Toho Village
Hoshuyama district, a mountain area blessed with nature, Koisiwara district, pottery industry
representative of Kyushu. Toho is a small village with a population of about 2,000 people in
Fukuoka-prefecture, and is located north side of Asakura-city. The Village consist of Hoshuyama
district and Koishiwara district. On July 5, 2017, the heavy rain disaster occurred in the northern
part of Kyushu, and Toho Village, both Hoshuyama and Koishiwara districts also suffered
great damages. Even, it takes a little time to return to previous conditions, you can enjoy
your journey here.
Hoshuyama district
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Koishiwara district
Koishiwara-yaki pittery
A type of Japanese traditional pottery in Koishiwara. The history dates back to the 17th century,
when the third Lord Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628–1707) invited potters from Imari, Saga-prefecture
to Fukuoka.
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Furnace for pottery
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Featured Pottery, Takatori-yaki Hachizan
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Featured Pottery, Koisiwara-yaki Tsurumi Pottery
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Lodge in the Ponta no mori (Ponta forest)
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Gyoja sugi
The big Cedar, called Gyoja sugi, literary meaning is Religious Trainee Cedar planted more
than 600 years ago. Circumference length : 8.3 metre, height : 52 metre.
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Pottery experience at Koishiwara
Make your own original Koishiwara-yaki pottery. Try your hand at making the famous local
Koishiwara-yaki pottery at Ota-gama pottery, by learning how to create your own piece of
Koishiwara-yaki pottery.
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General information
| Address |
Village hall ; 6425 Oaza-Hoshuyama, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
| Population | 2,000 population density : 39 / km2 |
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