12 pottery workshops in Mashiko and Kasama
- Wheel throwing is mostly in the ¥4,000s and hand building ¥2,000 to ¥3,000; workshops appearing cheap charge firing separately.
- Delivery after firing takes about 1 month at Isobe Toen to about 5 months for the wheel at Komine Gama.
- To make several pieces on the wheel: Isobe Toen (5 pieces for ¥6,800, firing included) or Otsu Koyo Kiln (1.5 kg of clay for ¥4,500).
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At pottery workshops in Mashiko and Kasama, the wheel-throwing experience (rokuro) is mostly in the ¥4,000s, and hand building (tebineri) is mostly ¥2,000 to ¥3,000. But a workshop that looks cheap may charge the firing fee separately, which changes what you pay in the end. Your piece is fired and sent to you later, so the wait differs too, from about 1 month at Isobe Toen to about 5 months for the wheel at Komine Gama. With children, hand building is easier to choose, and for evenly shaped bowls the wheel is easier.
In short
- With a kindergarten-age child: Seito Fukuda hand building (800 g of clay for ¥1,650).
- To get it sooner: Isobe Toen (about 1 month).
- To make several pieces on the wheel: Isobe Toen (5 pieces for ¥6,800, firing included) or Otsu Koyo Kiln (1.5 kg of clay for ¥4,500).
- For private-style teaching: Mashiko Togei Kyoshitsu (one group per session).
- Large group by car: Hasegawa Toen (hand building for up to 150 people, 50 free parking spaces) or Hisa Pottery Studio (80 standard cars).
Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
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1. Price comparison of 12 pottery workshops in Mashiko and Kasama
In the table, “incl.” means the fee includes firing, and “extra” means you add the firing for the pieces you want fired later. Tap a workshop name to jump to its section.
| Workshop | Town | Hand building | Wheel | Firing fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tsukamoto | Mashiko | ¥3,000 | ¥4,500 | Incl. |
| Komine Gama | Mashiko | ¥2,750 | ¥2,970 + firing | Hand building incl., wheel extra |
| Iwashita Seito | Mashiko | From ¥4,500 | From ¥4,500 | Incl. |
| Togei Club | Mashiko | From ¥2,750 | From ¥5,500 | Extra |
| Kanko Center | Mashiko | ¥3,000 | ¥4,000 | Incl. |
| Hasegawa Toen | Mashiko | ¥2,035 | ¥4,400 | Incl. |
| Nakamura | Mashiko | ¥1,000 for 1 hour | ¥1,500 for half a day | Extra |
| Yamani Otsuka | Mashiko | — | ¥2,500 for 1 hour | Extra |
| Isobe Toen | Kasama | ¥2,000 | From ¥4,400 | Incl. |
| Hisa Pottery Studio | Kasama | ¥1,500 | ¥2,200 + firing | Hand building incl., wheel extra |
| Otsu Koyo Kiln | Kasama | From ¥1,800 | From ¥3,500 | Incl. |
| Seito Fukuda | Kasama | ¥1,650 | ¥3,700 | Incl. (wheel: 1 piece) |
Source: the Mashiko Tourism Association’s pages for each workshop and each workshop’s official site (checked November 1, 2026; Japanese). Prices are per person, and shipping is extra. Iwashita Seito is from ¥4,500 per person regardless of the type of lesson. The Mashiko workshop prices are those listed by the tourism association, so confirm when you book.
2. Practical points when choosing a pottery workshop in Mashiko and Kasama
Compare the total: the experience fee plus the firing fee and shipping. For example, the wheel at Hisa Pottery Studio is a ¥2,200 use fee, and firing is ¥400 per 100 g, so firing one 400 g tea bowl comes to ¥3,800, before shipping.
You cannot take your piece home that day. It is dried and bisque-fired, then glazed and fired again. The guide to the wait is about 1 month at Isobe Toen, about 2 months for the wheel at Seito Fukuda, 2 to 3 months at Otsu Koyo Kiln, and about 4 months for hand building and about 5 months for the wheel at Komine Gama. If the piece is a gift with a fixed date, ask first.
Shipping is ¥1,200 per address at Otsu Koyo Kiln (more for far away), and ¥1,200 at Hisa Pottery Studio for hand-building pieces up to ¥3,000. Isobe Toen lets you pick up at the shop or ships by Japan Post Yu-Pack.
Mashiko is in the south-east of Tochigi Prefecture and Kasama is in the middle of Ibaraki Prefecture, and both are along the Kita-Kanto Expressway. Tsukamoto in Mashiko is about 30 minutes from either Moka IC or Kasama-Nishi IC. By train, the gateway for Mashiko is Mashiko Station on the Mooka Railway and for Kasama it is Kasama Station on the JR Mito Line. From Mashiko Station to Tsukamoto is about 10 minutes by taxi.
3. 8 pottery workshops in Mashiko
The Mashiko Tourism Association’s list shows 19 workshops. A list with phone numbers is on the Mashiko Tourism Association’s pottery workshop page (Japanese), and here we compare the 8 whose prices are known.
Tsukamoto Pottery School
Hand building is ¥3,000 per piece and the wheel is ¥4,500 per piece, both with firing included and shipping extra. Painting is from ¥1,100. The wheel takes 8 people, and hand building up to 70. Parking is free.
| Name | Tsukamoto Pottery School |
|---|---|
| Address | 4264 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (Closed Thursdays) |
| Phone | 0285-72-5151 |
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Komine Gama
Hand building is ¥2,750 for 500 g of clay and firing of one piece. The hand-building page says it is for toddlers and older (one parent accompanies each toddler), but the Komine Gama FAQ (Japanese) recommends elementary school age and older. Booking is for 2 people or more, and making takes up to 1 hour 30 minutes.
The wheel is for elementary school age and older: a ¥2,970 use fee plus firing (from ¥1,650 for a sake cup or small teacup), from ¥4,620 in total. There are 10 wheels, clay is unlimited, and you choose from 15 glazes.
| Name | Komine Gama |
|---|---|
| Address | 3169-1 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | Starts at 10:00, 13:00, 15:30 |
| Phone | 0285-72-6311 |
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Mashiko Togei Kyoshitsu (Iwashita Seito)
From ¥4,500 per person with firing included and shipping extra. The price changes with the number of people and the number and size of finished pieces. The workshop takes one group per session, and one person can also apply. Parking is for 30 cars, next to the Sayado-kami bus stop of the Kanto Jidosha bus.
| Name | Mashiko Togei Kyoshitsu (Iwashita Seito) |
|---|---|
| Address | 3070 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | Starts at 10:00, 13:00 (Irregular holidays) |
| Phone | 0285-72-4989 |
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Mashiko Togei Club
The wheel is from ¥5,500 for a plan of 1 hour 30 minutes with 2 pieces, hand building is from ¥2,750 for 300 g, and painting is from ¥1,320 for a teacup. Firing and shipping are extra. It takes 24 people on the wheel and 100 for hand building, and has 20 parking spaces.
| Name | Mashiko Togei Club |
|---|---|
| Address | 3288-6 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (Open daily) |
| Phone | 0285-72-3866 |
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Mashiko Kasama Kanko Center
The former Mashiko ware kiln cooperative sales center. The wheel is ¥4,000, hand building ¥3,000 and painting from ¥1,045, with firing included and shipping extra. The wheel and hand building take 10 people each, and booking is required. It is closed on Wednesdays, and has parking for 1,000 standard cars and 50 buses.
| Name | Mashiko Kasama Kanko Center |
|---|---|
| Address | 706-2 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–16:00, last reception 14:00 (Closed Wednesdays, New Year holidays) |
| Phone | 0285-72-4444 |
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Togei no Mori Hasegawa Toen
The wheel is ¥4,400 for 1 person with 2 pieces fired, ¥7,900 for 2 people with 4 pieces, ¥9,480 for 3 people with 4 pieces, and ¥10,980 for 4 people with 4 pieces. Hand building is ¥2,035 (2 people or more, 1 piece fired). It suits a family splitting the number of pieces to fire. Shipping is extra.
| Name | Togei no Mori Hasegawa Toen |
|---|---|
| Address | 4240-3 Mashiko, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (Closed New Year holidays) |
| Phone | 0285-72-6161 |
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Tobo Nakamura
The wheel is ¥1,500 for half a day or ¥2,000 for a day, hand building is ¥1,000 for 1 hour or ¥1,500 for half a day, and painting is from ¥600. These are teaching fees, and firing costs extra. It is on the Jonaizaka road, 1.5 km from Mashiko Station, with parking for 8 cars. Aprons can be borrowed.
| Name | Tobo Nakamura |
|---|---|
| Address | 130 Jonaizaka, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 9:30–16:30 (Closed Tuesdays) |
| Phone | 0285-72-3117 |
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Yamani Otsuka Pottery School
The wheel is ¥2,500 for 1 hour (up to 4 people), and hand building takes 6 people. Firing and shipping are extra. Painting is ¥1,000 for a teacup and ¥1,600 for a mug, and these include firing. It is a 1-minute walk from the Mashiko Togei Bijutsukan Iriguchi bus stop.
| Name | Yamani Otsuka Pottery School |
|---|---|
| Address | 88 Jonaizaka, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi |
| Hours / Closed | 10:00–15:30 (Closed Fridays) |
| Phone | 0285-72-7772 |
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4. 4 pottery workshops in Kasama
The 4 workshops in Kasama publish prices on their official sites, and hand building is ¥2,000 or less. You can find others on the Kasama Tourism Association’s pottery page (Japanese).
Isobe Toen
On the electric wheel you make 4 to 5 pieces, and the price is set by the number you have fired: 2 pieces ¥4,400, 3 pieces ¥5,200, 4 pieces ¥6,000, 5 pieces ¥6,800. Hand building is ¥2,000 per ball of clay, and you can add balls. Painting is from ¥1,200, and all include firing. The soba restaurant Ikkyuan is on site.
| Name | Isobe Toen |
|---|---|
| Address | 341 Hiramachi, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki |
| Hours / Closed | Classes 10:00–12:00, 13:30–16:00 (Closed Fridays) |
| Phone | 0296-77-1024 |
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Hisa Pottery Studio
Hand building is ¥1,500 for an L-size lump of clay and takes 1.5 to 2 hours. The wheel is a 2-hour session at ¥2,200 for adults (junior high school age and older). Firing is ¥400 per 100 g, and the fees were revised in January 2026. You choose from 18 colors. Besides cash, cards are accepted. There is parking for 22 large buses and 80 standard cars.
| Name | Hisa Pottery Studio |
|---|---|
| Address | 43-1 Shimoichige, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki |
| Hours / Closed | 8:30–17:00 (Closed 4th Tuesday) |
| Phone | 0296-72-0198 |
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Otsu Koyo Kiln
The easy wheel course (45 minutes, making 1 piece from 500 g) is ¥3,500, and the standard course (75 minutes, making several pieces from 1.5 kg and choosing one) is ¥4,500. Hand building is ¥1,800 for 500 g and ¥3,200 for 1 kg, including clay and firing. Painting is from ¥1,200 for 45 minutes. Book up to 1 week ahead. The Kasama Tourism Association says it is 2 minutes from Tomobe IC.
| Name | Otsu Koyo Kiln |
|---|---|
| Address | 68 Tegoshi, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki |
| Hours / Closed | Twice a day (pottery classes closed Wednesdays, April 28–May 5, December 29–January 5; booking information notes closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays) |
| Phone | 0296-72-4323 |
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Seito Fukuda
A kiln that opened in the Kansei era (year 8) and started its classes in 1963. The electric wheel is ¥3,700 for 1 hour, making 3 pieces from 3 balls of clay and firing 1. Elementary school children can shape pieces. Hand building is ¥1,650 for 800 g of clay, and kindergarten and elementary school children can do it. Painting is from ¥660 for a teacup and is finished in about 2 weeks. It is about a 14-minute walk from Kasama Station and about 10 minutes from Tomobe IC.
Official information checked: November 1, 2026 (Japan time). Prices and times may change.
| Name | Seito Fukuda |
|---|---|
| Address | 754 Shimoichige, Kasama-shi, Ibaraki |
| Hours / Closed | 9:00–17:00 (Closed New Year holidays) |
| Phone | 0296-72-0670 |
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Checked with official pages on November 1, 2026 (Japan time).
