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