Source-checked maker records
Miyagi Prefecture
Teruyuki Hiraga
平賀 輝幸
Listed by Miyagi Prefecture as a Sakunami-lineage kokeshi maker in Project Takumi, a group for younger successors to designated traditional crafts. The prefecture features his Masamune and Megohime kokeshi.
View sourced recordMiyagi Prefecture
Yasuhiro Sato
佐藤 康広
A Tōgatta kokeshi maker in Miyagi's Project Takumi. His miniature Nikkō tea set won the Miyagi Governor's Prize at the 30th Michinoku Kokeshi Festival.
View sourced recordSendai, Miyagi Prefecture
Akira Suzuki
鈴木 明
Born in Sendai in 1960, Suzuki makes Sendai kokeshi in the Sakunami line at Gangu-an and his own small contemporary kokeshi. He won the Prime Minister's Prize at the 2015 All-Japan Kokeshi Concours.
View sourced recordKuroishi, Aomori Prefecture
Masafumi Abo
阿保 正文
Named in Aomori Prefecture’s current register of certified traditional craftspeople for Nuruyu kokeshi and zuguri tops. Further biography is withheld until a direct maker source is reviewed.
View sourced recordHirosaki, Aomori Prefecture
Yūshi Hasegawa
長谷川 優志
Named in Aomori Prefecture’s register of certified traditional craftspeople for Hirosaki kokeshi and wooden toys. The site does not infer a workshop address or visitor status from the register.
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Sources and further reading
- officialProject Takumi: Young Successors to Miyagi Traditional Crafts
Miyagi Prefectural Government
View source (opens in a new tab)Accessed 2026-08-31 - officialGanguan Kokeshi Workshop — Akiu Craft Park
Sendai City
View source (opens in a new tab)Accessed 2026-09-06 - officialAomori Traditional Crafts and Certified Craftspeople
Aomori Prefectural Government
View source (opens in a new tab)Accessed 2026-08-31