Arita

Arita (有田) is a town in Saga, Kyushu, Japan.

Understand
Arita is known as the home of Imari porcelain, internationally the most famous type of Japanese pottery. (The separate town of Imari is simply the port they were shipped through on their way to the outside world.)

If you search using the kanji, don't confuse the town with Arida (有田) City, Wakayama.

Tourist information site
The local tourist association has a guide site with integrated machine translation.

Do

 * Arita Hall Ceramic Puppet Performance. Based on the local folktale of the Giant Snake of Kurokamiyama, the world's first joruri (ballad drama) performance by ceramic puppets is held in the Arita Hall. The colourful stage is painted in the three styles of Kakiemon, Ironabeshima and old Imari.
 * Arita Hall Ceramic Puppet Performance. Based on the local folktale of the Giant Snake of Kurokamiyama, the world's first joruri (ballad drama) performance by ceramic puppets is held in the Arita Hall. The colourful stage is painted in the three styles of Kakiemon, Ironabeshima and old Imari.

Go next

 * Imari
 * Karatsu
 * Genkai
 * Takeo
 * Matsuura
 * Hirado
 * Hasami
 * Sasebo
 * Omura