Tachikui Sue no Sato, Ceramics museum in Tamba-Sasayama, Japan
Tachikui Sue no Sato is a ceramics museum in Tamba-Sasayama displaying both traditional and contemporary pottery alongside historical regional objects and materials. The exhibition spaces show finished works next to tools and supplies that explain how potters create their pieces.
The region started developing its pottery tradition after the Heian period and sustained this craft over centuries through family workshops. The museum itself opened in 1985 to protect this heritage and share it with visitors.
The museum reflects how pottery-making has shaped community identity and passed down skills through generations in this region. You can see how ceramic traditions remain central to daily life and local pride here.
Visitors can attend pottery workshops with experienced craftspeople and learn hands-on techniques for shaping clay and creating pieces. The museum shop offers a selection of authentic ceramics made locally that you can purchase and take with you.
The facility operates traditional kilns specifically designed for this region that allow potters to fire their work in ways unique to local practice. These kilns are rarely found elsewhere, preserving production methods that have nearly disappeared in other areas.
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