The Journal
Japanese Summer Cooling: The Art of Suzu o Toru
When Tokyo’s summer air stops moving, small visual and acoustic cues take over. Furin wind chimes, cobalt-blue sometsuke,...
What Is Furin? Japanese Wind Chimes and the Sound of Summer
A furin does more than ring in the wind. Its light summer sound, the shape of its bell,...
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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.
