TheTokoname Pottery Footpath transportsstrollerstoatimewhen Tokoname produced more clay products than other Japanese locales. Visitors discover a charming world of potters, brick chimneys, and kilns.

The owners renovated an authentic kiln into a unique restaurant for dining in style and appreciating the atmosphere of a factory producing earthenware used across Japan. The lunch and pottery-making experience is unforgettable.

Mogake is a traditional Tokoname pottery-making technique. Potters place seaweed on their artwork before firing, resulting in swirling patterns. Only potters near the sea utilize this unique technique.

Tokoname City is the largest producer of beckoning cats in Japan. Large ears, eyes, and heads characterize the Tokoname-style maneki-neko. It is said that a cat with its right paw raised attracts money, and a raised left paw welcomes people.

You can find various fun pottery-making experiences in many locations. Create your pottery with an electric potter wheel, a traditional wheel, or your hands under the guidance of local artists.

Six amazing museums display the wonders of Japanese pottery and ceramics from other countries for one low price. Visitors can also create their own earthenware artworks in various workshops with skilled teachers.

Mentaiko Park is an unusual museum/factory/amusement park celebrating mentaiko, marinated codfish eggs. Whether you love codfish eggs or are just curious, you’ll never forget visiting this unusual facility.

From this rare beach close to Centrair, you can see airplanes and the sunset simultaneously. Rinku has cafes, campgrounds, and sauna facilities, and it's near a shopping mall.