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Bizen Pottery Experience at Wasyugama
Enjoy a pottery wheel experience at Wasyugama in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan.
You can learn traditional Bizen pottery techniques and create your own piece on the wheel.
This workshop is suitable for beginners and international guests.
Electric Pottery Wheel Course – How It Works
Today’s Guests
Today, we welcomed two women who tried the electric pottery wheel for the first time.
Even if it’s your first experience, please don’t worry — our instructors will guide you carefully and kindly.
At the beginning of the session, we explain important points and show examples of shapes you can make.
Then, you’ll be asked to sketch a simple design of what you’d like to create,
so we can understand your ideas and preferences.
Because classes at Wasyugama are kept small,
we provide personalized instruction to help each guest realize their own creative vision.
We provide aprons made from Kojima-produced denim,
famous for its high quality.
All tools and materials are prepared for you,
so you can simply come empty-handed and enjoy the experience.
Please keep your nails short, as long nails make it difficult to work with the clay.
The pottery experience takes about 90 minutes,
and we provide 2 kilograms of Bizen clay.
Within this time, you can usually create around 3 to 4 teacups using the clay.
We start with a demonstration, showing and explaining how it’s done.
After the explanation, you’ll start working with the clay.
The key points change at each stage, and we’ll guide you carefully throughout the process.
Our staff will assist you when something is too difficult,
but we will touch your work as little as possible
so that it remains truly your own creation.
In just 90 minutes, you’ll be amazed at how much you can create.
Many guests say, “The 90 minutes went by so fast!”
From the pieces you make, about 700 grams of clay will be selected for firing —
for example, this is roughly two teacups or one medium-sized bowl.
Our staff will carefully trim and finish the base of each piece before firing.
Finally, choose the pieces you would like to have fired, add your signature, and the process is complete.
You can choose between two firing styles —
Hi-dasuki (fire-marked red pattern) or white glaze.
Please allow about 2 to 4 months for the completion of your pieces.
If you would like to have additional pieces fired,
we can do so for ¥400 per item (trimming fee)
plus ¥2 per gram (based on the weight of the piece).
Electric Pottery Wheel Experience Course
Duration: 90 minutes
Fee: ¥8,000 per person (reservation required for 2 or more people)
If you would like to book for a group of 5 or more,
please contact us for availability.
For solo participants, it may be possible to join a session
depending on our schedule — please feel free to contact us by email.
For an overview of all pottery experiences, please visit the
Pottery Experience page.