Tokoname Pottery: Production Area of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns Where Beckoning Cats and Teapots Are Born

Japan's Six Ancient Kilns: Tokoname Pottery

Tokoname Pottery is ceramics made in Tokoname City, Aichi, counted as one of "Japan's Six Ancient Kilns." Beginning in the late Heian period (11th-12th century), it is a ceramics production area with over 900 years of history. Main products are teapots, beckoning cats, and tiles.

Dokan Slope and Pottery Walking Path

"Yakimono Sanpo-michi (Pottery Walking Path)" in Tokoname City is a walking course touring a district where Meiji to Taisho-era kilns and factories remain. "Dokan Slope" with old ceramic pipes (dokan) embedded in walls has become a famous photography spot.

INAX Live Museum

Tokoname City has "INAX Live Museum," an experiential ceramics and tile museum. In addition to exhibiting tiles and ceramics from around the world, tile-making and earthenware-making experience classes are also held.