Mashiko, Tochigi
Daily ware and art centrepieces
¥2,000 to ¥1m
Cash & Credit Card
Toko Gallery
About Toko Gallery
At Toko Gallery, the respect of each artist is core to their mission and purpose and as such, Toko Gallery gives full creative freedom to artists to showcase and create their pottery
You can also find other non pottery items such as cast iron teapots, glassware, towels and more all handmade in Japan
Toko Gallery is currently running a special exhibit of Goda Yoshimichi, an essential figure in Mashiko history who worked with Shoji Hamada in the 1940s and guided aspiring potters with technical knowledge and ideals of folk art (mingei)
Opening hours
From November to February the closing time will be 5pm
Mon
10am - 6pm
Tue
10am - 6pm
Wed
10am - 6pm
Thu
10am - 6pm
Fri
10am - 6pm
Sat
10am - 6pm
Sun
10am - 6pm
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
About the gallery
At Toko Gallery, the respect of each artist is core to their mission and purpose and this has been consistent over their 5 generations of living in Mashiko and 3 generations of operating their gallery. As such, Toko Gallery gives full creative freedom to artists to showcase and create their pottery.
Here you will find be able to view and purchase pottery from the 40 different artists that Toko Gallery regularly features on a rolling 2 week basis. This allows customers to form relationships with the artists and their works and continue to purchase pieces from them!
Toko Gallery stocks a range of daily ware pieces as well as special art centrepieces of higher value (please ask the staff as these pieces may not be on display).
