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Arita Town

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In the early 17th century, porcelain stone was discovered in the Arita area. Arita become the first place in Japan to produce porcelain and it has been the center of Japanese porcelain production ever since. In 1991, the Arita Uchiyama District was designated as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. At Sueyama Shrine, visitors can view several porcelain structures such as the large Torii gate and the guardian dogs.

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Within Arita Town
About SAGA

Access

  • About 5-10 minutes on foot or by taxi from Arita Station.

Opening Hours

9:00 to 17:00

Gen-emon Kiln
8:00 to 17:00
(9:00 to 17:00 on Sundays)

Closed

The Kyushu Ceramic Museum
Mondays (the following day if Monday is a holiday)
Year end

Kakiemon Kiln
New Year holiday

Gen-emon Kiln
New Year holiday

Website

http://www.arita.jp.e.ew.hp.transer.com/?utm_source=English&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=%E5%A4%9A%E8%A8%80%E8%AA%9E

Best season

All year

Point

The Arita Ceramics Fair held every year from April 29th to May 5th sees over 1 million visitors each year.

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