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​ Watari kiln

Watari-Gama

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​pottery overview

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[Foundation] Reconstruction in 1964

[Kiln Owner] Hitoshi Watari

[Address] 3065 Ueno, Fukuchi Town, Tagawa District, Fukuoka Prefecture

[Phone] 0947-28-2175

[Holidays] Irregular holidays

[business hours] 09:30-17:30

[Direct purchase] Yes

[Tour experience] Occasionally experience available (reservation required)

[Parking] Yes

self-introduction

1968 Born in Aganoyaki Soke Watari Kiln
1993 Graduated from the Department of Sculpture, Tokyo Zokei University Traveled around Asia
1994 Returned to his hometown of Ueno and studied under his father, Kyubei.
1998 Selected for the Seibu Kogei Exhibition.
1999 Trained in beating technique with Kimchi earthenware (Kimchi pot) in South Korea
2000 Held 10 times since the start of the Japan-Korea Young Artists Exchange Exhibition until 2009
2005 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition for the first time
2007 Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition for the first time Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2009 Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2010 Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition Certified as a regular member of the Japan Kogei Association
2011 Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2012 Received the Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting Award at the Seibu Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2012 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2013 Selected for the Kikuchi Biennale Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2014 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition Solo exhibition at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi

2015 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition Selected for the Kikuchi Biennale
2016 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
2017 Selected for Kikuchi Biennale
2018 EU Japan Fest (Netherlands) Invited
2019 Selected for the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition

Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Fukuoka Mitsukoshi Kokura Izutsuya and others Solo exhibition

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