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KutaniAsakura Isokichi: The Family That Reinvented Modern Kutani
Asakura Isokichi was the first Kutani potter to win Japan’s Order of Culture — and his family kiln...
SetoYakushi Kiln (Yakushigama): Seto's Modern Maneki Neko Tradition
Yakushi Kiln (Yakushigama) makes hand-painted Maneki Neko in Seto, Aichi. Founded in 1952 and named after a Buddhist...
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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.
Banko ware from Yokkaichi, Mie produces about 80 percent of Japan's donabe clay pots. A guide to its tea-merchant origins, petalite clay, shidei teapots, and how to choose...
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.
