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Workshop Kyushu A
Daily
Arita Porcelain Kiln Tour and Painting Experience
Arita, Nishimatsuura District, Saga
Japanese porcelain began in this town. Arita in Saga is where, four hundred years ago, Japan's first porcelain was fired
Workshop Kyushu I
通年(砂蒸し会館 砂楽)
Ibusuki Sand Bath: Being Buried by the Volcanic Earth
5-25-18 Yunohama, Ibusuki City, Kagoshima
You lie down on the beach in a yukata. The attendant begins to cover you with sand — dark volcanic sand, naturally heate
Workshop Kyushu K
通年(各工房により異なる)
Kurume Kasuri: Weaving with Indigo-Dyed Thread
Kurume City, Fukuoka
Kurume kasuri begins with thread. Specifically, with thread that has been bound at intervals before dyeing — the bound s
Workshop Kyushu O
通年(各窯元により異なる)
Onta Yaki: Pottery at a Mill-Powered Kiln
Sarayama, Motosakae, Hita City, Oita
Nine kilns. That is all there are, and all there will be. The Sarayama valley in the mountains above Hita City has produ
Workshop Kyushu A
通年(体験事業者により異なる)
Amakusa Pottery Stone: Finding the Material That Made Arita Famous
Amakusa City, Kumamoto
The whiteness of Arita porcelain comes from here. Amakusa pottery stone — a white mineral found in the islands of wester
Workshop Kyushu S
通年(要予約)
Satsuma Kiriko: The Glass That Disappeared and Returned
Kagoshima City, Kagoshima
Satsuma kiriko was invented in the 1840s by the Satsuma domain, which brought in European glassworkers to develop a luxu