Echizen ware (越前焼, Echizen-yaki) is a type of
Japanese pottery
is one of the oldest Japanese crafts and Japanese art, art forms, dating back to the Neolithic period. Types have included earthenware, pottery, stoneware, porcelain, and Blue and white porcelain, blue-and-white ware. Japan has an exception ...
traditionally produced in
Echizen, Odacho and
Miyazaki Fukui Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshū. Fukui Prefecture has a population of 737,229 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,190 Square kilometre, km2 (1,617 sq mi). Fukui Prefecture border ...
.
It is considered one of the
Six Ancient Kilns The Six Ancient Kilns (六古窯 Rokkoyō) is a category developed by Koyama Fujio (小山富士夫 1900–1975) in the post-war period to describe the most noteworthy ceramic kilns of Japan.
The six kilns are:
* Bizen ware (備前焼, Bizen-yak ...
of Japan.
The Echizen Pottery Village showcases a wide variety of this pottery style.
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Culture in Fukui Prefecture
Japanese pottery
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