Tokoname City

Chimneys of mixed heights line a slope.

Noborigama (Toei Kiln)

Photo by 663highland (CC BY 2.5)

01 ／ Hill path

Kesawa, the discarded rings from firing clay pipes,are laid across the hill path.

Dokan-zaka Hill lies about 10 m south of the Takita family's shipping-agent house on the Pottery Footpath. Its walls are covered with Meiji-era clay pipes and early Showa shochu bottles. The path is laid with kesawa, discarded rings from firing clay pipes, so that walkers do not slip, the Tokoname Tourism Association writes.

Walls of Meiji clay pipes and early Showa bottles
Path laid with kesawa waste rings
About 10 m south of the Takita house

02 ／ Ancient kilns

Cut into a slope as tunnels,two kilns stand side by side at different pitches.

The Kagoike Ancient Kilns, a prefectural historic site, were excavated in 1959 in connection with the Aichi Yosui canal works. Kiln No. 3 is 11.35 m long, with a slope of up to 30 to 40 degrees. The Tokoname Tourism Association writes that wide, gently sloped Kiln No. 9 was used only to fire large jars.

Kiln No. 3 is 11.35 m long
Kiln No. 3 slopes up to 30 to 40 degrees
Prefectural historic site, 1961

03 ／ Founder

Modern clay pipes were perfectedwith Koie Hoju at the center.

Koie Hoju (1821-1901) is the founding potter of Tokoname ware. The official Six Ancient Kilns website says he took the lead in completing the modern clay pipes that became necessary as sewers were built. A ceremony in his honor is held every November 3.

1821 to 1901
Ceremony every November 3
Completed modern clay pipes

Living here

Nagoya is 32 minutes by limited express.

about 60,000 people

From Meitetsu Nagoya Station, the Meitetsu Limited Express reaches Tokoname Station in 32 minutes. From Tokoname Station, the Gruun community bus takes about 10 minutes to the city hall.

People living here: 58,710people
Area: 55.9km²
Households: 24,566households
Rent (average for rentals): 45,842yen
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 40 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —13 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Tokoname City in Japan34.896°N 136.854°E

to NagoyaMeitetsu limited express32min

Travel times follow 名古屋鉄道の路線別時刻表（2026.3.14からの時刻表）常滑線・空港線の PDF 4種（平日下り 20260314_TA_W1・土休日下り 20260314_TA_H1・平日上り kai_20260314_TA_W2〔2026-06-22掲載の改訂版〕・土休日上り 20260314_TA_H2）を pdftotext で読み、名鉄名古屋発と常滑着（上りは常滑発と名鉄名古屋着）の時刻の差を列ごとに数えた (checked 2026-10-19). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities.

Territory of Tokoname City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

14.5km

武豊町, 知多市, 阿久比町, 半田市, 美浜町

Tokoname City isthis kind of town.

01The climbing kiln (Toei Kiln), built in 1887 with eight firing chambers, was added in 1982 to a national Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property. The Tokoname Tourism Association writes that it was used until 1974 and has ten chimneys of various heights
02The Tokoname Tourism Association writes that the path of Dokan-zaka Hill is laid with kesawa, discarded rings from firing clay pipes, between walls of Meiji-era clay pipes and early Showa shochu bottles
03The Kagoike Ancient Kilns, a prefectural historic site, were excavated in connection with the Aichi Yosui canal works, and the Six Ancient Kilns website says Koie Hoju took the lead in completing modern clay pipes

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Tokoname City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗