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1936
Born as the second son of ceramic artist ISEZAKI Yozan in 2207 Inbe, Bizen City, Okayama Prefecture
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1959
Graduated from the Special Department of Art in the Faculty of Education at the Okayama University. Studied ceramics together with his brother Mitsuru under his father ISEZAKI Yozan
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1960
Worked as a teacher in Bizen High School from September to March of the following year
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1961
His father passed away in February. Established a semi-underground anagama kiln with his brother in May
Two-men exhibition in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka
Submitted to the 8th Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition
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1966
Full member, Japan Kogei Association
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1971
Toured Europe
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1975
Submitted to the “Bizen Millenium Exhibition” hosted by Mainichi Shimbun
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1976
Submitted to the “Japanese Bizen Wares Hagi Exhibition” hosted by the Tokyo Shimbun and the Gotoh Museum
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1978
Lecturer at the Special Department of Art in the Faculty of Education at the Okayama University (up until 1987)
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1979
Toured the USA
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1981
Invited to submit to the “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition” at the National Museum of History, Taiwan
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1982
Visited India
Invited to submit to the “Contemporary Japanese Ceramics Exhibition” at the Hong Kong Urban Council and the Hong Kong Museum of Art
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1983
Invited to submit to the 1st Japan Traditional Art Crafts Selection Exhibition hosted by Mainichi Shimbun
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1985
Produced a ceramic mural for the Seishin Gakuen 100th Anniversary Memorial Hall
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1986
Submitted to the “Kazuo Yagi Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition”
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1989
Produced a ceramic mural for the Kobe University of Commerce entrance hall
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1992
Produced a ceramic mural for the Okayama Sanyo Hospital Fujisaki-en
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1997
Submitted to the “Bizen Wares – a Thousand Years of Traditional Beauty Exhibition” (Musée National de Céramique)
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1998
Director at the Japan Kogei Association
Chief Secretary at the Japan Kogei Association Chugoku Branch
Designated as an Okayama Prefectural Important Intangible Cultural Property
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2002
Produced a ceramic mural for the new Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
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2003
Submitted to the “Crafting Modern Beauty in Japan Exhibition” (Japan Traditional Art Crafts 50th Anniversary Exhibition)
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2004
Submitted to the “Charm of Bizen Wares Exhibition” at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Designated as an Important Intangible Cultural Property
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2005
“Bizen, Light of Clay and Flame, Jun Isezaki” was published by Sanyo Shimbun
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2006
Submitted to the “Japanese Ceramics – 100 Years of Beauty Exhibition” at the Ibaraki Ceramic Art Museum
Submitted to the Living National Treasure Exhibition hosted by NHK, and toured around the country
Family exhibition at Boston, USA
Supported by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Harvard University, and Japan Society
Produced a ceramic mural for the entrance hall of the new Sanyo Shimbun office building
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2007
Submitted to the “Crafting Beauty in Modern Japan – Celebrating 50 Years of the Japan Traditional Art Crafts Exhibition” at the British Museum
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2008
Solo exhibition in Heidelberg and Frankfurt Museum of Arts & Crafts, Germany
Executive Director at the Japan Kogei Association
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2011
Solo exhibition in Heidelberg, Germany
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2012
Solo exhibition titled “Listening to the Voice of the Earth” at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi
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2013
4-men Living National Treasure Exhibition in London, UK
Bizen black square dish. Living National Treasures Jun Isezaki
Bizen jar. Living National Treasures Jun Isezaki
Bizen black rectangular dish. Living National Treasures Jun Isezaki
Bizen. “Weather the storm” Living National Treasures Jun Isezaki