Souvenirs Spots in Shigaraki / Koka Area

  • Rengetsu
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 720
    A 12-minute walk from Shigaraki Kohgen Railway Shigaraki Station. This shop is owned and operated by and adjoins a Shigaraki ware studio and gallery. Operating out of an Edo period Japanese home, the shop is filled with tableware sure to make your everyday more fun created by potter Aki Tanii and other artisans. In addition to teacups, plates, mugs, and other tableware which carry on the traditions of Shigaraki ware while also being imbued with a woman's sensibilities, the shop also sells seasonal items such as Shigaraki ware kabuto helmet decorations, samurai dolls, and hina dolls. Solo exhibitions primarily by local artists as well as special exhibitions are held in the adjoining gallery.
  • Tonchinkan
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Chokushi 2376-3
    10 minutes from the Shigaraki Interchange on the Shin-Meishin Expressway via National Route 307. This pottery shop is located in front of the entrance to Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park. The shop is filled with choice varieties of pottery that are hard to find even in Shigaraki, a center for ceramics. Standard items and knickknacks can be found on the first floor, while large items, outlet items, and bargain items are located on the second floor. Shigaraki ware is known for its tanuki (raccoon dog) statues, and the shop has an area with tanuki statues in all shapes and sizes. The shop also offers a fun pottery painting activity. In addition, the shop holds pottery classes which even beginners will enjoy, and participants can make pottery pieces by hand and using an electric potter's wheel.
  • Tanukikabumbuku
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichounishi 459
  • kamamoto marutoshikama
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichounagano 1349-24
  • Shokkinosenmontenkamamotoutuwa
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Prefecture Koga-gun, Shigaraki imperial will 2048-1
  • sueyarokudai maruyukariseisue
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichounagano 790
  • Shigaraki Ceramics Mura Kokudo
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Maki 1466
  • Kansai Gift
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Minakuchicho Motoayano 566
  • Otani Pottery
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 541-2
  • Marutaka Pottery
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Chokushi 2344
  • Rian
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichoueda 957
  • Gyarari Uenishi
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichouhosohara 234
  • gallery KOHARA
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichounagano 1194
  • CRAFT Do Aji
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 460-2
  • Donokokamatenjijo
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Pref. Koukashi Shigarakichounagano 1182
  • Sue Naru Art Gallery
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 1181
  • Sue Yume
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Hosohara 65
  • Marusan Ogawa Pottery Kokudo 307 Go
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nishi 453
  • Marutoku Pottery
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nagano 1198-2
  • Yamato Ue Nishi Pottery
    Travel / Tourism
    Shiga Koka-shi Shigarakicho Nakano 672-1

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Visitors to Shiga prefecture are almost always hopping east across the prefectural border from Kyoto, and they are almost certainly Lake Biwa-bound. Covering an area of 670 square kilometers, Lake Biwa makes up the bulk of Shiga prefecture, with beautiful lakeside paths that offer myriad walking and cycling opportunities, connecting a string of museums, shrines, and picturesque views that finally lead you to Hikone Castle on the eastern side of the lake.

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