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Ceramic/Pottery studios in Tokyo 2017/5/28 03:37
Hello! I will be traveling to Tokyo in October. I am a ceramic student so I would love to see Japanese pottery first hand. I am trying to find any pottery/ceramic studios that I would be able to tour or any local artists that I could possibly meet up with. I found some classes that were offered, but I am looking more just to meet the artists.
I would love any information on how I can achieve this goal! Thank you!.
by fallonkitty01  

Re: Ceramic/Pottery studios in Tokyo 2017/5/28 12:44
You probably need to get out of Tokyo to really see the good stuff. Arita and Imari in western Kyushu have well know world class pottery for example. And they have tours and classes to access the factories etc.
by hakata14 (guest) rate this post as useful

Re: Ceramic/Pottery studios in Tokyo 2017/5/28 14:38
I think there are many opportunities depending on your preferences.

First of all, most classes let you watch and teachers will gladly talk with you. But the teachers aren't always real artists.

Since you're a student yourself, you might also enjoy visiting universities with pottery majors. Here is a list of them although it includes universities throughout Japan.
http://shingakunet.com/shigoto-search/keito_gd010/category_gc120/shigoto_g1760/?koshuCategoryLCd=010

If you can pinpoint some of your favorite artists, it will be easier to direct you. There are all kinds of pottery artists in Japan, from traditional to contemporary to abstract, and some may not even use domestic materials.

If you want to visit a pottery site, Mashiko is among the closer and famous ones. It's a lot more "Japanese" than the ones in Kyushu which has a Chinese influence.

By the way, a rough internet search led me to this. The artist makes pottery out of soil from Edogawa-ku in Tokyo.
http://www.kouwayaki.com/
http://www.kouwayaki.com/profile.html
by Uco rate this post as useful

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