Highlight:
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 pottery, you will be able to have a better understanding of Japanese ceramics.
Tour price per 1 person: 287,500 JPY
The price includes:
- Facility/tools use
- Instruction fee (notes: The potter will teach you in rudimentary English. Also, there might be some days we can not provide you with this program due to the potter’s schedule.)
- Materials (clay, glazes etc)
- Gas kiln use (1 time for glost firing)
- Tea ceremony experience
- Accommodation for 29 nights
The price does NOT include:
- Transportation fee to/from the pottery studio, Meals, Packing service, Delivery service, etc.
Pottery facility: Sumiyoshi-gama (in Tajimi city, Gifu prefecture) [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 1 day 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:
- During your stay, you will do the glost firing 1 time using a gas kiln. The kiln is about 1.0 cubic meter.
- As your works will be fired together with other items, you cannot specify the firing method. Also, please understand that there may be some limitations in terms of sizes and numbers of items to be fired.
- For the firing schedule, please arrange the schedule with the potter in advance.
- If you take part in this program with more than 5 participants, we can estimate the firing fee using a wood fire kiln separately. Please let us know.
About the accommodation:
You will stay in an accommodation next to the studio. The room is a private room with a bed. A kitchen, a bathroom, a toilet, and a washing machine will be shared. The internet is not available in the room. Accommodation is located in rural area with nature. If you prefer very clean and modern place to stay, you may choose not to apply for this program.
About the meals:
You can use the kitchen in the pottery studio. The studio owner will tell you where the nearest grocery store is.
English: The potter speaks rudimentary English, but he has been abroad many times, and well accustomed to communicating with non-Japanese people.
A Message from the Pottery Owner There are beautiful four seasons in Japan, “spring, summer, fall, and winter”.Enjoy spring redolent with blooming flowers, feel the waves of sea breeze in summer, appreciate the rich harvest in fall, and see the rigor in winter snow. We devote ourselves into making pottery, every season, every year. Working with heart and soul, which is one of the beauties of Japanese pottery. This is why you can feel the potter’s devotion through his works. We look forward to your visit and you sharing the dreams for pottery with us! |
A Testimonial from Our Customer  I looked for an appropriate way of finding out the insight into the Japanese way of understanidg the ceramics. I simply wanted to see how you do it. I decided for master Ogisou because he is practicing Shino and Oribe… |
