A visit to Onta in Ōita prefecture, April 2019. We were on a self-drive road trip from Fukuoka to Tokyo. The thump-thumping of the traditional wooden water scoops, which pound the soil used for Onta yaki, is listed as one of Japan's 100 soundscapes. #ontayaki #japanceramics #roadtrip #wazainjapan

Friday evening in Cape Town. This is the WAZA #kanbanken and his name is Inoshishi (猪). Found abandoned in an irrigation drain at 4 weeks old, it was the only name we could think of. Our Japanese friends commented that, yes, it is a weird name, but go for it at the southern tip of Africa! #capetown

South Africa's landlocked neighbour, the Kingdom of Lesotho, with a population of just under 2.5 million, was hit by the highest (50%) tariffs by the US. Lesotho is one of only three African countries (along with Mauritius and Tunisia) which has reciprocal visa exemption arrangements with Japan.

Okawachiyama pottery village, January 2014, taken with a Minolta SRT-100X. Maybe 2025 is the year to lug a film camera around Japan again 📷🏯🙂

Our Cape Town retail store. WAZA started as a passion project to introduce Japanese craftsmanship to South Africa. The seed was planted 20 years ago after a first visit to Tokyo, and took another 10 years to germinate. Now in our 8th year of trading, we are still learning and growing weekly.🗻🌸🗾