Pottery

We went to visit a pottery maker last week, and had to take the train from Tokyo. Since it was in the rural area, we had to take the local train and it was quite slow.


The end result of pottery (known as "Yakimono" in Japanese) provides useful articles and objects of art at the same time. Some of these may be practical items that can be used in the home, and some may be used as adornment to enhance the beauty of the room.
In Japan, due to the various periods and districts in which pottery is made, each of them has their own distinctive features.

Rokuro: Pots are usually shaped on a potter's wheel. This wheel is turned with the feet or hands.

This seem to be the most difficult stage in pottery making as the potter has to make sure the shape turns out well and that consistency is maintained throughout the body of the pottery produced.

If you are interested in seeing other types of Iga Pottery, please visit UniqueJapan.
We are in the midst of producing a video on how these are made soon!