Retreat Itinerary

Orientation at Maana Atelier

Welcome dinner

Walk though Tamba Tachiku village with Masahiko Imanishi, a potter from a long lineage of Kyoto craftspeople.

Visit Imanishi’s private gallery and learn about the techniques and foraged materials unique to the region

Lunch

Glaze-making class, using a variety of regional materials

Back to Maana

Build small Guinomi sake cup pottery, using clay and stone from the local region

Potter's homemade lunch with her tableware

Fire pieces with Shichirinyaki

Back to Maana

Create your own tea vessels, led by a 16th-generation potter

Traditional Japanese lunch

Shopping

Tea experience, and learning about the unique ecosystem between tea and pottery

Transport back to Kyoto

Farewell Dinner

Checkout