Mashiko Spring Pottery Fair
(Mashiko Haruno Toki Ichi)

益子春の陶器市（益子町）

One of the largest ‘Craft & Pottery Fair’ nearby Tokyo

The organizers have confirmed that this event is GOING ahead.

DATE

2023 : April 29th (Sat) – May 7th (Sun)

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Click for information about the Pottery Fair in AUTUMN (early November).

*Dates and times have not been confirmed by the organizer.

TIME

9:00 am – 5:00 pm

*All dates & activities are subject to change due to weather and/or unforeseen circumstances.

SCHEDULE

There are hundreds of art stalls throughout the town where artists and local potters sell their work.

*All dates & activities are subject to change due to weather and/or unforeseen circumstances.

COST

FREE

Many people come and enjoy the Mashiko Spring pottery fair every 6 months.

A visitor shopping pottery at the Mashiko's pottery fair

Walking around the Mashiko Spring pottery fair

Many tents out at the Mashiko Spring pottery fair

Meet local potters

Shop for something Special!

Great girls day out

Traveling solo

Fun for couples

Artisan cafes

Walk around town

Enjoy for 1 whole day!

⚱️Enjoy a unique pottery experience in Mashiko Town⚱️

👀Find your once-in-a-lifetime pottery at one of 🇯🇵Japan’s largest pottery fair❗️

Every year during 🎌Japan’s Golden Week Holiday (Around the end of April-early May), the time-honored Spring Pottery Fair⚱️(Started in 1966) is held in Mashiko Town. A massive variety of pottery from daily necessities to art crafts will be ready in more than 50 shops and 500 outdoor display tents🎪at reduced prices!

Take your time to 🚶wander around, and if you’re a pottery lover don’t miss this chance to talk directly with pottery artists and craftsmen! Share the excitement with Mashiko and lose yourself in a world of pottery❗️

🚶Walk along the 500 or so tents to take a look at the traditional Mashiko pottery, 🎨artwork, and local goodies! Strike up a 🙋🏼conversation with the 😃local artists and people — perhaps the ✨best way to get to know Japanese people and culture!

What to do nearby Mashiko Spring Pottery Fair

Tonoike Sake Brewery

Established more than 80 years ago, Tonoike Sake Brewery is a traditional Sake brewery popular with overseas visitors.
(Open 365 days)

Yoshimura Straberry Park

One of the most popular strawberry picking locations in Japan. Popular with overseas visitors and suitable for children.
(Dec-early May)

Mashiko EXPERIENCE Guide

Mashiko TOWN Guide

Making pottery in Mashiko

How to get to the Mashiko Spring Pottery Fair

From Tokyo

Address

Jyonaizaka (城内坂)
Jyonaizaka, Mashiko-machi, Haga-gun, Tochigi Pref. Japan 321-4218

〒321-4218 栃木県益子町城内坂付近

By Train

From Tokyo via JR Utsunomiya Station (JR Line)

From Tokyo, take the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) to JR Utsunomiya Station. Then take the bus to Jyonaizaka (城内坂 – Mashiko’s high street) a few stops before the end of the line. Approx. 2 -2.5 hours

From Tokyo via Shimodate Station (Moka Line)

From Tokyo take the Tohoku Shinkansen (bullet train) to JR Oyama Station. Then take the JR Mito line to Shimodate Station and the Moka Line to Mashiko (Steam engines also run on weekends!). Take a bus or taxi from the Mashiko station to Jyonaizaka (城内坂 – Mashiko’s high street) or walk for 17 min. Approx. 3 hours

Use the Japan Transit Planner to find trains.

By Car

From Moka Interchange (Kitakanto Expressway)

20 min drive from Moka IC on the Kitakanto Expressway (Kitakanto Jidoshado).

By Highway Bus

Highway Bus ‘Yakimono Liner’ from JR Akihabara Sta.

From JR Akihabara Station take the Yakimono Liner Bus ‘Highway bus ‘ (approx 2.5 hours). Get off at Togeimesse Iriguchi (陶芸メッセ入り口) which is one stop before the station.