Supported by METI Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade, and Industry; Kinki District Transport Bureau; Shiga Prefecture; Biwako Visitors Bureau Public Interest Incorporated Association; The Asahi Shimbun Otsu Head Office; The Mainichi Newspapers Otsu Branch Office; The Yomiuri Shimbun Otsu Branch Office; The Sankei Shimbun; The Kyoto Shimbun Co., Ltd.; Kyodo News Otsu Branch Office; NHK Broadcasting Otsu Office; Kyoto Broadcasting System Co., Ltd.; Biwako Broadcasting Co., Ltd.; Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc.; Asahi Broadcasting Corporation; Kansai Telecasting Corporation; eRadio; FM-Kyoto Inc.; Mie FM Broadcasting Co., Ltd.; FM OSAKA; FM Aichi Broadcasting Co., Ltd.; West Nippon Expressway Company; aicom-koka Co., Ltd.; Koka City Visitors Bureau (in random order).
Images from top to bottom: Asamiya tea field; 63rd Shigaraki Pottery Festival; 21st Ceramic Art Market;
For residents of Shigaraki, pottery fairs are some of the earliest scenes from childhood. This ordinary landscape may appear “extraordinary” to those visiting but it is with the idea of finding abundance within this “extraordinary” that the Shigaraki Art Festival, which has been held twice, every three years, has been organized.
This year’s Shigaraki Art Festival showcases traditional and new ceramic works in downtown and local venues under “Shigaraki Style Hospitality: Nature, Ceramics, and Tea.”
This year’s Shigaraki Art Festival showcases traditional and new ceramic works in downtown and local venues under “Shigaraki Style Hospitality: Nature, Ceramics, and Tea.”
The festival will also feature collaborative works integrating local specialties and ceramics to welcome visitors with our Shigaraki hospitality.
Through conversations with our visitors, we hope to create opportunities to discover a new Shigaraki and explore future possibilities based on the long history and tradition of Shigaraki ware.
Seeking shining moments in the lives of those who live on that land and those who visit.
Through conversations with our visitors, we hope to create opportunities to discover a new Shigaraki and explore future possibilities based on the long history and tradition of Shigaraki ware.
Seeking shining moments in the lives of those who live on that land and those who visit.
