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. 

 

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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

 

Furnace for pottery

Featured Pottery, Takatori-yaki Hachizan

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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Location of Toho Village

 

 　

 

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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   pupulation density : 39 / km2

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