Hands On Tokoname Pottery Experience with a Local Artisan
- 5h 15m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Private tour
Highlights
・Explore Tokoname, one of Japan’s Six Ancient Kiln pottery regions. ・Wander the historic Pottery Path through kilns, brick chimneys, workshops, and galleries. ・Discover Tokoname’s centuries-old tradition of crafting large ceramic crocks and vessels. ・Visit Tokoname’s only workshop still dedicated to making traditional ceramic crocks. ・Craft your own fermentation crock with guidance from a third-generation artisan.
Inclusions
What's included
- Pottery workshop visit
- Fermentation crock-making experience
- Professional, English-speaking guide
- Train and taxi transportation during the tour
What's not
- Shipping fee for your completed pottery (credit cards accepted)
- Transportation to the meeting point
- Personal purchases
Itinerary
Discover Tokoname’s centuries-old pottery and fermentation traditions, shaped by more than 1,000 years of ceramic craftsmanship. Explore the historic Pottery Path, then visit Yamagen Toen, Tokoname’s only workshop still dedicated to traditional fermentation crocks. Meet third-generation artisan Yuji Koie, learn how local clay is transformed into crocks, and experience the craft firsthand by creating your own vessel. Choose its color and leave the firing and finishing to the artisans. Your finished crock will be ready several months later, offering a lasting connection to Tokoname’s pottery heritage and Japan’s rich fermentation culture. Before leaving, browse contemporary Tokoname ware at TOKOTAME STORE. A hands-on experience perfect for those interested in traditional crafts, Japanese food culture, and local artisans.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- Meet your professional, English-speaking guide at Nagoya Station Tourist Information Center and travel together to Tokoname by train.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- Tourism Designers Co., Ltd.
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- A Mandarin, French, Spanish, German, or Korean-speaking guide may be available. Please contact the supplier in advance to check availability
- This tour includes walking through the Tokoname Pottery Path. Some sections have slopes and uneven surfaces.
How it compares in Nagoya
- Its from-price is 51% above the median of the 162 day trips we list in Nagoya.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nagoya
Nagoya is a big industrial city in central Japan, with a castle topped by golden ornaments, an ancient shrine and a food culture all its own.
Nagoya is one of Japan's biggest cities, set on a broad plain at the head of Ise Bay and long a centre of the country's car and machinery industries. Its castle, built by the Tokugawa in the early 1600s, is topped by a pair of golden shachihoko, mythical fish with tigers' heads, and the keep was rebuilt after the war with a restored palace beside it. Atsuta Shrine, among the most venerated in Japan, houses a sacred sword.
Top-ranked sights in Nagoya: Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology, SCMAGLEV and Railway Park, LEGOLAND® Japan Resort.
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