This event is tableware-only and the entrance fee is much lower (600yen) than the exhibition I was considering going to. 

If I want to see a lot of cups and bowls at once, this might be a more realistic option. 

But the transport to the venue should be quite costly, probably over 1000 yen. Which means that either way I have to pay 1600 yen just to look at tableware that I might not even purchase...

... I am beginning to think that the tableware sections in department stores are good enough for me; they are conveniently located and free to browse and open all year round, or maybe I have outgrown the period of my life where I am passionate about tableware (or try to show off show off my good taste).