Japan Tours
Pottery, Arts & Crafts

 

Pottery, Arts & Crafts

Tokoname, Japan - Pottery Workshop and Tour
Departure 30 March, 2004

Land Only price AUD$6960 (about US$4400 or 2800GB Pounds)

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Special Demonstrations & Exclusive Studio Access

Destination Management has been operating pottery and craft tours to Japan since 1988. We have personal contact with artisans who produce pottery, washi ( hand made paper ), braid, lacquerware, folding fans, wood carving, dolls, kimonos and many more traditional products.

Visit 6 ancient kiln sites in central Honshu including Mino, Seto, Bizen, Shigaraki, Tachikui and Tamba as well as Kyoto and Nara.

On this tour, you will be able to meet potters and craft artisans in their studios and workshops as well as seeing demonstrations of their production methods.

Kenji Kato, Hiroshi Kondo, Fujiwara family, Masato Ohshio and Wataru Ohkami are just a few of the great potters we plan to visit .

 

Tokoname Workshops & Homestay

Private homestay accommodation in Tokoname is a highlight of this cross cultural experience. For 9 nights you will be staying in private homes where our host families are waiting to give you an insight into the true Japanese way of life. This is a rare opportunity to really meet the people and get behind the facade.... something other travellers never get by staying in hotels.

In addition, you will be receiving direction and demonstrations from several potters in Tokoname during your 10 days in this historic ceramics centre .




Leading this Special Event

John Massy , Audience Development Manager for the Queensland Art Gallery, will accompany you during this event in conjunction with one of our professional tour guides, who can help you with interpretation and answer any questions you may have about Japan.

John is an arts educator and practising artist with a great interest in the ceramics, culture and arts of Japan. He was also a participant in our November '99 Tokoname Workshop and Pottery tour and was Tour Manager on our last tour . John has experienced much of Japan's artistry during his previous journeys through this fascinating country.

The Queensland Art Gallery, under John's curatorial direction, presented the exhibition "Living Culture" to celebrate the Sogetsu School of Ikebana 70th Anniversary as well as "Treasures from the Idemitsu Museum of Arts", and other exhibitions of calligraphy and arts.

The Queensland Art Gallery has the only collection in a public art museum in Australia illustrating production from all of the six old kiln sites in Japan, which you will visit on this tour.

 

Cherry Blossom Season

You will be seeing Japan when its springtime blooms are in full colour. Thousands of pink and white cherry blossoms make this a most picturesque time to visit Japan.

For more information about "Pottery in Australia" (the magazine) and the Potters' Society of Australia, click on the link below.

http://www.potteryinaustralia.com/

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