Kiyomizu-yaki, Kyoto’s historic pottery

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One of Kyoto’s representative traditional crafts.
Kiyomizu-yaki” is a type of pottery known as kiyomizu-yaki.

This is the approach to Kiyomizu Temple, a famous temple in Kyoto, Japan
This pottery was made in a place called Gojozaka.
Today, these Kyoto ceramics are collectively called “Kyo-yaki and Kiyomizu-yaki.

The history of Kyo-yaki pottery is that it flourished from the 1600s to the Tokugawa Shogunate.
The fact that it was a gift item suggests that it was treated as a valuable traditional craft from long ago.

Also, this time we only touched on the craftsman, but when we were able to interview the craftsman, we will be able to
Please look forward to our introduction, including its charm!