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Yamani Otsuka

Yamani Otsuka, located up Jouchizaka Street, the main street of Mashiko Town, operates a Shop & Gallery, Restaurant, and pottery making classes. For example, if you want to make your favorite tableware at the Restaurant, you can go to the pottery class and try your hand at making ceramics, an experience unique to a pottery town.

Experience using an electric potter's wheel. The experience of handling clay by hand and using the potter's wheel to change its shape is popular with many repeat visitors. The teachers have a good reputation for their careful instruction, and even with the help of the instructor, the satisfaction of making something by yourself is great. Once the vessel has been shaped, the Staff/staff member will fire it (*) and you will receive it about two months later.
(*) After the pottery is made, the potter can choose from five different types of glazes to add color to the piece.

Kasai, where you can paint your favorite pictures

The "Kasai Tebineri Course" is popular because you can paint your favorite pictures on the shapes made by "Tebineri," a process of stretching and piling clay without using a potter's wheel. This is the only experience in the Mashiko area where you can paint with colored mud. You can add your originality to your work, making it more personalized.
This course is available only on weekdays. You will receive it about two months after it is fired.

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Beginners can also feel at ease as they are taught in a friendly manner. Curry and soba noodles from the attached Restaurant are also recommended!

Yamani Otsuka

• 88 Jonaisaka, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi MAP
• 24 min. walk from Mashiko Station.
• From Mashiko Station, take the bus bound for Utsunomiya Tobu (Higashino Kotsu Utsunomiya Tobu), get off at "Tokogei Messe Iriguchi" and walk 2 min.
• 10:00-15:30
• Open all year round
• Rokuro (potter's wheel) Experience Course: 2,500 yen
  Kasai Tebineri Experience Course: 4,000 yen (weekdays only, excluding pottery fairs)
• 0285-72-7772
• Free of charge (1,000 yen during the pottery market)
• Please refer to the official website for firing and shipping fees, as the fees vary individually.

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Mashiko Kasama Sightseeing Center

Mashiko Kasama Sightseeing Center, marked by the largest raccoon dog in Japan, is a Property with the theme of "buy, eat, make. It is also the venue for the "Mashiko Grand Pottery Fair" held every spring and fall, which attracts many visitors.

The popular "Experience" class offers two courses: a one-hour course and a two-hour course. The teacher provides support using an electric potter's wheel, and most of the work is done by the student. Most of the work is done by yourself, giving you a sense of accomplishment.
It takes 1.5 to 2 months to receive the pottery after it has been fired to the color you selected from among 6 colors.

Painting Experience with a Wide Variety of Pottery

The "Painting Experience" offers a choice of about 50 different types of pottery, including teacups, coffee cups, etc. You can enjoy painting your own favorite picture or adding your child's handprint.
The pottery is fired with Mashiko's coarse white glaze and takes 1.5 to 2 months to arrive at the store.

The "Tebineri Experience" is popular with children because they can freely create shapes just like playing with clay. Various "hanko" (stamps) are available, such as stars and hearts, making it easy to add patterns to your work.

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Various events are held seasonally, including the popular "Great Pottery Market," which attracts about 400,000 visitors annually.

mashiko kasama tourist center

• 706-2 Oaza Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi MAP
• From Mashiko Station, take the bus bound for Utsunomiya Tobu (Higashino Kotsu Utsunomiya Tobu), alight at "Tokogei Messe Iriguchi" and walk 4 minutes.
• 10:00-16:00
• Year-end and New Year's holidays
• Rokuro Experience 1 hour course: 4,000 yen (excluding tax)
  Tebineri Experience: 3,000 yen (excluding tax) *Includes firing fee
  Painting Experience: 1,045 yen (excluding tax) *Includes firing fee
• 0285-72-4444
• Free of charge
• Please refer to the official website for firing and shipping fees, as the fees vary individually.

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Mashiko Pottery Kiln Yokoyama

Mashiko Pottery Pottery Yokoyama, which also operates a gallery, café/restaurant, and bakery, offers a variety of courses that even beginners can experience pottery making.

The main "Rokuro (potter's wheel) Experience" includes a family plan, a couple plan, and a ladies' plan, so you can participate according to the people you are going with. The point is that even beginners can feel at ease because the teacher will correct any mistakes, such as misshaping. Once you have made several pieces, you can choose the piece you want to fire (3 pieces per person, depending on the size) and choose from 10 different patterns, and the Staff/staff member will paint the pattern on the piece for you.
The glaze is applied and the pieces are fired, and it takes about 50 days for them to arrive at their destination.

Easy Experience Course

If you want to make something in a short time since you have come all the way to Mashiko, or if you want your child to have a hands-on experience, you can easily enjoy the "Ocarina Painting Experience" and "Mashiko-Yaki Plate Making Experience" workshops.
The 15-minute experience is suitable for even small children. You can take home the workshop pieces on the same day after they dry.

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A wide variety of plans are attractive, and there are plans for members and plans that can be selected according to what you want to make. It is good to visit several times and try making various things.

Mashiko Pottery Kiln Yokoyama

• 3527-7, Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi MAP
• 20 min. walk from Mashiko Station
• 9:00-17:00 (last admission at 15:00)
• Closed every Monday (if Monday is a national holiday, the following weekday is closed in place of Monday) and twice a month on Tuesdays (Year-end and New Year holidays and temporary closures are available).
  Please refer to the official website for details.
• Regular Rokuro (potter's wheel) Experience: approx. 4,000 yen (price includes 2 small-sized pieces)
  Ocarina Painting Experience: 1,540 yen per piece (includes string)
  Mashiko pottery plate making Plate 1.400 yen and up (depends on the parts you choose)
  
• 0285-72-9211
• Free of charge
• Please refer to the official website for firing and shipping fees, as the fees vary individually.

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Hasegawa Pottery, Ceramic Forest

The Mashiko Pottery School has a history of more than 50 years as a Mashiko pottery kiln, and was one of the first to offer a pottery class 20 years ago, making it a highly experienced experience.

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It is suitable for everyone from beginners to experienced potters who want to practice.

Abundant Experience Menu

There are a wide variety of courses to meet your needs, such as the "Couples Plan" that includes the firing fee, the "Hand Twisting Course," and the "Painting Experience Course. There are 10 types of glazes typical of Mashiko, and samples are available so that you can choose the one you like best while imagining what the finished product will look like.

Hasegawa Ceramic Garden

• 4240 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi MAP
• From Mashiko Station, take the bus bound for Utsunomiya Tobu (Higashino Kotsu Utsunomiya Tobu), alight at "Mashiko Reference Center Entrance" (about 4 min.), and walk about 11 minutes.
• May-Oct 8:30-17:00 Nov-Apr 9:00-17:00
• Experience of crocheting: 4,400 yen
  Hand-bi neri course: 2,035 yen (including firing fee for one piece)
  Painting Experience Course: 770 yen and up with firing fee (for groups only)
• 0285-72-6161
• Free of charge
• Please refer to the official website for firing and shipping fees, as the fees vary individually.

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Komine Kiln

The popular experience of using a potter's wheel is a 2-hour, unlimited use of clay, so you can make a pot at your own pace and without worry. Once the shape is completed, the glaze is chosen and the pot is left to bake for about 5 months.
There are 15 different types of glazes, created through repeated mixing tests while taking into account customers' requests. You can choose your favorite color.

Glazes in a wide variety of colors

The easy "hand-binning experience" is also popular with children. The store is often used by groups such as field trips and PTA training sessions, and has many repeat customers. Aprons are available for rent free of charge, but it is best to wear clothes that you do not mind getting dirty.

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The at-home atmosphere will make you want to experience it again. The variety of colors (glazes) is also a delight!

Kobine Kiln

• 3169-1 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi MAP
• From Mashiko Station, take the bus bound for Utsunomiya Tobu (Higashino Kotsu Utsunomiya Tobu), get off at "Mashiko Reference Center Entrance" (about 4 min.), and walk about 7 min.
• 10:00-17:00
• Wednesdays, during the year-end and New Year's holidays, and during pottery fairs
• Rokuro (potter's wheel) experience: from 4,620 yen per person (2,970 yen for the experience plus 1,650 yen for the firing fee), hand-binning experience: 2,750 yen (includes firing fee for one piece) *Experience requires advance reservations (via website or phone).
• 0285-72-6311
• Free of charge
• Please refer to the official website for firing and shipping fees, as the fees vary individually.