i'i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo.ou for watching. ♪ ♪ on "ceramic treasures" we take you around japan to encounter enchanting pottery. in this episode we look at onta-yaki. potters in a small village in south western japan have been making vessels like this for generations. hita city in oita prefecture, an abundance of water from the surrounding mountains enriches people's lives and industry. let's take a drive into the mountains, 30 minutes from the center of town. potters here have been making ceramics for around three centuries. this is the home of onta-yaki. one of the main features of onta-yaki is its hand-made method. no machines are used. and naturally this elegant twirling p pattern is a also crd by h hand. the potters who use these vessels work only around oita. let's look at their special characteristics. the village occupies an area of only 14 hectares. and of the 14 houses in the village, ten are onta-yaki kilns. we visit a kiln with a 150-year history. the kiln master is this 37-year-o 37-year-old. he tak

i'm keiko kitagawa in tokyo. >>> thursday marks one year til the opening of tokyo 2020, which was postponedse of the coronavirus pandemic. nhk has learned the organizing committee of the tokyo olympic and paralympic games is studying detailed measures to prevent infections.