{"id":78548,"date":"2023-09-13T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T01:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/?p=78548"},"modified":"2024-11-06T10:46:44","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T01:46:44","slug":"deshi-05","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/en\/deshi-05\/","title":{"rendered":"Potter"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One young woman took an apprenticeship straight out of high school with Ryota Aoki, a potter with a studio in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, and an international influence. Nagino Kojima, now 22 years old, responded to the master\u2019s \u201cApprentice Wanted\u201d ad without meeting his criteria, and was accepted for her sheer zeal and passion. Having completed three and a half years as a&nbsp;<em>minarai<\/em>&nbsp;novice, this year she is making a start as a formal deshi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the source of her drive and determination.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_44-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78549\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_44-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_44-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_44-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_44-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_44-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>\u30fcTell us how you came to apprentice with&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ryotaaokipottery.com\/language\/ja\"><strong>Ryota Aoki<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kojima: I\u2019m from Tokyo, and I went to a technical high school in Tokyo, where I joined the ceramic art club. Both of my parents have creative jobs, so I\u2019ve always liked to work with my hands too. Because neither of my parents went to college, their dream for me was to finish a four-year college. So initially, I planned to enroll in an art university.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_100-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_100-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_100-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_100-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_100-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_100-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kojima:&nbsp;But then something happened that made me decide against it. I went to an open campus event at one art school, and got the chance to talk to a professor and show him my work. He liked it and praised me for a job well done. But that made me feel uncomfortable. There was no way a high schooler\u2019s extracurricular artwork could look good in the eyes of a university professor. If he was praising me now, what has he got to teach me? That was when I knew for sure that college wasn\u2019t for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_5-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_5-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_5-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_5-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, I wasn\u2019t confident enough to go independent right away. As I explored my options, I came across the Program for the Development of Next-Generation Leaders run by the Tokyo government to support students studying abroad. I decided to study in Canada for ten months\u2014it seemed like a constructive way to postpone choosing a career path anyway\u2014and it was during this trip that I read Aoki-san\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThis year\u2019s deshi positions are filled. No opening for the next two years. Criteria: male, under 25, driver\u2019s license a must. Sorry, but others will not be considered.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn\u2019t know about Aoki-san or his work before then, but his edgy personality instantly piqued my curiosity. Under 25 was the only criteria I met, but I figured I could turn that to my advantage. I sent him my resume by email from Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_112-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_112-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_112-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_112-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_112-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_112-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Aoki: When that first email arrived from Nagi [Kojima\u2019s nickname], I wondered if maybe she couldn\u2019t read Japanese. I mean, her resume read \u201cFemale, 18 years old, currently living abroad\u2026\u201d\u2014she was completely off the mark! And yet that got me curious, and I sent her a reply. Then, as soon as she came back to Japan, she took a trip down to Tajimi. I had an exhibition on the day of our interview, and couldn\u2019t set aside even ten minutes for her, but I knew instantly that she was a good person. I took one look at her, told her she passed, and left.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_16-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_16-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_16-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_16-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u30fcAnd so you became an apprentice of a master potter. What exactly does the job involve?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kojima: Under Aoki-san, it involves everything to do with Ryota Aoki Pottery\u2014assisting production, manning the permanent shop at Toki Premium Outlets, preparing for events, loading, driving, selling, packaging, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u30fcIt doesn\u2019t sound like you have much time to create your own work.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kojima: That\u2019s true, I don\u2019t. But before I came here, I had already made up my mind not to do any creation of my own during my training period as a novice. I wanted to focus on gaining experience\u2014 I was testing myself in a way. I wanted to see what would happen if a person who has even once aimed to go independent and make a living as an artisan stopped creating for three and a half years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_105-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_105-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_105-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_105-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_105-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_105-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u30fcHow did it turn out?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kojima: I\u2019ve lost the burning desire to create and sell my own work. Before I became an apprentice, and right after, I believed that going independent was the only way to go. Now, I\u2019m enjoying and finding inspiration in my work as Aoki-san\u2019s assisntant. I\u2019m interested in dedicating myself not to me but to supporting someone else. I was influenced in part by my idol Toshiko Okamoto. Her book taught me that independence isn\u2019t the only answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_109-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_109-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_109-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_109-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_109-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_109-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ima, ikiru chikara<\/em>&nbsp;(Zest for Life, Now) by Toshiko Okamoto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kojima: It may have been Aoki-san\u2019s \u201cApprentice Wanted\u201d tweet that caught my eye, but if the ad had called for a full-time employee or part-time worker, I would have responded anyway. The position wasn\u2019t the point. I still think Aoki-san has an edgy personality, and I respect him as a person. I\u2019d like to stay right where I am and continue studying with him for a while longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aoki: Come to think of it, you smile a lot more now, Nagi. When you first came, you didn\u2019t smile at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"last\">Kojima: I was pretty evil looking (laughs). Even others tell me I\u2019ve lost that mean glint in my eyes. If I were asked what has changed the most over the past three and a half years, right now I\u2019d say my face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-78579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/papersky.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/230505_papersky_\u5c0f\u5cf6\u51ea\u4e43_147-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passing on artisanal skills from generation to generation has been the foundation of Japan\u2019s ability to create and craft the world\u2019s top products. Yet, with each day a new skill dies and with it an entire culture is lost. This column explores some of the last DESHI\u2019s (apprentices) a few young souls who work diligently to hone a unique skill and in doing so keep culture alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":78552,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[119,117],"tags":[4701,4785,6614,6615,443,444,1483],"place":[211],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-78548","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-guides-en","category-culture-en","tag-the-deshi","tag-yuta-kato","tag-ryota-aoki","tag-nagino-kojima","tag-pottery","tag-potter","tag-gifu-2","place-gifu-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>deshi-Potter - PAPERSKY<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One young woman took an apprenticeship straight out of high school with Ryota Aoki, a potter with a studio in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, and an international influence. 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