Mino Ware Pottery Making in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture
Overview
Futao Aoyama, master of Kusano Kashira Gama in Tajimi City, is a true scholar of Mino ware and the art of ceramics. Learn how to throw pottery and gain first-hand insight into the vital role an of ceramics in the Japanese tea ceremony.
Highlights
- Visit Kusano Kashira Gama—a family-run pottery in Tajimi City, Gifu Prefecture
- Learn about the historical significance of Mino ware and its role in tea culture
- Use wheel throwing or hand throwing techniques to make pottery
- Relax with Japanese tea and homemade Japanese sweets
- Use very high-grade clay unavailable elsewhere