History

Hanuemon Michinobu Kuno is born in Hakoda, Hitachi Province.

Lord Sadamichi Makino of Kasama is transferred from Hyuga to Kasama.

A shrine with an inscription commemorating Heiemon Ebata and the year Enkyo 5 is erected.

Kanbei Yamaguchi, said to be the founder of Shishidoyaki, is born in Shishido.

Hanuemon Michinobu Kuno begins pottery making under the guidance of the Shigaraki potter Choemon. (Birth of Hakodyaki)

Sebei Masunobu Kuno and the Shigaraki potter Kisaburo engage in production.

The first generation Hanuemon Michinobu Kuno passes away at the age of 82.

The Tenmei famine causes distress within the domain.

Lord Sadaharu Makino of Kasama initiates garden pottery within the castle grounds.

The second generation Sebei Masunobu Kuno passes away at the age of 55.

Kanemon Yamaguchi becomes an adopted son of the Yamaguchi family and engages in kiln work in Shishido

Kanbe Kansuke Yamaguchi is born in Kobitomachi, Shishido.

Genzo Sekine, designated for the Shiho Kiln, is born in Ishii, Kasama.

Tomosaburo Tanaka is born in Ogaki, Mino Province.

Kanbe Kansuke Yamaguchi succeeds in pottery. During the era of the fourth Sebei Michi Kuno, Keisaburo Otsuka, the founder of Mashiko pottery, studies pottery techniques at the Kuno kiln.

Kanbe Kansuke Yamaguchi receives pottery making teachings from Eizaburo Saito.

Soemon Utsu establishes a kiln in Tegoshi.

Jyubei, Yamaguchi kiln's potter born in Gifu, passes away in Shishido.

Kanemon Yamaguchi passes away in Kobitomachi, Shishido.

Keisaburo Otsuka establishes a kiln in Mashiko.

Kanbe Kansuke Yamaguchi builds a refractory brick kiln in Kosuna.

Lord Sadanao Makino designates six kilns for the Shiho Kiln:
Seebei Mitiyori Kuno kiln (current Kuno kiln)
Souji Sonobe kiln (current Takase kiln)
Genzo Sekine kiln (after the Tanaka kiln, now defunct)
Zenroku Sonobe kiln (current Fukuda kiln)
Kinbei Hori kiln (current Okuda kiln)
Unnamed kiln (possibly Riemon Kurusu kiln - now defunct)
Tomisaburo Tanaka settles in Kasama.

Tomosaburo Tanaka inherits the Genzo Sekine kiln and begins pottery making. Around this time, Hakodayaki and Shishidoyaki, under Tanaka's management, are sold as Kasamayaki in Yokohama, spreading its name.

Genzo Sekine passes away at the age of 47.

Tomosaburo Tanaka's tea pot wins first prize at the Domestic Industrial Exposition, further elevating the reputation of Kasamayaki.

Kanbe Kansuke Yamaguchi passes away at the age of 64.

Seebei Mitiyori Kuno passes away at the age of 38.

"History of Kasama Pottery" is transcribed.

Choemon Kuno, along with Matsujiro Kuno, presents a pair of flower vases to Hakoda Kongoji.

Pottery manufacturers from Kasama and Mashiko establish a pottery manufacturing association.

Pottery manufacturers from Kasama establish the Ibaraki Prefecture Pottery Industry Association.

The Mito Line opens.

Kinbei Hori passes away. Around this time, the Nishi-Ibaraki Pottery Industry Association is established. Head: Tomosaburo Tanaka, Acting President: Yasuzo Morita.

Soemon Utsu passes away at the age of 78.

The Nishi-Ibaraki District Ceramic Training School is established.

Akijiro Isobe wins third prize for pottery bottles at the 5th Domestic Industrial Exposition.

The Kasama Ceramic Industry Association is established.
Chairman: Tomosaburo Tanaka
Vice Chairman: Torakichi Kurusu
Directors: Zenkichi Kuno
Membership: 19

Dr. Yaichiro Kitamura visits the town for a Kasamayaki investigation. The Kasama Ceramic Industry Association establishes a joint sales office.

Bunji Shinoda, a Kasama craftsman, wins first prize at the Kasama Ceramics Craftsmanship Competition.

Tomosaburo Tanaka passes away at the age of 84.

The Ceramic Glaze Manufacturing Limited Partnership Company is established.

The Great Kanto Earthquake occurs.

The Kasama Pottery Industry Association is established.

A dry clay production plant is established.

Price control orders are issued.

Agreement wage system is enforced.

The Pacific War ends.

The Kasama Ceramic Industry and Commerce Association is established with 15 members.

The Ibaraki Prefectural Pottery Guidance Institute is established in Shimokomo, Kasama City.

The Kasama Pottery Cooperative Association is established with 8 members. From this time onwards, various exhibitions, sales events, study sessions, workshops, and exhibitions begin to be held.

A clay production plant is established.

The Kasama Pottery Village Development Association is formed, aiming to encourage the relocation of pottery workers.

The art village is opened in Shimoichige, Kasama City.

Pottery industrial parks are developed.

The Kasamayaki Union Association is formed.

The first Kasama Himatsuri is held.

The Kasamayaki Cooperative is established.

Kasamayaki is designated as a traditional craft by the government.

The Ibaraki Prefectural Pottery Guidance Institute is relocated to the adjacent site of Kasama Art Forest Park.

The Ibaraki Prefectural History Museum hosts a special exhibition titled "The History of 200 Years of Kasamayaki", and the Kasamayaki Cooperative's clay refining plant is completed.

The pottery experience facility "Kasama Craft Hill" opens.
The first Kasamayaki Fair (now known as "Pottery and Lifestyle") is held.

The first ceramics-specialized art museum in eastern Japan, the "Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum," is opened.
The inaugural Saihatsu Kiln Market is held.

Sales of heat-resistant tableware "Kasama Kaki" (Kasama Fire Ware)" begin.

The Great East Japan Earthquake occurs.

Sales of "Pure Kasamayaki," made with 100% Kasama clay, commence.

The Kasama College of Ceramic Art (formerly known as the Ibaraki Prefectural Pottery Guidance Institute) is established.

The city opens the facility "Kasama Ceramic Training Studio Studio Nido" to foster successors in Kasamayaki craftsmanship.

The story "Kasamashiko: The story woven by twin pottery-making districts" linking the pottery cultures and histories of Kasama City and Mashiko Town in Tochigi Prefecture is designated as a Japanese heritage site.

Kasamayaki celebrates its 250th anniversary.