The story woven by twin pottery-making districts

The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations) since the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). In the graveyard, there are 18 stone markers of various sizes, which are thought to be tombstones of the lords of the Kasama clan. The names of the lords are not clear, but it is said that the Hokyōin pagoda in th…

Sansho-jinja Shrine

The Sansho Shrine was established by Tokitomo Kasama in 1250. This is the head tutelary shrine of the Kasama district and has the intended purpose of protecting Kasama Castle. Kasama Castle had been the residence of successive lords of the Kasama clan for about 750 years, from the time it was constructed by Tokitomo Kasama in the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). Remnants of the moats and castle stone walls are still in…

Kasama Castle's Turret

Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasama clan was destroyed by the Utsunomiya clan, because they had no…

Kasama Castle Ruins

【Kasama Castle Ruins (the castle's turret and gate)】 Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasa…

Sansho-jinja Shrine

The Sansho Shrine was established by Tokitomo Kasama in 1250. This is the head tutelary shrine of the Kasama district and has the intended purpose of protecting Kasama Castle. Kasama Castle had been the residence of successive lords of the Kasama clan for about 750 years, from the time it was constructed by Tokitomo Kasama in the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). Remnants of the moats and castle stone walls are still in…

Kasama Castle's Turret

Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasama clan was destroyed by the Utsunomiya clan, because they had no…

Kasama Castle Ruins

【Kasama Castle Ruins (the castle's turret and gate)】 Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasa…

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…

Kasama Castle's Turret

Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasama clan was destroyed by the Utsunomiya clan, because they had no…

Kasama Castle Ruins

【Kasama Castle Ruins (the castle's turret and gate)】 Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasa…

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…

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…

Kasama Castle Ruins

【Kasama Castle Ruins (the castle's turret and gate)】 Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasa…

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…

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…

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 …

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…

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…

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 …

The pottery studio at the Mashiko Sankokan Museum

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 annex is exquisitely designed in the Mingei (folk-crafts) style, equipped with a variety of handcraft…

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…

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 …

The pottery studio at the Mashiko Sankokan Museum

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 annex is exquisitely designed in the Mingei (folk-crafts) style, equipped with a variety of handcraft…

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 …

The pottery studio at the Mashiko Sankokan Museum

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 annex is exquisitely designed in the Mingei (folk-crafts) style, equipped with a variety of handcraft…

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 …

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 pottery studio at the Mashiko Sankokan Museum

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 annex is exquisitely designed in the Mingei (folk-crafts) style, equipped with a variety of handcraft…

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 …

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…

Ancestral graveyard of the Kasama clan

The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations) since the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). In the graveyard, there are 18 stone markers of various sizes, which are thought to be tombstones of the lords of the Kasama clan. The names of the lords are not clear, but it is said that the Hokyōin pagoda in th…

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 …

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…

Ancestral graveyard of the Kasama clan

The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations) since the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). In the graveyard, there are 18 stone markers of various sizes, which are thought to be tombstones of the lords of the Kasama clan. The names of the lords are not clear, but it is said that the Hokyōin pagoda in th…

Sansho-jinja Shrine

The Sansho Shrine was established by Tokitomo Kasama in 1250. This is the head tutelary shrine of the Kasama district and has the intended purpose of protecting Kasama Castle. Kasama Castle had been the residence of successive lords of the Kasama clan for about 750 years, from the time it was constructed by Tokitomo Kasama in the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). Remnants of the moats and castle stone walls are still in…

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…

Ancestral graveyard of the Kasama clan

The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations) since the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). In the graveyard, there are 18 stone markers of various sizes, which are thought to be tombstones of the lords of the Kasama clan. The names of the lords are not clear, but it is said that the Hokyōin pagoda in th…

Sansho-jinja Shrine

The Sansho Shrine was established by Tokitomo Kasama in 1250. This is the head tutelary shrine of the Kasama district and has the intended purpose of protecting Kasama Castle. Kasama Castle had been the residence of successive lords of the Kasama clan for about 750 years, from the time it was constructed by Tokitomo Kasama in the Kamakura period (1185 - 1333). Remnants of the moats and castle stone walls are still in…

Kasama Castle's Turret

Kasama Castle was a mountaintop castle on the summit of Mt. Sashiro, which is said to have been built by Kasama Tokitomo in 1219. The Kasama clan had governed the Kasama district (areas in and around what is now Kasama City in Ibaraki Prefecture) for over roughly 380 years (or 18 generations), up to the late Warring States period (1507 - 1603). The Kasama clan was destroyed by the Utsunomiya clan, because they had no…

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