Pottery Classroom Spots in Japan

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Category

Life / Living / Hospital

School / Classroom

Pottery Classroom

Oogoya

3.5

14 Reviews

Life / Living / Hospital

Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichouchokushi 2349

A commercial complex focusing on Shigaraki ware galleries and shops situated along the Oumi-Green Road close to the entrance to Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park in Chokushi Shigaraki-cho, Koka City. Here you’ll find shops selling boutique items, Shigaraki ware, and other ceramics; galleries; and a ceramics class facility, as well as restaurants and a garden café offering brick oven-baked bread and sweets.

レストランの犬専用出入口があり、ペットと近江牛が食べれます。少々高めのお値段ですが、とても美味しかったです。特選近江牛のすき焼き2,500円。彩りは悪いけど、味は抜群。小型犬で抱っこできるなら、信楽焼きの展示スペースにも入ることができるそうです。
Izu Pottery Workshop Hokekyoan & Mori Cafe

Travel / Tourism

Shizuoka Pref. Itoushi Ike 675-62

This pottery workshop in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture offers visitors a chance to try their hand at Izu pottery. This workshop was authorized by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as Business innovation which utilizes unique and ingenious pottery kiln method to create original works of pottery inspired by Izu's famous products and scenery. These include their Izu-Shirahama ware (which depicts Izu's famous Shirahama beach), Izu no Sakura to Na no Hana ware (which depicts Izu's famous cherry blossoms and rape blossoms), and Amagi Wasabi ware (which depicts the wasabi grown around Izu's Mt. Amagi). The workshop and its facilities were built by the staff themselves, leaving as many trees standing as possible in order to leverage the natural landscape of Izu Kogen. Why not spend a lazy afternoon making pottery at this forest workshop?
Hyuga Hokoshimayaki Isegahama Pottery Studio

Life / Living / Hospital

Miyazaki Pref. Hyugashi Hamamachi 2-125-3

This is a pottery located in Hyuga City, Miyazaki Prefecture. “Hyuga Hokoshima pottery” sundries such as Japanese tea cups and plates are available to purchase. Make your own cup or dish in a pottery class, reservations required. Pottery classes are also held in neighboring areas. The pottery is visited by many locals and tourists alike.
Hitoyoshi Craft Park Ishino Park / Roadside Station Hitoyoshi

4.0

21 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Kumamoto Hitoyoshi-shi Akaikeharamachi 1425-1

A theme park where you can learn about the traditional crafts of Hitoyoshi and Kuma, an area selected for inclusion in the Japan Heritage list. The park consists of nine facilities, including a ceramics arts hall, smithing hall, glass hall, and teahouse, and visitors can make a variety of crafts by hand under the guidance of skilled artisans. There's also an observatory with a sweeping view of the Kyushu Mountains, a campground, and a park perfect for small children, making this a great destination for the whole family and for a variety of purposes. The local specialty products market sells traditional kijiuma wheeled bird toys, hanatebako boxes painted with camellias, and a wide variety of other gifts and souvenirs from Hitoyoshi and Kuma.

こちらに来て偶然見た番組で知りました。三徳包丁作り体験¥5000。凄く丁寧に教えてくれます。所要時間は90分くらい。家にある包丁の中で一番の切れ味。私は来る度に作って親しい人にプレゼントしています。
Hikari Kyusu

Life / Living / Hospital

Aichi Tokoname-shi Kanayama Kami Suhara 103 Tokoname-shi

A pottery experience class in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, which is famous for Tokoname ware. It's in Ceramall, a ceramics shopping mall near the southern end of Tokoname Park. Even elementary school students can easily enjoy making pottery there with their potter's wheel. Being in a mall, it's nice to stop by after sightseeing or other errands. Evening sessions are available between 18:00 and 20:00 with a reservation, which is helpful if that's the only time you have for sightseeing. There is also a coffee shop on-site. They serve tea, coffee, and sweets like anmitsu (syrup-covered bean jam and fruit) in original ceramic vessels.
Aotogama

Life / Living / Hospital

Nigata Pref. Nigatashi Chuou-ku Nuttarihigashi 3-5-24

Aotogama located in Nuttari Terrace Street in Chuo Ward, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture is a ceramic studio which also holds pottery classes. At the shop attached to the studio, it also sells containers glazed with natural ash, small earthenware items, and accessories as well as variety goods selected with a unique sense of taste. It has a wide range of items which are simple, tasteful and useful in daily life. With a booking, you can experience an electric potter’s wheel and hand forming of clay.
Ohtsukouyou

Life / Living / Hospital

Ibaraki Kasama-shi Tegoshi 68

"Kasama Pottery is located along Route 355 in Tegoshi, Kasama City. The kiln has been in business for more than 150 years, and produces and sells a variety of ceramics, mainly vases and tableware, under the motto, ""We make ceramics with the feelings of the people who use them, without making distinctions between crafts and miscellaneous ware."
Azumino City Hotaka Pottery Hall

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Aduminoshi Hotaka 8414-17

A ceramics class studio located in Hotaka, Azumino City. The studio was opened in 1983 to promote ceramic arts in the area. The studio has a gallery with a standing exhibition of 70 pieces of ancient folk pottery as well as a classroom where people can learn and experience the various processes involved in pottery making, and visitors can come in contact with ceramics here in a variety of ways.
Shinano Ceramic Center

3.5

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Aichi Pref. Setoshi Shinanochou 1-126-2

A facility for the display and sale of ceramics standing along Prefectural Route 210 in Shinano-cho, Seto City. Here you can find pottery from the Seto-Shinano area, tableware, tea ceremony implements, and a variety of other ceramics items on display and for sale at direct sales prices. The facility also has a gallery and ceramics classroom.

瀬戸品野地区の窯元を中心に、陶磁器の展示販売をしている。ズラリ並んだ瀬戸物は、人気作家の作品から、陶磁器メーカーの普段使いまで。茶道具も、贈答用のセット商品も、茶碗や皿など日常の食器も、窯元直売なので、どれもお値打ち価格。こだわり派には、陶芸教室も。お試しの１回コースだけでなく、入会費と月会費を支払えば、曜日や時間の制限無く、陶芸に熱中することも可能。
Hokkokugama

Travel / Tourism

Shiga Pref. Nagahamashi Motohamachou 8-19

A ceramics class facility located in Motohama-Cho, Nagahama City. The facility holds classes on making ceramics using manual and electric potter’s wheels (reservation required), and casual ceramics painting classes. The facility also offers a class held during a wedding in which the mementos are created for the bride and groom’s parents.
Takekoba Kiln Forest Park Hiryu Kiln

Life / Living / Hospital

Saga Takeo Takeuchicho Mateno 24001-1
Hands-on Pottery Wheel Classes Yukitosha

Life / Living / Hospital

Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Chokushi 2344
Pottery Yamano

Life / Living / Hospital

Hyogo Tamba-Sasayama-shi Kondacho Kami-tachikui Otani 1-3
Café Haruhino

3.5

3 Reviews

Life / Living / Hospital

Nara Nara-shi Kasuganocho 158-9

環境是一個重點呀！清靜又舒適，我跟友人都坐到不想離開呀！而我們只是吃了一些些甜點，感覺是性價比高的店呀！
Uchiko-no-Wa House of Handcraft Workers

Life / Living / Hospital

Ehime Kita-gun Uchikocho Uchiko 2899-1
Kinooto Workshop

Travel / Tourism

Fukushima Onuma-gun Aizumisatomachi Setomachi 3272-1

A pottery studio of Aizu-hongo ware was founded in 2001 that has been making pieces sporting a modern youthful flair. The workshop is located in a remodeled kominka (old houses) and marked by its handmade signboard, and they produce simple and modern tableware that fits in with a modern lifestyle. The studio is known for their large number of works in the Konabiki style in which a white clay is layered over the base and then covered with a clear glaze. The beautiful gentle appearance, almost as though dusted with powder, is gaining popularity amongst women and young people. They also operate a cafe and gallery in a renovated warehouse just a short distance from the workshop.
Ecchu Pottery Village Pottery and Agriculture Hall

Travel / Tourism

Toyama Nakaniikawa-gun Tateyamamachi Setoshin 31

This facility is located in the grand natural scenery at the base of the Tateyama mountain range, and aims to pass down the 400 year old history and traditions of Ecchu-Seto Yaki pottery and local agriculture as a unified culture. The entrance offers a taste of Ecchu-Seto Yaki history, and displays and sells pieces from five potters working at four different kilns who carry on those traditions to today. You can also reserve a pottery experience class up to the day before your visit.
Miyauchi Gama Pottery

Travel / Tourism

Shimane Gotsu Ninomiyacho Kannushi 2211-3

"A pottery studio that has operated in western Shimane's Iwami area since the 1970s. They make Iwami-yaki pottery, a traditional Gotsu handicraft known for large and sturdy earthenware jars and water jugs. This area is called ""Sekishu,"" and pottery making has thrived in the region since ancient times. According to the Iwami region's pottery lore, the district where Miyauchi Pottery is located is said to be the oldest in the tradition. They also hold pottery workshops where you can make items like teacups and bowls under the careful guidance of a traditional craftsman. The methods traditionally cultivated for making larger items has been passed down to the present day where they make practical pottery for modern living like tableware, umbrella stands, and garden sets."
Ishigaki-yaki Pottery Studio

4.0

4 Reviews

Life / Living / Hospital

Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Nagura 1356-71

This pottery is located along Prefectural Route 79 in Nagura, Ishigaki City. They create works of Ishigakiyaki, an original style of pottery. Ishigakiyaki expresses the blue of the oceans of Ishigaki Island by combining pottery glazed using the now-uncommon Yuteki Tenmoku technique with glasswork. Visitors can try their hand at making Ishigakiyaki, shisa figurines, and other items at one of their pottery classes (reservation required).

My family attended a ceramics class at Ishigaki-Yaki Studio through a Club Med excursion tour. While the introduction was presented, in Japanese, Kaneko-san noticed that as an American I was unable...
do-togeikan

5.0

1 Reviews

Life / Living / Hospital

Kanagawa Ashigarashimo-gun Yugawara Machi Miyakami 42 Maison Yugawara 1F

A pottery studio equipped with four electric kilns featuring electric potter's wheels and gas reduction capabilities. It's capable of firing not only Oribe, Kiseto, and Shino pottery, but also celadon, underglaze iron decoration, ceramics painting, and porcelain decorated with colored pictures. In addition to trial ceramics classes, classes where you learn the basics, and classes designed to suit participants' needs, they also have five hands-on pottery workshops. All of workshops and classes require reservations.

What a fantastic workshop! It was my first time to try pottery making ever. The lady teaching me and my girlfriend speaks English, is very professional and really makes it interesting and engaging...