National Oct 5, 2016

Tochigi potters help revive Cambodia's Khmer Empire ceramics

by Hiroki Kunugi

Pottery artists from Tochigi Prefecture offered decade-long support to Cambodia to help recover the ceramic art techniques that vanished after the fall of the Khmer Empire in the 15th century. In 2005, the Tochigi Prefectural Government launched a project to send artists from Mashiko, its ...

Travel Mar 22, 2014

Go potter in Mashiko

by Stephen Mansfield

If a visitor to Mashiko had any doubts about the town's dedication to pottery, the giant, iconic stoneware jar that stands near the station ticket barrier, would dispel them. Exiting the station, the large photographic images hanging on the walls — some representing renowned potters ...