Ceramic Art Experience (Takehara City)
Takehara retains streetscapes from the Edo period in Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings.
The Tokobo Fudo workshop in this preservation districts offers the chance to try your hand at making pottery.
1. Hand-shaping / Potter's wheel Try your hand at creating bowls from clay.
2. Painting Paint a picture on a bowl on your own.
Whatever you create will be fired in the kiln at Tokobo Fudo once it's complete.
Please note that, depending on the shape you created, your pottery may crack during firing.
It will take about a month to get your bowl.
You can pick up your work, or delivery it to you (shipping fee on arrival).
Venue Information / Contact Information
- Address
- Tokobo Fudo, 3-10-25 Honmachi, Takehara-shi, Hiroshima, Japan.
- TEL
- 81-(0)846-22-5655
- Access
- 15 minutes on foot from Takehara Station on the JR Kure Line
About 20 minutes from Kouchi IC on the Sanyo Expressway
About 25 minutes from Hiroshima Airport - Business Hours
- 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Closed
- Irregular holidays
| Program | Ceramic Art Experience |
|---|---|
| Description / Acceptance Time / Group Size / Time Required | 1. Hand-shaping / Potter's wheel Try your hand at creating bowls from clay. 2. Painting Paint a picture on a bowl on your own. Reservation: Reservations must be made at least one day prior to the workshop. Maximum number of persons: 3 or more Duration: Hand-shaping / Potter's wheel: 60 - 90 minutes Painting: 10 - 30 minutes What to wear: Clothing you don't mind getting dirty, apron or smock Language: Japanese |
| Price / Remarks | Hand-shaping / Potter’s wheel: JPY 3,000 Painting: JPY 2,000 Method of payment: Cash Price includes clay, glaze, firing costs, instruction fees. Price does NOT include shipping charges. |
