| Name of institution |
Specialty |
| Place |
| For more information |
| Kurita Museum |
Some of Japan's best porcelain (picture ware and dyed), from Imari and Nabeshima |
| Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture |
Tel: +81-284-91-1026 English-language website:
http://www.ansible-japan.com/kurita0/ index_e.html |
| Tokyo National Museum |
Some of the best and most famous Japanese pottery and porcelain; experience the history of ceramics in Japan |
| Taito-ku, Tokyo |
Tel: +81-3-3822-1111 English-language website:
http://www.tnm.go.jp/en/ |
| Idemitsu Museum of Art |
One of Japan's largest and most varied collections of pottery and porcelain |
| Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
Tel: +81-3-3213-9402 Japanese-language website:
http://www.idemitsu.co.jp/ museum/ |
| Toguri Museum of Art |
Asian pottery and porcelain; collection includes porcelain from the Hizen area of Kyushu, China and the Korean peninsula |
| Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
Tel: +81-3-3465-0070 English-language website:
http://www.toguri-museum.or.jp/ eng/home.html |
| Hakone Museum of Art |
Excellent collection of medieval earthenware from Tokoname, Seto, Echizen, Shigaraki, Tanba, Bizen and other kilns |
| Hakone-machi, Kanagawa Prefecture |
Tel: +81-460-2-2623 English-language website:
http://www.moaart.or.jp/english/ hakone/ |
| Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art |
Excellent collection of Kutani ware; includes important cultural properties |
| Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture |
Tel: +81-76-231-7580 English-language website:
http://www.ishibi.pref.ishikawa.jp/ english/ |
| Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum |
Historical and contemporary view of pottery and porcelain, especially that produced in Seto, Aichi Prefecture |
| Seto, Aichi Prefecture |
Tel: +81-561-84-7474 Japanese-language website:
http://www.pref.aichi.jp/touji/ |
| Kyoto National Museum |
Japanese pottery and porcelain exhibited by region and kiln |
| Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
Tel: +81-75-531-7509 English-language website:
http://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/ index_top.html |
| Old Tanba Pottery Museum |
Excellent overview of many aspects of Tanba ware. Exhibits focus on period, shapes, glazes, decorative features, etc. |
| Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture |
Tel: +81-795-52-2524 Japanese-language website:
http://www.tanbakotoukan.jp/ |
Bizen Traditional and
Contemporary Pottery Art Museum |
Wide selection of Bizen ware, old and new |
| Bizen, Okayama Prefecture |
Tel: +81-869-64-1400 Japanese-language website:
http://www.optic.or.jp/bizenyaki/touyuukai/ tougeibijyutukan.htm |
Saga Prefectural Hall
of the Ceramic Art of Kyushu |
Pottery and porcelain made in Kyushu, with an emphasis on Hizen ware |
| Arita-machi, Saga Prefecture |
Tel: +81-955-43-3681 Japanese-language website:
http://www.pref.saga.lg.jp/at-contents/ kanko_bunka/k_shisetsu/kyuto/ |
| Naha Municipal Tsuboya Pottery Museum |
Ceramic art of Okinawa, with an emphasis on Tsuboya ware |
| Naha, Okinawa Prefecture |
Tel: +81-98-862-3761 Japanese and English-language website:
http://www.naha-okn.ed.jp/~tsuboya/ |
