Pottery History

Seikanji Kiln was founded by the first Kikujiro in the early Meiji period with the permission of the former Earl Seikanji family.

Born in Kyoto

Graduated from Kyoto College of Art, Japanese painting course

Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramic High Technical College, Department of Design

Graduated from Kyoto Municipal Industrial Research Institute

1999 Entered Seikanji kiln and studied under his grandfather, Mr. Shohei III, and his father, Mr. Shohei IV.

2014 Certified as a Kyoyaki Traditional Craftsman