{"id":61393,"date":"2020-03-16T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=61393"},"modified":"2024-11-25T22:19:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:19:49","slug":"shigaraki-ceramics-tanuki-disabled-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/shigaraki-ceramics-tanuki-disabled-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Shigaraki Village: Ceramic Tanuki and An Integration Project for Disabled People"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shigaraki (\u4fe1\u697d\u753a) is a village in Shiga Prefecture (\u6ecb\u8cc0\u770c), east of Kyoto. The Prefecture is not only home to the biggest lake in Japan, Lake Biwako<\/a>, <\/strong>but the Japanese also associate Shigaraki with a surprising speciality. Clay racoons (known as tanuki in Japanese)<\/strong> are produced in the heart of this small pottery village<\/strong> but have become popular across Japan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That being said, there’s much more to Shigaraki than pottery. The village has become a model for an integration project aimed at people with mental impairments. <\/strong>Since the end of the Second World War, a specialised centre has enabled those with disabilities to lead a full and active life, with the practice of pottery production<\/strong> playing a key role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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