Pottery Walking Path: Cafe Hopping

The atmospheric "Pottery Walk" and cafe are a perfect match!

Tokoname, a town of pottery boasting a thousand years of history, has unique streetscapes befitting a town of pottery, with pieces of pottery embedded in the road surface and a slope lined with clay pipes called "Dokanzaka." The "Yakimono Sanpo-do" (Ceramics Walking Path), where you can enjoy such scenery to the fullest, is full of unique cafes that are perfect for cafe hopping. Why not take a break with a Tokoname ware dish and enjoy a relaxing and soothing cafe time?

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6 cafes along the Pottery Walk!

• Table of Contents
• MADYAMA
• Tokonameya
• Cafe Gallery Senriko
• Udon and sweets Wabisuke
• nuu(nuu)
• ni:no

MADYAMA

The first place we'll introduce is about a 2-minute walk from the Yakimono Sanpomichi parking lot. It's a cafe with the atmosphere of an old-fashioned house, renovated from a clay pipe factory, with a shop on the first floor and a cafe on the second floor. The heavy pillars unique to the factory are mixed with casual interior decor to create a stylish interior.

Lunch is colorful and full of vegetables. Spending the afternoon in a Tokoname ware dish and mug is sure to make you feel special and different from usual♪ The "Vegetable Curry" (photo below) is a recommended curry served with about 10 kinds of seasonal vegetables. The salad with homemade dressing is also very filling. It's irresistible for girls who love vegetables. There are also other types of curry such as meat curry and butter chicken curry, so you can choose according to your mood and preferences.

The curry, made with spices mixed by the owner himself, is an authentic curry that you can choose from three types! (Photo: Vegetable curry (rice) with salad, tax included: 1,580 yen)

The dessert served in Tokoname ware is also delicious♪ (Photo: A set of a mini yuzu and mango sundae and blended coffee, tax included: 900 yen)

Be sure to check out the shops on the first floor, which are also great for choosing souvenirs!

On the first floor, we sell miscellaneous goods, mainly pottery by Tokoname ware artists, and there are plenty of unique and stylish tableware and objects!

basic information

Address: 3-111 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 10:00-17:00 (cafe last orders 16:00)

Holidays Year-end and New Year holidays

For more information on MADOYAMA, click here

Tokonameya

Tokonameya is a restaurant that aims to convey the charm of Tokoname's industry and culture, and is based on the concept of providing Tokoname-style hospitality, as the restaurant name suggests. The interior of the restaurant is a relaxing space that combines the atmosphere of an old Japanese house with seasonal flower arrangements and decorations.

The beautiful chirashi sushi lunch is a feast for the eyes.

The menu is filled with Tokoname-made tableware, local ingredients, local sake (Shiraoi), and the hospitality that is unique to Tokoname. "Tokoname Chirashi" (photo below) is a hand-kneaded chirashi sushi using seasonal local fish caught at the time, such as black porgy, zenme, and sillago. The tableware is of course made by a local artist. If there is any tableware that interests you, please feel free to ask.

Tokoname Chirashi (tax included: 1,400 yen)

Enjoy Tokoname teapots that are said to make tea taste better.

The "Sencha Set" (photo below) is a menu item created to let you actually pick up a teapot and experience it. For customers using a teapot for the first time, we will teach you how to use the teapot and how to enjoy tea. To accompany your delicious tea, please try seasonal Japanese sweets from Heihachido, a long-established Japanese sweets shop in Tokoname.

Sencha set (tax included: 660 yen)

The interior of the store, which was renovated from a clay pipe factory, is lined with chairs made from clay pipes and tables made from the bottoms of sake barrels.

In addition to the cafe, there is also a gallery and Tokoname-yaki exhibition and sale. Also, on Fridays only, as part of the "Drinking Hospitality" event, you can enjoy sake from Sawada Shuzo, a brewery founded at the end of the Edo period. Tokonameya's coffee is made using the water used to brew Sawada Shuzo's sake, Shiraoi!

basic information

Address: 3-111 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 10:00-16:00 *Open from 18:00 to 22:00 on Fridays only

Holiday Monday

Click here for details about Tokonameya

Cafe Gallery Senriko

This is a stylish adult café with a gallery next door. The seats are spacious and the space is relaxing. The bonsai displayed in the center of the café is changed every weekend (exhibition only on weekends).

The cafe menu offers gentle and refined flavors, each item carefully prepared. They also offer a dessert menu using seasonal ingredients, so be sure to check out their official social media!

Japanese-style omelet rice (with shiso flavor) made with Chita Eggs (Taketoyo) and comes with salad (tax included: 1,000 yen)

Senriko Parfait (tax included: 830 yen)

The gallery mainly sells works by Mamoru Ikai, Yushi Ito, Yasunobu Inaba, Zenji Sugie, and Masashi Kakukake. The dish for the omelet rice (pictured above) was made by Mamoru Ikai, and the dish for the parfait was made by Yushi Ito.

There is also a gallery displaying works by artists.

The shop's name, "Senri-ka," is taken from the name of the fragrant cherry blossom. Please enjoy the special Senri-ka blend, which is imbued with the hope that the fragrance will reach far away, along with the artist's tableware.

basic information

Address: 2-128-1 Tokoname City Togocho

Business hours: 11:00-17:30 (L.O.17:00)

Holidays: Fridays and the first Thursday of every month

For more information on Cafe Gallery Senriko, click here

Udon and sweets Wabisuke

Located on Kurefudoya Street, an alley lined with bakeries and general stores, this cafe is greeted by lion statues and has a lovely ambiance with its black walls.

The dishes used in the restaurant are, of course, Tokoname ware. The most popular dish is the "Clay Pot Curry Udon" (photo below), which is served in an original clay pot. It is served boiling hot, so it makes a big impact. Tokoname ware clay pots have excellent heat retention, so you can eat your food warm until the very end.

The ingredients are strained so that they stick to the udon. The smooth and chewy noodles are made with wheat flour and rye. Clay Pot Curry Udon (tax included: 1,300 yen)

The "Ogura French Toast" (photo below) uses bread from "Fusha," a popular bakery located on the same "Kurefu Tsuchiya Street." It is a hearty dish that combines cool and hot flavors. Enjoy lunch and searching for your favorite goods at this modern Japanese cafe renovated from a clay pipe factory from the early Showa period. *Dogs are allowed on the terrace seats.

Ogura French toast set (with coffee) (tax included: 1,050 yen)

basic information

Address: 3-89 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 11:00-17:00 (L.O. 16:30)

Holiday Tuesday

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nuu(nuu)

The name of this shop is said to come from the Japanese word "sew". The owner, Ms. Yanagida (left in the photo), originally opened a kimono and Japanese dressmaking class in Nagoya with a friend. Wanting to have her own shop and to be able to balance work and child-rearing, she moved to Tokoname and opened her shop in 2011.

The lovely courtyard is filled with beautiful seasonal flowers, making you feel like you've entered another world. The retro scenery matches well with kimonos, making it a relaxing and comfortable place.

The dishes are made with local ingredients and seasonings, and are all healthy. The "Tokoname Deli Plate" (photo below) is a cute dish with a colorful arrangement, which is very appealing for women who want to try a little bit of everything.

Tokoname rice ball deli plate (tax included: 1,300 yen)

The "Mikawa Mirin Butter-scented Fermented Cake" (photo below) is a fermented beauty-enhancing dessert made with mirin lees (Sugiura Mirin [Hekinan]) and handmade sweet rice malt from Nakasada Shoten [Taketoyo]). The tableware used is from Miyachi Yasuyo.

Mikawa Mirin Butter-scented Fermented Cake (tax included: 450 yen) Mama Blend (tax included: 450 yen)

The owner renovated a 100-year-old pottery warehouse himself, and the shop also sells antique kimonos and handmade goods. *Dogs are allowed on the terrace.

basic information

Address: 2-73 Sakaemachi, Tokoname City

Business hours: 10:00〜16:00

Holidays: Thursday, Friday, Saturday

For more information on nuu, click here

ni:no

The cafe "ni:no" is located near the starting point of the Yakimono Sanpo (Ceramics Walk). It is a popular shop that was renovated from a 90-year-old tenement house. On the first floor, they sell selected items that will enrich your life, such as pottery by Tokoname ware artists, kitchen goods, stationery, etc. A must-see for those who love cute accessories.

The cafe on the second floor is a relaxing space decorated with stylish antiques. Lunches using local vegetables from the Chita Peninsula and handmade sweets are popular. "ni:no Pudding" (photo below), made with eggs from a local dairy farm, is a rich and happy dish.

"ni:no Pudding" (tax included: 500 yen) made with eggs from a local dairy farm

The popular "Today's Dessert" comes with a coffee set.

(Photo: Brown sugar rare cheesecake and blended coffee set, tax included: 900 yen)

basic information

Address: 1-1 Tokoname City Togocho

Business hours 10:00-17:00 (cafe 11:30-last order 16:30)

Holidays: Thursdays (open on public holidays)

For more information on ni:no, click here