The story woven by twin pottery-making districts

The Tsuna Shrine was built on the grounds of the Obadera Temple, the Utsunomiya family's ancestral temple, in 1194. Tradition holds that the Tsuna Shrine was erected with an invitation extended to the tutelary deity of Ichinomiya Kamo Shrine in Tosa (now Kōchi Prefecture in Shikoku) to occupy it. The shrine was rebuilt during the Daiei period (1521 - 1528). The Main Hall of the shrine, together with the Ōkura …

Monument in Honor of Tomosaburo Tanaka

Tomosaburo Tanaka, who is revered as the potter who revived Kasama Pottery, began using the Kasama-yaki Pottery brand for shipments of tea jars to Yokohama. The selection of his works for a prize at the Second National Industrial Exhibition prompted him to continue participating in other competitive exhibitions with other potters, and spread recognition of Kasama Pottery. Tanaka also established a pottery-making ass…

Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex

【Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex (an annex to the former Hamada Shoji's residence)】 This building was originally the main building of the former Takano family's residence in Mashiko town. In 1942, Shoji Hamada dismantled it and moved it to the present location in order to use it as a lodging-house for his guests. It is said that it took about 10 years to complete. Mashiko Sankokan Museum's …

Kuramisawa Kiln Site

【Kuramisawa Kiln Site (The Mashiko Koyōshi-gun (The Mashiko Old Kiln Sites Group))】 The area, which includes the Town of Mashiko (in Tochigi Prefecture) and the City of Kasama (in Ibaraki Prefecture), is blessed with good quality clay, and also has the necessary water and wood for use as fuel that are required to make pottery. Sueki ware (a style of earthenware that was first brought to Japan from the Korean …

Monument in Honor of Tomosaburo Tanaka

Tomosaburo Tanaka, who is revered as the potter who revived Kasama Pottery, began using the Kasama-yaki Pottery brand for shipments of tea jars to Yokohama. The selection of his works for a prize at the Second National Industrial Exhibition prompted him to continue participating in other competitive exhibitions with other potters, and spread recognition of Kasama Pottery. Tanaka also established a pottery-making ass…

Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex

【Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex (an annex to the former Hamada Shoji's residence)】 This building was originally the main building of the former Takano family's residence in Mashiko town. In 1942, Shoji Hamada dismantled it and moved it to the present location in order to use it as a lodging-house for his guests. It is said that it took about 10 years to complete. Mashiko Sankokan Museum's …

Kuramisawa Kiln Site

【Kuramisawa Kiln Site (The Mashiko Koyōshi-gun (The Mashiko Old Kiln Sites Group))】 The area, which includes the Town of Mashiko (in Tochigi Prefecture) and the City of Kasama (in Ibaraki Prefecture), is blessed with good quality clay, and also has the necessary water and wood for use as fuel that are required to make pottery. Sueki ware (a style of earthenware that was first brought to Japan from the Korean …

Utsunomiya Family's graveyard

This is the Utsunomiya family's graveyard, located on the grounds of the Obadera. This graveyard was established by Utsunomiya Tomotsuna, the third head of the family. Although the power of the Utsunomiya family was ended, and members were deprived of their family territories by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a later date, the successive heads of the family continued to be worshipped. The heads of the Utsunomiya family…

Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex

【Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex (an annex to the former Hamada Shoji's residence)】 This building was originally the main building of the former Takano family's residence in Mashiko town. In 1942, Shoji Hamada dismantled it and moved it to the present location in order to use it as a lodging-house for his guests. It is said that it took about 10 years to complete. Mashiko Sankokan Museum's …

Kuramisawa Kiln Site

【Kuramisawa Kiln Site (The Mashiko Koyōshi-gun (The Mashiko Old Kiln Sites Group))】 The area, which includes the Town of Mashiko (in Tochigi Prefecture) and the City of Kasama (in Ibaraki Prefecture), is blessed with good quality clay, and also has the necessary water and wood for use as fuel that are required to make pottery. Sueki ware (a style of earthenware that was first brought to Japan from the Korean …

Utsunomiya Family's graveyard

This is the Utsunomiya family's graveyard, located on the grounds of the Obadera. This graveyard was established by Utsunomiya Tomotsuna, the third head of the family. Although the power of the Utsunomiya family was ended, and members were deprived of their family territories by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a later date, the successive heads of the family continued to be worshipped. The heads of the Utsunomiya family…

A monument honoring

【A monument honoring the memory of the originator of Mashiko Pottery】 This stone monument was erected by local potters in 1875 in honor of Keizaburo Otsuka, who made great contributions to the development of Mashiko Pottery. Following the example of Kasama Pottery, his ceramics were chiefly intended for daily use, including teapots, plates, and bowls. The epigraph on the monument was written by Kato Rōou, a f…

Kuramisawa Kiln Site

【Kuramisawa Kiln Site (The Mashiko Koyōshi-gun (The Mashiko Old Kiln Sites Group))】 The area, which includes the Town of Mashiko (in Tochigi Prefecture) and the City of Kasama (in Ibaraki Prefecture), is blessed with good quality clay, and also has the necessary water and wood for use as fuel that are required to make pottery. Sueki ware (a style of earthenware that was first brought to Japan from the Korean …

Utsunomiya Family's graveyard

This is the Utsunomiya family's graveyard, located on the grounds of the Obadera. This graveyard was established by Utsunomiya Tomotsuna, the third head of the family. Although the power of the Utsunomiya family was ended, and members were deprived of their family territories by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a later date, the successive heads of the family continued to be worshipped. The heads of the Utsunomiya family…

A monument honoring

【A monument honoring the memory of the originator of Mashiko Pottery】 This stone monument was erected by local potters in 1875 in honor of Keizaburo Otsuka, who made great contributions to the development of Mashiko Pottery. Following the example of Kasama Pottery, his ceramics were chiefly intended for daily use, including teapots, plates, and bowls. The epigraph on the monument was written by Kato Rōou, a f…

Negoya Pottery Studio

"Negoya Pottery Studio (formerly the Mashiko Pottery Training Center) The Negoya Pottery Studio was opened by Keizaburō Ōtsuka. In 1903, the Mashiko Pottery Guild was established. The Mashiko Pottery Training Center was also opened in the same year, for the training of pottery craftsmen. Mashiko Pottery techniques were taught using the pottery workshop of Chūji Ōtsuka, which was equipped with a kiln. Chūji…

Utsunomiya Family's graveyard

This is the Utsunomiya family's graveyard, located on the grounds of the Obadera. This graveyard was established by Utsunomiya Tomotsuna, the third head of the family. Although the power of the Utsunomiya family was ended, and members were deprived of their family territories by Toyotomi Hideyoshi at a later date, the successive heads of the family continued to be worshipped. The heads of the Utsunomiya family…

A monument honoring

【A monument honoring the memory of the originator of Mashiko Pottery】 This stone monument was erected by local potters in 1875 in honor of Keizaburo Otsuka, who made great contributions to the development of Mashiko Pottery. Following the example of Kasama Pottery, his ceramics were chiefly intended for daily use, including teapots, plates, and bowls. The epigraph on the monument was written by Kato Rōou, a f…

Negoya Pottery Studio

"Negoya Pottery Studio (formerly the Mashiko Pottery Training Center) The Negoya Pottery Studio was opened by Keizaburō Ōtsuka. In 1903, the Mashiko Pottery Guild was established. The Mashiko Pottery Training Center was also opened in the same year, for the training of pottery craftsmen. Mashiko Pottery techniques were taught using the pottery workshop of Chūji Ōtsuka, which was equipped with a kiln. Chūji…

Saimyō-ji Temple

Tradition has it that the Saimyō-ji was established in 737. This historic temple contains a statue of the eleven-faced Kannon enshrined as the main object of worship. The temple also has in its precincts a three-storied pagoda built by the Mashiko clan, vassal to the Utsunomiya clan. This pagoda, the two-storied gate and the feretory in the main hall (also built by the Mashiko clan), have been designated important c…

A monument honoring

【A monument honoring the memory of the originator of Mashiko Pottery】 This stone monument was erected by local potters in 1875 in honor of Keizaburo Otsuka, who made great contributions to the development of Mashiko Pottery. Following the example of Kasama Pottery, his ceramics were chiefly intended for daily use, including teapots, plates, and bowls. The epigraph on the monument was written by Kato Rōou, a f…

Negoya Pottery Studio

"Negoya Pottery Studio (formerly the Mashiko Pottery Training Center) The Negoya Pottery Studio was opened by Keizaburō Ōtsuka. In 1903, the Mashiko Pottery Guild was established. The Mashiko Pottery Training Center was also opened in the same year, for the training of pottery craftsmen. Mashiko Pottery techniques were taught using the pottery workshop of Chūji Ōtsuka, which was equipped with a kiln. Chūji…

Saimyō-ji Temple

Tradition has it that the Saimyō-ji was established in 737. This historic temple contains a statue of the eleven-faced Kannon enshrined as the main object of worship. The temple also has in its precincts a three-storied pagoda built by the Mashiko clan, vassal to the Utsunomiya clan. This pagoda, the two-storied gate and the feretory in the main hall (also built by the Mashiko clan), have been designated important c…

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio (the Higeta family's residence (also used as dye studio), indigo-dye vats and natural dyeing technique) The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio has been operating for generations, since it was founded in the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio, as part of the Mingei (fork-crafts) Movement, has been producing various types of Mingei-style dyed textiles, including some dyed us…

Negoya Pottery Studio

"Negoya Pottery Studio (formerly the Mashiko Pottery Training Center) The Negoya Pottery Studio was opened by Keizaburō Ōtsuka. In 1903, the Mashiko Pottery Guild was established. The Mashiko Pottery Training Center was also opened in the same year, for the training of pottery craftsmen. Mashiko Pottery techniques were taught using the pottery workshop of Chūji Ōtsuka, which was equipped with a kiln. Chūji…

Saimyō-ji Temple

Tradition has it that the Saimyō-ji was established in 737. This historic temple contains a statue of the eleven-faced Kannon enshrined as the main object of worship. The temple also has in its precincts a three-storied pagoda built by the Mashiko clan, vassal to the Utsunomiya clan. This pagoda, the two-storied gate and the feretory in the main hall (also built by the Mashiko clan), have been designated important c…

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio (the Higeta family's residence (also used as dye studio), indigo-dye vats and natural dyeing technique) The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio has been operating for generations, since it was founded in the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio, as part of the Mingei (fork-crafts) Movement, has been producing various types of Mingei-style dyed textiles, including some dyed us…

The Main Gate of the Entsū-ji Temple

The Entsū-ji is the head temple for the former Nagoe School of the Jōdo Sect of Buddhism. It was established by the Venerable Ryōe in 1402. All the buildings but the main gate were destroyed by fire in 1541. In 1559, a main hall was rebuilt by the Mashiko clan on the site where the present main hall is located, and the main gate was also relocated to its present site. The main gate of the temple has been designate…

Saimyō-ji Temple

Tradition has it that the Saimyō-ji was established in 737. This historic temple contains a statue of the eleven-faced Kannon enshrined as the main object of worship. The temple also has in its precincts a three-storied pagoda built by the Mashiko clan, vassal to the Utsunomiya clan. This pagoda, the two-storied gate and the feretory in the main hall (also built by the Mashiko clan), have been designated important c…

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio (the Higeta family's residence (also used as dye studio), indigo-dye vats and natural dyeing technique) The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio has been operating for generations, since it was founded in the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio, as part of the Mingei (fork-crafts) Movement, has been producing various types of Mingei-style dyed textiles, including some dyed us…

The Main Gate of the Entsū-ji Temple

The Entsū-ji is the head temple for the former Nagoe School of the Jōdo Sect of Buddhism. It was established by the Venerable Ryōe in 1402. All the buildings but the main gate were destroyed by fire in 1541. In 1559, a main hall was rebuilt by the Mashiko clan on the site where the present main hall is located, and the main gate was also relocated to its present site. The main gate of the temple has been designate…

Tsuna-jinja Shrine

The Tsuna Shrine was built on the grounds of the Obadera Temple, the Utsunomiya family's ancestral temple, in 1194. Tradition holds that the Tsuna Shrine was erected with an invitation extended to the tutelary deity of Ichinomiya Kamo Shrine in Tosa (now Kōchi Prefecture in Shikoku) to occupy it. The shrine was rebuilt during the Daiei period (1521 - 1528). The Main Hall of the shrine, together with the Ōkura …

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio

The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio (the Higeta family's residence (also used as dye studio), indigo-dye vats and natural dyeing technique) The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio has been operating for generations, since it was founded in the Edo period (1603 - 1868). The Higeta Indigo-Dye Studio, as part of the Mingei (fork-crafts) Movement, has been producing various types of Mingei-style dyed textiles, including some dyed us…

The Main Gate of the Entsū-ji Temple

The Entsū-ji is the head temple for the former Nagoe School of the Jōdo Sect of Buddhism. It was established by the Venerable Ryōe in 1402. All the buildings but the main gate were destroyed by fire in 1541. In 1559, a main hall was rebuilt by the Mashiko clan on the site where the present main hall is located, and the main gate was also relocated to its present site. The main gate of the temple has been designate…

Tsuna-jinja Shrine

The Tsuna Shrine was built on the grounds of the Obadera Temple, the Utsunomiya family's ancestral temple, in 1194. Tradition holds that the Tsuna Shrine was erected with an invitation extended to the tutelary deity of Ichinomiya Kamo Shrine in Tosa (now Kōchi Prefecture in Shikoku) to occupy it. The shrine was rebuilt during the Daiei period (1521 - 1528). The Main Hall of the shrine, together with the Ōkura …

Monument in Honor of Tomosaburo Tanaka

Tomosaburo Tanaka, who is revered as the potter who revived Kasama Pottery, began using the Kasama-yaki Pottery brand for shipments of tea jars to Yokohama. The selection of his works for a prize at the Second National Industrial Exhibition prompted him to continue participating in other competitive exhibitions with other potters, and spread recognition of Kasama Pottery. Tanaka also established a pottery-making ass…

The Main Gate of the Entsū-ji Temple

The Entsū-ji is the head temple for the former Nagoe School of the Jōdo Sect of Buddhism. It was established by the Venerable Ryōe in 1402. All the buildings but the main gate were destroyed by fire in 1541. In 1559, a main hall was rebuilt by the Mashiko clan on the site where the present main hall is located, and the main gate was also relocated to its present site. The main gate of the temple has been designate…

Tsuna-jinja Shrine

The Tsuna Shrine was built on the grounds of the Obadera Temple, the Utsunomiya family's ancestral temple, in 1194. Tradition holds that the Tsuna Shrine was erected with an invitation extended to the tutelary deity of Ichinomiya Kamo Shrine in Tosa (now Kōchi Prefecture in Shikoku) to occupy it. The shrine was rebuilt during the Daiei period (1521 - 1528). The Main Hall of the shrine, together with the Ōkura …

Monument in Honor of Tomosaburo Tanaka

Tomosaburo Tanaka, who is revered as the potter who revived Kasama Pottery, began using the Kasama-yaki Pottery brand for shipments of tea jars to Yokohama. The selection of his works for a prize at the Second National Industrial Exhibition prompted him to continue participating in other competitive exhibitions with other potters, and spread recognition of Kasama Pottery. Tanaka also established a pottery-making ass…

Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex

【Mashiko Sankokan Museum's annex (an annex to the former Hamada Shoji's residence)】 This building was originally the main building of the former Takano family's residence in Mashiko town. In 1942, Shoji Hamada dismantled it and moved it to the present location in order to use it as a lodging-house for his guests. It is said that it took about 10 years to complete. Mashiko Sankokan Museum's …

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