trigger Event Staff Recruitment (Kobe Department Store)

Staff are being recruited for an event to be held at a Kobe department store in January 2027. The event will feature distinctive plants known as bizarre plants, works by ceramic artists, and spatial installations by designers and craftspeople. Work dates are a few days between January 13–19; daily pay is ¥10,000 with full transportation reimbursement.

Shinpei Mawatari: Solo Exhibition

Artist: 馬渡新平

A solo exhibition by ceramicist Shinpei Mawatari, known for his vessels in white crackle kohiki style and related works.

Hagi Ware Festival (Spring 2027)

Artist: JIBITA

A Hagi ware festival held at Hagi Meirinkan in Hagi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. JIBITA is scheduled to exhibit.

Kenichi Iwase Ceramics Exhibition — In Search of Flowers Yet Unseen —

Artist: 岩瀬健一

A ceramics exhibition by Kenichi Iwase, held at Kakuden Gallery. A tea ceremony in the tearoom 'Zangetsu' was also held as a related event. Born in Tokyo in 1946, Iwase studied under masters Kosei Matsui and Kiyoaki Tsuji before establishing his own kiln in Hachioji. He is a full member of the Japan Kogei Association.

Permanent Exhibition

A permanent exhibition running from Wednesday, October 14 to Monday, November 2.

Tsutomu Masuda Ceramics Exhibition

Artist: 増田勉

A ceramics exhibition by Tsutomu Masuda. The pieces have arrived and the show is scheduled to open on Wednesday, December 9.

Permanent Exhibition

Artist: 松野章弘, 田中信彦, 鈴木圭太

A permanent exhibition featuring ash-glazed plates and bowls by Nobuhiko Tanaka, translucent cups and square plates by Akihiro Matsuno, and small plates, bowls, and sake vessels by Keita Suzuki.

June Permanent Exhibition

A permanent exhibition featuring small sake cups, tableware, glass vases, and more. Open every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday from 12:00 to 17:00.

Joken Takeshita — Permanent Exhibition

Artist: 竹下恕軒

A permanent exhibition of works by Joken Takeshita, a potter based in Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture. The display and sale features vessels that embody the simple yet richly powerful nature of fired, unglazed clay.