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  • China on the Park
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    4.0
    36 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Harake Otsu 111
    A porcelain theme park owned and operated by the Fukagawa Seiji company which was built to introduce visitors to the history and wonder of pottery making. Surrounded by the park's lush grounds, visitors can enjoy pottery from a variety of angles. The Chujikan museum displays company founder Chuji Fukagawa's treasured collection of pieces, including a large flower vase which was awarded a gold prize at the 1900 Paris Exposition. In the Jikigura shop, visitors can easily get their hands on products deviating from the regular line specs normally only ever seen inside the factory. There's also a special tearoom which has a view of the Paris Exposition vase, and a pottery painting activity area. The ground's English lavender, which comes into bloom in early summer, is also a must-see.

    家内が深川製磁のファンなので、年に何度か訪問します。 私の好みではないせいか、随分と高いという印象です。 アウトレット店の前の階段を昇りつめたところにある展示場の２階のカフェは、たいへん良い雰囲気で、流れている音楽も私好みで、ここでケーキとコーヒーのセットをいただくのは大好きです。

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  • Imari Arita Ware Traditional Crafts Center
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Imarishi Okawachichou Hei 221-2
    A museum located in Hei, Okawachi-cho, Imari City. The museum displays pieces by pottery studios in Imari and Arita as well as examples of old Nabeshima pottery, and visitors can come in contact with the history of Arita ware and Imari ware, ceramic art forms which have been designated National Traditional Craft Products. The facility also offers pottery painting classes.

    伊万里焼のふるさとである大川内山へは、伊万里の市街地から南に向かって数ｋｍ走ります。道は山に向かって入っていく感じでした。大川内山の入り口にあたる右手に、こちらの伊万里・有田焼伝統産業会館がありました。 館内には、伊万里と有田の窯元の作品を展示している部屋や、古伊万里、鍋島などの古陶磁を展示している部屋がありました。この後、大川内山のいくつかの窯元を巡りましたが、事前学習に良い施設でした。

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  • Arita Folk and History Museum East Building / Arita Ware Sankokan Museum
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    4.5
    2 Reviews
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    Saga Nishimatsuura-gun Aritacho Izumiyama 1-4-1
    A museum founded in 1978 next to the Izumiyama Quarry, said to be the starting point for Arita ware ceramics. It exhibits tools used for making Arita ware and documents, as well as craftsmen's tags and business plaques produced during the Edo period. You can access the Sankokan Museum from the Folk and History Museum's entrance. It exhibits pieces of pottery excavated in Arita town from the sites of previous kilns.

    場所は、有田のすみのほうで、採石場のとなりにあります。有田焼のできるまでのことや、道具、ここにきたら、有田焼のことが、わかります。陶磁器に興味あるかたには、最適だと思います。

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  • Genkai Energy Park
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    Saga Pref. Higashimatsuragungenkaichou Imamura Shallow Lake 4112-1
    A theme park operated by Kyushu Electric Power located in Imamura, Genkai Town, Higashimatsuura County, Saga Prefecture. Containing exhibits on nuclear power, here visitors can learn how nuclear power works through exhibits such as a life sized 13-meter-tall nuclear reactor; videos; and quizzes. In the adjoining GENKAICHO Next Generation Energy Park Asupia, visitors can view exhibits on next generation energy and enjoy facilities such as a playground and greenhouse filled with some 200 different plant varieties.
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  • Karatsu Yaki Cooperatives Karatsu Pottery Gallery
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    Saga Pref. Karatsushi Shinkoumachi 2881-1 Furusato Kaikan Arpino 2nd Floor
    An exhibition hall and shop on the second floor of Furusato Hall Arpino next to JR Karatsu Station. Visitors can see a variety of pottery works in one place and purchase some as well. The hall offers a variety of dishes and containers perfect for everyday use, making this a great place to pick up a souvenir. The hall also presents how Karatsu ware is made through informational panels and other means. Pottery painting workshops available.
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  • Okuma Shigenobu Memorial Museum Former Residence
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    Saga Saga-shi Mizugae 2-11-11
    This historic building and museum located at 2-chome, Mizugae, Saga City has been designated as a national historic site. It is the birthplace and former home of Okuma Shigenobu, a politician who is also known as the founder of Waseda University. Personal belongings of Shigenobu Okuma are on display in the museum.
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  • GENKAICHO Next Generation Energy Park Asupia
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    Saga Higashi-matsuura-gun Genkaicho Ima Mura 4560-1
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  • Higata Community Center Na Na Umi
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    Saga Kashima-shi Otonari Ko 4427-5
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  • Imari Pottery Merchant Museum
    Travel / Tourism
    Saga Imari Imaricho Ko 555-1
    The Inuzuka family's house, which was one of the most prominent pottery merchants and shipped ceramics to Osaka and Edo (present-day Tokyo), has been restored and opened to the public as a museum. The building, with a frontage of 3 ken and a depth of 8 ken, is a long, narrow building with a gabled roof and white-walled storehouses, which not only serves as a fire prevention measure but also gives the appearance of a stately merchant house.
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  • Imari Toen Showroom
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    Saga Imari Okawachicho Okawa Uchiyama
    Imari Toen's showroom, established in 1968. On the first floor, there is an area with work on display by pottery guilds including exemplary designers like Eiji Okamoto and Chitojin. The second floor houses the Tsurutaro Kataoka Kogeikan. A Japanese painter who switched to ceramics, Chitojin is described as the Shiko MUNAKATA of pottery. He was the first ceramicist to hold a solo exhibition at the British Museum's Konica Gallery. Imari Toen's vessels have inherited his designs and are known for their usability-people never tire of them. The shop also sells general tableware, as well as Japanese cookware for business use.
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  • Muraoka Sohonpo Yokan Museum
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    Saga Ogi-shi Ogimachi 861
    Located next to Muraoka Sohonpo Ogi-Honten, this 1941-built western-style brick sugar storehouse was renovated and re-opened as a museum in 1984. With a neat, exotic exterior, the first floor has a break area and the second floor is an exhibition room. It presents the production methods and history of yokan bean jelly through videos, panel displays, photographs, etc. You can learn about the sweet's history and culture through displays of sugar, beans, agar, and other raw ingredients, equipment that has changed with the times, and items such as packaging and labels.
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  • Aya Kiln Exhibition Room Tannyoan
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    Saga Karatsu-shi Choda 5-7-7
    The first gallery in Karatsu to feature a female ceramic artist, Fumiko Nakazato exhibits and sells her works, including everyday tableware and tea utensils, and her popular ceramics with patterns of seasonal flowers and foliage. The first floor is a miniature old Karatsu museum with free admission.
  • Karatsu Sueiorikan
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    4.0
    4 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Karatsushi Nabatake 3359-2

    In early November 2021, we paid a visit to this municipal history museum, Matsuro-kan in Karatsu City. This wasn’t in my original plan, but at the Yoshinogari, Yayoi era site I had visited the day...

  • Murata Hideo Museum
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    3.5
    4 Reviews
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    Saga Karatsu-shi Ochicho Ochi 1509-4

    This is a museum of a late famous popular singer, Hideo Murata, who spent his youth in this town. I had not enough time and so just took a picture. There is also a monument beside JR Ouchi station...

  • Taracho History Folk customs Museum
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
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    Saga Fujitsu-gun Taracho Tara 1-11

    207号線沿いの太良町役場の隣にあります。太良町は人口1万人ですが、役場も立派な建物、資料館も立派。なんでこんなに金あるの？

  • Former Mitsubishi Karatsu Branch Motodate (Karatsu History Folk customs Museum)
    Travel / Tourism
    Saga Karatsu-shi Kaigan-dori 7181-27
  • Omachi Rengakan
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    Saga Pref. Kishimagunomachichou Fukumo 2673-4
  • Karatsu Shonen Science Museum
    Travel / Tourism
    Saga Karatsu-shi Futago 3-chome 1-6
  • Sagamizumonogatarikan
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Yamatochouniji
  • Saga Fishery Hall
    Travel / Tourism
    Saga Saga-shi Nishiyokamachi Ringe
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Away from the fast-paced cities of mainland Japan, Kyushu’s Saga prefecture offers quaint towns and cities known for their traditional crafts, particularly ceramics. Rich in kaolin (a type of clay), Saga became the homeland of Arita ware, a delicate, decorative porcelain that is now celebrated worldwide and can be discovered in the towns of Arita, Imari, and Karatsu.

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