Linda Ferzoco on fri 7 jan 05
I'm going to Tokyo for a bonsai convention (Kokufu Ten) in February
(5th-16th) with some other bonsai folks. Some of my friends and I would
like to see some ceramics while we're there but have only a day or so to do
that. What would you folks recommend?
Linda
California
terryh on sun 9 jan 05
linda,
assuming this is your first visit to tokyo, i recommend the following:
1. The National Museum in Ueno Park, Ueno.
The National Museum is almost next to The Tokyo Metroplitan Museum
where Kokufu-ten is held. There are many ways to get there via JNR or
metro lines, depending where you stay. Btw, the Horyu-ji temple exhibition
hall building was designed by who? the architect of the new MOMA, i think.
Oh, ceramics are in the Main building.
2. Visit "home furnishing" floor (generally 5th or 6th floor)
of any department stores near you. There are many in each
district. You’ll enjoy ceramics and lacquer wares there.
Some stores may have ceramic exhibitions in their art gallery.
Visit Mitsukoshi and Takashima-ya department stores if you are
in Gisza or Nihonbashi district. Mitsukoshi has a very extensive ceramic
art gallery.
2°. When you are in any of the department stores, visit also
the basement "food market". You’ll enjoy the sight as well as
the smell and taste.
3. Tsukiji Fish Market
via metro Tsukiji station. Not only lively sea food vendors/shops,
as well as many (some are extremely economical) good restaurants,
particularly of sushi, there are several kitchen-ware/tool stores.
There, you may find many interesting kitchen tools you want to
use in your ceramic studio. Recommend going there "early morning"
or for breakfast :)
it is cold in february in tokyo. there must be gardens famed for
plum (ume) and camellia (kan-tsubaki) flowers.
have a nice trip.
terry
terry hagiwara
terryh@pdq.net
http://www.geocities.com/terry.hagiwara
dalecochoy on sun 9 jan 05
Linda,
You must be going with bonsai people? Who?
I've been to Kokufu Ten .
You will find lots of ceramics at the art museum where the bonsai show is
held. While there, see the museum.
Also, there is a HUGE bonsai sales area down by the lake park, a nice little
downhill walk from the museum. Just ask how to get over to the "Green Club".
Lots of pottery there, but mostly bonsai related.But, you shouldn't miss the
sales area anyhow.Also, I spent a lot of time looking at ceramics at the
two large dept stores in the Ginza. You can drool over major priced tea
bowls. Just the kitchenware is interesting.
Also, as a tourist, you'll find the gift center in tokyo ( an even bigger
one in Kyoto) is a GREAT place to buy gifts for everyone at home. They are
really geared up for Americans. Mostly nice stuff from pottery to block
prints to clothes. Don't disregard it because it's called a gift center! Any
hotel should be able to tell you how to get there.
As a side note, if you are a sushi eater, just a few stores down from the
Tokyo gift center is a great sushi place, cheap! with the sushi riding by on
a track. You pull it off, eat, and when you stand up to leave they count
your plates. The cheapest sushi I hadin Japan. And a great temple right next
to the train station you would take to the gift mart.
If you are going to Kyoto area there are many choices but you didn't mention
anything but the bonsai show.
Dale Cochoy, Wild Things Bonsai Studio, Hartville, Ohio
DaleCochoy@Prodigy.Net http://www.WildThingsBonsai.Com
Specializing in power wood carving tools.
Yakimono no Kokoro bonsai pottery of hand-built stoneware
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Ferzoco"
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Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:04 PM
Subject: To Tokyo in February
> I'm going to Tokyo for a bonsai convention (Kokufu Ten) in February
> (5th-16th) with some other bonsai folks. Some of my friends and I would
> like to see some ceramics while we're there but have only a day or so to
do
> that. What would you folks recommend?
>
> Linda
> California
>
>
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Linda Ferzoco on sun 9 jan 05
Hi Dale,
I'm going with other folks in my bonsai class and our bonsai master.
We'll have too much to do and too little time, I'm sure. The things you've
mentioned are on our list. A trip to Tokoname sounds good too. Mashiko may
be too far to accomplish in our short amount of time.
Got to buy a digital camera for the trip - small enough to schlepp, good
enough to save the photos.
Cheers, Linda
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 12:54:31 -0500, dalecochoy wrote:
>Linda,
>You must be going with bonsai people? Who?
>I've been to Kokufu Ten .
>You will find lots of ceramics at the art museum where the bonsai show is
>held. While there, see the museum.
>Also, there is a HUGE bonsai sales area down by the lake park, a nice little
>downhill walk from the museum. Just ask how to get over to the "Green Club".
>Lots of pottery there, but mostly bonsai related.But, you shouldn't miss the
>sales area anyhow.Also, I spent a lot of time looking at ceramics at the
>two large dept stores in the Ginza. You can drool over major priced tea
>bowls. Just the kitchenware is interesting.
>Also, as a tourist, you'll find the gift center in tokyo ( an even bigger
>one in Kyoto) is a GREAT place to buy gifts for everyone at home. They are
>really geared up for Americans. Mostly nice stuff from pottery to block
>prints to clothes. Don't disregard it because it's called a gift center! Any
>hotel should be able to tell you how to get there.
>As a side note, if you are a sushi eater, just a few stores down from the
>Tokyo gift center is a great sushi place, cheap! with the sushi riding by on
>a track. You pull it off, eat, and when you stand up to leave they count
>your plates. The cheapest sushi I hadin Japan. And a great temple right next
>to the train station you would take to the gift mart.
>If you are going to Kyoto area there are many choices but you didn't mention
>anything but the bonsai show.
>
>Dale Cochoy, Wild Things Bonsai Studio, Hartville, Ohio
>DaleCochoy@Prodigy.Net http://www.WildThingsBonsai.Com
>Specializing in power wood carving tools.
>Yakimono no Kokoro bonsai pottery of hand-built stoneware
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Linda Ferzoco"
>To:
>Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 11:04 PM
>Subject: To Tokyo in February
>
>
>> I'm going to Tokyo for a bonsai convention (Kokufu Ten) in February
>> (5th-16th) with some other bonsai folks. Some of my friends and I would
>> like to see some ceramics while we're there but have only a day or so to
>do
>> that. What would you folks recommend?
>>
>> Linda
>> California
>>
>>
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>melpots@pclink.com.
>
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Lee Love on mon 10 jan 05
In Tokyo, I would recommend the Mingeikan and the National
Muesum in Ueno park.
Mashiko can be a day trip. You get a lot of "bang for the
buck" here. I can show you around if our scheduals mesh. I would
recommend taking the Shinkansen to Utsunomiya (45 minutes) , and then
the bus to Mashiko (60minutes.)
In Mashiko I would recommend visiting
Hamada's museum, the Meese museum, the new Tsukamoto museum. the
Indigo shop and the high end Tsukamoto gallery, Tooko gallery and
Furasato shop and gallery.
If you go here:
http://public.fotki.com/togeika/mashiko_muesums/aut_0003.html You
can see photos of the Tsukamoto museum I took with Mike in Taku
visited. The museum is in an old minka farmhouse.
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Lee in Mashiko, Japan http://mashiko.org
http://www.livejournal.com/users/togeika/ WEB LOG
http://public.fotki.com/togeika/ Photos!
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