At the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, the works of the late Shoji Hamada, a living national treasure, and the works of ceramic artists associated with Mashiko Town are on permanent display, and special exhibitions are held several times a year. At "Kihei Sasajima", the works of Kihei Sasajima, a woodblock painter who studied under Shiko Munakata, will be exhibited. It is a facility that leads to learning a…

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…

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…

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 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…

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 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…

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 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 (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…

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 (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…

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The Kuno-Tōen Pottery Studio, the birthplace of Kasama Pottery, was founded by Han-uemon Kuno. It was later designated by Sadanao Makino, lord of the Kasama clan, as one of the clan's official pottery studios. Keizaburō Ōtsuka, the originator of Mashiko Pottery, learned pottery at this studio. Visitors can take a tour through the studio and have hands-on pottery experience.

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…

The Kuno-Tōen Pottery Studio, the birthplace of Kasama Pottery, was founded by Han-uemon Kuno. It was later designated by Sadanao Makino, lord of the Kasama clan, as one of the clan's official pottery studios. Keizaburō Ōtsuka, the originator of Mashiko Pottery, learned pottery at this studio. Visitors can take a tour through the studio and have hands-on pottery experience.

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…

The Kuno-Tōen Pottery Studio, the birthplace of Kasama Pottery, was founded by Han-uemon Kuno. It was later designated by Sadanao Makino, lord of the Kasama clan, as one of the clan's official pottery studios. Keizaburō Ōtsuka, the originator of Mashiko Pottery, learned pottery at this studio. Visitors can take a tour through the studio and have hands-on pottery experience.

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…

At the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art, the works of the late Shoji Hamada, a living national treasure, and the works of ceramic artists associated with Mashiko Town are on permanent display, and special exhibitions are held several times a year. At "Kihei Sasajima", the works of Kihei Sasajima, a woodblock painter who studied under Shiko Munakata, will be exhibited. It is a facility that leads to learning a…