1890 Born, Yasugi City, Shimane Prefecture, Japan
1914 Graduated, Tokyo Higher Polytechnical School Kyoto Research Institute for Ceramics, Kyoto, Japan
1920 Started “Kawai Factory”, Kyoto, Japan
1928 Folk Craft Pavilion, Tokyo, Japan; designed by Yanagi, Hamada and Kawai
1936 Founded Mingei Kan (Japanese Craft Society) with Shôji Hamada and Dr. Sôetsu Yanagi,
Tokyo, Japan
1937 Grand Prize, Paris International Exhibition
1966 Died, Kyoto, Japan