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Imari Port District
Arita porcelain shipped from this port, which is why the world came to call it Imari instead.
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Tidal Flats of the Ariake Sea
A six-metre tidal range leaves mud to the horizon, ranked with the geometric poles of the seaweed farms.
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Creeks of the Saga Plain
A net of channels dug across reclaimed land to hold water; from the air the whole plain reads as a drawing.
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Butsudan of Saga
A strongly Pure Land region kept the altar trade alive, its lacquering, gilding and metalwork divided between hands.
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Climbing Kiln Sites of Arita
Chambered kilns stepped up the hillsides; the slope and the number of chambers decided the firing.
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Nabeshima Dantsu Rugs
Cotton rugs knotted one stitch at a time as domain tribute; the craft lapsed and was reconstructed.
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Christian Sites of Hizen
Christianity arrived early in this province; crosses and inscribed graves survive hidden among ordinary temples.
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Ureshino Onsen and its Tea Fields
Hot spring and tea district share one valley; the contour-planted fields fill the inn windows.
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Contemporary Arita
At its 400th anniversary the district began pairing kilns with foreign designers - a tradition deliberately updating itself.
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Karatsu Kilns and the Tataki Method
Clay compacted by beating with a paddle rather than thrown - a Korean method still in use here.
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Saga Castle Town
The Nagasaki highway ran through here, carrying sugar and Western learning toward Edo.
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Stone Bridges of Saga
Stone-arch technique spread inland from Nagasaki; the way each arch is laid identifies its mason's line.
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Old Kilns of Hizen
The failed shards from these kilns date the styles - they carry more information than the finished pots.
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Arita Porcelain Park
A replica of the Zwinger, built by the Saxon elector who bought Arita porcelain by the shipload - the export destination made visible.
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Arita Ceramic Art Museum
Arita Ceramic Art Museum. It covers the history of the production area.
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Koransha Akaemachi Studio
Koransha in Arita. It shows painting techniques at its Akaemachi Studio.
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Fukagawa-Seiji China on the Park
Fukagawa-Seiji in Arita. It opens its factory and exhibits its manufacturing.
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Koraku Kiln
Koraku Kiln in Arita. It welcomes visitors for hands-on experiences at the kiln.
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Imari Ware
Porcelain of Imari. It came to be called by this name because Arita's wares were shipped out from the port of Imari.
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Imari-Arita Ware Traditional Crafts Center
The traditional crafts center for Imari-Arita ware. It is responsible for passing on the techniques.