Let your creativity flow by learning to paint pottery from an artisan in Japan’s most renowned pottery town, Seto. Your painted masterpiece will be a unique souvenir of your time in Japan, created in a beautiful old Japanese pottery art gallery.
Basic Plan 6000 yen/person
Premium Plan 7000 yen/person
Private Experience
Start flexible between 11:00 – 14:00 (1-3 hours)
English, Japanese
English: Basic ★☆☆☆☆
Japanese: Native ★★★★★
Seto is one of the most famous places for pottery in Japan, with a long and proud history.
Nowadays, pottery craftsmen create a wide range of items from the local clay, and each artisan gives their objects a unique design inspired by Japanese and international influences.
At Gallery Moyu, an ever-changing number of artists exhibit and sell their works; first of all, gallery owner Akiko Nomura who decorates tableware with lovely floral patterns in pastel colors.
During this pottery painting experience, Akiko or one of her staff will instruct you in the art of painting pottery.
You can choose between two plans,
The Basic Plan where you will work with nine colors and simple techniques
Or the Premium Plan, where you will be instructed in the entire process of painting pottery using many colors and brush techniques.
After the instructions, you will be left in a quiet and inspiring environment to work on your artwork for as long as you would like, with occasional tips from the artisan.
Meet your host Akiko or one of her staff at Gallery Moyu, a beautiful old Japanese house filled with pottery and other works of art by an ever-changing number of local artists.
Choose the object you want to paint from a wide variety of plates, bowls, and cups in different shapes, colors, and sizes.
Observe as your teacher demonstrates the painting techniques.
Start painting your item following the potters instructions and tips. Take as much time as you need to create an artwork you are proud of.
After you are satisfied with your creation, enjoy a glass of tea (on the Basic Plan) or a unique drink and sweet set (on the Premium Plan). And feel free to have a look around the gallery.
Foreign visitors can pick up their artwork one week to 10 days after the experience or have it shipped anywhere within Japan to a hotel or other kind of address. Worldwide shipping might be possible upon request. Shipping charges are to be paid extra.
Gallery Moyu is a 100-year-old folk house gallery produced by Akiko Nomura, a female ceramic artist from Seto where her artwork and that of many other local artists are displayed and sold.
Interesting things such as pottery, glass, woodwork, metalwork, old tools, and retro miscellaneous goods are lined up in a narrow space.
