Okinawa Tsuboya Yachimun Pottery Class with Master Potter

New2 h 30 minFree cancellationBy TASUKI Travel

About this activity

Most pottery classes in Okinawa hand you clay and a wheel. This one starts with the town. You walk Tsuboya Yachimun Street, where Okinawan pottery has been made since 1682, and learn how to read what you are looking at: the colors, the shapes, and what each piece was made to do. Then you meet SAHIO, a working potter, in his own workshop at Niou-gama. He talks about the clay, the glazes, the firing, the failures, and what he is trying to keep alive. Only then do you sit at the wheel and shape your own cup, plate or bowl with his hands guiding yours. Groups are capped at six, so there is room to ask real questions. Your piece is fired over the following weeks and shipped to your home, so the experience arrives once more long after your trip has ended.

What's included

✓Pottery session with a working Tsuboya artisan
✓Firing and finishing of your piece at the workshop
✓Local guide throughout the experience
✓Guided walk of Tsuboya Yachimun Street
✓All clay, tools, glazes and an apron

Not included

✕Ship to Taiwan/HK/Singapore: JPY 7,000 per box (2 pieces max), prepaid via link after booking
✕Ship to Australia/EU: JPY 13,000 per box (2 pieces max), prepaid via link after booking
✕Ship to USA (duty prepaid): JPY 15,000 per box (2 pieces max), prepaid via link after booking
✕Import duties or VAT charged on arrival in your country (EU: approx. EUR 20)
✕Food and drinks
✕Transportation to and from the meeting point
✕Gratuities

Meeting and pickup

Please arrive by 12:50. Your English-speaking guide will be waiting on Tsuboya Yachimun Street holding a TASUKI sign. We will send you the exact meeting spot with a map link after you book.

Good to know

Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Cancellation policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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