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Our team

Unified vision

Preserve the craft while adapting it to modern trends, ensuring our legacy endures and evolves over time. Our close collaboration and unwavering dedication to quality are at the heart of every creation that emerges from our kiln.

Each member contributes unique expertise and a deep passion for porcelain. Crafting pieces that embody both age-old tradition and contemporary innovation.

Takanobu Tokunaga

5th generation and CEO of Kouraku Kiln (Tokunaga Toujiki Kabushikigaisha) since 2010.

  • Jérémie Paré-Julien

    ART RESIDENCY COORDINATOR, PRODUCT DESIGNER, AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  • Yamaguchi Hinano , Sugimoto Atsuko, Iwanaga Tomoko

    CUSTOMER RELATION, DISPATCH AND SHIPPING

  • Nonaka Hiroshi

    DECORATION AND OVERGLAZE DEPARTMENT CRAFTMENT AND MANAGER

  • Furukawa Teruyuki

    PLASTER MOULD MAKER AND PRODUCT DESIGNER

  • Sasaki Michiyaki

    FACTORY GENERAL MANAGER

  • Setoguchi Harutaka, Ichikawa Hiroshi

    CRAFTMAN, PRODUCTION MANAGER

  • Tatebayashi Youichi

    ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

  • Takada Ryoji

    ADVISOR AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

  • Fujimoto Yoshimi

    CUSTOMER RELATIONS

  • Khin Htwe Kyi

    OVER GLAZE DECORATION ARTIST

  • Matsumoto Chieko

    OVER GLAZE DECORATION ARTIST

  • Eguchi Machiko

    OVER GLAZE DECORATION ARTIST

  • Ikeda Sayuri

    UNDERGLAZE DECORATION ARTIST

  • Shomura Daisuke

    GLAZE SPECIALIST

  • Kawazoe Takahisa

    SLIP CASTING SPECIALIST

  • Tanaka Noboru

    FIRING SPECIALIST

  • Yamaguchi Hiroko

    CRAFTSMAN AND ARTIST