Nodagama

Noda Village

Northern Iwate

Sightseeing Spots Crafts Experience facilities

This workshop is run by Yukiya Izumida, a potter from Rikuzentakata City who has received high praise in numerous contests. In addition to soil from Noda Village, he continues to create works with a focus on local materials, such as using loose ore from the Noda Tamagawa Mine. The workshop is adjacent to the Asian Folk Art Museum. Works can also be purchased from Gallery IZUMITA in Tamagawa, Nodamura.

residence/location: 76, Noda 6-chibari, Noda-mura, Kudo-gun, Iwate 028-8201
Access: Route 1: Morioka Station → [150 minutes by local train] Rikunakanoda Station → [15 minutes by cab] Nodagama

Route 2: Kudo IC → [70 minutes by car] Nodagama
Inquiries: Noda Pottery Workshop (Gallery IZUMITA)
Tel: 0194-78-3403
Website: http://yukiya-izumita.com/

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Natural salt making experience

Noda salt, which has a long history, was made using a method called ``direct boiling salt,'' in which seawater was boiled down directly. In 1945, just after the end of the war, more than 130 salt kettles were said to have been built on the Tofugaura coast, and at a time when rice was 5 yen per sho, salt was 35 yen per sho. It is said that they were traded at even higher prices in Morioka and Akita. With the discontinuation of self-sufficient salt production in 1949, the tradition temporarily ceased, but has been revived as an experience event in recent years. This ``experience of making natural salt'' can be done at Eboshi-so.

Noda Village

Northern Iwate

Sightseeing Spots Experience facilities