Episode 4, Noriyuki Fujii/Modern Ceramic Artist
"Gazan has a nice sound."

2023.12.06

Photography cooperation: At a kiln in Seto, Aichi Prefecture

"Gazan has a nice sound."

Episode 4, Noriyuki Fujii/Modern Ceramic Artist

When we think of traditional Japanese pottery, we think of ``sake cups.''
Many of them have been excavated from ruins dating back to the Kofun period.
They played an important role in rituals and festivals.
Located in Seto, Aichi Prefecture, a pottery town with a history of 1000 years,
It has been 35 years since I opened the kiln. Since then, I have created tens of thousands of pottery pieces.
Because it is baked at a high temperature of 1300 degrees for a long time,
The room where the kiln is located always reaches 45-6 degrees Celsius.
After completing these daily tasks, my body felt warm.
Enjoy the crisply chilled Junmai Daiginjo Gazan.
Is this what is meant by “permeating all five organs and organs”?
The flavor and aroma of rice stimulates the nostrils,
A pleasant feeling of weakness surrounds me.
I feel that Gazan is a name with a really nice sound.
As a potter, my motto is "everyday beauty of style."
This is how I want my favorite Japanese sake to be.
When I finish my current work, I will feel the sound of the name Gazan.
I'm thinking of making a sake cup.

Noriyuki Fujii

1955 Born in Osaka 1980 Musashino Art University Crafts Department
Graduated from the Department of Industrial Design and worked at the same ceramics laboratory.
1987 Became independent and built a kiln in Seto
Japan Craft Exhibition, Asahi Contemporary Craft Exhibition, International Ceramics Exhibition Mino, Design Forum Seto, Itami Craft Exhibition, Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition, many prize winners
Published in Kyoto Shoin's ``Sue'' Tokai edition, ``Message'' IN Mino participation, etc.
His works include Kanazawa's representative Japanese restaurant ``Nadaman'', the top French restaurant ``Joël Robuchon'', the three-star Michelin restaurant Nagoya, and the sushi restaurant ``Ueda'', and there are too many to list.