Japan is known for its hot springs; Nagato Yumoto is a lesser-known town to visit for relaxation in the steamy waters.

Many of you are familiar with the name and works of Shoji Hamada (1894-1977), arguably the most widely famed of all Japanese potters. When he settled in the backwater potting town of Mashiko ...

Japan's Shoji Hamada is regarded as one of the most influential masters of studio pottery and has inspired more potters around the world than any other figure. Three of his pieces are on display ...

In 1973, Fred and Mary Barclay acquired the former office building of the old flagstone works at Fisherbiggins. Over the next ...

It displays the work of contemporary potters whose styles range from traditional to contemporary as well as masterworks by the world's most famous potter, Shoji Hamada (1894-1974), and his protege ...

13.9 x 9.4 cm. (5.5 x 3.7 in.) ...

Fancy a cuppa? The expression is so incredibly quotidian, so ingrained in domestic existence; regardless of where on the globe one finds oneself, people are drinking and offering refreshment in ...

Three weeks of programmes on the art and culture of Japan.

However, in the mid-1900s, influential potter Shoji Hamada attracted a new generation of Japanese and foreign students to his Mashiko workshop, where he encouraged them to pursue diverse means of ...