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Emperor, empress visit Jomon museum in Nagaoka

NIIGATA, Japan - Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko look at pottery from the Jomon period at Umataka Jomon Museum in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, Japan, on May 31, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Ancient Japanese pot

Photo taken on Sept. 26, 2018, shows a flame clay pot dating back to the Jomon era, displayed at Umataka Jomon Museum in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's clay pots to be lent out to British Museum

Photo taken Oct. 3, 2016, at the Japanese Embassy in London shows a clay pot, which was created around 5,000 years ago in watershed areas along the Shinano River in central Japan. The pot, along with three others, has been loaned to the British Museum from the Umataka Jomon Museum in the central Japanese city of Nagaoka for three years for regular exhibitions. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo