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How to get to and play at the Ryukyu Glass "Glass Island" sightseeing spot on Ishigaki Island!
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In Okinawa, there is a glasswork called Ryukyu Glass, which has a history of about 100 years. There is a place called "Glass Island" on Ishigaki Island where you can experience Ryukyu glass making and sales. Glass Island is one of the oldest established Ryukyu glass workshops. This article introduces Ryukyu Glass Glass Island.
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What is Ryukyu Glass Glass Island?
Ryukyu Glass Glass Island is a long-established studio where you can experience Ryukyu glass, located a few minutes drive from the center of Ishigaki Island. It was founded in 1928, and its historic appearance is even melancholy. The Ryukyu Glass experience takes only about 15 minutes and is popular among families with children.
The restaurant is extremely crowded during peak season, so make reservations in advance. Online shopping is also available, so if there is something you are interested in, you can order it. However, if you are going to go through the trouble of making your own Ryukyu glass, it will be more memorable, so please experience it for yourself!
How to get to Ryukyu Glass Glass Island
From Shin-Ishigaki Airport, drive south on Route 390 for about 20 to 30 minutes. After passing the "Heitoku" intersection, you will see Ryukyu Glass Glass Island on your right.
More about Ryukyu Glass Glass Island
Ryukyu Glass Glass Island is a glass studio that manufactures and sells Ryukyu glass and allows visitors to experience glass making. Products handled here include glasses, vases, plates, small bowls, and other glass products at reasonable prices.
The glass blowing experience allows you to make colorful, original Ryukyu glass glasses. Visitors blow into heated glass, inflate it like a balloon, and form it into the desired shape. The experience is available from 10:00 to 17:00, and is closed on Sundays. If you do not know what Ryukyu glass is, please read the following article about Ryukyu glass, which is famous among Ryukyu glass lovers.
Each piece is filled with the feelings of glass artisans, and you may feel a part of them in the delicacy of the piece.
Ryukyu glass is mainly made using the glass blowing technique described above. The spectacle of glass balloons being blown up is very interesting, and it is fascinating to watch the glass being created in a matter of minutes.
We accept orders online or by phone or fax, so if you are interested in something, please contact us.
How to play Ryukyu Glass Glass Island
The highlight of Ryukyu Glass Glass Island is the glass blowing experience.
It takes about 10 to 15 minutes and the experience fee is 2,500 yen, which is reasonable and time-efficient, so it is recommended to include it as a fun point of your trip to Ishigaki Island.
At Ryukyu Glass Glass Island, visitors can choose between frit glass and marbled Nambu glass for their glass blowing experience.
Frit glass is a glass with glass chips called "frit" placed on the lath surface. The frit can be patterned with a colorful mixture of nine colors or three colors from red, yellow, green, light blue, blue, purple, golden red, white, and pink. Frit glass can be made with or without color.
Nanpu glass is selected from Nanpu glass color swatches to create a barrel-shaped glass.
You can buy Ryukyu glasses as a souvenir or make them as a memory. 2000 yen per piece is reasonable, so please try it!
Address: 178, Heitoku, Ishigaki City, Okinawa, Japan
Access: 8 minutes by car from the remote island terminal, 20-30 minutes by car from Ishigaki Airport
Phone number: 0980-83-1260
Business hours: 9:00-18:30
Closed: Sunday
Glass blowing experience: 10-15 minutes
Experience fee: 2,500 yen/person (tax included) (*If more than one piece is made by one person, the second and subsequent pieces cost 2,200 yen)
Parking: Available
Restaurant: Available
Toilet: Yes
summary
We introduced Ryukyu Glass Glass Island. How was it?
Ryukyu Glass Glass Island was a long-established glass studio where colorful Ryukyu glass could be handmade.
We recommend Ryukyu Glass Glass Island for the following reasons.
Ryukyu Glass Studio, a long-established glass studio established in 1928.
Glass Blowing Experience
Easy access from the island terminal
Short time required and easy to experience.
The one and only original item in the world
Please check the above and visit Ryukyu Glass Glass Island.
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