2025
Arita Pottery Market
(Updated daily during the period)
Period: Offline 4/29 (Tue) - 5/5 (Mon)
Online 4/26 (Sat) - 5/6 (Tue)
Location: Arita store & online shop *Shipping may take up to 2 months.
The 2026 Spring Pottery Fair has come to a close!
Thank you to everyone who came.
Next up is the Autumn Ceramics Festival.
Online orders may take up to two months to arrive. We appreciate your patience while you wait.
This was my first pottery fair without my father.
it's over.
To everyone who came to visit us,
thank you very much.
Online shipping may take up to two months, so we ask for your patience.
Retrospective of Tetsuaki Nakao
The creator of Galaxy Glaze,
Ceramic artist Tetsuaki Nakao passed away in March of this year.
We would like to hold a retrospective exhibition to allow people to see the extraordinary works he has produced so far, along with his life story.
Long before he became a potter,
This is the story of a young man who aspired to be a scholar, but instead chose to work with clay, and passed through the unknown era before Galaxy Glaze, eventually coming to infuse his pottery with "galaxies."
And that dream continues to this day.
The continuation of the story of Gingayu
"Keep the fire burning"
The continuation of the Gingayu story was entrusted to Sten, his apprentice and son-in-law who came from the Netherlands, and his son, Masatoku.
The days of challenging ourselves to recreate the difficult-to-reproduce Galaxy Glaze crystals.
The fire at Gingayu Gyokuho Kiln continues to burn without extinguishing to this day.
Our store in Arita is now open!
This shop has been closed for a long time, but it will open for one week only during the Pottery Fair! Map number 41 , near the Arita Tourist Association.
(Around 7am to 5pm)
Our online pottery market is updated daily!
Our pottery fair involves adding a few new items each day during the event . So, what new items will be available this year?
*This year, the online event will be held on the same dates as the in-store event. (Updates are scheduled for around 9:00 AM daily.)
"The Current State of the Next Generation" Exhibition to be Held
This exhibition, which looks back on the journey from meeting and parting with his mentor to challenging himself with a new Galaxy Glaze, is divided into "Research on Clay," "Research on Glaze," and "Research on Philosophy," and showcases the current state of the next generation. It is also available online.
Tetsuaki Nakao's works, some now available for purchase.
We have stopped selling Tetsuaki's works, each with a specific title, but we will be selling some of them again this year, although the number and variety will be limited.
The last of the clays: "Nakao clay"
"Nakao Aramame"—that's the name given to the custom-made clay developed jointly by Tetsuaki Nakao and Tsuchiya for the Ginga Yu glaze. Further improvements were made to it, resulting in "Nakao Domono." And this year, with Tsuchiya's business closing, the final 1.5 tons were delivered. That's right, this is the last chance before it runs out.
Will a new glaze make its appearance?
My previous color experiments have been born from combining the five basic colors of Galaxy Glaze. Now, I'm challenging myself with a completely new Galaxy Glaze recipe, starting from the initial formulation . Whether the new Galaxy color will be successful remains to be seen until the final firing...
The kiln that continued to bake galaxies, repaired 0.4
The 0.4 kiln, which Tetsuaki Nakao cherished and used for decades, had been broken ever since his hospitalization. The repair of this kiln, which produced numerous masterpieces, has finally been completed this year. Now, after several years, it is beginning to be lit again by our hands.
The 2026 spring merchandise is the "Spring Galaxy & Summer Galaxy Collection"!
This year's merchandise theme is "Spring Galaxy & Summer Galaxy!" Finally, new goods featuring not only illustrations but also galaxy glaze patterns are here! And apparently, there will even be gacha machines...!?
The first 100 customers will receive a free shopping bag!
Limited to the first 100 customers who spend over 30,000 yen during the promotional period! An illustration of the Arita shop by Yuuri, the master's daughter and Sten's wife. I must say, it's cute...
Choose your favorite postcard!
This year's bonus postcard comes in two designs to choose from! An illustration version or a photo version. The illustration is by yuuri as usual, and the photo is by Sten's younger sister, Rin-chan.
A pop-up store will also be held at Takeo Onsen Station!
Starting right from Golden Week, a pop-up shop for Ginga-yu Tamahogama pottery will be held at "Tabi Shoten" in Takeo Onsen Station, in the neighboring town! They'll have items not available at their Arita store! (Until June 21st)
How to enjoy the Pottery Market
- New products will be added every day at around 9am.
・Even if the item is out of stock, you can make a "restock request " and we will notify you by email when it is added to the stock. ・Domestic shipping is free for purchases of 15,000 yen or more.
・Shipping will begin after the online pottery fair ends.
*To customers who have purchased multiple times
・Products will be shipped together after the online pottery fair. ・If the total amount of your purchases during the period exceeds 15,000 yen, we will refund the shipping fee at a later date. ・Refunds will be made after the Arita pottery fair ends.
2025 Pottery Festival Additional products
(New updates will be added around 9am every day)
