Nature & geography・Amakusa

Amakusa Pottery StoneAmakusa Touseki

Also known as: 天草陶石

Pottery stone quarried on Shimo-shima. Its purity allows porcelain to be fired from a single material without blending, and it has been supplied widely beyond Takahama to porcelain centers across Japan.

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