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Takahama-yaki Jubo Kiln

Takahama, Amakusa, Kumamoto · Japan

Amakusa white porcelain tableware

What you’ll find

What Takahama-yaki Jubo Kiln is known for

A historic Amakusa kiln producing Takahama-yaki, the prized white porcelain thrown from the region's high-purity pottery stone. The craft here reaches back to the Edo period.