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In Shigarakicho,Shiga Prefecture,a town ( ) for its ceramic arts,legend can be seen at every turn. A gigantic statue of a tanuki raccoon dog ( ) in front of Shigaraki Station. The animal is depicted ( ) train cars and the town's taxis, and visitors are welcomed into ceramic shops crowded ( ) its image.

According to folklore, the raccoon dog, originally from Siberia, ( ) its shape and drum with its stomach. It also ( ) as a symbol for luck. There are more than 100 kilns in the town, which is part of Koga, and is known ( ) one of the nation's major centers of the development of ceramic art.

Many tea masters, including Sen no Rikyu (1522-1591), are said to ( ) pieces of ceramic ware produced in what is now known as Shigarakicho, ( ) ceramics date back 1,250 years. Items produced range ( ) tea ceremony sets to vases for flower arrangement. Ornaments of Shigaraki tanuki, which are renowned nationwide, were first created by Tetsuzo Fujiwara (1876-1966).

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