10/15-16 Bizen Bake Festival held for the first time in 3 years|2 discount sales of works and attraction events in the city
On Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th, the largest event of Bizen ware, the 38th Bizen Ware Festival, will be held around the Ibe district of Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture. The event was organized by the city and the Friends of the Pottery Association. (© Okayama Prefecture Tourism Federation)
The event will be held in various places around Ibe Station on the JR Ako Line as a pedestrian paradise. The works will be sold at a discount of 2 off the market price at the gallery in the Traditional Industry Hall attached to the station, tent stalls, and kilns and galleries in the shopping street. In addition, there are attractions such as lucky bag sales (10,000 ~ 50,000 yen) and a potter's wheel demonstration by an artist.
The event starts at 9:00 a.m. on both days and ends at 5:30 p.m. on the first day and 4:00 p.m. the next day.
The Bizen ware of Japan's Rokuko kiln is popular for its simple design that does not use glaze and does not paint. The event attracted more than 100,000 people before the Corona disaster. There will be a parking lot for 2,000 cars around the event venue, but public transportation is recommended for local access. On both days, the upper and lower sections of the JR Ako Line "Ibe Station" run about every 30 minutes (about 40 minutes from Okayama Station).
