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Arita Ijin Kan
JP: 有田異人館/ありたいじんかん
A house, built in 1876, by a wealthy merchant of Arita, Tashiro Sukesaku. Used for entertaining foreign merchants trading in ar...
Arita Toji Bijutsukan (Arita Ceramic Museum)
JP: 有田陶磁美術館/ありたとうじびじゅつかん
The museum shows its collections with wide range of times. One of the most interesting pieces is a large dish featuring i...
Arita Toji no Sato Plaza
JP: 有田陶磁の里プラザ/ありたとうじのさとぷらざ
A street focussed solely on Arita ware, with over 20 shops selling a wide range of Arita ware, from articles for daily-...
Aritamachi Rekishiminzoku Shiryokan (History and Folklore Museum of ARITA)
JP: 有田町民族歴史資料館/ありたまちれきしみんぞくしりょうかん
Located just beside the Izumiyama Quarry. The museum tells the history of Arita with displays and documents abou...
Bunsei No Taika
JP: 文政の大火/ぶんせいのたいか
A catastrophic fire broke out in Arita town in 1828. It started when a typhoon hit the area with full force, causing the river ...
Chosen Shuppei (Japanese Invasion of Korea)
JP: 朝鮮出兵/ちょうせんしゅっぺい
The military dictator Toyotomi Hideyoshi invaded Korea in 1592 and 1597 in a campaign to expand overseas territory. Many Korea...
Cobalt
JP: コバルト/こばると
Chemical element in paint, used for sometsuke (blue and white painting). Cobalt is used as a prime ingredient for most of sometsuke...
