https://grantstracks.com/categories/japan/Recent content in Japan on Grant's TracksHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Grant S WilsonMon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/my-beautiful-teacup-from-bizen/Mon, 15 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/my-beautiful-teacup-from-bizen/I had the rare opportunity to visit with two potters who made Bizen pottery in Okayama Prefecture in Japan. The purposely rough, charred style of pottery conjures an aesthetic called wabi-sabi.https://grantstracks.com/posts/my-ugly-mug-from-tobe/Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/my-ugly-mug-from-tobe/I still have my “ugly mug” from Tobe, Ehime Prefecture, Japan. I think of it as an important momento of my time living in Japan but I still think it’s ugly.