Tadashi Yoshimoto

1943Born in Kanya, Bizen City
1964 Becomes uchideshi (apprentice) to Kei Fujiwara (living national treasure)
1975Built kiln in Kanya, Bizen City. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition.
1976His first solo exhibition was held at Okayama Tenmaya Department Store. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition.
1977 European Inspection Tour
Selected for the 1980 China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Tenmaya Prize at the Toushinkai Exhibition.
Selected, Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition, 1981. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition. Awarded the Prefectural Exhibition Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition.
Selected for the 1982 China-Japan International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Awarded the Sanyo Newspaper Prize at the Toushinkai Exhibition.
1983 Encouragement Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition
1984Encouragement Prize, East China Branch, Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition; Prefectural Governor's Prize, Prefectural Exhibition; Chairman of the Japan Crafts Association Prize, East China Branch, Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition
1985Chinese-Japanese International Ceramic Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention
1986 Awarded Okayama Prefecture Cultural Encouragement Prize for Tatara Zukuri. Received the Aichi Prefecture Governor's Prize at the Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Became a regular member of the Japan Crafts Association.
1987 Commemorative Exhibition at Okayama Tenmanya, Okayama, Japan, for receiving the Prefecture's Cultural Encouragement Award. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Awarded the Encouragement Prize at the Chunichi International Ceramic Art Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Ceramic Art Exhibition and the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Awarded the Chairman's Prize at the Japan Traditional Crafts Chugoku Branch Exhibition.
Awarded the Kanashige Touyou Prize in 1988. Awarded the Encouragement Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition. Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition.
Selected for the 1989 Ceramics Biennial Exhibition. Selected, Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Selected, Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition.
In 1990, he was selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition.
1991Produced the ceramic wall "Home of Confucius" for the lobby of the National Treasure Kanya School and Okayama Prefectural Youth Education Center. Received the Commemorative Prize at the Yakishime Pottery Competition. Selected for the Ceramic Biennale Exhibition.
1992Produced the ceramic wall "Hope" for Kibi Kogen Country Club. Selected for the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition.
Selected for the 1993 Ceramics Biennial Exhibition. Awarded the Encouragement Prize for Ceramic Art at the Asahi Ceramic Art Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Commissioned by the Prefectural Exhibition.
Selected for the 1994 Yakishime Pottery Competition.
Selected for the 1995 Ceramics Biennial Exhibition. Selected for the Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Awarded the Sanyo Shimbun Grand Prize at the Prefectural Exhibition.
Selected for the 1996 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition. Invited to participate in the Prefectural Exhibition.
Received the Sanyo Newspaper Award for Cultural Merit in 1997. Exhibited his work at the "Traditional Beauty of 1,000 Years of Bizen Pottery" at the Musee National de la Ceramique in Sevres, France. Received the Second Prize at the Yakishime Pottery Competition.
Selected for the 1998 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition.
2004Exhibited in "The Charm of Bizen Pottery" at The Museum of Ceramic Art, Ibaraki.
Selected for the 2005 Japan Traditional Crafts Exhibition.
Certified as a holder of Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture in 2007. Commemorative exhibition at Saikaya Kawasaki, Sanyo Department Store, Hanshin Department Store, Tenmaya Main Store, and Yonago Store, in commemoration of being certified as an Important Intangible Cultural Property of Okayama Prefecture.
2008 Commemorative Exhibition at Mitsukoshi Department Store, Nihonbashi, Okayama, commemorating the recognition of Okayama Prefecture as an Important Intangible Cultural Property holder.
2012Produced relief "Flying" for Miki Gakuen School Corporation