Top Saga Prefecture Arts & Design

In this private guided tour, you’ll visit some of Arita’s craft studios, where skilled artisans create porcelain masterpieces. After learning about Arita ware, try your luck at a treasure hunt, and get the chance to take home some prized ceramics! [Highlights] ・Watch artisans at work in Arita’s Kuromuta-Obo district. ・See an actual climbing kiln, as well as other different types of kilns. ・Learn about Arita’s different porcelain-making techniques. ・Try your luck at a fun treasure hunt – take home Arita porcelain wares that catch your eye. ・Get insights and fascinating information about Arita from a local expert.

The Genemon Kiln Special Experience offers a rare opportunity to visit the kiln's normally closed workshop and experience the beauty and tradition of its over 150-year-old techniques. You will be able to observe the production process at close range, performed by skilled craftsmen, and enjoy the charm of the distinctive "Sotodami" technique. In addition, you can enjoy a tour of the non-public Imari Pottery Museum, guided by the pottery's staff, and enjoy the many historical works on display. After the experience, you can enjoy the hospitality of the pottery using beautiful vessels. Please enjoy this special time when you can feel the history and technology of Gen-emon Pottery with all five of your senses.

This is a special experience that allows you to get in touch with the tradition and technology that the famous Arita Yaki Porcelain Manufacturer Koransha, founded in 1879, is proud of. You will visit the insulator factory, which is not normally open to the public, and see the history of the innovative technology that created Japan's first porcelain insulator. You can also learn about the background of the art that was highly praised at the World Expo and the history of Koransha while enjoying a tea ceremony in the VIP room, which is not normally open to the public. This is a luxurious and intellectual experience that allows you to experience the fusion of the beauty of traditional Arita-yaki pottery and the technology that supports the power and communications infrastructure.