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Arita Terrace

You can enjoy foods and drinks served in Arita ware. The Cake Set is served in the valuable Old Imari ware owned by The Kyushu Ceramic Museum.

Cafe Terrace AYA

This café is annexed to the gallery of Kosen Kiln in Okawachiyama. Surrounded by the relaxing green and trees, please spend a relaxing time while having a piece of hand-made cake and a cup of coffee with

Cafe Kosen

landscape paintings. After the government of the Saga Domain set up kilns that produce only gifts for the government here in the Edo Period, pottery makers here continued providing potteries to the Tokugawa Shogunate and the government officials until the end of the Edo Period. The area is scattered with old brick chimneys and 30 kilns, and you can feel the history and tradition of about 350 years alive here.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs recognize stories of its culture and tradition through historical attractions or features as “Japanese Heritage”. In April, 2016, the history and landscape of Okawachiyama was recognized as “Hometown of Japanese Pottery, Hizen ～Pottery Walk with Simultaneous Emergence of Many Talents and Achievements ～

Okawachiyama Village

This facility exhibits and sells the pottery from 23 kilns of Imari Ware, also there is a café where you can pick your favorite one out 50 kinds of coffee cups and enjoy a coffee break. Show this screen to the staff and get 10% off on pottery.

Imari Nabeshima Ware Exhibition Hall

The Zwinger Palace is authentically recreated here. In the palace, works of Arita Porcelain and Old Imari Porcelain are displayed. There is a hand-on pottery studio, restaurants, and souvenir shops in the premises. Shochu tasting is available at Munemasa brewery. Enjoy shopping for a wide range of products.

Arita Porcelain Park

A theme park operated by Fukagawa Seiji Co., Ltd. which has dedicated vessels to the imperial family and its branch families.
The founder of the company Chuji Fukagawa's special collection, such as Big Vase which received a Gold award at the Paris Expo 1900 , is worth seeing.
You can exploit the outlet shop for porcelain, participate in the painting workshop, and step foot into the restaurants and tea room where professionals introduce to you the ways to use vessels.

China on The Park

The Kakiemon Kiln was the first kiln to develop the colorful overglaze technique, especially in red and established

Kakiemon Kiln

This long-established kiln has been producing a wide range of ceramic ware from traditional Koimari ceramics to what can be used daily. Visit the Koimari museum and join a workshop.

Gen-emon Kiln

We exhibit works of Manji Inoue, who is a pioneer of white porcelain, an expert of potter's wheel molding for Arita ware and also a Living National Treasure of Japan.

Inoue Manji Kiln

At the showroom of Iwao Taizan Kiln, custom-made Arita ware that cannot be made in any other kilns including the ones made for the new royal palace are exhibited.

Iwao Taizan Kiln

Established in 1865, Koraku Kiln is one of the traditional porcelain factories located in Arita Town.
Join a studio tour to see and learn about the manufacturing process.
Also, there are various workshops available to make your own masterpiece; wheel-throwing, pottery painting and over-glaze decoration with decal technique.

Kouraku Kiln

Here you can try turning the pottery wheel and make your own dish. Feel the joy of touching clay and creating ceramics. You can also paint the dish you have made and create the one and only piece of artwork. Our staff members will be there to assist everyone so don't worry, even if you are a beginner. The completed dish will be delivered to you on a later date.

Pottery Studio Rokuroza

The Arita Uchiyama Area has been selected as one of the conservation areas for historically important buildings. Though most of it were burnt down by a big fire of 1828, the area once developed with Arita Pottery and was called “a thousand houses of Arita.” Many types of buildings like Japanese traditional town house ‘Machiya’ or old western style residences from each historical period such as Edo, Meiji, Taisho and Showa stand together in the area.

Streets of Arita Uchiyama

“Piazza” square is open to the woods and surrounded by atelier, gallery and outlet shop. Immersed in a natural setting with rich greenery, you can spend some relaxing time here.

Fukuju Kiln Gallery and Outlet Shop

Imari Tourist Information Center, Imari Hotel Information Center, Selling Imari Special Products.

Imari City Tourism Association

Shingama Kiln

The office of

Roadside Station Imari Furusatomura Village

Saga is well-known for pottery and porcelain and Imari and Arita are particularly famous for the industry. The origin of porcelain making in the area dates back to the Hideyoshi Toyotomi‘s invasion of Korea. The battle lasted for 7 years and ended when Hidetoshi died. Many warlords took Korean potters to Japan. Naoshige Nabeshima of Saga Domain was also among such warlords. In 1616, a potter, Ri Sampei is said to have come to Arita and found white magnetite in Izumi Mountain, and made the first porcelain in Japan. Many potters from Korea settled in Arita and kept absorbing new knowledge of and improving their technique and method of porcelain making. In 1646, Sakaida Kakiemon I succeeded in painting patters on porcelains with colors of red, green and yellow and created colored porcelain for the first time in Japan. As the late 17th century saw the decline of porcelain industry in Jingdezhen, which was known for the best manufacturing skills and quality of porcelains, the Dutch East India Company (VOC for short) started to come to Saga around 1650 to purchase and import the porcelains. Thus, porcelain of Arita spread in the European societies of royalties and notabilities. As the porcelain made in Arita Sarayama Area was shipped from Imari Port, the porcelain of Arita started to be called Imari porcelain or simply Imari. The Old Imari in Europe was mainly used for the purpose of interior decoration of a palace. Augustus II the Strong was especially known as a fanatic collector of the old Imari and even sold his own army to get the porcelain. He ordered development of porcelain in Meissen, which led to the opening of many porcelain kilns in the area. Old Imari have been influencing porcelain industries around the world. Porcelains of Imari and Arita, which have developed over 400 years of history, are classified into three categories; The Old Imari, Kakiemon and Nabeshima. Its variety of styles ranging from everyday dishware to art objects, white beautiful surface, the gorgeous painting, the usability and durability have attracted a lot of fans. In Saga, there are many places you can get close to their beauty.

Imari & Arita Ware

It`s a community facility aimed at revitalizing the Imari city. On the first floor, there are spaces available for box galleries and workshop spaces where the citizens of Imari City and surrounding can sell and purchase handmade products. In the entrance there is a cafe called

Imari Machinaka Ichibankan

Twenty-four of the major Arita porcelain makers have come together in the world's largest Arita porcelain shopping mall that is open year-round, has a large free parking lot, and complete with Japanese and Western dining options so you can enjoy shopping all day long. The Ceramics Fair in the spring and Rice Bowl Festival in the fall draw in many shoppers and make the place very lively.

Arita Será

Since our founding over 90 years ago, the Marukei Traders have amassed the largest collection of Arita Pottery ranging from daily ware to high-end pieces of art. We have a hands-on workshop for visitors to spin the potter's wheel and paint their pottery to make their own original, one-of-a-kind piece.

Marukei Traders

Chuji Fukagawa founded a studio that provides from manufacturing clay to red painting on ceramics in 1894. We started to export works to Europe after we participated in Paris Exposition and got the honorary gold medal in 1900. In 1910, our studio was designated as the purveyors to the Imperial Household Agency. Our main store's building and many objects on display at the museum have been designated properties of the Heritage of Industrial Modernization. The pieces on display in the museum on the second floor demonstrate the techniques. The showroom on the first floor includes the Milano Collection and pottery provided by the Imperial Household Agency.

Fukagawa Porcelain Co., Ltd.

Built in the Meiji Era, the Arita flagship store consists of a showroom on the 1st floor, where our products are displayed and sold, and a pottery exhibition room on the 2nd floor, where Koransha's products from the Meiji and Taisho Era are displayed.
You can see inside the store with Indoor Street View of Google Maps.

Koransha Arita Flagship Store Showroom

The shop is located in the Sarayama Street Arcade in Uchiyama area where many traditional buildings stand. There are many shops nearby such as the Imaemon Kiln and Koransha, so you can take a stroll and enjoy shopping.

Ogata Touen

You can taste-test about eight types of Japanese Sake,mostly Junmaishu. This brewery enshrines the mummy of

Matsuuraichi Sake Brewing Co., Ltd.

Shinemon the first built his kiln in 1972 (Showa 47) to make big pottery pieces, which was rare at that time.
You can see rare and various pottery such as copper red glaze (crimson) made with Chinese traditional glaze and Yuteki Tenmoku.

Shinemon Kiln

With a traditional technique, we produce and sell contemporary works of Arita ware.
We make unique tableware that is modern, casual and elegant.

Rikyu Kiln

Tsuji Seijisha has been serving as the purveyor of the Japanese Imperial household since 1664.

Tsuji Seijisha

This kiln is producing mainly Nabeshima Celadon Porcelain handmade by the craftsmen. For the tableware, unleaded paints are used for safety.
Potter's wheel experience is also available. (Reservation required)

KOSEN KILN

Imari Beef Tousai Bento

We have a collection of tableware for daily use, which is arranged to modern style while keeping
the traditional style of Imari-Nabeshima ware.

Imari-yaki Seira

As for Nabeshima ware, we have Nabeshima-Seiji (Nabeshima celadon porcelain), Iro-Nabeshima (Nabeshima colored porcelain) and Nabeshima-Sometsuke (Nabeshima blue and white porcelain). Oshu Kiln produces works of art and pottery that are clear like crystals by using locally collected vessel gemstones and have designs utilizing the clear celadon porcelain, open-work technique and hand-painted Nabeshima patterns.

Oshu Kiln

This is the kiln of Imari-Nabeshima ware.
Now, the 7th is the head of the kiln and the 8th is the president. We look forward to your visit.

Ogasawara Touemon

Based on the concept of

Sehyou Kiln Toubako

While taking over the traditional technical patterns as Imari Nabeshima-ware, we are making products under the theme of tradition and innovation as a challenge for new manufacturing.
As a feature, we work on our fine painting while valuing the white color.

Hataman Touen

Welcome to Imari Ware Kiln, Azuchi Kiln!
Azuchi kiln is a Imari Ware Kiln that has a background of being a patronized kiln to the Nabeshima Clan.
We introduce our creative works with a sandy texture from the village of the secret kilns, Imari. Please enjoy the tableware that would enrich your soul.

Azuchi Kiln Showroom

We offer various kinds of original goods such as the cute tea-ware made with pottery and glass, clever kitchen goods to be used with a microwave, coffee filter and etc. Please take a look at our original useful goods that would be helpful in your daily life.

Toyo Ceramics Co., Ltd.

More than a million people come to enjoy this ceramic fair every year. About 450 pottery shops open along the street (about 4 kilometers long) stretching from Kami Arita Station to Arita Station. There will also be various events such as the local gourmet fair and the table coordination exhibition.

Apr-May: Arita Ceramic Fair

During this festival, the town of Okawachiyama will be filled with sounds of many attractive wind bells produced by the kilns in the area. Boshi (a container used when firing a ceramic) Lantern Festival, scheduled to be held in mid-July, is going to fill the area with fantastic atmosphere.

Jun-Aug: Okawachiyama Furin (Wind Bell) Festival

Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival is held in Okawachiyama, Imari, the porcelain town nestled in the mountain where the traditional porcelain making method of the kiln once owned by the Nabeshima Clan has been handed down since the Edo Period (17th - 19th century). Expressing gratitude toward predecessors who contributed to the development of the town, a porcelain is dedicated to Nipposha Shrine and a memorial ritual for the brushes used for painting porcelains are held as part of the festival. The porcelain fair held during the festival offers porcelains and potteries at 20 to 30 percent discount and attracts a lot of visitors every year. Another great thing you must check out is the beautiful colored leaves in the Okawachiyama area, the national historic site surrounded by mountain cliffs like those you would see in Chinese style landscape paintings.

Nov: Nabeshima Domain Kiln Autumn Festival

This ceramic fair is held with a slightly different atmosphere from Arita Ceramic Fair held in Spring. It won't be as hectic. While enjoying the great hospitality of the local stores and kilns, you can stroll around the town designated as Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Historic Buildings. One of the greatest features of the fair is that one of the famous kilns of Arita open its door to public to show the traditional pottery production method called

Nov: Arita Autumn Ceramic Fair

This is the annual pottery fair held by 30 kilns of the secret pottery village registered as Japan Heritage, Okawachiyama. You can purchase the pottery at reasonable prices. There will also be an exhibition of new pottery works themed on spring and a shopping stamp rally held along with the fair. You will also be able to enjoy the scenic beauty of Okawachiyama area with cherry blossoms in full bloom at the time of the fair.

Apr: Okawachiyama Spring Ceramic Fair

In early April,

March　Cherry Blossoms of Okawachiyama

How about taking a walk in Hanyo park while enjoying the autumn leaves and finding your favorite pottery?

November　Autumn Leaves of Okawachiyama