The Journal
TokonameTokoname Ware: Red Clay, Kyusu, and Japan's Lucky Cats
Tokoname was the largest of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns and is now the country's lucky-cat capital. A guide...
SetoSeto Ware: The Kiln That Named Japanese Pottery
Seto ware is so old its name became setomono, the everyday Japanese word for pottery. A guide to...
ShigarakiShigaraki Ware: Fire, Clay, and Japan's Six Ancient Kilns
In Shigaraki, coarse Shiga clay and a wood fire do most of the decorating. Feldspar bursts, orange flame...
OverviewJapan's Pottery Regions: A Guide to Japanese Ceramics
Japan’s ceramic map is not one tradition but dozens, each shaped by local clay, fuel, trade, and taste....
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ゼンキルン 誌
Stories, studies & care from the workshop
Deep dives into kilns, glazes, and the wares behind them.
A guide to Hagi ware from Yamaguchi Prefecture: its Korean and Mori-clan origins, daido clay and ash glazes, the seven changes of nanabake, kannyu crackle, and how to...
Living with and caring for handmade Japanese pieces.
Four ongoing series from the workshop — pick a thread and follow it.
Every story in the Journal, newest first.
