A studio by ceramicist Yoshichika Yamada, originally from Uruma City, Okinawa. After completing a graduate program at the Okinawa Prefectural University of Arts, he studied under Jitsei Omine of Yomitan-yama ware and opened Tobo Tsuchibito in Uruma City in 2003. Using a kick wheel and drawing inspiration from ancient Ryukyuan pottery and Painari ware, he creates bold yet warm contemporary vessels that evoke the soil and spirit of Okinawa. He has received the Ryukyu Shimpo President's Award at the 30th Contemporary Okinawan Ceramics Exhibition and the Okinawa Exhibition Award in the ceramics category at the 77th Okinawa Exhibition.