Onta Ware Hakeme Extra Large Plate - 30 cm / 小鹿田焼 大皿 7900160S1 There are seven kinds of

There are seven kinds of smells for you to choose from

Deeper in flavour and aroma than regular sencha

and through the kiln's transformative magic

This beautifully crafted donburi bowl features the kikyou (bellflower) crest

Onta Ware Hakeme Extra Large Plate - 30 cm / 小鹿田焼 大皿 7900160S1 There are seven kinds ofTo 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.