Tokoname
Tokoname (常滑市, Tokoname-shi) is a Japanese city in Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.[1]
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History
Huge Maneki neko at Tokoname
Tokoname has been known for making ceramics since the 12th century.[1] The city is Japan's top producer of Maneki Neko.[2]
Geography
Tokoname is on the western coast of Chita Peninsula in southern Aichi Prefecture.
Related pages
References
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tokoname" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 975; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
- "Tokoname, Birthplace of Manekineko Lucky Cats" at Virtualtourist.com Archived 2013-06-08 at the Wayback Machine; excerpt, "About eighty percent of this type of cat figurines are produced in Tokoname..."; retrieved 2012-12-4.
Other websites
Media related to Tokoname at Wikimedia Commons
- Tokoname City website (in Japanese)
- "Giant Maneki Neko....Tokoname Japan" at Panoramio Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
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