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Free matcha with any workshop booking
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SAMPLE PAGE · This is a demo for business owners. Not a real shop.
これは事業者さま向けの見本ページです（架空の工房） 掲載について
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Ceramics workshop (demo) / Kyoto
Sample Atelier Kyoto
見本ページ（架空の工房）
A fictional pottery studio that shows everything a JAPANVERSE page can do: photos, workshops, menu, staff, FAQ and a reader offer.
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Offers
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10% OFF
10% off any piece in the shop
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FREE
Free name carving on your wheel-thrown piece
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50% OFF SHIPPING
Half-price overseas shipping
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2ND 50% OFF
Weekday mornings: second person half price
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ABOUT
About this place
Demo page for business owners. This studio does not exist.
WHY WE LOVE IT
Sample Atelier is an imaginary ceramics studio in Kyoto, made up so that business owners can see a finished JAPANVERSE page. Visitors would come here to try the potter's wheel, paint a small cup, and take home a bowl made by their own hands. Every name, price and detail on this page is invented for demonstration.
The (fictional) studio began when a young potter, tired of making the same mugs for department stores, decided to open her workbench to travelers. She wanted people from abroad to feel the weight of wet clay and the quiet of a Kyoto morning, not just buy a souvenir.
In this imagined story, the studio is a narrow wooden building with a small kiln at the back. Guests sit at the wheel for about an hour, choose a glaze, and the finished pieces are fired and shipped home a few weeks later. Between sessions there is time for a bowl of matcha and a chat about how Kyoto ware is different from other Japanese pottery.
This is the kind of story JAPANVERSE writes for real shops after an interview: who makes the work, why it matters, and what a visitor will actually experience. For this sample, the people and the place are invented.
Photos are illustrative: "Japanese wheel pottery workshop" (two photos) by Lodz Design, CC BY 2.0; "LOBED BOWLS, Celadon" and "A set of five lobed mukozuke bowls" by 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0; "Raku ware tea bowl plum blossom" by Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 4.0; "Tokyo National Museum Japanese ceramics 2018 (075)" by Gryffindor, CC0; all via Wikimedia Commons. They are not photos of this studio.
EXPERIENCES
What to experience
01
Potter's wheel workshop (about 60 minutes): make two pieces on the wheel with an instructor, choose a glaze, and have them shipped home after firing.
02
Hand-painting session (about 45 minutes): paint your own design on a ready-made cup or plate in traditional cobalt blue.
03
Private studio visit with matcha (about 30 minutes): see the kiln and drying room, then enjoy matcha in a handmade bowl.
MENU
What they make & sell
60 min · up to 6 people
Potter's wheel workshop
Make two pieces on the wheel. Glazing, firing and overseas shipping included.
¥8,800 per person (demo price)
45 min · all ages
Hand-painting session
Paint a cup or small plate in cobalt blue. Ready to collect in about 3 weeks or shipped.
¥4,400 per person (demo price)
Shop item
Matcha bowl (handmade)
A one-of-a-kind tea bowl made in the studio. Each piece is slightly different.
from ¥6,600 (demo price)
Shop item
Small sake cup set
Two small cups in celadon glaze, wrapped for travel.
¥3,300 (demo price)
PEOPLE
Meet the makers
Mika (fictional potter)
Lead instructor (demo)
An invented character for this sample page. On a real page, this is where you introduce the people visitors will meet, in a few warm sentences.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
- Address
- Sample address, Kyoto (fictional)
- Hours
- 10:00–17:00 (sample)
- Closed
- Wednesdays (sample)
- Price
- Workshops from ¥4,400 (demo prices)
- Reservation
- Recommended. Book online at least one day ahead (sample).
- English
- English-speaking instructor on weekends; simple English guide sheet every day (sample).
- Access
- Sample address, Kyoto. About 10 minutes on foot from a sample station (fictional).
- Tax-free
- Available for purchases over ¥5,000 (sample)
- Payment
- Cash, credit cards, IC cards (sample)
TRAVELER TIPS
- Book the morning slot: the studio is quieter and the light is best for photos.
- Wear clothes you do not mind getting a little clay on. Aprons are provided.
- Fired pieces take about 3 weeks, so plan on shipping rather than carrying them home.
FAQ
Good to know
Is this a real studio?
No. This is a sample page made by JAPANVERSE to show business owners what a finished page looks like. The studio, people and prices are fictional.
Do I need any experience to join a workshop?
Not at all. In a real studio page, this is where the owner explains that beginners and children are welcome and an instructor guides every step.
Can my pieces be shipped overseas?
On a real page, the owner would explain shipping options here. For this sample, overseas shipping is described as included in the workshop price.