Inada granite

...Kasama ware, which was protected and developed by the Kasama Domain as a traditional industry, was started by incorporating techniques from Shigaraki ware in Omi, and is known as the ancestor of Mashiko ware (Tochigi Prefecture), mainly producing water jars and mortars. In the mid-Meiji period, with the opening of the railway (now the JR Mito Line), quarrying of granite began in the western part of the city, and it was highly valued in the Tokyo market as high-quality white Inada granite, used in the construction of buildings and as paving stones for urban railways. In recent years, there has been a high demand for gravestones. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Inada Granite" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…伝統産業として笠間藩の保護･育成をうけた笠間焼は，近江の信楽（しがらき）焼の技術を入れて始められたもので，水がめ，すり鉢を主とし，益子焼(栃木県)の祖と称される。明治中期，鉄道(現，JR水戸線)開通に伴い，市域西部から花コウ岩の採掘が始まり，質の良い白色の稲田御影石として東京市場で重用され，ビル建設，市街軌道敷石となった。近年は墓石の需要が多い。…

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