Functional art
from Mino, Japan.
A curated gallery of contemporary Mino-yaki ceramics — hidden in a 1,000-year-old hot spring town in Gifu, Japan. Ten artists. Nothing else. Shipped from our hands to yours.
Three things we believe in.
厳選された10名のアーティスト。それ以外は何もなし。
Most ceramic shops carry hundreds of names. We carry ten — the contemporary voices we believe define Mino-yaki today. By keeping it small, we can tell each story properly.
Tradition,
translated by a new generation.
Our staff is young, and that is the point. We choose what feels right to us — and translate the 1,300-year-old language of Mino into something a new generation can hear.
Art
you can use, every day.
Most art lives behind glass. The work we carry was made to be held — to pour, to drink, to eat from. A favorite cup, like a favorite shirt, quietly changes how a day feels.
For anyone who sets a better table.
Chefs & Restaurants
A service that says something.
For kitchens where the plate is part of the dish. Direct relationships with the makers, wholesale terms on request.
Designers & Stylists
Pieces with a point of view.
Distinct, photographable, story-rich ceramics for editorial shoots, hospitality projects, and considered interiors.
Collectors
One-of-a-kind, with the story to back it.
Including back-room pieces never put on the shelves — held aside for the right person.
Anyone
A favorite cup that earns its place.
You don't need to be a collector. A morning coffee, a friend at the table — the rest takes care of itself.
温泉街で生まれ、窯に囲まれて育った。
My grandparents made pottery in Gero. Growing up here, I knew clay before I knew anything else. Later, I learned that Gifu — the prefecture I was born in — produces more ceramics than anywhere else in Japan, and is home to several Living National Treasures.
R_degree is what happened when I decided to translate that inheritance for the next generation.
Reo Kusakabe
日下部 嶺旺
Founder & Owner
A gallery hidden in a 1,000-year-old hot spring town.
R_degree sits along the main street of Gero Onsen, one of Japan's three great hot springs. Stop by on your way through Gifu — we'd love to share the work in person.
1089-1 Mori, Gero, Gifu 509-2202, Japan
+81 576-25-2888 · About 90 min from Nagoya by limited express
Daily, from the gallery.
New arrivals, kiln visits, and small moments from the shop. Follow along on Instagram.
Made in Japan.
Built for the table — wherever yours is.
Shipping worldwide from Gifu. Reach out — for a specific piece, a restaurant service, or just to say hello.
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