Explore Japanese Ceramics

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 [...]

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 [...]

>> Characteristics
>> History
>> Travel

Article by Tokoname City Tourist Association