益子春の陶器市(益子町)
DATE
2023 : April 29th (Sat) – May 7th (Sun)
Click for information about the Pottery Fair in AUTUMN (early November).
TIME
9:00 am – 5:00 pm
SCHEDULE
There are hundreds of art stalls throughout the town where artists and local potters sell their work.
COST
FREE
👀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!
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
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.
Any questions about this event?
For information about this event please contact the Mashiko Tourist Office directly.
Tel: +81 0285-70-1120
Email: Contact Form (External Link)
English Tourist Office Website (External Link)
Japanese Official Website (External, Japanese site)
Mashiko Spring Pottery Fair Page (Internal, English site)
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