JAPAN: HAMADA, LEACH, KAWAI, YANAGI, MINGEI, CERAMICS, FOLKCRAFT MARCH 2025
Mar
22
to Apr 5

JAPAN: HAMADA, LEACH, KAWAI, YANAGI, MINGEI, CERAMICS, FOLKCRAFT MARCH 2025

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On this journey, we’ll focus on the life and work of Hamada Shoji, the Mingei Movement, and it’s significance in Japan and the rest of the world. We’ll explore the actual places that Hamada and other Mingei founders lived, worked, and traveled. We’ll discover how Hamada, Leach, Kawai, Yanagi, and others intersected, delving into the cultural historic development of one of Japan’s important ceramic traditions. We’ll visit studios, shops, galleries, and restaurants associated with the Mingei movement. We’ll encounter potters and other craftspeople who are continuing to practice based on Mingei ideals and aesthetics. If you’re a fan of Hamada Shoji and want to learn more about his life and practice, please join us for this special tour exploring his impact on Japanese pottery, folkcraft, and social trends in Japan.

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JAPAN: STUDIO GHIBLI ANIME, NATUR, KUNST, KULTUR, OG ILLUSTRATION APRIL 2025
Apr
12
to Apr 26

JAPAN: STUDIO GHIBLI ANIME, NATUR, KUNST, KULTUR, OG ILLUSTRATION APRIL 2025

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På denne rejse til Japan, sætter vi fokus på Anime, pop-kultur og arkitektur: vi kommer til at bruge vores tid på at rejse til både større og mindre byer, køre med lokale toglinjer og spise frokost på farten.Vi kommer til at tage et nærmere kig på de lokationer i Japan som har inspireret Studio Ghibli til mange af deres film, udforske kunstøerne ved Seto Inland Sea, Naoshima, Teshima, Tomonura Havn, og derudover besøge Tokyo, Osaka og Kyoto

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JAPAN: CERAMICS, TEXTILES, TEA, ARCHITECTURE, AND ZEN GARDENS APRIL 2025
Apr
26
to May 10

JAPAN: CERAMICS, TEXTILES, TEA, ARCHITECTURE, AND ZEN GARDENS APRIL 2025

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On this adventure to Japan, we’ll look at the relationships between ceramics, textiles, and tea as an important lens for understanding the cultural underpinings of this fantastic country. We'll encounter potters and other craftspeople in their studios, Zen Buddhist monks, local tea farmers at their plantations. We're going to be spending time with artists who make objects for the tea ceremony, having meals in the mountains, living normal lives. We'll also visit ceramic and textile galleries, museums, and tea shops, in different destinations as we work to use the relationships between craft and tea practice in historical and contemporary times for a special perspective on Japanese society.

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Japan: Indigo, Textile, Washi Paper, Architecture, And Rural Trains Nov. 2024
Nov
16
to Nov 30

Japan: Indigo, Textile, Washi Paper, Architecture, And Rural Trains Nov. 2024

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On this adventure to Japan, we’ll have Textile, Paper, Design, Architecture, and Geography in focus: we're going to be spending time in the little places, taking local trains, eating lunch on the go, staying at rural inns while visiting the homes and studios of some fantastic crafts people at each stop. We’ll also be able to experience life at a slower pace in the countryside, featuring indepth contact with Japanese culture and society.

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Japan: Ceramics, Architecture, Rural Trains, and Country Inns
Nov
2
to Nov 16

Japan: Ceramics, Architecture, Rural Trains, and Country Inns

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On this adventure to Japan, we’ll have Ceramics, Design, Architecture, and Geography in focus: we're going to be spending time in the little places, taking local trains, eating lunch on the go, staying at rural inns while visiting the homes and studios of some fantastic crafts people at each stop. We’ll also be able to experience life at a slower pace in the countryside, featuring indepth contact with Japanese culture and society.

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Korea: Ceramics, Tea, Architecture, Rural Travel, and Historical Identity
Oct
12
to Oct 26

Korea: Ceramics, Tea, Architecture, Rural Travel, and Historical Identity

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On this adventure to Korea, we’ll have Ceramics, Tea, Architecture, Geography, and History in focus: we're going to be spending time in the big and little places, eating lunch on the go, staying at local inns while visiting the homes and studios of some fantastic crafts people at each stop.  We'll also explore the aesthetic, socio-political, and economic relationships between Korea and the broader world.

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Japan: Ceramics, Textiles, Tea, Architecture, and Zen Gardens
Apr
13
to Apr 27

Japan: Ceramics, Textiles, Tea, Architecture, and Zen Gardens

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Kyoto, Tokoname, Nakasendo, Seto, Sasama, Fuji, Mashiko, Nikko, Tokyo.

April 13th to 27th, 2024.

On this adventure to Japan, we’ll look at the relationships between ceramics, textiles, and tea as an important lens for understanding the cultural underpinings of this fantastic country. We'll encounter potters and other craftspeople in their studios, Zen Buddhist monks, local tea farmers at their plantations. We're going to be spending time with artists who make objects for the tea ceremony, having meals in the mountains, living normal lives. We'll also visit ceramic and textile galleries, museums, and tea shops, in different destinations as we work to use the relationships between craft and tea practice in historical and contemporary times for a special perspective on Japanese society.

• Dansk, English, and Japanese speaking tour leader •  Air Travel, Denmark to Japan, T/R • All Lodging • Travel by Shinkansen/local trains • Kennin-ji Temple • Raku Museum • Kawaii Kanjiro Museum •Kyoto Textiles• Shozo Michikawa Studio • Seto Ceramic Museum • Tokoname Pottery Trail •Nakasendo Historical area • Sasama Tea Plantations • Mashiko Jonaizaka • Hamada Shoji Museum • Higeta Indigo Dying workshop • Nikko Toshogu Shrine • tsukiji market District • Takumi, Mingei shop • Ginza Shopping District • Shopping opportunities •  Breakfasts • Dinners days 2,8, and 13

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Japan: Ceramics, Architecture, Rural Trains, and special places
Nov
4
to Nov 18

Japan: Ceramics, Architecture, Rural Trains, and special places

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Trip Details  Autumn Ceramics Tour: November 4th to 18th, 2023.

On this adventure to Japan, we’ll have Ceramics, Design, Architecture, and Geography in focus: we're going to be spending time in the little places, taking local trains, eating lunch on the go, staying at local inns while visiting the homes and studios of some fantastic crafts people at each stop.

• Dansk, English, and Japanese speaking tour leader •  Air Travel, Denmark to Japan • Lodging in Hotels, Minshuku/Ryokan • Travel by Shinkansen & local trains •  Ryosoku-in Temple • Kawai Kanjiro Museum •Tokoname Historical pottery path• Setoguro Museum • Arakawa Shino Museum • Nanao Onsen • Nanao Nature, crafts, and design tour • Sori Yanagi Design collection • Kanazawa Gold Leaf Museum • Kanazawa Castle and Historical District • Echizen Knife, Laquer, washi, pottery tour • Osaka Asian ceramic Museum • Breakfasts / Three Dinners •

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