沖縄の焼き物  <壺屋と読谷村> | moonplanetのブログ

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One of the common styles of kiln that was used was the nobori-gama, a multi-chambered kiln situated on elevated grounds, allowing better firing efficiency. In recent times, however, the several noborigama-kilns that were gathered to Tsuboya have been under criticism for causing pollution in the central area and were forced to close. Yet, uncompromising potters who were fixated on using such kilns relocated to a place called Yomitan. Such movement has made a name for Yomitan-son as it became known as Yachimun no Sato or the hometown of Okinawan pottery.



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<photo of Yachimun-dori>

Remnants of the kilns can be seen today in Tsuboya(壺屋), alongside

Yachimun-dori. 

We went to a café, called Feine (南窯)and found one in the backyard.

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<photo of 南窯>