Day trip to Shigaraki, Shiga prefecture

Ok so Shigaraki is famous for it's ceramic and pottery-ware, so Hide and I spent about 3 hours driving up towards Shiga to see it and have a go ...first off, you have to have a giggle at these Racoon Dogs (tanuki); famous in the area! Believe it or not, they are actually based on the real animal, although we didn't see any ;-)