When I was in my early teens, I saw a video of a person spinning a potter's wheel, and that spark of inspiration, "I want to try this," was the starting point for everything I do. I started using the potter's wheel in high school and wanted to learn more about it, so I entered Kyoto Seika University and majored in ceramics at the Faculty of Arts. There is a place in Iwakura called "HOTOKI," which is a combination of a pottery store, cafe, and pottery class. Since 2020, I have been working as a craftsman at TOKINOHA Ceramic Studio. My love for ceramics has not changed since I was a student. The more I touch the clay and the potter's wheel, the more I can do what I couldn't do before. It's like suddenly being able to ride a bicycle one day. That's the charm.

Simple free cup from the "shiro-kuro" series

One of my favorite souvenirs is Hanbei fu's sasamaki fu, which is smooth nama-fu with sweet bean paste wrapped in a bamboo grass leaf. It is very Kyoto-like and much appreciated.

Jasmine Noda is a ceramic artist from Kyoto Seika University.
I am also in contact with Mr. Hiroshi Takenaka, a Kyoto Prefecture Intangible Cultural Property holder who represents modern Japanese white porcelain, and I often visit his studio.

Graduated from Osaka Prefectural Konan Zokei High School in March 2016
Mar 2020 Graduated from Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Art, Department of Material Expression, Ceramics Course
Joined [Tokinoha Ceramic Studio] in April 2020