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Tokoname Ware: Characteristics

In the Tokoname region, approximately 900 years after the end of the Heian Era, Tokoname Ware, instead of dying out, continued to be made as everyday goods.
Considered to be one of the “6 Ancient Kilns” of Japan; even on that scale, Tokoname is given great respect.

The earth of the Tokoname region was often transported to be used to create large structures, so through the Heian and Kamakura Eras, Tokoname pots and jars had already been carried and used throughout Japan. At the end of the latter half of the 19th century, tea utensils, flowerpots, terracotta building materials, ceramic carvings, tiles, earthen pipes, and other architectural forms of ceramics were built in great numbers.

At present, Tokoname is an area which produces a wide range of pottery of varying sizes from architectural ceramics such as outdoor tiling to everyday tableware to tea utensils.

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Tokoname – History

admin — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:01:51 +0000

Large Tokoname urns dating back to Kyoto circa 1100 AD were discovered at several historic sites at a time when it had been thought that the techniques behind Tokoname Ware had been complete and the product route to Kyoto had been finished. The kilns of Tokoname were quite large in number and scale and so a complete assessment has yet to be completed.

However, in places like the relics of Kamakura lumberyards and the ruins of Hiraizumi in Sendai, a great amount of Tokoname pots has been unearthed which hints at the possibility that a production area of grand scale had been established. Since the 19th century, the techniques of building large objects have been applied to the manufacturing of architectural ceramics such as earthen pipes and these have had a great influence on modern-day architecture.

In the latter half of the 20th century, Shudei teapots have been produced in great numbers in Tokoname. When the name Tokoname is mentioned, the image of these teapots may come to mind but Shudei is just one type of the many kinds of Tokoname Ware that exists.

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Tokoname – Photos

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Tokoname – Travel

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Basic Information / Articles
- Wikipedia
- Ceramics Today
- e-YAKIMONO.NET
- Tokoname Homepage
- Tokoname City
- Tokoname Sightseeing Latest News (Japanese)
- Photos on flickr (Downtown / Train Station)

Programs / Activities
- 30-day pottery making in Tokoname

Accommodations
Hotel AU Tokoname
- Official (English)
- Reservation (Rakuten / JapanHotel.net)
- Reviews (TripAdvisor)
- Google Map
Hotel Route-Inn Tokoname Ekimae
- Official (English)
- Reservation (Rakuten / iTRAVEL)
- Reviews (TripAdvisor)
- Photos on flickr
- Google Map
Accomodations in Nagoya
- Reservation (JAPANiCAN / Rakuten / Ikyu / JTO)

Museums
INAX Museums
- Official (English)
- Photos on flickr
- Google Map

Restaurants
Shokuraku Tanikawa (Japanese Cuisine)
- Official (Japansese)
- Photos on flickr
- Google Map

Ceramic Art Galleries / Pottery Shops
Gallery KYOUEI-GAMA
- Official (Japanese)
- Photos on flickr
- Google Map

Scenic Sites
Tokoname Pottery Path
- Tokoname Homepage
- Photos on flickr (Tokoname Pottery Path / Kaisen Donya Takitaya)
- Google Map

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