First day in Tajimi we walked up a seemingly never-ending driveway. Pretty exhausted by the time we got to the top. On the left was the main studio, with gas and electric kilns, wheels, glazes. Straight ahead was a showroom. Wakao-san’s son greeted us outside. The front showroom contained small items of Shino and Oribe. The back rooms displayed beautiful tea bowls and his son’s black clay sculptural work. We were given a tour of the schools well-equipped studio and were given demonstrations of proper use of tools and of throwing yunomi off the hump. Then I tried. Not used to crossing my legs and leaning over to throw! We purchased pots, drank green tea and took pictures. Wakao-san then offered to drive us to the southern part of Tajimi where there was a large concentration of potteries. He pointed out a sculpture that he had made which is located on the main bridge on the west side of town. We said our good-bye and thank you. We went through a cooperative store that had not only pots but also many items made by local craftsmen. Also attached was a museum/gallery with outstanding work. A few blocks from the cooperative was the Koubei-gama complex and museum.

Koubei-gama Complex

An employee kept coming over to us to tell us that there were more buildings to see. A very large complex of building and exhibits one shouldn’t miss.

Tajimi Scenes

Just can’t take enough digital images can you Russ?