Pottery Classroom Spots in Okinawa Area

  • Ishigaki-yaki Pottery Studio
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    4 Reviews
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Okinawa Ishigaki-shi Nagura 1356-71
    This pottery is located along Prefectural Route 79 in Nagura, Ishigaki City. They create works of Ishigakiyaki, an original style of pottery. Ishigakiyaki expresses the blue of the oceans of Ishigaki Island by combining pottery glazed using the now-uncommon Yuteki Tenmoku technique with glasswork. Visitors can try their hand at making Ishigakiyaki, shisa figurines, and other items at one of their pottery classes (reservation required).

    My family attended a ceramics class at Ishigaki-Yaki Studio through a Club Med excursion tour. While the introduction was presented, in Japanese, Kaneko-san noticed that as an American I was unable...

  • Isa Ceramics School
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Okinawa Ginowan-shi Isa 3-8-25
  • Aban Pottery Class
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Okinawa Pref. Nahashi Makishi 2-17-2
  • Cafe Gallery Do Hana Do Hana
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Okinawa Kunigami-gun Onnason Maeganeku 243-1

Okinawa Areas

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Let go of your image of a busy, ordered Japan and replace it with crystal-clear waters, white sand beaches, and relaxing folk music: You’ve arrived in Okinawa. A world away from the high intensity of Tokyo, Okinawans appear to live a laid-back beach life on this paradisiacal tropical island that lies in the middle of the East China Sea almost 1,000 kilometers south of mainland Japan’s most southern tip. Home to a spattering of islands, prepare yourself to discover underwater caves, star-shaped sand, and an island culture sometimes unrecognizable from mainland Japan.

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