Testimonial #1

Customer: Canadian/male/38
Destination: Mashiko
Duration: 2nights 3 days (26 Jun 2009 — 28 Jun 2009)
Itinerary:
Time Schedule Detailed activity
7/26
19:40
Leave Tokyo for Mashiko Take Yamabiko #219 bullet train to Utsunomiya station and get to Hotel Sunshine Mashiko
7/27
9:30
Ceramic art Messe Mashiko Visit a Noborigama (replica) and historical house of Shoji Hamada, and Museum of Ceramic Art with the lectures by a local ceramic expert.
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12:00 Mashiko Reference Collection Museum Visit a real Noborigama and a historical house used by Shoji Hamada. Appreciate crafts that Hamada collected from over the world, and enjoy tea time in Hamada’s house.
13:15 Lunch time Enjoy a Kamameshi lunch (The pot used for Kamameshi is a Mashiko ware)
14:00 Making pottery Make your own ceramics with an instruction from the export. Both electric wheel and hand forming are available. You will receive your works in about 2 months.
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17:00 Get back to hotel Enjoy bath slowly and you will be surprised that dinner comes on the plate that the expert you stayed with made.
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7/28
9:30
Free time Enjoy Mashiko! (You can walk Jonaizaka street and find souvenirs)
11:00 Leave Mashiko for Tokyo Take Nasuno bullet train and get back to Tokyo.
13:00 Finish! Thank you!
Message from our customer:
Thanks for your efforts in making a very memorable experience for my family and me. The tour itinerary was really enjoyable and good. It was very enjoyable to talk with Andrew since he is very knowledgeable. It is very nice to meet him! Even though I personally don’t like museums so much, I thought both museums were of very high quality. During the tour, I especially enjoyed the activity of pottery throwing. If the itinerary had been longer, I would have liked to have tried painting, glazing and firing pottery. I also want to try a 2-studio session at least, pottery making and finishing for example. In addition to ceramic-related activities, I very much enjoyed the fresh air in Mashiko! I felt really relaxed. I want to ride bicycle around, walk around, visit other crafts people and meet some Japanese crafts people. I am sure that this project is appealing enough for pottery fans overseas to visit Japan.

Special Thanks to E.L, M.I and N.I