Collection: Saikaitoki

Starting with traditional Buddhist altarware, to the production of ceramics that add color to everyday life over time.

Yamai Pottery is a family-run business. The pottery is carefully crafted by skilled artisans, one by one, over a long period.
The ceramics are filled with the breath of tradition that has been passed down from generation to generation.
Ito Manufacturer continues to pursue the possibilities of pottery, from the traditional to the modern.

Commitment to Our Products:

• The history of Yamai Manufacturer began more than 60 years ago when the previous president, Shinichi Ito, became involved in the manufacture of Shinto and Buddhist ritual objects at Yamai Manufacturer, a Mino pottery kiln in Toki.
• After the establishment of Yamai Manufacturer, the company began to manufacture sake cups, earthenware bottles, soy sauce jugs, and other products as its main items.
• The soy sauce jug, in particular, was the first Mino ware pottery to be commercialized.
• Even now, it remains a popular product of our company along with sake cups and other items.
• Entering the age of 2025, we added flat plates, mugs, and other products that can be widely used in daily life to our product lineup. From traditional to modern, we continue to explore the possibilities of ceramics.
• Mino ware is a generic term for ceramics produced in the eastern region of Mino Province (present-day Gifu Prefecture) and is recognized as a traditional craft.
• Mino ware has a long history, dating back more than 1,300 years. It is said to have developed from Sue ware in the Nara period (710~794).
• After the Momoyama period (1573~1603), when Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and others established the rule of Japan, various shapes and colors of pottery were produced under the guidance of Sen no Rikyu, tea master and military commander Furuta Oribe, and others. Oribe Furuta's ingenious "Oribe-favorite" pottery is very famous.

The Tono region has been blessed with important resources for producing ceramics, including high-quality clay such as Mokubushi clay and Kagaome clay, and abundant water from the Toki River.
It has flourished as one of Japan's representative ceramic production centers, with various techniques developed following the times.

The original brand of potter Keiji Tsuchiyama, Tou Tsuchiyama. The first generation of pottery was established in Higashiyama, Kyoto, by the first-generation potter from Terai, Nomi City, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the Taisho Era (1912-1926) and has continued for three to five generations.

Since the first generation, the kiln has specialized in underglaze blue and red porcelain. The pottery has earned the trust of the pottery industry for its precise work in Shozui, landscape, flower-and-bird, and other designs. Tsuchiyama has been producing beautiful and easy-to-use vessels based on this tradition.

Our pottery is not monotonous, heavy pieces made by mold making or machine crocheting. Our "usuzukuri" vessels are handmade using Kyoto Kiyomizuyaki techniques and are comfortable to hold in the hand. Our pottery is easy to use, suitable for any kind of food, and pursues beauty. We produce a wide variety of designs that can be used for everyday use or as gifts.

Mass production is available from 20 pieces per product.
Please feel free to contact us for more information.

Commitment to Our Products:

• We have mastered various ceramic techniques.
• In addition to basic underglaze blue, red, celadon, and white porcelain, we also produce original blue mud, colored porcelain, floral reliefs, street scenes, etc.
• We always emphasize the function as a "vessel" and create porcelain that is easy to use and pursues beauty.

A Hasami-ware company that designs water, air, and food and proposes affluent lifestyles, utilizing new ceramic technology.

Commitment to Our Products:
From Hasami to the world. We continue to make the most of our technology in the Hasami area, create jobs in the community, and make this a place where young people want to live.

Our ceramic coffee filter, the first of its kind in the world, is eco-friendly and requires no paper filter. The ceramic filter is also popular for its ability to extract coffee oil, which allows you to enjoy the original aroma and taste of coffee beans, making it easy for anyone to enjoy a delicious cup of coffee.

We hope that many of you will take a look at our coffee filters.

A woodworking studio with the concept of "beautifully timeless daily necessities".

Commitment to Our Products:

• We are always searching for the best manufacturing process by sincerely dealing with modern materials, techniques, and historical backgrounds, mainly using domestically produced lumber.