List of potters - Living National Treasures of Japan
This list of Living National Treasures of Japan contains all the individuals and groups certified as Living National Treasures by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of the government of Japan in the category of the Japanese crafts (工芸技術 Kōgei Gijutsu).
List of current designated individuals
| Name | Born | Category | Year Designated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akihiro Maeta(前田昭博) wiki | 1954 | Hakuji | 2013 |
| Hiroshi Nakashima(中島宏) | 1941 | Seiji | 2007 |
| Jun Isezaki(伊勢崎淳) | 1936 | Bizen-yaki | 2004 |
| Kiyoshi Hara(原清) | 1936 | Tetsugusuri | 2005 |
| Kōzō Katō(加藤幸造) | 1935 | Setoguro | 2010 |
| Manji Inoue(井上萬二) | 1929 | Hakuji | 1995 |
| Minori Yoshita(吉田美統) | 1932 | Yūri-kinsai | 2001 |
| Osamu Suzuki(鈴木藏) | 1934 | Shino-yaki | 1994 |
| Sekisui Itō V(五代伊藤赤水) wiki | 1941 | Mumyōi-yaki | 2003 |
List of past designated individuals
| Name | Born | Died | Category | Year Designated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hajime Katō(加藤土師萌) | 1900 | 1968 | Iroe | 1961 |
| Imaemon Imaizumi XIII(今泉今右衛門（13代）) | 1926 | 2001 | Iroe | 1989 |
| Jirō Kinjō(金城次郎) | 1912 | 2004 | Ryukyuan Pottery | 1985 |
| Jusetsu Miwa(三輪壽雪) | 1910 | 2012 | Hagi-yaki | 1983 |
| Jōzan Yamada III(三代山田常山) | 1924 | 2005 | Tokoname-yaki | 1998 |
| Kaiji Tsukamoto(塚本快示) | 1912 | 1990 | Seihakuji | 1983 |
| Kakiemon Sakaida XIV(酒井田柿右衛門（14代）) wiki | 1934 | 2013 | Iroe | 2001 |
| Kei Fujiwara(藤原啓) | 1899 | 1983 | Bizen-yaki | 1970 |
| Kenkichi Tomimoto(富本憲吉) | 1886 | 1963 | Iroe | 1955 |
| Koheiji Miura(三浦小平二) | 1933 | 2006 | Seiji | 1997 |
| Kyūwa Miwa(三輪休和) | 1896 | 1981 | Hagi-yaki | 1970 |
| Kōichi Tamura(田村耕一) | 1918 | 1987 | Tetsue | 1986 |
| Kōsei Matsui(松井康成) | 1927 | 2003 | Neriage | 1993 |
| Muan Nakazato(中里無庵) | 1895 | 1985 | Karatsu-yaki | 1976 |
| Munemaro Ishiguro(石黒宗麿) | 1893 | 1968 | Tetsugusuri | 1955 |
| Shōji Hamada(浜田庄司) wiki | 1894 | 1978 | Mashiko-yaki | 1955 |
| Takuo Katō(加藤卓男) | 1917 | 2005 | Sansai | 1995 |
| Tatsuzō Shimaoka(島岡達三) wiki | 1919 | 2007 | Folk Pottery (Jōmon) | 1996 |
| Tokuda Yasokichi III (三代徳田八十) wiki | 1933 | 2009 | Saiyū | 1997 |
| Toyozō Arakawa(荒川豊蔵) wiki | 1894 | 1985 | Shino-yaki | 1955 |
| Tōshū Yamamoto(山本陶秀) | 1906 | 1994 | Bizen-yaki | 1987 |
| Tōyō Kaneshige(金重陶陽) | 1896 | 1967 | Bizen-yaki | 1956 |
| Uichi Shimizu(清水卯一) | 1926 | 2004 | Tetsugusuri | 1985 |
| Yoshimichi Fujimoto(藤本能道) | 1919 | 1992 | Iroe | 1986 |
| Yū Fujiwara(藤原雄) | 1932 | 2001 | Bizen-yaki | 1996 |
| Yūzō Kondo(近藤悠三) | 1902 | 1985 | Sometsuke | 1985 |
List of Designated Groups
| Group Name | Category | Year Designated |
|---|---|---|
| Kakiemon Pottery Technique Preservation Society(柿右衛門製陶技術保存会Kakiemonsei Tōgijutsu Hozonkai) | Kakiemon | 1976 |
| Onta-yaki Technique Preservation Society(小鹿田焼技術保存会Ontayaki Gijutsu Hozonkai) | Onta-yaki | 1995 |
