Make your own rice bowl in half a day.
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Days open for requests
- 9Mon
- 10Tue
- 11Wed
- 12Thu
- 13Fri
- 14Sat
- 15Sun
Ask anything before you book.
Cancellation policy
Free cancellation up to the day before. On the day, we charge 50%, as the materials will already have been prepared.
Your visit gives back
When you pay, ask staff for the HAKOBUNE QR code and scan it. This place pays us a fee for your visit, and part of it goes to social causes. You pay nothing extra.
Didn’t get the QR?About the class
What you can do here
- Make a rice bowl in half a day
- See inside the kiln
- Receive your fired piece later
From the teacher
Don't worry about making it perfect; enjoy the way clay refuses to do what you want. If there's time, I'll show you everything inside the kiln, too.
Why this place supports social causes
I want to hand this sixty-year-old kiln on to the next generation. It would make me happy if, one day, an apprentice came from among the people who join the class.
From the place
Because this kiln says it wants to take on an apprentice so that it can carry on. People simply coming here leads straight on to the next generation.
What the class cares about
A kiln with sixty years behind it
Pieces made in class are fired in the same kiln as our own ware.
Clay from our local hills
We use clay from a hill ten minutes' drive from the kiln.
HAKOBUNE Spot offers
For first-time visitors
Offer
Shipping on us
Free shipping for one piece.
First visit only, once
From your second visit
Offer
Choose two glaze colours
From your second class, you can choose two glaze colours and apply them to different parts of your piece.
From your second class
Rates calendar
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Prices are per person. They may change with the plan you choose.
Works
Rice bowl in white glaze
Rice bowl · ¥4,500
The shape first-timers choose most often.
Matching small bowls
Small bowl · ¥6,000
One each for parent and child. We suggest a different colour for each.
A teacup that sits well in the hand
Teacup · ¥5,500
Thrown on the wheel to an even thickness.
Trimming the foot
Rice bowl · ¥4,500
The final trimming is done together with the teacher.
Staff
Sugawara (third generation)
Kiln owner and teacher
Fires everyday tableware in the family kiln, which has been running since the grandfather's generation.
Next opening: 11/14 (Sat) 09:30
Sugawara (mother)
In charge of glazes
Helps you choose your glaze colour.
Next opening: 11/14 (Sat) 09:30
More details
What you’ll make
What you can make
1 rice bowl (or a teacup or small bowl instead)
Getting your piece
Posted to you later
Time until ready
About 2 months
Shipping fee
¥1,100 per piece (flat rate anywhere in Japan)
Ongoing course
Yes
Duration & group size
Duration
150 min
Start times
9:30
Minimum participants
1 people
Max participants per session
6 people
Ages
Primary school age and up. Primary school children must come with a parent or guardian.
Suitable for
Beginners
What’s included
What’s included
Clay, tools, glaze, firing
Extra costs
Shipping (¥1,100 per piece)
On the day
Itinerary
Check-in Talk about the kiln and the clay Hand-building Choose your glaze colour Kiln tour Tidy up
Meeting point
The workshop in front of the kiln
Meeting time
10 min before
What to bring
A hand towel
What to wear
Clothes you don't mind getting dirty. We'll lend you an apron.
Booking rules
Booking deadline
By 18:00, 3 days before
Requirements
Please come with your nails cut short.
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Inside (1)
Staff (1)
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Class details
- Name
- Tsuchi Hitohi Pottery
- Name in Japanese
- 土ひと日
- Type
- Experiences · Makers & workshops · Craft workshop
- Address
- 岩手県盛岡市（架空）Shown in Japanese so you can show it to a taxi driver.
- Nearest station
- 盛岡 StationJR 盛岡駅 バス 20 分
- Hours
MonToday Closed Tue Closed Wed Closed Thu Closed Fri Closed Sat 09:30–12:30 Sun 09:30–12:30 Sat & Sun mornings / Booking required
- Price guide
- ¥4,500–¥6,000
- Smoking
- No smoking
- Children
- Children welcome
- Parking
- Yes
- Payment
- Cash, QR payments
- Languages
- Japanese
The place sent us this information. It may have changed — please check with the place before you go. Last updated Nov 4, 2026.
Map & access
岩手県盛岡市（架空）
Shown in Japanese so you can show it to a taxi driver.
Nearest station: 盛岡 StationJR 盛岡駅 バス 20 分
