Gojo-zaka Pottery a festival is one of the popular pottery festival in Japan, with about 350,000 visitors each year.
\nAbout 400 stalls selling pottery will line both sides of Gojo Street between Higashioji and Gojo bridge.<\/p>\n
At the event, various types of potteries are sold at discounted price by 20%~50% and be able to get a reasonable price.
\nIt is a good chance to talk with a potter and an artist directly, that\u2019s why many people visit every year.<\/p>\n
Potters make japanese potteries light and smooth touch, because they hold the dishes or put it up to eat with Japanese etiquette.
\nPotters also make the edge of dishes smooth because Japanese put it their lips when they are eating or shipping some soup.
\nThey don\u2019t do such a thing when they have in the European style.
\nIf you like Japanese food or interested in tea ceremony, you\u2019ll find an ideal one.<\/p>\n
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\nThe event is held on both side of Gojo-zaka which runs through Gojo street.
\nThough both sides aren\u2019t different so much, there are more restaurants, convenience stores, and pottery stores based in Kyoto on the left side street when you stand at the Exit 4 of Keihan Kiyomizu Gojo Station.<\/p>\n
The event opens from 9:00 to 22:00, so if you visit in a daytime, please be careful the heat illness. During the night time, the light makes the venue fantastic. When you want to get a popular things or good buy, you should visit the first two days. Gojo-Zaka Pottery Festival on Movie<\/a><\/p>\n Venue: You should receive such local information of Kyoto by an application “KoI APP”.
\n(Here<\/a> is the article about the heat illness)<\/p>\n
\nThe temperature seems still high but it would be quite better so more people visit around that time.<\/p>\n
\nIf you prefer a reasonable one, you should visit the last day.
\nYou could negotiate the price more easily.<\/p>\nWhat like the Festival?<\/h4>\n
Information<\/h4>\n
\nGojo zaka, Gojo Ohashi Bridge East side, Higashiyama ku, Kyoto
\nDate:
\nAugust 7th to 10th
\nTime:
\n9:00~22:00
\nAccess:
\n JR Kyoto Station
\nGojozaka bus stop on the Kyoto Bus # 207 or 206 at Kyoto Station
\nKawaramachi-gojo bus stop on the Kyoto Bus # 205 or 17 at Kyoto Station
\nKiyomizu-gojo Station, Exit 4 on Keihan Railway Line
\nOfficial HP:
\nhttp:\/\/www.toukimaturi.gr.jp\/en.html<\/p>\nDo you need more information?<\/h4>\n
\nWith this application, even if you don\u2019t have Wi-Fi, you can find nearby stores and so on.
\nYou can install the application from the following URL.<\/p>\n