Tokoname, Aichi

Tokoname (常滑市, Tokoname-shi^?) is a Japanese city in Aichi Prefecture on the island of Honshu.^[1]

History[change]

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]

Tokoname is on the western coast of Chita Peninsula in southern .

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Tokoname" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 975; "Chūbu" at p. 126.
↑ "Tokoname, Birthplace of Manekineko Lucky Cats" at Virtualtourist.com; excerpt, "About eighty percent of this type of cat figurines are produced in Tokoname..."; retrieved 2012-12-4.

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