Lotion-like soft water Locals also give their stamp of approval for beautiful skin.
A one-day hot spring facility located in a ceramic village known for its Arita porcelain. The highly alkaline hot spring water feels like lotion on the skin, and is expected to have a beautifying effect on the skin. 17°C spring water is poured directly into the bathtubs, and repeated bathing alternating with sauna and warm water can be expected to promote blood circulation. Of course, it also relieves driving fatigue. Currently, reservations are only accepted for meals, so please find a restaurant of your choice in downtown Arita.
Arita's charms are being introduced to the world! Theme Park for Sake and Vessels
This theme park is unique to the village of Arita-yaki, Japan's world-class ceramics. The first thing that catches the eye is the building that recreates the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, Germany. The museum exhibits early Arita-yaki, Ko-Imari, Kakiemon, and other porcelain from the peak of the Edo and Meiji periods. Also on display is a large 182-centimeter-high vase that was exhibited at the Vienna World Exposition in the 1870s. The vast park is dotted with a hands-on workshop where visitors can try their hand at Arita-yaki pottery (rokuroku) pulling and painting, a baroque garden, a climbing kiln, restaurants, and more. Since the park is operated by a sake brewer, there is also a souvenir store where visitors can sample limited edition sake, sake, and shochu (Japanese distilled spirit). (Restaurants are closed due to Corona measures.)
Admission free; Zwinger Palace: Adults 600 yen, junior high and high school students 300 yen Arita-yaki painting experience: 880 yen and up; hand-bi neri experience: 1,100 yen and up; pottery spinning experience: 2,750 yen and up
Experience the world of Fukagawa Porcelain with its graceful shapes and gentle comfort of use.
This theme park is operated by Fukagawa Porcelain, a ceramics manufacturer that has been loved around the world since its establishment in 1894. Surrounded by greenery, the site is divided into four sections where visitors can experience the history of Fukagawa Porcelain and the creative work that the company has done. The Chuji Pavilion, named after the company's founder, Fukagawa Chuji, exhibits works from the time of the company's founding to its latest creations, and there is also a café corner on the second floor. Jikigura is a directly managed outlet store where visitors can enjoy the experience of painting. Curry House Kurinto serves special curry made with Fukagawa Shokuhin dishes. Toshiko Memorial Garden is a garden planted with lavender from Hokkaido, the hometown of Yoshiko, the wife of the second president. The purple flowers, which emit a gentle fragrance, are at their best from mid-May to mid-June each year. (Photo courtesy of the Saga Prefecture Tourism Federation)
If you visit Arita, you must come here! Arita's world-famous museum specializing in ceramics
This is a museum specializing in ceramics that collects and exhibits ceramics from all over Kyushu, with a focus on Hizen ceramics. The museum is world-renowned for the high quality of its exhibits, which include valuable masterpieces such as Ko-Karatsu, early Imari, Kakiemon style, and Nabeshima domain porcelain. Among them, the "Kambara Collection," a collection of glittering Ko-Imari porcelain that was exported to Europe and attracted the royalty and aristocracy of the time, and the "Shibata Collection," a collection of Arita-yaki porcelain from the Edo period, are particularly impressive. The history and characteristics of Kyushu ceramics are displayed in an easy-to-understand manner so that even those who are not familiar with ceramics can enjoy them. The collection is incredibly worth seeing, so visitors who want to take their time should allow plenty of time to enjoy it. (Photo courtesy of the Saga Prefecture Tourism Federation)
Free (Special exhibitions are subject to a fee; however, high school students and younger, those with disability certificates, and caregivers are admitted free of charge even during the fee-charging period)
Business Hours
9:00-17:00 (admission until 16:30)
regular closing day
Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a national holiday), December 29 - January 3
Mysterious valley with clear water where legend has it that a giant snake lies at the bottom of the valley
Located upstream from the Ryumon Dam, this beautiful valley is part of the Kurokajiyama Prefectural Natural Park. Legend has it that a serpent shot with an arrow lies at the bottom of the mysterious valley. The valley is famous for its cherry blossoms and autumn leaves, but it is also popular as a refreshing destination during the fresh green season and hot summer months. The entrance to Ryumonkyo is also the trailhead for Mt. Kuroga, and a walking trail leads to Mt. Kuroga, and the promenade leads to Mt. Kuroga. The water is pure and clean, and has been selected as one of the "100 best 100 meisui" and "100 suigen no mori". Campsites and bungalows are also available. (Photo courtesy of the Saga Prefecture Tourism Federation)
Iroe porcelain, which was coveted by European royalty and aristocrats even at the cost of their own finances.
In the 1640s, he developed the first red painting technique in Japan. The warm, milky white porcelain known as nigoshide expressed the Japanese beauty of space and lingering beauty through a painterly composition that made the most of the blank spaces in the white porcelain. The gorgeous and graceful colored porcelain established the "Kakiemon style," which was coveted by European royalty and aristocrats. The unique aesthetic sense and exquisite techniques have been handed down from generation to generation, and even today, artisans led by Kakiemon Sakaida XV continue to produce works one by one with careful handiwork. On the kiln's premises, there is an exhibition space where visitors can purchase works and the Kakiemon Old Ceramic Reference Hall, where works by successive generations of Kakiemon are displayed, which can be viewed free of charge by anyone.
A kiln with a history of more than 260 years, inheriting the spirit of Ko-Imari
Ko-Imari" is a generic term for Arita-yaki porcelain produced before the end of the Edo period, excluding Kakiemon and Nabeshima porcelain, and also includes Mikawachi ware and Hasami-yaki porcelain produced in the vicinity of Arita. Arita porcelain is characterized by a variety of painted designs, and in the mid-17th century, gorgeous pots and plates were very popular among Western royalty and aristocracy. After exports ceased, simple small plates and bowls with underglaze blue patterns became the mainstream. The Gen-emon kiln was built more than 260 years ago. Since the Edo period (1603-1868) to the present, the tradition of traditional pottery making by hand by skilled potters has been carried on. Today, Gen-emon Kiln pursues the functional beauty of porcelain that suits today's lifestyle, and produces a wide range of products from daily tableware to interior decorations and crafts. The company is also trying new fields such as collaboration with Herend, a famous Hungarian pottery, and porcelain fountain pens and kaleidoscopes. There is a gallery on the premises where visitors can purchase their products. On weekdays, visitors can tour the studio and the Ko-Imari Museum.
The origin of Arita-yaki and Imari-yaki porcelain is here. A treasure trove of raw materials for beautiful white porcelain.
In the early 17th century, the Korean potter Ri Sanpei and others discovered high-quality pottery stones in Mt. This led to the first successful mass production of porcelain in Japan. The Senzan magnet field is the starting point of the 400-year history of Arita-yaki porcelain, which has won the admiration of domestic feudal lords and others, and attracted people from all over Europe. In 1980, part of the site was designated as a national historic site. The area is now a park where visitors can see the magnet site, and blue ceramic pieces are embedded in the sidewalk from the parking lot to the Izumiyama Magnet Site. Next to the magnet site is the Arita Town History and Folklore Museum, which exhibits Arita-yaki pottery techniques, tools, and pottery shards. The museum introduces the history of Arita and the lives of the people of the Sarayama area, which became the center of Arita-yaki pottery. (Photo courtesy of the Saga Prefecture Tourism Federation)
address (e.g. of house)
Izumiyama Magnet Field 1-5 Izumiyama, Arita-cho, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga Arita Town Museum of History and Folklore 1-4-1 Izumiyama, Arita-cho, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga
Adults 100 yen, high school and university students 50 yen, elementary and junior high school students 30 yen
Business Hours
9:00～16:30
regular closing day
Monday, Year-end and New Year holidays
Sueyama Shrine
As expected of Arita, the town of pottery, the shrine's gate, guardian dogs, large water jar, and lanterns are also white porcelain!
Touzan Shrine was built in 1658 by order of the Arita Sarayama deputy. The torii gate welcoming worshippers is white porcelain with an arabesque design in underglaze blue. It is said that potters donated this gate in 1888. In the precincts of the shrine, there are porcelain guardian dogs, a large water jar, and a lantern, all made with the best of Arita porcelain firing techniques, all of which are dedicated to the shrine. Various good luck charms at the shrine office are also made of porcelain, or are made in the image of porcelain. These are made by the priests themselves in the shrine's Sobyo kiln. It is a great way to remember your trip.
