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A Kakiemon-style Arita ware bowl

[VILLAGE Report vol.3] The Birthplace of Japan’s Oldest Porcelain | Saga Prefecture

Imari-Arita ware is considered Japan’s oldest porcelain. We visit Saga, a village of ceramics with about 400 years of history.

[VILLAGE Report vol.3] The Birthplace of Japan’s Oldest Porcelain | Saga Prefecture

Imari-Arita ware is considered Japan’s oldest porcelain. We visit Saga, a village of ceramics with about 400 years of history.

A roll of Kurume kasuri fabric

[VILLAGE Report vol.2] Across the Strait to Hakata | Fukuoka Prefecture

Cross the Kanmon Strait from Shimonoseki and you arrive in Moji. Hakata-ori textiles, Kurume kasuri, Koishiwara ware, Yame tea—we visit the villages of Fukuoka, where craft has been refined as a gateway to Asia.

[VILLAGE Report vol.2] Across the Strait to Hakata | Fukuoka Prefecture

Cross the Kanmon Strait from Shimonoseki and you arrive in Moji. Hakata-ori textiles, Kurume kasuri, Koishiwara ware, Yame tea—we visit the villages of Fukuoka, where craft has been refined as a gateway to Asia.

The townscape along the Kanmon Strait seen from a mountain

[VILLAGE Report Inaugural Issue] The First Village Begins in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a Strait Town

Bringing Japan’s finest products, services, and technologies to Japan and to the world. The journey “47 Prefectures + 1 VILLAGE” begins. The first village is Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the author’s hometown.

[VILLAGE Report Inaugural Issue] The First Village Begins in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, a Strait Town

Bringing Japan’s finest products, services, and technologies to Japan and to the world. The journey “47 Prefectures + 1 VILLAGE” begins. The first village is Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the author’s hometown.