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Ontayaki is produced in a small village in northern Oita prefecture by 10 families that are the descendants of its founders who date back to 1705. Its pottery making process begins from the harvesting, pounding, elutriating and drying of the local clay that takes more than a month. After the clay is prepared, the pots are thrown, slipped, glazed and fired in saggers in wood-firing kiln using only traditional tools and methods.
