This website aims to provide foreign tourists with preliminary knowledge about Arita Town before their visit, showcasing its tourist attractions and the charm of Arita porcelain.
Additionally, we hope Japanese users will find this site useful as a tool to easily introduce Arita Town and Arita porcelain to foreign visitors.
The site is operated by a volunteer English study group consisting of members who love Arita Town. Please feel free to use it with confidence.
Arita Town, the birthplace of porcelain in Japan
Many people around the world do not know. They do not know that a small, quiet mountain town called Arita in Saga Prefecture, on the western edge of Japan, was the first to produce porcelain in Japan. About 400 years ago, in the quarry-like area in the image to the right, a mountain rose up.
About Arita Porcelain
Highlights of Arita Town
History of Arita-yaki
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Arita Town Events
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the Story behind Arita
Shopping in Arita
Food & Drink in Arita
Lodging in Arita
