Uchiharano Pottery Museum

Uchiharano Pottery Museum is an attractive spot where you can make original pottery using hand-twisting and painting techniques. Through the hand-twisting experience, you can freely shape the clay and create your own original pottery. Under the guidance of skilled craftsmen, immerse yourself in creative activities while feeling the texture of the soil. The pottery you shape with your own hands will become a special existence that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Why not enjoy the wonderful experience of making your own one-of-a-kind pottery?

At the Uchiharanoyaki Pottery Museum, you can enjoy a pottery painting experience. During the experience, you can draw your favorite designs and patterns onto the pottery. Using a brush, you can layer your own colors and create an original piece of art. Even beginners can enjoy the experience with the guidance of skilled craftsmen. By putting your thoughts into the pottery, your work will have its own unique personality and charm. Painting pottery at the Uchiharanoyaki Pottery Museum is a wonderful opportunity to create unforgettable memories and beautiful works of art.

At the glass studio of the Uchiharano Pottery Museum, you can enjoy a burner work experience. With this experience, you can melt glass rods of various colors and make dragonfly beads and small objects. This experience is conducted by appointment only under the guidance of an instructor. The target age is fifth grade elementary school students and above, and Satake Glass is used as the material. Burner work experience stimulates creativity and offers unique enjoyment that can only be found in a glass studio. Please come and enjoy the burner work experience at the glass studio of the Uchiharano Pottery Museum!

At the Glass Studio of Uchiharano Pottery Museum, you can enjoy a sandblast experience. Sandblasting is a technique where sand is blown onto glass products to create original designs and text. This experience takes place in the glass studio and requires a reservation. Like burner work, it is available for elementary school students in fifth grade or above, and uses Satsuma glass as the material. With the sandblast experience, you can create your own unique glass designs by blowing sand onto glass products. Travelers can savor the pleasure of creating their own individual glass works through this sandblast experience.

The Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art is known as the first public museum specializing in calligraphy in Japan. The museum was opened in 1982 and is located on the site of the Hiroshima Castle ruins, which was the residence of Tsuchii Kakucho. Hiroshima City has been known for its flourishing calligraphy culture and has produced many excellent calligraphers. The museum displays beautiful calligraphy works in kanji, kana, and Chinese characters, including works by calligraphers from Hiroshima such as Kawatani Yokoun and Shoutei brothers, and Teshima Yuukyou. The museum is also located in a place where Gotou, a samurai family of the Tosa clan, was placed, and it is said that the region was prosperous in learning. For travelers visiting the museum, it will be a place where they can enjoy the rich calligraphy culture. In addition, the location of the museum is a historical site of the Hiroshima Castle ruins, where visitors can also learn about the history and culture of the region. Why not visit the Uchiharanoyaki Ceramic Art Museum and enjoy sightseeing as a set?