Onta Ware Hakeme Dark Gray Round Tea Cup - Wave / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み YG-13 or as part of a

or as part of a kaiseki course

◾ Chopstick Size: 21 cm and 23cm

but has simply continued refining its craft with patience and care

"Holding a strong will

Onta Ware Hakeme Dark Gray Round Tea Cup - Wave / 小鹿田焼 湯呑み YG-13 or as part of aTo reach the village of Onta ware, you travel into the mountains of Hita, Oita Prefecture. Before seeing the kilns, you hear them. The soft, rhythmic sound of karausu traditional water powered wooden mills echoes through the valley as they slowly crush the local clay. It is a sound that seems to belong to the landscape itself, and a sign that you have arrived in Sarayama, the small pottery village where Onta ware has been made for around 300 years.