Marumo Takagi Toki

Ichinokura Raku Firing: Glaze and Fire Your Own Sake Cup

4h 30min
Up to 8
English · Japanese
Ichinokura, Tajimi, Gifu

About

Ichinokura, a hillside district of Tajimi in Gifu, is known for one thing above all: the ochoko, the small cup you drink sake from. At the experience studio run by Marumo Takagi Toki you glaze and fire one yourself. You brush the glaze on by hand, then set the cup straight into a bed of open charcoal. How you lay the colour and how the fire takes it decide what comes out, so no two cups are alike — and yours is cool enough to carry home the same day. The morning starts in the gallery and showroom before the group moves to the studio, and an interpreter arranged by LIVAPON stays with you throughout.

The maker

Marumo Takagi Toki

A long-established tableware maker and wholesaler in Tajimi, Gifu. Its experience studio in Ichinokura opened on 7 July 2025.

What’s included

An unglazed sake cup, glazes and tools
Firing in the open charcoal bed
Gallery and showroom visit
An interpreter with the group
Your finished sake cup to take home

How the day runs

Gallery and showroom
10:00–11:00, with time to shop
Transfer to the studio
About 10 minutes
Lunch nearby
About 30 minutes, paid on the day
Raku firing
Glazing, then firing over open charcoal — about 2 hours 30 minutes
Finish
Take your cup home with you

Where

Ichinokura, Tajimi, Gifu

Exact address after booking

Good to know

What to bring: Clothes you do not mind getting dirty. Everything else is provided.
Accessibility: Ages 9 and over. Children aged 9 or 10 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and participants aged 15 and under watch the charcoal being lit rather than handling the fire themselves. Children aged 8 and under cannot take part in the firing; they are welcome to come along and are not counted toward the group size. Part of the experience takes place outdoors around an open charcoal bed.

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