Tokoname

Tokoname is a city in central Japan that's best known for pottery production. The Pottery Footpath trail links several historical sites, including Dokan Zaka, a path paved with ceramic fragments. The large Climbing Kiln is angled into the nearby hillside. INAX Live Museum displays hundreds of decorative tiles. Tokonyan is a giant statue celebrating maneki-neko, the famous, waving "lucky" cat figures made in the city.