Gyeonggi Tourism Program Lets Visitors Try Pottery-Making in Yeoju

On September 5-6, "So-So Week — Ceramics Trip," part of Gyeonggi Province and the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization's "Weekends in Gyeonggi" travel program, took place across Yeoju. Thirty participants joined each day, and the September 6 session drew international students from Germany, France, Denmark, Spain and Italy. After watching master potter Kim Heung-bae demonstrate making a moon jar and bunc

heong ceramics artisan Kim Gwang-hun demonstrate kick-wheel throwing and inlay techniques, participants sat at the wheel themselves at the Goryeo Ceramics workshop in Yeoju to shape their own pieces. The hands-on portion did not stop at the wheel. Participants also glazed their finished pieces and tried raku firing, which produces results faster than a traditional wood-fired kiln, while their pot

tery was fired in a traditional wood kiln near Silleuksa Temple. The day's program also included baking bagels made from Yeoju rice dough in a wood-fired oven, packing several hands-on making experiences into a single day. The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization plans to run the same program again on October 24, part of a wider "So-So Week" series running 17 times across seven cities in Gyeonggi Provinc

e from August through October. For visitors looking beyond already well-known options like royal-cuisine or hanbok experiences, sitting down at a potter's wheel in Yeoju — home to the master potters and workshops featured in the program — offers a distinctive day to add to a Korea itinerary. This article was reported by the Korea Tourism Times staff based on the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization's "S

o-So Week — Ceramics Trip" program. Korea Tourism Times Editorial Desk