Bungoro Gama

4.0

A 15-minute drive from the Shigaraki Interchange on the Shin-Meishin Expressway. This longstanding pottery studio has been in business since 1862. The studio was established by Bungoro Okuda I when he built a climbing kiln where the pottery studio still stands today. Bungo Okuda, the current and fifth generation head of the studio specializes in making ceramic bathtubs and other large pottery pieces using a potter's wheel, while his younger brother, Akira Okuda, makes simple, modern, and highly utilitarian tableware which blends in with both Japanese and Western decors. The studio's gallery, Bungoro Soko, which operates out of a remodeled warehouse, displays and sells pieces by Akira and can also be rented out for use as an exhibition space or for other events.

Spot details

Address: Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 1087 Map
Area: Shigaraki / Koka Area
Phone: 0748823153
Hours: 10:00-18:00
[Winter period] 10:00-17:00
Closed: Monday (Tuesday for public holidays), 2nd/4th Tuesday, when exhibiting at an event
Parking Lot: Available(10spaces)
Credit Card: Available (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, AMEX, UnionPay, DISCOVER, Diners Club)
Smoking: Not available
Wi-Fi: Not available
English Menu: English shop card Available
Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day: Yes
Wheelchair accessible: Available
Infant friendly: Available

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

和も洋も美しく映える器のギャラリー

Reviewed : 2016.01.04

ここでは信楽の窯元散策路にある窯元のひとつである文五郎窯の作品を購入することができます。文五郎窯の器はどれもデザインがシンプルで美しく、和食でも洋食でも日常の食卓に使いやすそうなものばかりでした。窓の外にそよぐ竹林を活かした作りの美しいギャラリーです。