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Bizen Pottery Festival

備前焼まつり

This pottery festival in Japan's Heritage-certified Bizen production area offers visitors the chance to buy ware and try their hand at the potter's wheel.

Bizen Pottery Festival
Bizen Pottery Festival © Okayama Prefectural Tourism Federation
Dates
18–19 Oct 2026Not yet confirmed
Opening hours
18 Oct 202609:00 to 17:00
19 Oct 202609:00 to 16:00
Links
Official websiteJapanese
Venue
Bizen City (Imbe District)1659-6, Imbe, Bizen-Shi, Okayama 〒 705-0001Imbe Station 伊部 (Akō Line)Walk 2 minutes

The 41st Bizen Pottery Festival takes place in the heart of the Japan Heritage–certified Bizen pottery production area. This year’s festival features a variety of programs in collaboration with the Bizen City Art Museum, marking its first event since the museum’s opening.

The program is fuller than ever, offering visitors the chance to enjoy Bizen ware, local gourmet foods, and more throughout the day.

Guests can purchase pottery crafted by talented local artists and also experience the art of pottery-making by trying their hand at shaping clay on a potter’s wheel.

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