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Pottery's wheel

Pottery's wheel experience

A experience to complete your pottery work in one day. We prepare pottery clay from Uji. First, ASAHIYAKI staff will explain about the creation of the electric potter's wheel. After that, you are free to create your own tea bowls, teacups, flower vases, etc. from 3kg of clay. This is a highly flexible experience, so there is some difficulty in molding, but you will be able to complete your own design of works.These works will be firing in the kiln by the staff.Please wait about two months for them to be fired.

1 - 1.5 hours

5,500 -

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Slabbuilding

Slab building experience

A experience to complete your pottery work in one day. We prepare pottery clay from Uji. Slab building experience uses a mold and a sheet of clay (tatara). First, the staff will explain about the production process, and you will use the mold you have chosen to make a tea bowl or teacup. Compared to the electric wheel, this method is easier to control as it uses a mold. You will be able to create your original and lovely works. These works will be firing in the kiln by the staff. Please wait about two months for them to be fired.

1 - 2 hours

4,950 -

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Beginner

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Painting

Painting experience

A experience to complete your pottery work in one day. In the painting experience, you will be able to paint pictures and letters called "Tetsu-e" in shades of black like ink painting and calligraphy. You can choose a work from plates, teacups or teabowls made by Asahiyaki craftsmen. First, our staff will explain about painting. After that, you will be able to paint a picture on the work you have chosen. After firing, the clay becomes orange or light pink like the morning sun, a characteristic of Uji's ceramic clay. Imagine the completed piece and paint pictures and letters to create your own unique works. These works will be firing in the kiln by the staff. Please wait about two months for them to be fired.

0.5 - 1 hours

4,400 -

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Special Pottery Workshop "Creating an Ōido tea bowl" on May 10

This workshop will give you the experience of making  an "Ōido Tea Bowl". You can learn about the history of Tea Bowl while creating your own.

Ōido tea bowl
This famous tea bowl is said to symbolize “Wabi.”
Designated as a National Treasure, the “Kizaemon” is highly
regarded among extant Ōido tea bowls for its majestic and powerful
form.
In this session, we will attempt to create an “Ōido tea bowl,” a
masterpiece of Goryeo Tea Bowl.
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Every Other Week Class on Saturday starting in April

This is an Every Other Week Class on Saturday mornings. The classes are held twice in a month, so it is easier for busy people to attend.
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Trial Course of Weekly Class starting in March and May.

This is a trial course which you can try the first three sessions of the weekly class. After completing the three sessions, you can join the weekly course from the fourth session.
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Weekly class program starting in March and May.

This is the class of 11 sessions with a specific theme for people who want to learn pottery deeply. If you are interested in our classes, please make an appointment for a class visit.
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Special Pottery Workshop "Creating an Oil Spot Tenmoku Tea Bowl" on February 8

This workshop will give you the experience of making  "Oil Spot Tenmoku Tea Bowl". You can learn about the history of Tea Bowl while creating your own.

Oil Spot Tenmoku Tea Bowl (Yuteki Tenmoku)
Black-glazed tea bowls produced at the Jian Kiln in Fujian Province during China's Southern Song Dynasty (12th-13th centuries) are called Jianzhan. You will challenge yourself to create an Oil Spot Tenmoku tea bowl, featuring a jet-black surface dotted with countless oil-like splatters.
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