Tag Archives: Saga

Tea Time With 300-Year-Old Imari Ware @Arita Porcelain Museum (九州陶磁文化館)

For Japanese, please click here (日本語はこちらをクリック)! My Imari series #4. This year, the annual Imari spring sale by the kilns (Haru no Yomoto Ichi: 春の窯元市) will be held from March 31 to April 3, 2013 at Okawachiyama (大川内山), Saga. I … Continue reading

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Imari Were Shipped to Europe from Here!

This is my Imari series #3. A lot of Imari porcelain ware were exported to Europe from Japan in the 17th century. There is the port of Imari (伊万里港) outside the city of Imari, Saga Prefecture. I used to think … Continue reading

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Ureshino Hot Spring – A Little More (嬉野温泉 – 続き)

Last spring, I wrote about the Arita porcelain tea cup baths in Ureshino Onsen, Saga prefecture. I want to add a little about Ureshino Onsen. Ureshino is in a remote area and kind of low key, but it’s actually a … Continue reading

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Arita Porcelain Tea Cup Baths @Ureshino Hot Spring, Saga (有田焼のお風呂 @嬉野温泉)

For Japanese, please click here (日本語は、こちらをクリック)! There are many renowned hot springs in Kyushu.  Ureshino hot spring (嬉野温泉 Ureshino Onsen), in Saga prefecture, is one of them. It’s said to be one of the top three hot springs in Japan … Continue reading

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Imari Porcelain Festivals @Imari Kiln Village, Kyushu, Japan

Okawachiyama Village In the center of the photo is the sign of Seizan-yo, one of the 30 kilns in the village, where I bought Imari porcelain vases (photos below). ) One of them is my profile photo for this blog. … Continue reading

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Imari Kiln Village, Kyushu, Japan – Where Imari porcelain came from

This is my Imari series #1. A quaint small village on the steep slopes of the mountains in southwestern Japan – Imari porcelain (伊万里焼) was produced in this village from the late 17th century to mid-19th century, under the protection of … Continue reading

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