Kiln Hopping 🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇🐇

I have visited many kilns in Japan, so many that I can't recall all of them. I will include the ones I have documented and/or have pictures of. I will add more as I find more records.

AGANO YAKI

Jono-gama

Koshin-gama

Takada-gama

ARITA YAKI

Fukagawa-Seiji (深川製磁)

Genemon (源右衛門)

Kakiemon (柿右衛門)

Koransha (香欄社)

Seika/Shin-gama (しん窯) 

ASAHI YAKI (朝日) Uji-Kyoto

Matsubayashi Hosai

BIZEN YAKI (備前)

Korakuen (Kimura Yukei)

 HAGI YAKI  (萩)

             Tamamura Shogetsu Gama


KARATSU YAKI (唐津)

I did not get to a kiln, but this store in town had products from 35 kilns in Karatsu. 

KIYOMIZU-KYOTO YAKI (清水)

Unrakugama-gama (雲楽窯)

Yamato Toen


KODA YAKI (高田)

Agano-gama (上野窯)

Denshichi-gama (伝七窯)

KOISHIWARA YAKI

Marudai-gama

Maruwa-gama

KUTANI YAKI (九谷)

Kosen 

MIYJIMA/OSUNA YAKI

Kawahara Tosai-gama

OTANI YAKI

Yano Toen

Mori-Gama

SHIGARAKI YAKI

Ogawa Kenzo-gama

Tanikan-gama

TAKATORI YAKI

Takatori Hon-gama
Takatori Hassan

Kamei Miraku

TANBA YAKI

Chindai-gama

Chiyoichi Tokan

Nobori-gama

MASHIKO YAKI

Shimaoka Tatsuzo kiln

Hamada gama ( Hamada Shoji, Hamada Shinsaku, Hamada Tomo)

KASAMA YAKI

Sato Gama

YABAKEI YAKI

Herbs and Japanese pottery just seem so happy together!

                                       

MATSUSHIRO-YAKI (松代焼)-Ceramics of Nagano Prefecture

Matsushiro pottery is considered a folk pottery or mingei. In "Folk Kilns I" by Hiroshi Mizuo he explains some of the history of this style. It began in 1816 making all the needed wares for the local area. Many kilns were driven out of business by the mass producing kilns and the opening of the railroads. Karakida Matazō was instrumental in bringing back Matsushiro Yaki. It is oft times referred to as 信州松代焼Shinshu Matsushiro Yaki. 

I believe four kilns are producing in Matsushiro,  Matsui kiln and the Karakida kilns seem to be the most prolific. 

MATSUI GAMA (松井窯)

           MATSUI Gama MARK