Okinawa: Master Potter Passes Down Tradition of Climbing Kiln in Yomitan Village
- Posted on January 31, 2026
- By The Japan News
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Okinawa: Master Potter Passes Down Tradition of Climbing Kiln in Yomitan Village
YOMITAN, Okinawa — Tsuboya ware, a representative form of Okinawan pottery, is said to have begun in 1682, when the administration of the Ryukyu Kingdom consolidated three kilns from Okinawa Island in the present-day Tsuboya district of Naha.
