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A long-established experience workshop with about 20 units. The attraction is that the use of a potter's wheel is long, with a maximum of half a day, and you can immerse yourself in ceramics. There are nine types of glazes to color the work, and you can make a work as you image. Reservations are desirable on Saturdays and Sundays, holidays and busy seasons.

You can experience full-fledged ceramic art at Mashiko ware. Easy-to-use hands are from 1100 yen per hour. The potter's wheel experience 1650 yen ~ is also led by a professional staff, so you can make 4-5 of the potter's first person. If both in time, I would like to use clay. Bake it from 550 yen to hot drink/bean plate, 880 yen to hot drink (large) and tea bowl. From one hand, apply for three or more per potter. Separate shipping fee is required for later shipping. Take one to two hours.

There are three kinds of easy painting experience, hand twist experience molding from clay, and more authentic loclo experience. For the painting experience, you can choose your favorite from several types of devices and draw pictures and patterns with two colors of paint (about 45 minutes). You can enjoy the free twist experience, and the car experience can use a machine to make a full-fledged pottery. Hand twists and loculos can choose any color you like from the four-color glaze (take about 1 hour 30 minutes). The staff will help you carefully to make any experience available from beginners.

Experience making pottery with Mashiko ware. The potter wheel experience 1650 yen (different firing fee) is available for 15 hours clay, you can choose from 15 colors of glaze, and it is baked after about two and a half months. Hand-bend 90 minutes 1650 yen. Only one point of firing with 500g of clay. The brush painting of only plates and hot water is from 660 yen for 90 minutes, and the price is also conscientious, and pastel painting for small children is also well received. All separate shipping. At the stand, there is a wide range of products from practical supplies to author's works, such as Totsuma by Ikuzo Fujiwara.

A pottery class held in Iwashita-made pottery, a historic place of the founding of the second year of Keiyo (1866). Since the Lokuro is courteous for one pair (1-4 people), even a beginner can experience it with peace of mind. Reservations first. The gallery "Old Kiln Iwashi" was attached to the building. The site preserves Mashiko's oldest surviving climbing kiln, which has been certified as "Japan Heritage" by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and two of Kantō's largest climbing kilns. There is an exhibition of materials from the old Mashiko ware and current raw materials, and people other than classroom participants can tour for free.

A roadside station that stands in a rural area in the southwestern part of Mashiko, and features a roof and full-glazed exterior that mimics the surrounding satoyama. The walls are also eye-catching for the warm interior, which uses soil used for Mashiko ware, and the building materials are made of cedar from Mashiko-cho. The "Masuko Marche" is lined with locally grown fresh produce, fresh vegetables, and processed products such as pickles and jams using seasonal fruits, and also sells bread made in local bakeries. Since it is known as a town of handiwork, various kinds of crafts such as ceramic art and indigo dyeing are also available. The restaurant, where you can taste a set-up menu made with freshly picked vegetables, is also well received. You can enjoy the charm of various towns.

The human national treasure Shoji Hamada [Hada Shoji], who advanced the folk art movement and made the name of Mashiko ware known to the world. His workshop and climbing kiln are released as museums as they are. In addition to Hamada's works, there are also works by his fellow friends, Kanjiro Kawai and Bernard Leach, as well as art and lifestyle crafts he collected around the world. It takes 40 minutes.

In a bright shop with a clock tower, Mashiko ware, which is rich in character, mainly works by popular potters with high artistry, is available. In the gallery Akatsuki, which is located at the back of the store, classics from famous writers are held. You can enjoy new works.

It is located on a hill in the center of Mashiko town. The main facility is the Mashiko Ceramics Museum, which displays powerful works by Shoji Hamada and works by people related to him. It holds various planned exhibitions throughout the year. Also on the site are the former home of Shoji Hamada, the climbing kiln of Ayo, and the Kiheikan Sasashima, which displays works by the printmaker Kihei Sasashima from Mashiko-cho.

There is a village forest with red pine, chestnut, yamazakura, etc. There is a forest forest Mashiko, which contains accommodation facilities such as "Forest Inn Mashiko" and restaurant "Sakusaku Cuisine Akatsuki". There is a walking path, an observation deck and a trim facility with a total length of about 4Km. You can also enjoy nature observation.