Taizo established his own studio in 1997. Toyama had a thriving medicine-selling culture of over 300 years, which led to the production of glass medicine bottles that became becoming popular during the Meiji and Taisho periods, with many glass artisans at its peak. Taizo is today one of the few people helping promote Toyama’s glass culture, and passing on the skills to the next generation.
Gaku who runs the gallery GAKU Ceramics was raised in a family whose ancestral trade was pottery, namely the Etchū region’s Etchū-Seto Yaki, which has been passed down through the generations since the 1590s
DENTO (Ukyo-ku, Kyoto; Representative: Lugasi Abraham), a non-profit organization has announced the 2025 recipients for its DENTO Support Program which was launched in 2024 with the aim of supporting successors of traditional Japanese crafts. During the application period from May 27 to June 30, 2025, we received a total of 21 applications from all over
Kashogama is a Kyō-yaki pottery manufacturer that has been creating ceramics for four generations
Kashogama is a Kyō-yaki pottery manufacturer that has been creating ceramics for four generations
Toru is an artist who continually asks questions and exhibits a profound flexibility in choosing materials as the starting point of his expression, such as clay, metal, and nails
Seiwaen still follows the traditional techniques passed down from his predecessors, and the simple tenet that creating good tea is as important as ever
Yushisha is focusing on Japan’s only remaining wisteria weaving technique as a means of promoting the revitalization of the Tango region
Makino Urushi Kogei collaborates with artisans and designers of different fields in order to regularly produce
objects that have never been
seen before
