Tanba tachikui yaki

 

Tanba tachikui yaki is one of the six-old ceramics. other ceramics are Seto, Tokoname, Sigaraki, Bizen and Echizen. And the orgin is 1000years ago. At first, tanba tachikui yaki was made in hole kiln. But from 400 years ago, it has made in smokestack kiln.

 The main crafts are dishes, tea cup, flower vase, crock and pot. If they make it in a smokestak kiln, max temperature will be 1300 degree and the color will be beautiful.

So, if you go to Sasayama city, you can have a experience to make it and buy it. In tachikui to no sato, over 100000 people come to there for sightseeing and see tanba tachikui yaki.

tachikui to no sato homepage: http://www.tanbayaki.com/2012/top7english1.shtml

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