Kintsugi Experience with Arita Ware in Tokyo (English Guide)

・Enjoy a 90-minute Kintsugi experience. ・Learn the traditional Japanese craft of pottery repair, Kintsugi. ・Experience Kintsugi using Arita Ware, with a 400-year history.
【Meeting Place】
Nihonbashi Mutoh Main Store

【Time schedule】
①10:30~12:00 ②13:30~15:00 ③15:30~17:00
Please choose your preferred time and enjoy a 90-minute Kintsugi experience. (with regular customer)

【What is Kintsugi?】
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery pieces back together with gold. It values imperfection, turning flaws into unique features. Originating in the 15th century, it's rooted in the philosophy of wabi-sabi, celebrating impermanence and embracing scars in life. Kintsugi teaches resilience, acceptance, and finding beauty in adversity. Immerse yourself in authentic Kintsugi.

【About Nihonbashi Mutoh】
Immerse yourself in the charm of traditional crafts, surrounded by beautiful lacquerware, at a shop with a history of about 100 years. Nihonbashi Mutoh Main Store, established in 1923, is a wholesale dealer of high-quality lacquerware and glassware, with department stores as its main clientele. You can learn about and experience the entire kintsugi process in a day.

【About Arita Ware】
Arita ware, with a 400-year history, is the first porcelain produced in Japan. The products from Shobido Honten are beautiful Arita ware pieces, making it a popular brand with fans both domestically and internationally. You can experience kintsugi using these exquisite pieces.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.