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Hotels / Ryokan and Places to Stay
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- Imari Grand Hotel
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- 466-11 Shinten-cho, Imari Takeo Saga
- Double or Twin JAPANESE ROOM
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- ¥4,279~
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- Central Hotel Imari
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- 549-17 Hamanoura, Shinten-Cho, Imari Takeo Saga
- Double Room - Non-Smoking - Non-refundable
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- ¥4,750~
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- Imari Kahan Onsen‧Hotel New Imari
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- Saga Imari Niricho Hachiyagarami 171
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- Well-Sunpia Imari
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- Saga Pref. Imarishi Nirichou Ozatokou 1704-1
Top Things to do
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- Kakiemongama
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- Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Nanzan Ding 352
- A pottery workshop which was once operated by Sakaida Kakiemon, a renowned potter from Arita Town in Saga Prefecture. The Kakiemon style is characterized by the use of red paint baked onto a beautiful milky-white pottery base called nigoshide. The workshop’s pieces began being exported around the world starting in the Edo period and remain popular to this day. The workshop is adjoined by a museum where visitors can learn about its 380 year history and view actual pieces from various time periods.
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- Gen-emon Kiln
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- Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Maruo Hino 2726
- A famous old Imari ware pottery workshop with some 260 years of history. Traditional old Imari ware is characterized by a modern functional beauty coupled with a distinctive decorative style. In the adjoining museum, visitors can view numerous pieces of old Imari ware gathered from throughout Japan and the world. Note that the museum is only open on weekdays as well as partially on Saturdays. Be sure to check the official website for business days.
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- Izumiyama Magnet Field
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- Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Izumiyama 1-5
- Pottery stone, a raw material used to make Arita ware, was excavated here. Pottery stone was discovered here by Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong in the early Edo period, giving rise to the first porcelain produced in Japan. Highly collectible early and old Imari ware were also made with the pottery stone from this site. The site is no longer used for mining but visitors can view the area from beyond a fence.
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- Imari Nabeshima Ware Hall
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- Saga Pref. Imarishi Okawachichou Okawauchi Yutaka 1806
- This facility exhibits and sells porcelain created by 24 pottery workshops affiliated with the Imari Nabeshima Ware Cooperative. In the Edo period, Okawachiyama was where the government-sponsored pottery workshop of Saga Domain (ruled by the Nabeshima clan) was located; today, it is a pottery town nicknamed the “Village of the Secret Kiln.” The pieces crafted by each workshop are displayed separately in the facility, making clear their unique characteristics. A café space also adjoins the facility where you can enjoy coffee served in a Nabeshima ware cup.
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- Arita Porcelain Park Nonnoko no Sato
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- Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Toya Otsu 340-28
- Here pieces of Arita ware from a variety of periods (such as old Imari, Kakiemon, and Nabeshima Domain Kiln-style wares) are displayed in a recreation of the Zwinger palace in Dresden, Germany. Particularly noteworthy is the great 183 centimeter tall flower vase. It is said to have wowed people from around the world when it was displayed at the 1873 Vienna World's Fair. A Baroque garden has been recreated on the facility's grounds, and there is also an Arita ware workshop where visitors can try their hand at crafting a ceramics piece on a potter's wheel.
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- Kyushu Ceramic Museum
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- Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Toshaku Yu 3100-1
- A prefectural museum in Arita Town which is dedicated to preserving and displaying ceramics from areas throughout Kyushu. The museum’s collection focuses on pieces from the former Hizen Province, particularly porcelain such as Imari ware and Karatsu ware. Highlights include the giant music box made of Arita ware and the Meissen porcelain bells. The 25 bells, made in the Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory in Meisen, Arita’s sister city, play a song related to the two nations every hour, announcing the time.
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- Okawachiyama
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- Saga Pref. Imarishi Okawachichou Otsu Okawauchiyama
- This ceramic production center maintains the tradition of making Nabeshima ware. In 1675, the Nabeshima clan introduced a pottery kiln to Okawachiyama from Arita, and soon they spread throughout the village. At the time, the technique for making ceramics with glaze and baking at high temperatures was a secret. To keep it that way, the Nabeshima clan established a checkpoint strictly controlling the movement of people into and out of the village. There are still remnants from those days here and there around the area including what's left of the checkpoint. Many potters are still active today, and visitors can tour the kilns and purchase ceramics.
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- Koransha Main Store
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- Saga Pref. Nishimatsuragunaritachou Koubira 1-3-8
- A renowned studio founded by a porcelain manufacturer in 1875. The studio produces Arita ware which has won prizes in contests around the world. The studio’s distinctive hard white porcelain decorated with splendid designs are even referred to as the “Koransha style” and are highly praised. The studio’s showroom displays Koransha art pieces and items supplied to the Imperial household as well as everyday goods like fountain pens and tableware. The perfect place to search for a souvenir or present that is a cut above.
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- Sehyogama Tobako
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- Saga Pref. Imarishi Okawachichou Otsu 1982
- This shop is located in Imari City, Saga Prefecture. It is directly managed by Imari Ware, and sells a wide variety of products with the theme of “A new wind from Imari.” Inside, there are a range of wares, from brand new Imari and Nabeshima Wares, to everyday dishes and luxury items. Many of these are white dishes, which makes them easy to use in a household setting. Also in the shop, is Cafe Hibiki, where customers can enjoy coffee and sweets on dishes baked in the Sehyou kiln. Visitors can also pop in for a break from walking and exploring. *The Cafe Hibiki is currently closed (as of October 2018).
