More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  If you have any interest in Japanese ceramics then Arita in Saga would be great to visit. If your interest is in Japanese porcelain then A...

  In the immediate vicinity of Hoko-in Temple near Arita I visited two small, local shrines that were interesting because they both had sta...

  The Kyushu Ceramic Museum is a large, modern museum devoted to ceramics produced in Kyushu but predominantly locally produced Arita ware. ...

  Tozan is the popular reading of the kanji for Sueyama, the official name of this shrine in the old town of Arita in Saga. While most torii...

  Arita in what is now Saga Prefecture is and was a major ceramics town, specifically Japanese porcelain, which is said to have originated h...