Seto as Pottery-Producing Center Seto City, Aichi Prefecture
Seto City is a center of pottery production. One of the Japanese words for pottery, “setomono”, is derived from the town’s name and means “Seto [made] thing”.
Today, the town remains home to many pottery studios creating new and innovative works, and continuing ceramic traditions begun in the 14th century.
As the “Seto Marutto Museum”, the city of Seto itself is presented as a living museum with various galleries and exhibits spread about the town.
The Seto River, leading to the heart of the city, is lined with pottery specialty stores.