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Tokoname Pottery, hoping to re-establish a long lost relationship- Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture
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Tokoname pottery is one of Japan's six oldest stonewares. Chang from Shanghai settled in Tokoname after he was captivated by the beauty of Tokoname teapots. Now he runs a shop for Chinese tourists and he visits China for various exhibitions to promote the pottery. This documentary tells the history of Tokoname pottery originally from China, and Chang's efforts to reconnect the lost relationship after 100 years of silence.
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