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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 can be fitted in the kiln.
Tour price per 1 person: 258,000 JPY
The price includes:
- Facility/tools use
- Materials (clay, glazes etc)
- Biscuit firing fee (1 time)
- Compact wood fire kiln use for glost firing (1 time)
- Accommodation for 29 nights
The price does NOT include:
- Transportation fee to/from the pottery studio, Meals, Packing service, Delivery service, etc.
Pottery facility: Mashiko Ceramic Art Club (in Mashiko town, Tochigi prefecture) [Web / Photos]
Minimum participants: 1 person
Booking limit: 30 days prior to the tour start date
Payment limit:
- Advance payment of 10% of total tour cost must be deposited within 7 days of receiving a tentative confirmation (Refundable).
- Full payment must be completed 30 days prior to the tour start date.
Payment method we accept: Paypal, Bank transfer, International postal money order
Cancellation fee (Based on Japan time):
- 30 days to 15 days prior to the tour start date: 30% of the tour price
- 14 days to 1day prior to the tour start date: 50% of the tour price
- Cancellation on the tour start date: 100% of the tour price (No refunds)
About firing:
- A compact wood fire kiln of 50cm x 40cm x 50cm is available for glost firing 1 time during your stay.
- To use the kiln, you will need to make advance reservations with the studio. Our recommendation is to arrange schedule with the studio owner before you start making a pot.
- You can complete firing as long as approximately 10 hours. (The firing time differs depending on the firing method.)
- Please also arrange with the owner when and which kiln you will use for the biscuit firing, if you need.
About the accommodation:
You will stay in a traditional Japanese house next to the pottery studio. When sleeping, you will use futon (Japanese style tick) with no beds in a Tatami room. You will share a kitchen, a fridge, a bathroom, a toilet, a washing machine and the dining space. The internet is not available in your room.
As this house is built in a traditional way, you can surely feel the “old Japan” throughout the house, but at the same time, there might be some possibilities that you would be in a un-private situation, as you have to share the kitchen, the toilet, the bathroom etc, and also the walls are thin.
About the meals:
The place is equipped with kitchen. Feel free to cook. The owner will tell you where the nearest grocery store is.
With extra charge, we can upgrade your plan to include “breakfast” or “breakfast and dinner”. For more detailed information, please contact us.
English: The studio owner speaks rudimentary English, but he is well accustomed to taking care of non Japanese people, as they have accepted quite a lot of guests from all over the world.
A Message from the Pottery Owner Mashiko, a small town surrounded by rich green nature, has a history of making rustic pottery. Mashiko is located in Tochigi prefecture and it takes 2.5-3 hours from Tokyo by local train. In recent years, various artists prefer to stay here.A lot of people from overseas have visited our studio and enjoyed not only pottery activities but Japanese cultures. How about staying in an old traditional Japanese house for pottery making? We look forward to your visit. |
