Onta Ware Tobikanna Tea Cup - Ivory / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み MZ-ROK1-W Crafted from Iwami ware

Crafted from Iwami ware

Serving as the portal to the Central Japan International Airport (Centrair)

clear waters between Aomori and Hokkaido

and the gentle shift towards introspection

Onta Ware Tobikanna Tea Cup - Ivory / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み MZ-ROK1-W Crafted from Iwami wareTo reach the village of Onta ware, you travel into the mountains of Hita, Oita Prefecture. Before seeing the kilns, you hear them. The soft, rhythmic sound of karausu traditional water powered wooden mills echoes through the valley as they slowly crush the local clay. It is a sound that seems to belong to the landscape itself, and a sign that you have arrived in Sarayama, the small pottery village where Onta ware has been made for around 300 years.