Hamana dries his pots on the terrace of his seaside studio. He also uses the balcony to dry umeboshi—the pickled plums he makes every year. The first home that Kazunori Hamana bought is perched on the hillside above the Pacific Ocean, on the Boso Peninsula of Japan. The water is just a few dozen meters below, close enough that you could scramble through the brush and jump in. Hamana often does just that. “I quit being a professional fisherman, so I just cast my net and eat what I’ve caught on the spot, ” he says. He’s friendly and suntanned, with a frank manner and few airs. He’s also a ceramicist whose elegant, hand-built pots grace galleries from Tokyo to New York. But Hamana himself prefers to stay home, puttering between the three properties he owns in this area. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Forty-Six Buy Now Related Stories Interiors Issue 46 Bush Modernism Rebuilding the legacy of desert architect Alistair Knox. Interiors Issue 46 Heritage Craft A colorful guesthouse decorated by the artists of Gorée Island. Interiors Issue 46 Rural Splendor A farmhouse turned studio bordering a rugged moor. Interiors Issue 46 California Cool A mid-century post-and-beam house that blends with the nature around it. Interiors Issue 46 Gothic Revival The eclectic ornamentation of Gaudí’s first commission. Interiors Issue 46 Faded Grandeur Peeling back the layers of a scenographer's palatial suite.
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