Highlight:
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 in Tokoname city in Aichi prefecture, a pottery locality well known for ‘IWCAT’, an artist in residence program held every summer.
Tour price per 1 person: 200,000 JPY
The price includes:
- Facility/tools use
- Glazes
- Gas kiln use (1 time for biscuit firing and one more time for glost firing)
- Accommodation for 29 nights with breakfast (You will stay in Hotel “Route Inn Tokoname Ekimae”)
The price does NOT include:
– Clay, Gas cost for firing, Transportation fee to/from the studio, Meals except breakfast, Packing service, Delivery service, etc.
Pottery facility: Gallery Kyoei-gama (in Tokoname city, Aichi 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 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 purchasing clay:
You can purchase clay directly from Kyoei-gama (about 2,500JPY/10kg) or go to clay shops in Tokoname.
About firing:
- Please select a gas kiln out of 5 kilns with different sizes. They are 0.1, 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 and 0.9 cubic meters. (If you want to use 1.1 cubic meters kiln, please let us know. We will give you cost estimation separately.)
- To use the kiln, you will need to make advance reservations with the studio. Our recommendation is to arrange schedule with the studio staff before you start making a pot.
- From loading to unloading, we expect 3 days for biscuit firing and 4 days for glost firing. (If exceeded, additional fee will be charged.)
- Please check the amount of gas you used right after firing, and pay the gas cost directly to Kyoei-gama staffs.
About the accommodation:
You will stay in a hotel named “Route Inn Tokoname ekimae” located in front of the studio. It’s just 1 minute walk from the studio. You will stay in a western style single room with a fridge, a bath and a toilet. The room is not equipped with Kitchen. The hotel will serve breakfast. You can use a common bath and a washing machine on the 1st floor. The internet connection is available in your room.
About the meals:
You can have breakfast at a restaurant in the hotel. For other meals, ready to eat meals, drinks, snacks are available at nearby grocery store, which is a 5 minute walk from the hotel.
English: A staff at the studio can speak English, but not as fluently as native speakers.
A Message from the Pottery School Staff Welcome to Tokoname, a thousand-year-old, one of the Japan’s Six Old Kilns. We are extremely proud to offer you an exquisite experience of making pottery in a historical pottery locality. We all look forward to meeting you. |
