Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum

The Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum is an art museum located in the city of Seto, north of the metropolis of Nagoya in central Japan. This museum was formally named "Aichi-ken Toji Shiryokan", but the name in English has been the same as before. Wikipedia

Located on the outskirts of town on a hilltop the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum is a temple to Ceramics. The scale only becomes apparent upon approaching.

Located on the outskirts of town on a hilltop the Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum is a temple to Ceramics. The scale only becomes apparent upon approaching.

The first building I approached was impressive. I was surprised that the lady at the counter was asking me how much clay I wanted (it took me a while to understand since my Japanese is limited to please and thank you) and when I said ‘Museum’ we fin…

The first building I approached was impressive. I was surprised that the lady at the counter was asking me how much clay I wanted (it took me a while to understand since my Japanese is limited to please and thank you) and when I said ‘Museum’ we finally understood each other.

Now the sign made sense to me. This is a building dedicated to visitors working in clay themselves. In their very accommodating way the lady took me outside and pointed to a foot bridge to get to the main building.

Now the sign made sense to me. This is a building dedicated to visitors working in clay themselves. In their very accommodating way the lady took me outside and pointed to a foot bridge to get to the main building.

Main building

Main building

You might get a sense of scale from this picture if you zoom in and bear in mind there is a tall basement as well. Unfortunately inside I wasn’t allowed to take photos.

You might get a sense of scale from this picture if you zoom in and bear in mind there is a tall basement as well. Unfortunately inside I wasn’t allowed to take photos.

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