About Journey
Journey is a place where forms are created, a workshop in Northern Okinawa where time and memory take shape.
Working closely with metal, we value the stories, emotions, and layers of time and express them through each piece we craft.
Our jewellery is not simply decoration.
It is meant to accompany each individual, to become part of your life, and to grow with time.
The name Journey reflects everything—
the process of making, the moment it is revealed and the future that follows.
We hope that what we created here quietly becomes a part of your journey, layering meaning over time.
About the Artisan
Asato Phillip Tanaka
1974
・Born in Sydney, Australia
1996
・Received Bachelor of Applied Arts (Craft), The University of New South Wales, Australia
1997
・Received Monbusho scholarship to study at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts as a research student
2000
・Received Master's degree majoring in Metal carving, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts, Japan
・Return to Sydney, Australia
2002
・Backpacking over 22 countries in the Middle East and Europe
・Return to Tokyo, Japan
・Work for a wedding ring company
2004
・Started my own Jewellery brand, -cloud creator-
2010
・Leave the wedding ring company
・Started -studio crucible-, a Jewellery school
2013
・Due to my son’s disability, chose to return back to Sydney, Australia
・Started working for a Jewellery store creating high-end pieces
2025
・Relocated to Okinawa, Japan
・Started my own custom jewellery store, -Journey-
A Journey Across the World
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