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Arita travel guide

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Arita is located in the north side of Saga and surrounding the mountain ranges.

And Arita is the first place producing porcelain in Japan in the early 17th century.

The pieces have bright, elegant picture drawn in transparent white porcelain.

Arita porcelain was exported to Europe in the later half of 17th century and

greatly influenced European pottery.

The unique Arita porcelain red, green and yellow patten called Kakiemon style.

 

It holds the largest ceramic fair in Western Japan, the Arita Ceramic Fair.

This event is held from April 29 to May 5 every year and has thousands of stores

and stalls lining the six-kilometre long main street.

 


 

Arita Porcelain Park

Offers a drastic change of scenery, which might even make

you forget you are in Japan. This park features a stunning

garden and palace designed in the style of 18th-century 

German Baroque architecture. This is said to be a tribute

to Arita’s influence on European ceramic design.


 

Sueyama Shrine

The Shrine is located in Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District. 

Feature of the Shrine is Shrine gate made by porcelain, and

usually the Shrine gate are made of stone or wood. The Shire

gate or Torii was built in 1888. It had been designated 

Tangible Cultural Properties on April 28, 2000.


 

Porcelain Manufacturer, Kakieon

A style of Japanese porcelain, with over glaze decoration called

“enameled” ceramics. It was originally produced at the factories

around Arita, in Japan’s from the Edo period’s mid-17th century

onwards. The style shares much in common with the Chinese

“Famille Verte” style.


 

General information  

Address City hall : 2202 Tachibeotsu, Arita-chi, Nishi-Matsuura-gun, Saga-prefecture
Access

30 minutes by a vehicle from Imari-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Saga-city

100 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city

Population 19,600   Population density 298

 

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