April Events Calendar
Our new AJET Representative Matt helped us kick off cherry blossom season with a picnic in Ogi Park on March 30th, where the jury was out on Vegemite but everyone […]
Tag Archives: pottery
Arita Promotes 400 Years of Porcelain with New Video
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 […]
Event Report: 1st Arita Porcelain Making Tour
As most of you probably know, one of my (very enjoyable) duties as a CIR here in Arita is to organize and guide tours for English-speaking foreigners in Japan. During […]
Arita Ceramics Fair
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 […]
Frenchman publishes Karatsu pottery book
A Frenchman has published a Karatsu ware book after becoming friends with a local potter. While searching for ancient kilns to collect pieces of Karatsu earthenware, Frenchman Francois Villemin spotted […]
Spotlight On: Arita
Arita, in the west of Saga prefecture, is a town of around 20,000 people whose main focus and claim to fame is pottery. Founded around 400 years ago by Korean […]
Saga JET Programme 