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This workshop of the Sakaida family (artist name: Kakiemon) is one of Arita's top sights. Now in its 15th generation and featured in its own exhibit at the British Museum in 2016, the family includes a Living National Treasure. Creamy-white porcelain tableware, vases and urns from wood-fired kilns are colourfully glazed with delicate images from nature.
Facilities include an exhibit space and a shop.
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A still, serene and deeply moving place, Nagasaki's Peace Park commemorates the atomic bombing of the city on August 9, 1945, which reduced the鈥
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On 9 August 1945, the world's second nuclear weapon detonated over Nagasaki, and this sombre place recounts the city's destruction and loss of life鈥
Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims
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Adjacent to the Atomic Bomb Museum and completed in 2003, this minimalist memorial by Kury奴 Akira is a profoundly moving place. It's best approached by鈥
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Nicknamed Maizuru-j艒 (Dancing Crane Castle), this elegantly proportioned white castle (built 1608, rebuilt 1966 and refurbished 2017) is picturesquely鈥
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About 15 minutes on foot from Arita Station, this large, hilltop operation is the most comprehensive ceramics museum in the region. The Shibata Collection鈥
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Situated on a forested hilltop and reached via multiple staircases with nearly 200 steps, this enormous shrine was established in 1625. Around the grounds鈥
Nagasaki Museum of History & Culture
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This large museum with attractive displays focuses on Nagasaki's proud history of international exchange. Additionally, there's a fabulous, detailed鈥
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This fascinating pottery factory has something for everyone: you can try making simple pottery on the throwing wheel (your pieces can be fired and mailed鈥
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About 15 minutes on foot from Arita Station, this large, hilltop operation is the most comprehensive ceramics museum in the region. The Shibata Collection鈥
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This is a unique opportunity to see contemporary potters working in a large studio crafting stunning examples of Arita ware, in a building from the early鈥
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This fascinating pottery factory has something for everyone: you can try making simple pottery on the throwing wheel (your pieces can be fired and mailed鈥
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It looks humble from the outside, but stunning works of art are on display in the gallery of one of Japan's Living National Treasures, the 14th generation鈥
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The area's renowned pottery kilns are concentrated in photogenic 艑办补飞补肠丑颈测补尘补, a 15-minute bus ride from the station. Around 30 workshops and public鈥
6. Imari City Ceramic Merchant's Museum
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In Imari town near the river, this museum houses some priceless pieces of Koimari (as old Imari ware is known) from the 18th and 19th centuries. It's in鈥
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Karatsu-yaki is defined by the work of 14 generations of the Nakazato family. Walk through the shop, which feels like a museum unto itself, and cross the鈥
8. Hikiyama Festival Float Exhibition Hall
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This museum lets you get up close and personal with the 14 colourful hikiyama (floats) used in the annual Karatsu Kunchi Matsuri. Designated important鈥