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Western Nara

Ando

A quiet Nara Basin town where Tomimoto Kenkichi's ceramic legacy meets old farmhouses and Horyuji's wider cultural landscape.

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Ubusuna no Sato TOMIMOTO: Stay and Make Ceramics at Tomimoto Kenkichi's Home

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Source checked: 2026-10-19

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