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Phone number. 0561-82-7111. Address. 64-1 Oiwake-chō, Seto-shi, Aichi-ken 489-8701. Website. Official website. Seto (瀬戸市, Seto-shi) is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 October 2019, the city had an estimated population of 127,659 in 56,573 households, [1] and a population density of 1,146 persons per km 2.
Seto, city, Aichi ken (prefecture), central Honshu, Japan, northeast of Nagoya. Seto, established about 1230, is known for its porcelain (Seto ware). Since the Meiji period (1868–1912), the pottery industry has expanded to include over 900 factories and 1,000 kilns.
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Understand. Jōkō-ji temple (定光寺) Seto has a long history of ceramics. In Japan, the term Setomono (瀬戸物. lit. Seto's things) means ceramics. During the Edo period, Tamikichi Kato (加藤民吉), brought new methods of ceramic production to Seto and founded his own style. Eventually the clan of Owari became his patrons which allowed ...
Oct 12, 2016 · Seto 瀬戸市. Seto city, in Aichi Prefecture, is located about 20km north east of Nagoya. Seto, like Tokoname, south of Nagoya, has a long history of ceramics production and Seto is one of Japan's six most important ancient kiln towns - the others are Bizen, Echizen, Tokoname, Shigaraki and Tanba. Seto's defining association with ceramics is ...
Seto is one of the most pivotal places in the Japanese ceramics industry. Many ceramic festivals are held throughout the year here. You can discover more about the town and its key industry at the Setogura Museum, which features exhibits of Seto ware, and easy to understand displays about the history of the craft from about 1,300 years ago to the present day.
Seto City, Aichi. Origins of “Setomono” (translates to “pottery” in Japanese), one of the world's leading production areas. Seto is one of the world's most renowned and rare production areas, which has continuously been producing pottery for almost 1000 years. In Japan, the word "setomono" refers to “pottery”.
