25th Great Seto Marutto Museum Excursion: Leisurely Autumn Kiln Tour
Date: Nov 8,2025(Sat)、Nov 9(Sun)
Potters open their workshops and galleries with total hospitality
Potters from the city of Seto's Akazu, Shinano, and Mizuno areas open their workshops and galleries for a glimpse into what you cannot normally see during the Leisurely Autumn Kiln Tour with stamp treasure hunts, pottery-making experiences for a fee, and other fun events. The event was created from the desire for potters to speak directly with the customers using their vessels and create a stage for exchange.
Event info
Akazu area: Akazu Kiln Village Tour
Take the walking map and information pamphlets available at each potter's and stroll along the distinctive townscape! And join in on the treasure hunt for different stamps with only 100 sheets available a day at JPY 1,000 per sheet!
Inquiries: 0561-82-3255 (Akazu Potter's Society)
Shinano area: Shinano Workshop Tour
This event portrays the hospitality of everyone from the Craft no Shinano group. A Potters' Gacha event is also held outside the Shinano Pottery and Ceramics Center.
• Inquiries: 0561-42-0322 (Craft no Shinano)
Mizuno area: Mizuno Kiln Tour
Enjoy exhibitions, merchandise, and pottery experiences (for a fee) at each pottery kiln.
• Inquiries: 0561-82-4152 (Mizuno Kiln Tour Executive Committee. Call 0561-48-1265 the day of the event.)
Other:
Aichi Trienale 2025
• Date: Until Sun, Nov 30, 2025
• Venue closed: Mon for Aichi Arts Center and Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, and Tue for the downtown Seto area
Note:
• Tickets to each venue required.
Related event
Iwayado Park light display
• Period: Sat, Nov 15–Mon, Nov 24 (national holiday), 2025
Notes:
• Use the free shuttle bus (running Sat, Nov 22–Mon, Nov 24 [national holiday] only) as there are limited spaces in the Iwayado Park parking lot.
• A ticket is necessary to ride the free shuttle bus. Check the official Seto Marutto Museum and Tourist Association site for details.
EVENT OVERVIEW
| Date | 9:00 am–4:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Place | Seto City (around Akazu, Shinano, and Mizuno areas) |
| Location | 〒489-0811 12-1 Yamawaki-cho, Seto-shi, Aichi Note: • The Access Map shows the location of Meitetsu Owari Seto Station. |
| Parking | Differs by area. Use public transportation when possible. |
| Phone number | 0561-85-2730 (Seto City Marutto Museum and Tourism Association) |
Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.
ACCESS
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- Access by public transport
- From Nagoya Station:
• Take the Higashiyama Subway Line until Sakae Station, change to the Meitetsu Seto Line, and ride until Owari Seto Station.
• Take the JR Line to Ozone Station, change to the Meitetsu Seto Line, and ride until Owari Seto Station.
Notes:
• Use the free Seto Ranze Bus to each area (Akazu, Shinano, and Mizuno).
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- Access by car
- • Approx. 10 min. from Seto-Akazu Interchange on the Tokai-Kanjo Expressway.
• Approx. 20 min. from Nagakute Interchange on the Nagoya-Seto Expressway.
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