This kiln was started by Deguchi Naohi, the 3rd generation founder of the Oomoto religion, in 1954 in Tenonkyo, Kameoka, Kyoto. It was named Kameyama since Kameoka was also called Kameyama, but with different characters.
It started when the old kiln in Kyoto of the potter Uno Sango was inherited and Kaneshige Sozan of Bizen ware was invited to direct this kiln. At the start of this kiln, works by Kaneshige Toyo and Ishiguro Munemaro, in addition to Sozan, were fired here.
Since then, works were created, with Hyuga Yoshihiro from Oomoto playing a central role. High-quality soil from the moat of Kameyama Castle was mixed and hand-kneaded to create the distinctive works of Kameyama ware (the works are called orikomite). However, this kiln was abolished when the successor Saga Honi, who was the president of Hokkoku Newspaper, and it only produced works for about 4 years.
