Mashiko, Tochigi
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Mashiko (益子町; -machi) is a town located in Haga District, Tochigi, Japan.
Mashiko is known for its pottery, called Mashikoyaki (益子焼). Simple and homely in style, brown with maybe a little red glaze, Mashikoyaki dates only to 1853, when a potter discovered that local clay here was ideal for ceramics. The style was popularized in 1930 when potter Shoji Hamada, later designated as a Living National Treasure, set up a kiln in Mashiko.
As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 25,413 and a density of 283.82 persons per km². The total area is 89.54 km².
External link
- Official town website (http://www.town.mashiko.tochigi.jp/) (Japanese)
- Wikitravel: Mashiko (http://wikitravel.org/en/Mashiko)Template:Japan-geo-stub