Gari Whelon on wed 3 may 06
There is so much to see. Every area has something to offer. If you are in
Tokyo you must go to the National Museum in Ueno, a very short walk from the
station.
http://www.tnm.go.jp/en/guide/map/index.html
The Honkan, Toyocan and Heisekan buildings all have amazing and historic
pottery and ceramics as well as other mindblowing works of art. It is not
to be rushed or missed.
Heres a link to current exhibitions, click on each of the buildings to see
what's in their regular collections.
http://www.tnm.go.jp/en/servlet/Con?pageId=X00&processId=03
I'll let others who have more knowledge give you other suggestions, but
don't miss UENO!
Mashiko is also wonderful and a good place to start or end, There is also a
lovely temple on the outskirts you should visit.
Any of the old kiln cities or centres are on my list for future visits and
now that we have a grandchild there, we hope to get over every few years.
Let us know what you found and liked when you are back.
Gari Whelon
Proletariat Pots
Nanaimo B.C., Canada
whelon@island.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat Southwood [mailto:pat@SOUTHWOOD4.FSNET.CO.UK]
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 1:22 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Fw: speedy tour of Japan
----- Original Message -----
From: Pat Southwood
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 9:44 PM
Subject: speedy tour of Japan
Hallo,
Lee, and anyone else who knows,
If I had two weeks in Japan, ending up in Mashiko; where would be the best
pottery places to go ?
Museums, kilns and potters.
I have looked on Yakimoto sp?
There is so much on there I keep going off at a complete tangent, looking at
pots!
But I am really looking for some critical feedback of good places.
Ta.
pat@southwood4.fsnet.co.uk
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Hagiwara, Terry T SIEP-EPT-RPX on thu 4 may 06
pat,=20
check with=20
http://www.seejapan.co.uk/pdf/pg087_ceramic.pdf
for the ceramic tours in japan by japan national tourist organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp
i went to kasama for a day trip from tokyo, and also to shigaraki=20
and kyoto last spring. you surely visit kyoto in your 2 weeks stay,=20
don't you? there are many ceramic sites there.=20
i posted about some of these trips and also on tokyo visit on clayart =
before.=20
you may find my posts, if interested, in CLAYART archives.=20
gari whelton recommended National Museum in Ueno Park. i second.
the national museum, ceramic gallery in mitsukoshi department store=20
(at nihonbashi), and tsukiji fish market, are the three places i=20
always visit everytime when i'm in tokyo=20
bon voyage=20
terry
terry hagiwara
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http://www.terryha.com
lee love on sat 6 may 06
--- In clayart@yahoogroups.com, Pat Southwood wrote:
>
> Thanks Mike, Terry and Gay,
>
> Thank you all so much for your info and advice. It really helps. I
just got lost in pots on some other sites: you know what it's like
> The jnto website was a total revalation, so helpful.
> The specific locations named together with the jnto info was brill,
> thanks guys.
Pat,
I don't read CLayArt regularly. I catch it now and then on
Yahoo. Please write me privately for travel advice.
In Mashiko, the Sankokai (Hamada's museum), the Messe, the
Tsukamoto complex including their higher end gallery, factory and
museum in the old minka farmhouse and also the Higeta Indigo shop are
must sees. In Tokyo, go to the national museum in Ueno Park and
the Idemitsu. In Osaka, the Osaka Museum of Oriental Ceramics has
the best Korean Yi collection outside of Korea. Kurashiki is pretty
nice. so is the Mingeikan.
--
Lee In Mashiko, Japan
http://togeika.googlepages.com/
http://seisokuro.blogspot.com/
"Bring me my Bow of burning gold;
Bring me my Arrows of desire;
Bring me my Spear; O clouds unfold!
Bring me my Chariot of fire! "
--William Blake
Pat Southwood on sat 6 may 06
Thanks Mike, Terry and Gay,
Thank you all so much for your info and advice. It really helps. I just =
got lost in pots on some other sites: you know what it's like
The jnto website was a total revalation, so helpful.
The specific locations named together with the jnto info was brill,
thanks guys.
Pat Southwood.
pat@southwood4.fsnet.co.uk
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