Recently, the Saga Prefectural Newsletter, ‘Shikisai’, published a short article about Tyler Kasindorf-Mantaring (2nd year ALT, Kashima BOE) for their foreigner spotlight section, which interviews foreign residents to “see Saga […]
Takeo City’s recent library redevelopment has been a wild success. Here is an interesting profile about the Mayor and the project: Culture Convenience Club, the outfit that runs Tsutaya, Japan’s […]
A recent survey shows that Takeo has placed second in a recent survey of places people would most like to live in Japan. Via Rocket News: Publisher Takarajimasha, which recently […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 How about making your very own ‘Arita-porcelain’? Additionally to my “Arita Hinamatsuri Tour” (on March 1st, 2014) I will be holding a special “Arita-making tour” in February and […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 Have you heard of the event “machi ichi mura ichi”, that takes place in Tokyo every year, and where every time more than 300 towns and villages all […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 On Saturday, Sept. 14th I went to the World Ceramics Exposition-Memorial Hall in Arita to visit Arita’s contemporary art festival that takes place there every year. As I […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 On Sunday I attended a very unique summer event in Arita (already for the second time since I came here), that is called Juhachi-ya (night of the 18th). […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 Two weeks ago I got the opportunity to do an one-day internship at one of Arita`s most traditional kilns, “Gen-emon kiln”. It was very interesting for me to […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 On the beginning of May I was assigned an exciting task, namely to accompany and interpret for a delegation from Meissen; the reason: On the occasion of the […]
Hallo! Hannaです。 新しい有田町民「セラミー」を心から歓迎しましょう！ Last month a press conference was held in Arita to introduce the new mascot Cerami; it already had its first appearance back in 1996 as a mascot for […]
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