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Pottery Classes in Tokyo Setagaya in English,and or Spanish.
Regular class for members ：Three times a month 8400yen
Classes for tourists also available.


As one of the world’s oldest art forms, pottery has its own place in the history of each country and culture. The first ceramic work in Japan dates back more than 10,000 years to the Jomon period; so it’s no exaggeration to say that the tradition of pottery has stood the test of time. With such a long history behind it, it’s up to each generation to discover its charms and learn the techniques for themselves.
For English speakers here the chance to work with local, skilled ceramic artists is a rare one. Which makes Pottery Tokyo’s new schedule of classes in English a great chance for all creative types. As well as using traditional Japanese glazes and clays, the center gives students the opportunity to learn about the many uses of ceramics in Japan, including the tea ceremony, traditional table settings and lucky items. Internationally trained, but Tokyo-based potter Eriko is the main teacher at the center. Her life-long passion for the subject has seen her studying ceramics at University in Miami, establishing her own pottery studio in Buenos Aires, and exhibiting her work all around the world.



Eriko’s biography

Eriko, who is Japanese, was born in Tokyo. She lived abroad for 15 years because of her husband’s job transfers before she came back to Japan four years ago.
Returning to school, Eriko started making pottery since 1995 at Florida International University, in Miami. Moving to Argentina, she established her first own pottery studio in Buenos Aires in 1998. After she learned Spanish, she started to teach Japanese pottery to local people, holding many exhibitions at the National library, San Martin Theater, Buenos Aires Japanese garden, Japanese Embassy Culture center, and so on. Moving to California, she completed BA in ceramics at San Diego State University. After she studied in London, she finally came back to her home town Tokyo to set her ceramic studio up in Tokyo.
Last year she started to teach Japanese pottery classes mainly for tourists in English. Now she opens her classes for the people who live in Japan as residents. She wants to share her knowledge and techniques of ceramics which she has learned during these 14 years in Indonesia, the U.S., Argentina, England, and of course Japan with whom interested in pottery and/or Japanese culture.

Persimmon dishes :Stone ware Cone 10 by Eriko
Photo by Eriko

Gears :Stone ware cone 8 by Eriko
Photo by Eriko