JAPAN ADVENTURE

Welcome to Margie & Stan's Japan Adventure - our photo blog while living on MCAS Iwakuni in beautiful Yamaguchi Prefecture in Western Japan from 8/2004 to present. My photo above is the famous Kintai Bridge right here in Iwakuni. Be sure to check out Blog Archive (below left) for highlights of our travels. And leave us a comment - we'd love to hear from you! Click on photos to enlarge.
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Sunday, September 10, 2006


We decided to stop at this interesting shop selling local Bizen ware. Bizen pottery is an unglazed, high-fired stoneware. Its decorative effects all come from the iron-rich clay, red pine ash and wrapped straw cords, which fire off and leave brilliant red streaks.
To read more, check out this site: http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/isezaki-jun-bizen-04-jt.html
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