Japanese pottery artist fires huge kiln

Japanese pottery artist fires huge kiln

OKAYAMA, Japan - Togaku Mori, a "Bizen-yaki" pottery artist, stands by his huge kiln following initial firing in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 4, 2015. Having some 2,000 pots inside, the 85-meter-long kiln is fired night and day for 90 days.

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