, and after completing the firing, you will have a tea ceremony at the pottery studio, using your own tea utensils. By experiencing tea ceremony, a traditional culture closely related to [...]

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In this program, you will make pottery used in our daily lives, staying in Arita, a pottery locality famous for porcelain. You will use porcelain clay, form it with a wheel, and do the over glazed decoration. Experiencing this process would be very special especially for those who didn’t have a chance to make “porcelain” [...]