Nagasaki Kunchi
Dragon dances and Dutch ships are dedicated here. The memory of overseas trade became a festival.
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Dragon dances and Dutch ships are dedicated here. The memory of overseas trade became a festival.
Two blocks straddling a canal, joined by a bridge, holding Japan's foremost collection of Spanish art.
One hand raised toward the bomb, the other held level for peace - a decade's work and, at the time, among the largest bronzes cast in Japan.
Porcelain made cheap enough for ordinary households - the ware that put porcelain on the Japanese table.
The Hirado domain kiln, known for Chinese children painted in blue and for pierced openwork carved into the body.
Shell joined by heat and pressure alone, with no adhesive; the skill lies in reading which piece is clear enough.
Padded with cotton so dragons and lions stand out in relief, used on the hangings of the great autumn festival.
Souvenir prints of foreign ships and visitors - and the earliest Japanese pictures to use Western shading.
The ceramics hall in Hasami. It gathers and exhibits the kilns of the production area.
Nishinohara in Hasami. The site of a former pottery works was remade into shops and workshops.
Hakusan Porcelain in Hasami. Known for vessels designed by Mori Masahiro.
Maruhiro in Hasami. It makes design-led porcelain and has a park attached.
The Nakaoyama Denshukan in Hasami. It is responsible for passing on techniques.
The Mikawachi Ware Traditional Industry Hall in Sasebo. It exhibits the production area.
The Hirado Kosho Danemon Kiln in Mikawachi. It makes porcelain with openwork carving.
The Kakusho Kiln in Mikawachi. It carries on the kenjo karako design, a motif of Chinese children.
Utsutsugawa ware from Nagasaki. Pottery with brush-mark decoration. It once died out and was revived.
Kites from Nagasaki. Called hata, they compete by cutting each other's lines.
Koga dolls from Nagasaki. Folk toys made of clay. They depict foreign figures such as Acha-san.
Spinning tops from Sasebo. Wooden tops with a distinctive shape, turned on a lathe.
Baramon kites from Goto. Large kites painted with pictures of warriors.
The shipwrights of Nagasaki. The techniques of building wooden ships.