Echizen Pottery Festival
The town organizes its annual event "Echizen Pottery
Festival" in May on its last Suturday, Sunday and Monday,
attracting approximately 100,000 tourists from inside and
outside the prefecture.
The festival features a ceramic ware fair which is very popular
every year because it offers Echizen ware articles at prices
30% lower than their market prices. It also prevents various
other events such as a bazaar for sale of the town's special
products, local performing art performance, musical entertainment
and tea party serving tea in a traditional Japanese ceremonial
manner.
Echizen
Pottery Village Autumn Tea Party
On the first Sunday of October every year, the Echizen
pottery village holds an "Autumn Tea Party"
as its annual event, serving tea to visitors using Echizen
ware in a traditional Japanese ceremonial manner under
an open-air environment.
Echizen town Miyazaki Tourism Association／Address:7-8,
Ozowara, Echizen-cho(town), Nyu-gun(county), Fukui-ken(prefecture)
TEL.0778-32-3200 mail to:echizenyaki@town.echizen.lg.jp
