Hasami Ware: Simple Designs with a Colorful Image
If you’re into ceramics, you’ve probably seen the colorful mugs from the HASAMI brand at some point. But Hasami Ware also has this image of delicate porcelain painted with indigo on white. I personally love both styles, so I’d always wanted to visit the area. Turns out it was pretty close to Sasebo, so I decided to go for it!
It’s So Much Fun Browsing Directly-Operated Pottery Stores
There are so many directly-operated pottery stores in this small town, and it’s just so much fun strolling around and checking them out. The one I really wanted to visit and buy a bunch of stuff from was Nagamine Seiji. Their brick chimney looks cool, and their simple pottery designs are lovely, but unfortunately, they were closed on weekends…
HIROPPA, Maruhiro’s Directly-Operated Store Famous for HASAMI
While HASAMI brand pottery is lovely, it’s a bit too pop for the tableware I currently use at home, so I just quickly browsed this place to see what it was like. What surprised me here was finding out that Hakusan Touki, the brand of dishes I’ve been using for over ten years, is also Hasami Ware! I was curious about Hakusan Touki’s showroom too, but I had other places I wanted to see and not enough time, so I unfortunately had to skip it this time.
OYANE
I hadn’t heard of OYANE until I came to Hasami Town. They also have a lot of pottery with simple, lovely designs, and downstairs in their shop, there’s a huge collection of outlets and commercial samples, enough to spend endless amounts of time browsing! I ended up taking home this cute manta ray and a whale (which isn’t pictured because I already bought it!).
Kurawankan
Kurawankan handles products from over 30 potteries and trading companies. Actually, I came here first to get a feel for which potteries or brands I might like, and then headed to other interesting shops in town. However, Kurawankan also carries outlet items and slightly discounted pottery, so I ended up buying a few pieces I liked here (like Kurawanka tea bowls). When I lived in Scandinavia, I bought tons of iittala ceramics and glassware, so I told myself I wouldn’t buy any more of these… but I just couldn’t help myself, could I?
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