Tokoname Tounomori

What it is

• A cultural facility in Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture.
• Opened in 2012, integrating a museum and research institute.
• Dedicated to Tokoname pottery production tools and products.
• Houses important cultural properties.

What to see

• Ceramic Research Institute building, completed in 1961.
• Institute building designed by Sutemi Horiguchi.
• Institute building is a registered tangible cultural property.
• 1,655 items of Tokoname pottery tools and products.

When to go

• Museum reopened on October 16, 2021, after renovation.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.