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Kintsugi Repair Class in Okitsu — Opening Soon

Mend with gold.

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Kintsugi does not hide a crack. It draws it in gold. We are preparing this as a private session in Okitsu — tell us if you want to know when it opens.

Place
Okitsu, Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka City
Duration
Approx. 100 min
Group
2–10 guests
Price
On request

Why the repair is worth more than the original.

A broken bowl can be glued invisibly. Kintsugi does the opposite: the join is filled and then drawn over in gold, so the history of the object is the most valuable line on it.

We are building this around a working studio in Okitsu rather than a classroom. Dates, the number of guests and what you can repair in one session are still being settled with the artisan.

If you would like to be told when it opens, send a request. We will write to you before it goes on the site.

What it will be

Being prepared now.

  • A bowl you repaired, carried home the same day

    The aim is a finished piece in one session, not a piece left to cure.

  • The gold line where the break was

    Drawn by you, guided by the artisan.

  • A private table

    One group at a time. No strangers beside you.

Opening soon

The shape of the session is set; the dates are not.

  1. Now

    In preparation with the artisan

    Duration, group size and what can be completed in one sitting.

  2. Next

    Private sessions in Okitsu

    Announced to those who asked first.

  3. Then

    Listed here with its own page

    With the same detail as our other experiences.

Send a request and we will write to you before this appears on the site.

Practical

Expected to include

  • A private session — one group at a time
  • Materials and tools
  • Interpretation between Japanese and English
  • The repaired piece, to take with you

Still being settled

  • The exact duration and the number of pieces per guest.
  • Whether real urushi lacquer is used — it can cause a skin reaction, and we will state this clearly before anyone books.
  • The venue in Okitsu.

Where it will be

Okitsu, on the old Tōkaidō, in the same town as two KAIDO houses.

Questions we are asked

When does it open?
We are not putting a date on it until the artisan and the venue are fixed. Send a request and you will hear from us first.
Can I bring my own broken piece?
That is one of the things we are working out. Tell us what you have in the request.
How much will it be?
Quoted per request, as with our other experiences.

Tell us you are interested

Send a request with a rough date and how many of you there are. We will write to you when this opens, before it appears on the site.

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