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On the first floor, there is a display of historical artifacts of Tobe-yaki ceramic ware, special examples of porcelain art, and modern pieces by contemporary artisans. On the second floor, works from about 80 potteries are on display and available for purchase, and there is a changing program of exhibitions.
When entering the center, you will be greeted by a huge porcelain jar and globe. The atmosphere inside is quite calm, so that you can take time to appreciate the objects. On the second floor, exhibitions are held and ceramic pieces are available for purchase. Even if you don't start off as a fan of Tobe-yaki porcelain, a visit will certainly deepen your understanding and appreciation of it.
"We get the most visitors during the Tobe-yaki Fairs in spring and fall."
"We hold various exhibitions."
About 5 minutes(By Car)
The pathway and walls along this 500-meter long promenade, which runs from the Tobe-Porcelain Traditional Industry Hall through Tosogaoka, to the Tobe Creative Porcelain Making Center are decorated with porcelain tiles. On the way, there is a panoramic view of the town of Tobe from the hillside.
Along the promenade can be seen many examples of Tobe porcelain tiles, some made by local high school students. The work of many hands has gone into decorating the walk with the art of Tobe-yaki ceramics.
About 5 minutes (On Foot)
Close to Tobe Ceramic Promenade is Founder's Hill. Built in 1942, it has several monuments to people who have made notable contributions to the history of Tobe-yaki, such as the founder Josuke Sugino*.
* A potter active in the 1700s, Sugino was one of the original creators of Tobe-yaki. He was the first to fire-bake porcelain and become self-sufficient in glazing materials.
There stand the monuments to honor many people who helped build the foundation for the local pottery industry, including Josuke Sugino, the founder of Tobe-yaki ceramic ware. There is also the "Ceramic Wall Monument" which is embedded with a chronological arrangement of ceramic products that show the history of Tobe-yaki ceramic ware. From the hill you can enjoy a bird's-eye view of Tobe town.
About 5 minutes (On Foot)
There are several potteries producing Tobe-yaki ceramic ware around the Tobe Ceramic Promenade. Some sell ceramics direct to the public and allow visitors to see the manufacturing process first-hand (though please check if reservations are required if you plan a visit). Among them, Umeno Seiko Toen, established in 1892, displays and sells original Tobe-yaki as well as porcelain from Mogura-no-kama.
Umeno Seiko Toen manufactures and sells Tobe-yaki using traditional production methods. On the second floor, porcelain from Mogura-no-kama (literally, mole kiln) by four young local ceramic artists who use a Noborigama, or climbing kiln, is on display and sold.
* An especially tall type of kiln that is built against a topographic feature such as a slope, to maintain high temperatures through convection.
"Many customers from the Kanto area have visited." (Umeno Seiko Toen)
About 1 minutes (On Foot)
The Tobe Ceramic Promenade starts from the Tobe-Porcelain Traditional Industry Hall and ends here. This workshop runs three types of short courses. In the Rokuro class participants can try their hand at using an electric potter's wheel. In the Tebineri (hand-forming) class you can learn how to mold clay on a hand-operated potter's wheel, or form it using a traditional wooden spatula. In the Etsuke (painting) workshop, you can create your own designs on unglazed pottery.
In the Rokuro and Tebineri workshops, instructors are on hand to guide you through making your own work. It takes about one month to finish the first, or biscuit, firing stage, and another two or three weeks for the final firing when you apply painting. Without painting and glazing, items appear white, and in the Etsuke workshop, you can choose a piece you like out of about 100 items of crockery to paint with Gosu*. It takes two or three weeks until the process is complete.
* Pigment used for porcelain and other ceramics, which becomes blue after firing.
"Many people from Ehime and elsewhere have visited here."
About 7 minutes (By Car)
Located at the bottom of Misaka-toge (mountain pass) along the National Route 33, Tobe porcelain is available for purchase and tours explaining the manufacturing process as well as workshops of pottery throwing and porcelain souvenir painting are available. Within the premises there is a multi-stories Senzan-gama kiln. With a remarkable design of three kilns rising in a staircase pattern it is built with a kind of brick produced in Tobe (Tonbari).
The center displays and sells porcelain from an array of potteries such as Senzan-gama. You will be able to get a close look at how Tobe-yaki is made, and on the second floor can experience what it's like being a potter by trying out a potter's wheel, hand-forming clay objects, and painting your own designs (fee applicable).
The Tokaido Dream Tower Eito-kun, which uses Tobe-yaki porcelain tiles, serves as a landmark of this restaurant. It is a traditional Japanese-style building with white walls, set in a Japanese garden. The restaurant serves locally-caught seafood from the Seto Inland Sea and the blessings from the mountains.
The restaurant prides itself on using the freshest fish, crab, meat and seasonal produce. Tobe-yaki is used for Kaiseki-ryori and Nabe-ryori, as well as the lunch menu. On the east side of the restaurant, there is the Hoan annex where the late poet Shinmin Sakamura* gave a monthly talk for 15 years from 1989. Guests can see a stone tablet beside the annex engraved with his poem "Nen zureba hana hiraku (If you pray, flowers will bloom)".
* Born in Kumamoto Prefecture, Sakamura was fascinated with the life of Saint Ippen. He is an honored townsman of Tobe.
In this traditional warehouse along National Route 33, with a nostalgic old world atmosphere, customers can enjoy great food which is a fusion of Japanese and non-Japanese cuisine, as well as local dishes special to the area.
Customers enjoy a wide variety of meals in the traditional old world atmosphere of this magnificent renovated warehouse. The different morning, lunch, afternoon and dinner menu of the day specials are very popular. On Sundays from 6 p.m., a Luxury Gourmet Kura Menu is available by advanced reservation only. Customers can enjoy full-course dishes with Japanese and western influences.
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