Mino-yaki
PotteryChubu
National Traditional Craft
Price range
¥500 ~ ¥100,000
Diverse ceramic traditions from Gifu, including Shino, Oribe, and Setoguro styles.
Mino-yaki encompasses a diverse range of ceramics produced in the Mino region of Gifu Prefecture, accounting for roughly half of all ceramics made in Japan today. Its history stretches back over 1,300 years, and it is celebrated for distinctive styles developed during the Momoyama period, including Shino (white feldspathic glaze), Oribe (bold green copper glaze with free-form decoration), and Ki-Seto (yellow glaze). This versatility has made Mino-yaki the backbone of Japanese tableware production.