Journal– MUSUBI KILN

Hinamatsuri: A Special Day for Girls

The early days of February signal the start of "Hinamatsuri" celebrations. Hinamatsuri is a seasonal festival that honors the healthy growth and ha...

Interview with an Artist: Kaichiro Yamada - Designer of Hutlery

Tsubame Shinko Industrial is a metal cutlery manufacturer in Tsubame City, Niigata Prefecture. Their refined and elegant cutlery rest brand, Hutler...

Dining with My Daughter

I still vividly remember those few months when my culinary repertoire was limited to mashed veggies, yogurt and oatmeal with cut bananas. And those...

How Has Celadon Porcelain Been Loved In Japan?

Celadon porcelain originated in China and was introduced to Japan by the 10th century. Among the aristocratic classes at that time, celadon wares f...

Interview with Shin-ichi Nakaya, Specialist of Kutani Ware - History

Kutani ware was introduced in 1655, during the early Edo period (1603-1868), by Maeda Toshiharu, the Lord of Kaga-Daishoji Domain. He belonged to a...

What is Ko-Kutani Style ?

Kutani ware’s charm is its heavy handed painting techniques, and Ko-Kutani ware (Old Kutani) is particularly powerful and captivating. The geometri...

The Japanese World of Gold

Across many nations, gold, and its color, have symbolized wealth, prosperity, and elegant grandeur. This glittering, yellow substance was one of th...

All About the Setsubun

As February approaches in Japan, supermarkets and convenience stores display ogre masks and packaged roasted soybeans. This is necessary for the Ja...

5 Items Created Through the Collaboration of Production Areas

There are many production centers in traditional crafts in japan. In recent years, some of them have begun to use new elements to make their produc...

Musubi Kiln’s Office Lunch #02 Hand-rolled Sushi Party to Welcome Our New Staff!!

For the Office Lunch #2, we threw a temaki (hand-rolled) sushi party to welcome a new staff member who has just joined our office. Since it is an o...

The Process of Making Kutani ware

Kutani ware, while its vivid hues and bold patterns set it apart among Japanese ceramics, is produced through many processes: quarrying, clay makin...

Interview With An Artist: Alyne Ohigashi- Tobe Ware

In a studio located in the peaceful mountains near the Seto Inland Sea, Alyne Ohigashi spends her days creating beautiful Tobe ware. Alyne was born...