Journal

Why Potters Choose Kasama: A Japanese Pottery Town Built for Makers

Why Potters Choose Kasama: A Japanese Pottery Town Built for Makers

Kasama, Japan, is a pottery town where many of the potters came from somewhere else.... Read more...
Kasama and Mashiko: The Twin Japanese Pottery Towns of “Kasamashiko”

Kasama and Mashiko: The Twin Japanese Pottery Towns of “Kasamashiko”

Kasama and Mashiko are two pottery towns about 30 minutes apart by car, on either... Read more...
What is Kasama Ware? Japanese Artisan Pottery with No Fixed Style

What is Kasama Ware? Japanese Artisan Pottery with No Fixed Style

Kasama ware (笠間焼) is pottery made in and around Kasama, a town in Ibaraki Prefecture,... Read more...