Hagi

Hagi is a former castle town off the major transport ways along the tranquil Sea of Japan coast in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and it is known by its local Hagiyaki Pottery which ranks among Japan's finest. One of the crucibles of the revolution that ended samurai rule in Japan, the city is home to five World Heritage sites that chronicle the birth of Japanese industrialization.

Seigan Yamane

Seigan Yamane, who specialises in Hagi-yaki ware, a style of Japanese ceramics. You will be able to tour his workshop as well as try your hand at pottery making.

Hagi Castle Ruins Shizuki Park

Hagi Castle was built in 1604 and served the next two and a half centuries as the seat of the Mori Clan, one of the most powerful clans in Japan. After the end of the feudal era in the second half of the 19th century, the castle was destroyed, and only its moats and walls survive today.