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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.
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.