IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE PEACEFUL JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE AND FEEL THE ZEN.

This will be an intimate 13 (or 14)-day intensive wood-firing workshop, hosted by kozy (@kozyceramics) and Dan kitchens (@kozyndan) Gasbon Metabolism (@gasbon_gasbook) with a group of 2-5 participants from Still Life Ceramics and Hawaii Ceramic Supply and Studio. You will learn centuries old techniques of wood-fired ceramics over the course of 2 weeks. Additionally, each free day will be filled with workshops learning traditional Japanese crafts during the second half of your stay. Leave the stress behind, pause and breathe. Visit a quiet local zen temple, have a stroll through the rice paddies, make some work with Japanese clays at the DYI ceramics studio at the emerging local arts complex GASBON, and enjoy autumn leaves 🍂 with refreshing craft beer. Even though Hokuto is very close to Tokyo, you’ll see few foreign tourists (or many people in general). You will be far from the manicured tourist attractions and be embedded in a true, typical Japanese farming town. That’s the vibe!