Tokoname

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…

Tokoname – History

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…

Tokoname – Travel

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

Seto(Akazu)

The Glazing of Seto(Akazu) Ware Ash Glaze In the early Heian Era, early examples of pottery fired in the cavern kilns as tableware for Heian nobility had only half of their surface covered in a natural glaze consisting of melted…

Seto(Akazu) – Travel

Basic Information / Articles – Wikipedia – Wikitravel – iGuide – e-YAKIMONO.NET – Japan-i – Japan National Tourism Organization – English Web Site Seto – The Road Through Aichi and Nagoya’s Heartland – Seto Marutto Museum – Photos on flickr…