Journey to search for "Yachimun" (pottery)

In recent years, pottery has become a popular boom in pottery that is far from the image of luxury goods, and that can be used everyday. The works of artists who inherit the tradition and the works of young artists incorporating new perspectives, each have different tastes and themes.
Yachimun's traditional patterns include fish, peonies, shrimp and arabesque, and are filled with wishes such as richness and prosperity of descendants. Some works that stick to traditional techniques can be shown differently depending on the angle, so you can enjoy all expressions.
The characteristics of the works of young artists are various, and works inspired by tradition, such as polka dotted cups and plates, and rice bowls with classical patterns arranged in a modern style, are unique, but they are familiar with daily life .

Okinawa pottery stores and select shops are concentrated in places where potteries are located, so if you walk around the city, you should be able to find interesting discoveries and special vessels. If you think "This is cute!", Let's buy it without hesitation.

Tsuboya Yachimun Street is a 5-minute walk from Naha City Public Market to Himeyuri.
This is a place that can be said to be the origin of Yachimun in Okinawa. Okinawan pottery is thought to have been derived from Tsuboya to various places, and potteries and workshops that have inherited the tradition are gathered.

Tsuboya Yachimun Street is characterized by cobblestones, and when the shop with Shisa on the red tile roof and the clear sky combine, you will feel as if you are lost in a nostalgic, separate space . There are also shops, workshops, and cafes on the street, so it's a perfect area for exploring and relaxing.

At Aragaki Toen, a shop located on Tsuboya Yachimun Street, there are many works created by traditional craftsmen.

From plates with motifs of fish and arabesque patterns inspired by colorful tropical countries, as well as turquoise blue mugs reminiscent of the sea of Okinawa.

This is a workshop where you can experience pottery where you can forget your time and enjoy playing with the earth is "Ikuen Yachimun Dojo".

This is a tasteful red tile house, where you can experience a full-fledged experience using the same materials such as tools and soil used by Yachimun craftsmen. Even beginners and children are safe because the staff will be attached one by one and will carefully guide you.
※The work you experience will be burned up and sent up to two and a half months later.

Yachimun no Sato is located in Yomitan Village, located in central Okinawa Prefecture. As the name suggests, it is an area where potteries (writers) gather, and it is famous as a tourist spot.

Even if you don't have the taste and knowledge of pottery and pottery, Yomitan's "climbing kiln" is a must-see.
There are a number of baked kilns with round clouds in a staircase under the Okinawan tile roof. It is installed to climb a slope from the middle, and from this shape it has become called climbing kiln.
There are four climbing kiln in total, and different potters create attractive works several times a year.

We also recommend the "Gallery Utsuwaya", which is attached to the workshop of Tsuboya ware, whose father is Tsuboya ware master craftsman Tsunee Shimabukuro.