2011 Japan, Wazuqu ironware (22 images)

The 'Wazuqu' shop of Kikuchi Hojudo Inc, - a family business for 4 centuries, since 1604, selling ironware pots, teapots and assorted goods, now run by the 15th generation of the family under Noriyasu Kikuchi (pictured), in Do-Machi, Yamagata city, Japan, on Wednesday 13th July 2011.