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  • Ryumonyaki
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    Fukushima Onuma-gun Aizumisatomachi Kawaracho Ko 1933
    A pottery studio located in Kawara-cho, Aizumisato Town, Onuma County, Fukushima Prefecture. The studio makes ryumon ware, a type of pottery unique to the Aizu area which features unrepeatable patterns created by glazes melting and flowing when the pottery is fired in a kiln. The studio offers free 20-minute tours and also displays and sells Ryumon ware and local specialty products.

    会津本郷陶磁器会館でいろいろな窯元の作品を見てからこの流紋焼窯元に行くことを決めました。寒色系の色調に惹かれます。特に緑色と紺色系の発色が素晴らしいです。しかもこちらは磁器になります。器と器が当たった時に金属系の高い音が出ます。釉ののり方も好きで、常に普段使いで器を求めるのでズバリ決まりです。工場内はすべてを見学でき、細やかな作品作りの精神が伝わってきました。

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  • Aizu Keizanyaki Pottery
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    Fukushima Aizuwakamatsu-shi Higashiyamamachi Tennei 67
    "This is the only kiln in Aizu Wakamatsu. It is said that in 1592, Ujisato Gamo, the lord of the Aizu domain at that time, invited a potter from Karatsu in Hizen (now Saga and Nagasaki Prefecture) to make roofing tiles for Tsuruga Castle and had him fire the tiles here. It is called ""Aizu Keizan ware"" and continues to make until today. After that, he fired melting pots for silver mines in Aizu Karuizawa (today's Yanaizu Town) and kiln flourished, but there is only one kiln at present. Pottery works made using a traditional potter's wheel or formed by hand, and pieces made with the ""tatara"" (slab-building) technique are well known for their natural beauty and warmth."
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  • Suigetsugama
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    Fukushima Onuma-gun Aizumisatomachi Setomachi 3174
    A potter producing Aizu-hongo ware that was founded in 1870. They continue to create durable pottery featuring hand-drawn designs made with locally sourced materials including the clay, gosu (asbolite), and glaze. The symbol design of the kiln is a motif of the local Aizu Mishirazu persimmon. The pottery from Suigetsu kiln is sturdier than other pottery product and is known for suited in microwaves and ovens. They also hold hands-on experience classes at the workshop including a hand-build pottery class where you can form and color your own clay creation, and a ceramic painting class where you choose a mug or plate from three colors; black, blue, or pink, and then decorate it.
  • Irori Pottery Studio
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    Fukushima Onuma-gun Aizumisatomachi Kawaracho Ko 1868-1
    A pottery studio creating Aizu-hongo ware founded by a couple in 2007. Using nearly 10 different glazes including white and black glazes they have been creating works which feature a gentle atmosphere and serve to color your everyday life. Their Akabeko Series, decorated with the face of Aizu' traditional Akabeko red cow, is very popular with female customers. A cup, sake cup, or mug decorated with the adorable face of the Akabeko makes for the perfect Aizu souvenir. They also hold hands-on classes including forming pottery using a wheel or by hand as well as ceramic painting.
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  • Munakatagama Pottery
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    Fukushima Onuma-gun Aizumisatomachi Hongokamiko 3115
    A pottery studio of Aizu-hongo ware is said to have been first founded in 1719. They produce carefully made pieces of Aizu-hongou ware using local ingredients gathered from Hakuho Mountains, an area blessed with an abundance of nature. Each piece possesses its own unique characteristics and presence and is finished in the oldest climbing kiln in the Tohoku region which is said to have been built in the mid-Edo period. It's a massive climbing kiln that was gravely damaged in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, but was restored thanks to the Munakata Climbing Kiln Repair Project. It is also known as a kiln visited by Yanagi Soetsu, Hamada Shoji, and Kawai Kanjiro, three of the leaders of the Japanese Folk Craft Movement.
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  • Kanzan Gama Pottery Workshop
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    Fukushima Onuma-gun Aizumisatomachi Matsubarakiwa 2195
    This long-standing potter has been making pottery for over 280 years since their founder started it during 1751 to 1764. The studio is famous as the first kiln in Japan to incorporate the strainer into the teapot. They make a wide variety of pottery products including celadon porcelain, white porcelain, carbonization pottery, and more, and are known for their wide range of products from daily use items to matcha green tea bowls. They also have a large number of innovative designs from pieces decorated with a number of holes to those with intentional chips. With prior reservation they offer classes in forming pottery by hand and using a potter's wheel.
  • Taizan-gama
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    Fukushima Minamiaizu-gun Shimogomachi Yagoshima
    A pottery studio creating one by one carefully made pieces with black and brown color variations that give the impression of metal due to yohen (firing-denaturation). Their Tetsujiyaki (iron colored pottery) uses far-infrared rays and minus ions to produce an iron appearing finish without the use of glaze and each piece sports an original shape, size, and color. They offer a hands-on class that requires reservations to be made at least one week prior.
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