"OOGOYA" is located in Shigaraki (Shiga Prefecture Koga city Shigaraki) where is known as a town of pottery in Japan.
There are shops and galleries selling pottery that was including Shigaraki ware.
Omi beef menu might boast of the cafe-restaurant.
It's possible to enjoy real ceramics in the open ceramics classroom.
About Shigaraki...
An origin of Shigaraki ware is that a tile was baked for Shigaraki-gu palace building by the Emperor Shomu in A.D. 742. Since then for about 1250 years was being learned about as a town of pottery. It's ranked as one of medieval six old kilns with an area such as Seto, Tokoname, Echizen, Bizen and Tanba.
The simple rustic beauty is the feature for traditional Shigaraki ware.
When bakes and tightens Shigaraki clay that is little iron, the color of scarlet slightly appears. A grain of the feldspar included in clay will sprout and be the feel of rough. The light green natural overgraze which flowed to a tightened clay surface and baked in a kiln is beautiful.
Big attention was collected at Shigaraki ware in the ceremonial tea which became popular from Muromachi era. Masters of ceremonial tea at time found beauty in the crack, a burn, natural overgrazed and the distortion which invents accidentally by baking in a kiln.
A present-day ceramics worker in Shigaraki is particular about this traditional baking, too. It's an ITCHIN method, a bold brush mark and china-painting and the more modern taste is pursued, and the creation is continued.
Even an ornament of the raccoon dog as a lucky charm is famous from the modern times.
We start the business in 1874 and inherit tradition of Shigaraki ware and have produced a pottery tailored to age.
The Meiji era a ceramic spinning pot for the production of silk was made. This was also used in the Tomioka Silk filature which is registered as a world's cultural heritage.
We produced a chemical container in the Taisho Era and Showa early. We produce the large art ceramic plates for Otsuka Museum of Art and the exterior tiles for construction after the war of the Showa era. The Showa era, mosaic tiles of the outer wall of the Touka-Gakudo concert hall in the East Gardens of the Imperial Palace was made. The tower of the sun where is Osaka expo by Taro Okamoto was also made.
Those who entered Japan from Narita International Airport second terminal can see the art work of "Japanese hand work" displayed in arrival concourse. We produced pottery art work that is one of 12 art works in our company.
Our company is a company that can propose the household goods in general in total. Up to the tableware, vases, interior and exterior, are available on the production of special order products trappings of your life.
Shigaraki is a lush town blessed with nature, located in the plateau at an altitude of 400 meters; you can enjoy a refreshing climate summer.
Access ( If you are traveling by car )
Shigaraki is located in the mountains between the Osaka and Nagoya, but you can also easily accessible from either through the Shin-Meishin-expressway. From the Shiin-Meishin Shigaraki Interchange to OOGOYA is arriving in 5 minutes!
From Kyoto: From Kyoto city, via Kyoto eastern IC, to Shigaraki IC is about 1 hour.
Kyoto east (Meishin-expressway) > Kusatsu JCT (Meishin-expressway Otsu branch line) > Kusatsu Tagami (Shin-Meishin-expressway) > Shigaraki
by car from Kansai International Airport, Kansai International Airport (Kansai International Airport corresponding bridge) > Rinku JCT (number 4 of Hanshin high speed road, Wangan-sen) > Sukematsu JCT (Sakai-Senboku toll road) > Sakai JCT (Hanwa-expressway) > Matsubara JCT (Kinki-expressway) > Kadoma JCT (Daini-Keihan road C section) > Katano south (Daini-Keihan road) > Kumiyama JCT (Keiji bypass) > Seta East JCT (Meishin-expressway) > Kusatsu JCT (Meishin-expressway Otsu branch line)-> Kusatsu Tanakami (Shin-Meishin-expressway) > Shigaraki
by car from Chubu International Airport, Sentorea east (Chubu International Airport contact road) > Obu Nishi > (the general way) > Obu (Ise-Wangan motorway) > Yokkaichi JCT (Tomei motorway) > Kameyama JCT (Shin-Meishin-expressway) > Shigaraki
Access (When you're coming by train.)
They're Kibu-kawa getting off transfer and Shigaraki-Kougen railroad at Biwa-ko Lake line Kusatsu station pass Kusatsu-sen more than JR Osaka and Kyoto, Shigaraki station getting off (they walk from the station, about 20 minutes)
Kyoto - Kibukawa (60 minutes), Kibukawa - Shigaraki (25 minutes)
The surrounding recommendation spot
・MIHO museum (by car, about 12 minutes)
・Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park (by car, about 3 minutes)
About us
10:00-18:00 of business hours
(A weekday between May to November. There is change by time.)
A regular day off: It's open every day without regular days off.
(※Except for December 30-January 1 and the winter stocktaking period)
A holiday is longer than a weekday and open on Sunday on Saturday.
There is also change in the business hours by the situation, so please call conversantly and inquire by fax and a mail.
OOGOYA is a shop, restaurant and ceramics classroom corresponding to the barrier free. We have a restroom for persons with physical disabilities.
There is a parking lot for about 200 and it's also possible to park a sightseeing bus. The parking lot is free.
OOGOYA are the store where you can enter the store as well as a pet. (Please cuddle or carry in the store where a fragile article is.)
You can also use a restaurant with a pet. (We have a pet accompanying seat.)
There is also Dog run. There is a charge for Dog run.
Shop & Gallery
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