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This "village" is a collection of artist workshops with numerous potters and the Inamine glassware studio. There is an impressive climbing kiln known as the Yuntanza Noborigama, where many artists—including some living national treasures—fired their work. It is free to browse and look for unique souvenirs.
Shisa are the talismanic guardians perched on the terracotta tiles of Okinawan homes. As they were designed to scare away evil spirits, they usually had stoic or wrathful expressions. The shisa of Yoneko-yaki Pottery are more Hello Kitty than ferocious lions. Bright colors and cute expressions have made them very popular, and you can spot them at souvenir shops across Okinawa. The pottery, right next to the idylic Yonehara Beach, is a great place to see them being made, grab a few gifts, and pose for pics with the giant technicolor shisa assembled on the opposite side of the road.
