Mashiko, Tochigi / 陶芸体験教室よこやま
Yokoyama Pottery Workshop, Mashiko
A pottery workshop in Mashiko where staff help first-timers make pieces on the wheel; a wheel session with 1-2 pieces fired is 4,400 yen.
Location
Smaller pins are other spots nearby.
Last official check
1 Oct 2026
Traveler reports
0
Reports open in Phase 2
Next scheduled check
24 Dec 2026
Decide before you go
A short summary made from the official facts below. Check the rows for details.
- Getting there
- Train / Bus
- Admission
- Paid (see the price below)
- Closing days
- Has closing days (see below)
Before you go
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- Opening hours
9:00-17:00 (last entry 15:00).
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Closed
Closed on Mondays (the next day if a holiday), two Tuesdays a month and over New Year.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Admission
Wheel session (1-2 pieces, firing included, shipping extra) 4,400 yen; ocarina painting for children 1,540 yen.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Getting there
About 5 minutes by taxi from Mashiko Station (Moka Railway); about 50 minutes by Kanto Bus from the west exit of JR Utsunomiya Station to Mashiko Chugakko-mae, then about 10 minutes on foot.
Checked 25 Sept 2026 on a tourism board site- Accessibility
The pottery studio is small inside and generally cannot accommodate wheelchairs.
Checked 1 Oct 2026 on the official site- Not yet confirmed
Parking, Payment
we have not confirmed this on an official source yet. Check with the spot before you go.
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Address: Mashiko, Tochigi (Japanese address: 栃木県芳賀郡益子町益子3527-7)
Official site: https://tougei.net/
Nearby spots
Photo: FukuroWaraw / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (resized)Mashiko Sankokan Museum, Hamada Shoji MemorialTochigiLess than 1 km away (straight line)
Photo: Photo ACMoka RailwayTochigi10 km away (straight line)
Photo: Photo ACKasama Inari ShrineIbaraki16 km away (straight line)- No photo yetShunpu Banri-soIbaraki18 km away (straight line)
Photo: Photo ACRyumon FallsTochigi19 km away (straight line)
Distances are straight-line distances, not travel distances.
Crowds
- Not yet confirmed
Crowd level, Best time to visit, Peak time, Busiest days, Busiest season
no official source yet, and not enough traveler reports.
- Latest traveler report
- None yet
Traveler crowd data by time of day appears after 5 traveler reports (0 so far).
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Verification log
- 1 Oct 2026First check · Official website · https://tougei.net/access/Read from the access page on the pottery studio's official site.
- 25 Sept 2026First check · Tourism board · https://www.tochigiji.or.jp/spot/s5302/Hours, closing days, fees, access and coordinates read from a tourism organization's site.