Hokuriku in Handmade / Handcraft workshops

• Age 12～Age 99
• 3～4 hours
• 10:00

A painting experience in nature. Mr. Kengo Ukita of Ukita Kiln has a history of attending a design school in Tokyo after training at Tokuda Yasokichi Pottery. The pottery-making environment that he obtained after moving from the Komatsu Airport area is a source of playful inspiration. The natural and tranquil environment around the studio, the view of greenery that jumps out from the window of the work desk, and the occasional music session with friends in the gallery. The pop style of Mr. Ukita's works inspired by them has a familiarity and warmth that is somewhat different from the classic motifs associated with the word "Kutani ware". In the GEMBA program, under the guidance of Mr. Ukita, you can experience overglaze painting from sketching a rough sketch in the backyard. The overglaze painting experience, which starts with a sketch surrounded by greenery, is a unique and valuable experience. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity

• Age 15～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 13:30

Luxury stool making experience taught by furniture craftsmen and upholsterers LEON is a furniture studio that proposes, manufactures, delivers, installs, and even maintains furniture and living tools, based on the concept of "solid wood furniture that can be used for a long time." . AMANO is a chair upholstery workshop that reupholsters chairs and sofas, offering the idea of ​​``fixing and reusing.'' In this program, two such cooperative workshops have teamed up. After a tour and explanation of the workshop and gallery, you can create a stool that you can customize to your liking, including the wood species and fabric of the chair. Take your time to see, hear, touch, and experience the details of each product.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity
• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 99
• 3～4 hours

Arrange flowers in Yasokichi's vase, eat from Yasokichi's vase, and let the story bloom. Until now, many craftsmen involved in Kutani have studied under the first and second generation Yasokichi Tokuda, and many master craftsmen of yesteryear have also trained at this kiln. Mr. Yasokichi Tokuda, the 4th generation owner of Kutani ware. Together with Yasokichi 4th, who continues to create pottery energetically, he says, "We are born from the earth and return to the earth. We use earth, our mother earth, as a material, and then return to the earth." , By arranging flowers in Yasokichi's works and actually using them as vessels, it is a program where you can enjoy Kutani ware not only by watching but also by fully using your five senses. *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

• For Rainy Days
• In Door Activity