Mashiko, Tochigi
Plates, Cups, Sake Drinkware, Bowls, Vases, Jugs
From ¥2,000
Cash & Credit Card
Daisei Kiln
About Daisei Kiln
Easy to use daily items all fired in a wood fired kiln which as the owner Seiichi describes, results in a more beautiful and unique piece which may never be replicated perfectly again
You can also find larger vessels and plates that can serve as centrepieces
Opening hours
Mon
10am - 5pm
Tue
Closed
Wed
10am - 5pm
Thu
10am - 5pm
Fri
10am - 5pm
Sat
10am - 5pm
Sun
10am - 5pm
Location & how to get there
Located on the main pottery street in Mashiko and is a 3 minute walk from the Mashiko Museum of Ceramic Art
Free parking is also available outside the workshop
2 hour drive from Tokyo
2 hour train ride: Shinkansen from Tokyo Station to Utsunomiya Station (52 minutes) and take the bus from Platform 14 for 60 stops (59 minutes) to 益子陶芸美術館入口 and walk for 1 minute
Meet the artist
Seiichi is a 7th generation potter and his family has been exclusively using wood fired kilns for over 160 years ago (since the end of the Edo period). Due to the sheer amount of effort in using these kilns, they only fire around 5 times each year!
Although more challenging and physically intensive to use, Seiichi describes using woodfired kilns as similar to cooking meat on a gas stove compared to with charcoal. Although consistency may be better with gas, you may get more beautiful results through wood firing as each piece becomes unique and may never be replicated perfectly again.
Seichii lived in Montana, USA for 1 year during high school where he learned to speak English. Because of this, he regularly accepts foreign apprentices.
