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Tokoname’s pottery has endured for more than 1,000 years and has shaped the city’s history, economy, and infrastructure. One of the best ways to learn about this heritage is to walk the Pottery Footpath (Yakimono Sanpomichi), which has two routes. Course A is 1.6 kilometers long and includes several of Tokoname’s most popular attractions, while Course B is 4 kilometers long and outlines the city’s pottery history. Both courses begin at Tokoname Tojiki Kaikan (Ceramics Hall), where visitors can find displays of Tokoname ware and helpful tourist information.
Tokonyan is the giant maneki neko (lucky cat) figure that peeks over an embankment halfway along Tokoname Maneki Neko-dori (Lucky Cat Street). The name “Tokonyan” is a combination of “Tokoname” and the meowing sound made by a cat (nyan) in Japanese. Since its creation in 2008, the statue has become a beloved symbol of the city and a popular subject for photographs.
The plaza adjacent to the brick Noborigama (Toei Kiln) is approximately halfway along Course A on the Pottery Footpath, making it an ideal place to take a break. The plaza’s main attractions are found in a two-story building, with a well-preserved example of a nineteenth-century kiln on the first floor and an exhibition space and studio above.
You will find a tourist information center when exiting the ticket gate of Tokoname Station. We offer brochures and maps for tourists.Feel free to stop by the center when you come to Tokoname.
A special area called "Gallery Cera" to exhibit pottery works and a souvenir shop are attached to the informaton center.
An outdoor entertainment park is located at AEON Mall Tokoname, packed with exciting facilities such as Wonder Sky (an adventure ropes course), Wonder Jump (a large-scale trampoline park), and Sea Side Circuit (a 600-meter-long go-kart track)!
Since the opening of the new stands, the facility has been transformed into a place where families and first-timers can visit casually. Mooovi Tokoname and Grüün Tokoname are located
within the premises, and a food court and café are also available.
Climb to the top of Dokanzaka, or the Ceramic Pipe Hill, and to the left is an incredible view spanning all of Tokoname. Tokoname’s cityscape spreads out below you while off in the distance, you can gaze upon the Ise Bay and Centrair in a relaxing moment of peace.
This is the site of the castle where Ogo, the mother of Tokugawa’s third shogun, Iemitsu, first married. There is now an observatory resembling a castle keep, offering a panoramic view of Ise Bay.
Located close to Tamago Nouka No Kitchen recepio (Egg Farmer’s Kitchen recipe), the observatory overlooks Ise Bay and Chubu Centrair International Airport. The view from the highest point in the city, 87 meters above sea level, is spectacular
This park acts as a place to take a short rest and admire some of the greenery along the footpath, but certainly doesn’t have any lack of pottery or fired pieces. Walk inside a giant collection of columns so large you can’t even fit both arms around. A mural using colorful fired pieces again adds an artistic flair to the scene and makes for the perfect snapshot. The park was actually even used along with much more of the Pottery Footpath in an anime film.
Centrair serves as a sky gateway joining cities around Japan and across the globe to the Central Japan area. The sky deck and vista baths afford views of the jets. Sky Town offers Events, shopping and gourmet to enjoy. The airport has lots to enjoy as an amusement spot.
Start of the pottery trail. There is a gallery inside and one can purchase pottery and Tokoname souvenirs.
Tokoname is among the most prominent production centers for “manekineko”in Japan.
From Meitetsu Tokoname to the start point of the pottery trails there are 39 lucky manekineko and Tokonyan the guardian cat to welcome you.
This hill path symbolizes the pottery trails.The walls consist of Meiji ere clay pipes and Showa era baked tiles with the path given grip with embedded fumiture create when firung clay pipes.
The Takita family, who ran one of Tokoname’s shipping agencies, built a residence facing Ise Bay in 1850, not long after starting their lucrative business. Their former home has been faithfully restored and offers a chance to learn about the family, their lifestyle, and their shipping business through its fine examples of period furniture, ceramics, and lacquerware. There are also informative displays explaining the development of local shipping history.
This impressive brick structure sits at an incline of 17 degrees on a hill along Course A on the Pottery Footpath. It is Tokoname’s last “climbing kiln” (noborigama) and one of the largest of its kind in Japan.
This castle was the home of the powerful Saji family. Ono Castle is located in an important strategic location in the region. It is also known as the first married home of the Oeyo (the mother of Tokugawa Iemitsu). Today a donjon themed viewing platform is at the center of the Shiroyama Park giving a panoramic view of the Suzuka Mountains and Ise Bay.
Discaver traditional fermented food culture from the Edo period.Enjoy shopping or consuming sake, miso and soya sauce of the facility for groups of fifteen or more. (Reservation repuired). The facility is also home to a memorial hall for Akio Morita, one of the founders of Sony.
The world tile museum isi just of six halls that make up this experiential,hands-on museum. Exhibitions include valuable ceramics such as decorative tiles, ancient toilets and terracotta. There are also classes for making pottery, workshops and other events giving life to Tokoname, the ceramic city. Enjoy shopping at the museum shop and the food at the restaurant.
Tokoname is known as one of Japan’s “Six Ancient Kilns.” These are production areas with pottery traditions that date back more than 1,000 years. Tokoname Tou no Mori (“Tokoname Pottery Forest”) is a cultural facility that celebrates the city’s rich pottery legacy and looks to its future. It combines a history museum that provides useful information, a research institute, and a studio to train young ceramic artists.
Ono Rurigahama is said to be the world's oldest swim beach. Known for sunset views, it faces the far-off Suzuka Mountains across Ise Bay. The sun descending over these waters will take your breath away.
Sakai Shore has a great view across the water to Centrair. From spring to summer one can harvest shellfish and in summer many swimmers come.
This beautiful beach features views of aircraft landing off, the majestic ocean and romantic sunsets. Enjoy jogging, strolls and ocean fishing.
