Until the late Edo period, Hachinohe ware was made in a private kiln in Kanisawayama, inside Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture. They made pottery for the common people.
The pottery was located in Kanisawayama, inside Hachinohe City, and it had a climbing kiln and a cave kiln. It was known as Hachinohe ware or Kanisawayama ware, but its foundation date and founder are unknown, and there are no records about it remaining. It has been forgotten over the years, and in the Showa era, Hachinohe ware became a legend.
The current Hachinohe ware was founded in 1975 by Watanabe Shozan, who aimed to restore Hachinohe ware. Watanabe was the eldest son at the Kunizo pottery, which produced Sado’s Mumyoi ware. He settled in Hachinohe, his wife’s hometown, and opened a kiln there. He took old Hachinohe works and shards as his reference, and worked on restoring Hachinohe ware.
