Onta Ware Hakeme Large Plate - 27 cm - C / 小鹿田焼 大皿 Toki-yuzamashi-sumikuro In the mountain town of

In the mountain town of Kasama

We had the honour of visiting their kiln and were deeply moved by the generational dedication behind their work over the centuries

This flat tea caddy combines the natural beauty of cherry bark with the practicality of a tin interior

the set is both functional and aesthetically pleasing

Hokuyo Glass (北洋硝子) has become renowned as the maker of Tsugaru Vidro (津軽びいどろ)

Onta Ware Hakeme Large Plate - 27 cm - C / 小鹿田焼 大皿 Toki-yuzamashi-sumikuro In the mountain town ofTo reach the village of Onta ware, you travel into the mountains of Hita, Oita Prefecture. Before seeing the kilns, you hear them. The soft, rhythmic sound of karausu traditional water powered wooden mills echoes through the valley as they slowly crush the local clay. It is a sound that seems to belong to the landscape itself, and a sign that you have arrived in Sarayama, the small pottery village where Onta ware has been made for around 300 years.