Setogura Museum

It’s disappointing by being so old style

The city has very limited buzz amid the reputation of being japan’s famous ceramic city... not much happenings, and this museum is a 15-minute in and out. Not much we can say. Store and products are s...

Neither good nor bad

We Japanese sometimes call potteries "Seto-mono". It was named after Seto city that is famous for potteries. The old town of Seto city was reproduced inside the museum. You can also see a wide variety...

Very interesting museum

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An interesting museum dedicated to the city of Setho and its features. Many ceramics that is famous Setho. There were also thematic seasonal traditional jewelry.

Museum in setomono town

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A ceramic museum that symbolizes Seto, the town of Setomono. It seems that the old history of the Rokuko kiln has become a major production area with porcelain being burned in the Edo period. Rather than luxury goods, there are many kilns that bake general-purpose popular ceramics, and I wonder if their tradition is still inherited. It is a museum where you can see various such history.

Pottery Museum in Seto Kura

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It is a museum of Seto ceramics. The exhibition of the ceramics themselves is easy to understand and wonderful, but I felt nostalgic because the stations and cities of the lively Showa era were reproduced. Also, the short documentary that won the Cannes Film Festival "Oji Kiln" is a moving and must-see.