The president at the time told him, ”After three years, do what you want to do.”Due to staffing issues, he extended his stay by one year, making it four years, but Miyazawa eventually reached his “graduation.”
There was no trace of the Miyazawa who had been consumed by a whirlpool of muddy worries. That is precisely why she is so captivating.
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Yuto Miyazawa
Mashiko Town, Haga District, Tochigi Prefecture
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Yuto Miyazawa is a Japanese rock guitarist, and a child prodigy in music
Background
Miyazawa was born on February 21, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan and currently lives there with his parents.
She is not indecisive. In 2012, Miyazawa joined rock band, The Robotix, with other young musicians including Logan Robot Gladden, Angelina Baez, Brendan James, Jared Devino and Jon Casel.
Yuto Miyazawa
Miyazawa was born on February 21, 2000, in Tokyo, Japan and currently lives there with his parents. I felt that there was no substance to my work, and I began to struggle.”
Then, in 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake struck.
A feeling of powerlessness.
Over 20 years ago, he began working in the studio his father built, dedicating himself to pottery.
From a young age, Miyazawa-san watched his father at work and developed an admiration for those who create things with their hands. I can’t even help those around me.”
As he pondered these questions with no answers, he found himself spending more time worrying than creating.
It was Mr.
Shunji Muroi, the 16th president (now chairman) of the hot spring inn “Daikokuya” in Itabashi Onsen, Nasu Shiobara City, who approached Miyazawa, who had come to a standstill.
He offered her a position as a staff member at the inn.
Daikokuya is a historic inn founded in 1551 during the Muromachi period, but it has gained attention as a hot spring inn with the keywords “recreation and art.” It houses the Kanae Sugaki Warehouse Museum, a private museum of contemporary artist Kanae Sugaki, and the garden was also designed by Sugaki.The inn regularly hosts solo exhibitions by various artists, photographers, and other creators, offering a unique blend of rich nature, hot springs, and art—a hidden gem known only to those in the know.
Miyazawa’s father, Akira, is also a potter who has held solo exhibitions at Ooguroya, and it was through this connection that he was introduced to the inn.
Miyazawa, who was no longer able to work with pottery, gratefully accepted the offer and decided to take the job.
A turning point in his life.
The pottery-making hands stopped
The Great East Japan Earthquake caused tremendous damage, mainly in the Tohoku region. Working with clay became a part of his daily life.
After graduating from high school in his hometown, he joined the art club and tried his hand at casting, which involves melting metal and pouring it into molds to create vessels and artworks.
Miyazawa appeared on stage at Blizzcon 2009 with Osbourne to play "Crazy Train" as the first encore performance.
By making something devoid of flavor, I wanted to erase my father and discover what I couldn’t compromise on.” After continuing this process for about two years and spending time confronting himself, he naturally began to approach his father’s techniques.
Miyazawa uses a potter’s wheel, applies glaze made from clay ash, and fires the pieces at 1,270 degrees Celsius.
Using his unique technique called “konjoute,” which deliberately leaves traces of the hands in the production process, he creates vessels that each have their own depth and rich expression.
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Grew up watching his father, a potter, work from an early age.
Born and raised in Mashiko Town, Miyazawa-san is the son of potter Miyazawa Akira.
He couldn’t understand the owner’s true meaning then, but those words still resonate strongly with him today.
The anguish of being “privileged”
After his first solo exhibition, Miyazawa began to think about what kind of works he wanted to create and how he wanted to make a living.
The words of a gallery owner in Tokyo, who told her, “See more of the world,” just before she graduated from university, may have held this meaning.
“When working alone, it becomes too closed off, so I want to create situations where I can engage with people and things, and I want to keep that flexibility and space to do so.”
Miyazawa speaks with a casual smile, showing no signs of clinging to anything.
This manual process gives each piece a unique texture, revealing the depth of the natural clay and creating a warm yet wild, one-of-a-kind finish.
The pieces he creates are primarily everyday utensils. Instead of becoming a potter, he chose to work at a traditional hot spring inn.
At Daikokuya, Miyazawa worked as a staff member at a hot spring inn rather than as a potter, and during those four years, he did not create a single piece of pottery.
This experience sparked his desire to learn more about the joys of art. Miyazawa appeared on stage at Blizzcon 2009 with Osbourne to play "Crazy Train" as the first encore performance.
In 2010, Miyazawa came back on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and played "Paranoid." He also played "Crazy Train" with Osbourne at Ozzfest 2010.
You can even turn them upside down—that’s what I find so appealing,” he says, expressing his fascination with the wide range of expressions possible through utensils.
Ambiguity and imperfection are also intentionally incorporated into his works.
Miyazawa says that she is still exploring what kind of works she wants to create in the future.
Yuto Miyazawa, a potter who loves ambiguity and projects his changing life onto his works / Mashiko Town, Haga District, Tochigi Prefecture
Mashiko Town in Haga District, Tochigi Prefecture, is famous as the home of Mashiko ware.