New Interactive Map of Saga is Live!
We are happy to announce the release of a new, up-to-date interactive map! Much thanks to ALT PA Ellisa for making it for us. 🙂 Check out the new map […]
We are happy to announce the release of a new, up-to-date interactive map! Much thanks to ALT PA Ellisa for making it for us. 🙂 Check out the new map […]
In early January in Arita, Saga Prefecture, Mikiko Shirasu (pictured below) was rapidly turning out rice bowls on an electric potter’s wheel. “A true craftswoman can create the same object […]
Decades after World War II, a few dedicated souls and the Rotary International Club helped a fallen soldier’s local family fill in the blanks of their history. In 1941,the war […]
When the colors of trees and plants fade in the cold winter air, nori comes into its prime with thick bushy leaves. To observe nori production and processing from scratch, […]
Unlike solar and wind power output, there is a renewable energy source that is not at the mercy of the weather and can supply electricity around the clock. Called ocean […]
Takeo’s Mifuneyama Rakuen has been highlighted on a list of 30 reasons to go to Japan before you die by TsunaguJapan. It notes that: This Japanese circuit style garden is in […]
Hallo 🙂 Hanna です。 Arita’s biggest event of the year, the Arita Ceramic Fair (陶器市 – “Tokiichi”) will officially start tomorrow, April 29and end next Monday, May 5; again over […]
Arita have released a new video (below) promoting the 400th year anniversary of porcelain ceramics in Japan. The celebration will be held in 2016 and is sure to be a HUGE event […]
Come and out hang out in Arita and go see the famous porcelain festival! It is a huge event that is the center of Arita’s porcelain economy. Many potters wait […]
Takeo’s historic 1915 Ro-mon gate has been fully restored. Via the Japan Times: Restoration work has been completed on the historic Ro-mon gate at the entrance of the Takeo Onsen resort […]