[Ibaraki Training Trip] Learn Kasama ware from a potter in the birthplace of Kasama ware | Departing from Tokyo! 2 nights 3 days special tour

Kuno Touen: the birthplace of Kasama ware Kuno Touen is the oldest kiln in the Kanto region, where potters from Shigaraki came to make pottery between 1772 and 1781 and are known as the birthplace of Kasama ware. The 14-chambered climbing kiln for firing pottery is a cultural asset designated by Kasama City and is also recognized as a constituent cultural asset of the Japanese Heritage site "Kasamashiko" (Kasama City, Ibaraki Prefecture and Mashiko Town, Tochigi Prefecture).

Learn techniques from a ceramic artist With 250 years of history and a cultural heritage of Japan as a backdrop, you can have a valuable experience learning directly from a potter. From explanations of the pottery process, to clay making, kneading chrysanthemums, experience on the potter's wheel, hand-building, making sake cups, and experiencing a small kiln, you can learn the basic techniques and authentic techniques of pottery in depth.

A warm welcome with Japanese tea On the first day of the tour, you will be welcomed with a comfortable Japanese tea set. The aroma and taste of Japanese tea will help you relax and begin the tour.

On the final day, enjoy a local Italian lunch On the last day of your pottery experience, you will finish off with an Italian meal using local ingredients. Enjoy dishes made with fresh local ingredients, bringing out the best in the flavors of the ingredients, in a warm and relaxing atmosphere.

It will be fired in a climbing kiln in December. All works other than the sake cups fired in the small kiln will be ready for delivery after being fired in the climbing kiln in December (scheduled for the end of the year).

A magnificent view and a relaxing time Surrounded by the nature of Mount Tsukuba, Kamenoi Hotel Mount Tsukuba is an inn that offers a spectacular view of the Kanto Plain and natural hot springs that are said to have skin-beautifying effects. Enjoy a truly relaxing stay in a facility that has been renovated to be even more attractive, with buffet-style cuisine that reflects the food culture of northern Kanto and a newly installed infinity open-air bath.

Room type (Japanese-style room) *This is a Japanese-style room with a calm atmosphere. *There is no bathroom in the room. Please use the large communal bath.

Dinner: Japanese and Western buffet 17:30-21:00 (last order 20:30) Ibaraki Prefecture is home to many of Japan's finest ingredients, so enjoy grilled Hitachi beef shabu-shabu, mushroom hotpot using local mushrooms, natto cutlet, as well as Sankai-don rice bowls that you can arrange in your own way using ingredients from Ibaraki, and a live corner where you can eat freshly cooked food.

A breakfast buffet with a wide variety of dishes From 7:00, it is a buffet style with a focus on Japanese cuisine. <Breakfast specialties> In addition to dishes made with carefully selected Ibaraki ingredients such as shabu-shabu made with Ibaraki's brand pork "Hitachi no Kagayaki" and Chinese cabbage, Tsukuba udon, miso soup with Hinumayama and clams, and a comparison of three types of natto, we also offer a wide range of standard breakfast dishes, including the Kamenoi Group's common menu items such as auspicious rice and cold chawanmushi with soft-shelled turtle and chicken breast.

Relax in an Alphard! Private car transportation from Tokyo The entire trip will be traveled in a private car (Alphard), so you can enjoy a comfortable and relaxing trip. Even long trips will be stress-free and comfortable.