Naha City Tsuboya Pottery Museum

Mike T 10 months ago

Cool pottery museum. They have an audio play-through that comes included with the ticket price, you just have to ask them for it and fill out a slip. They have a lot of different things to look around at, the walk through with the tape only takes 30-40 minutes. They have a street right outside the museum that have a lot of pottery shops if you wanna buy something.

Carmen C. Araujo 10 months ago

Underrated but very interesting and worth visiting. There is audio guide in many languages. They also feature a video where history and work of Tsuboya pottery is shown. Nice works and a real old oven used tiles and ceramics. Take a walk around the near by stores and get some unique pottery. Also nearby walk find nice decorated manholes from Naha and take a picture as souvenir. If you have a Yui (monorail) 1 or 2 day pass, you get a discount on entrance fee.

Shanshan Wang a year ago

Cute little museum which gives you a good overview of the history and techniques used by local pottery artists. The exhibition doesn't have English translation but there is an ipad audio guide that comes with different languages and it helps a lot.

Rasita Winner a year ago

Small but interesting museum outlining the pottery industry in the area. Self guided with mini Pad loan which was included in entrance fee and given out when we entered and returned after. The museum is on two levels plus some third floor exhibition space which was empty when we visited. Think there was a lift but the stairs are wide and not so steep. Not so many explanation signs in english in the actual museum but the iPad had plenty of information via head phones or text so also good if hearing impaired. Was a little hot on the second floor. No shop or Cafe but these can be found in local street where you can also buy pottery from local artists. Enjoyable hour of the day.

Marggie 5 years ago

The museum (and the pottery centre beside it) acts as the starting point/entryway to the pottery village. The plot of land where the museum stands used to be a working kiln and there is a cross-cutout of the actual unearthed kiln on display. Do ask for the (free) AV guide kit where they explain sections of the displays via English/Mandarin/Spanish/French(?) videos. Currently there is a Shisa exhibition on L3, ends Apr’18 I think. Entry fee is 350yen.