About Mino Hibino Ceramic

Hibino Ceramic excel at making tableware that matches the ever-evolving dining scene by accurately responding to the needs of their customers through a multifaceted understanding of the latest trends.

Numerous prestigious hotels and restaurants in Japan praise their tableware items, employing them for many years.

Their tableware aims to enrich the dining experience of foodies around the world by generously incorporating traditional and high quality Japanese ceramic manufacturing techniques.

History of Mino ware

Mino ceramics have a 1,300-year history, with hard Sueki earthenware being fired in anagama kilns, an ancient style of mountainside kilns, during the late Kofun period of the 7th century in the Tono area of Gifu Prefecture.

For centuries, Mino has been a center of ceramic manufacturing. It began producing high-fired Sue ware, a type of unglazed earthenware, in the 7th century. Later, the "Yamajawan," unglazed stoneware bowls for everyday use, were made between the 12th and 15th centuries.

Many popular pieces were being manufactured in Mino by the latter half of the Momoyama period (1573 CE - 1603 CE). Since 1868, potters have been able to paint Mino ware with imported coloring pigments. New painting techniques for Mino ware, such as transfer printing and screen printing, were developed, and production expanded in scale. In 1978, owing to its extensive development, Mino ware was designated as a traditional Japanese craft. Today, Mino ware is the most widely produced pottery in Japan, comprising over 60% of all traditional Japanese tableware.