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Add Your Own Unique Design to an Arita Porcelain Coffee Mug

  • Sage Arita

Overview
・In this casual activity, you will become a designer for a day and decorate your own porcelain coffee mug. Using the simple technique of transfer printing, choose from available patterns to create a design for your coffee mug.

Highlights
・Create your unique design for a porcelain coffee mug in Arita.
・Use your imagination and try various combinations of transfer printing.
・Visit Kouraku Kiln, where artists from all over the world collaborate.
・Receive the guidance of an experienced local potter.
・Have a relaxing coffee break with Arita ware.

Details
Arita ware is a highly appraised type of Japanese porcelain.

At Kouraku Kiln, which often welcomes artists who are interested in Arita ware, you can take part in a fun, easy-to-join activity in English! This modern kiln has developed special porcelain designs.

This is your chance to take home a beautiful porcelain coffee mug that you decorated with transfer printing. Use any combination of paper prints to create an original design, and make your own souvenir of your trip to Arita!

This tour is walkable, and includes a visit to the Kyushu Ceramic Museum.

Schedule
This activity has two available start times: 10:00 and 13:00.
10:00 / 13:00 Meet your guide at Arita Station; head for the Kyushu Ceramic Museum
10:10 / 13:10 Visit the Kyushu Ceramic Museum
11:05 / 14:05 Arrive at Kouraku Kiln for a brief explanation about the kiln and its special program for international artists
11:35 / 14:35 Choose paper prints and decorate the coffee mug through transfer printing
12:30 / 15:30 Coffee break with a porcelain coffee mug
12:45 / 15:45 Tour ends at Arita Station
Detailed information
period
From Monday to Saturday *except for 12/28-1/3
Hours
Start from 10:00 or 13:00
Time required
Approx. 3 hours
Target age
Ages 7 and up. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Experience fee
2 Adults~: ¥23,500 × number of people

Included:
- experience fee
- sightseeing guide fee
- a fee of taxi from the meeting place to the first spot
Notes
・Please pay for shipping in cash on the day; the finished coffee mug will reach your address in 1–2 months after firing one more time.
・During the coffee break, you will use a different mug from the one you made.
・Kouraku Kiln also offers a treasure-hunting game (separate fee required), in which you can search for and purchase anything you like from the kiln's huge Arita ware collection (cash only; payment to be made on-site).
Access
Departure Point:Arita Station, Hei Hokaomachi, Arita, Nishimatsuura District, Saga 844-0026, Japan
Reservation acceptability
★Please contact us using the form below★
・This is a reservation-based tour (your booking will be confirmed once we receive your request and verify availability).
・Please submit your request by 5:00 PM, 4 days prior to the tour date.
・The minimum group size is 2 people, and the maximum is 4 people.
・Please provide the name and phone number of the group representative.
About cancellation fee
Full refund available up to 2 days before the event date
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+81-501725-4455(10:00 ~ 19:00)
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