Arita, Saga
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Arita is a town located in Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is known for producing Arita porcelain, one of the traditional handicrafts of Japan. It also holds the largest ceramic fair in Western Japan, the Arita Ceramic Fair. This event is held from April 29 to May 5 every year and has thousands of stores and stalls lining the six-kilometre long main street.
Arita Town Hall
The Arita Ceramic Fair
View of the Japanese town of Arita from the railway station
Torii at Tozan Shrine
Saga Prefecture
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Saga Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2. Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest.
Nijinomatsubara pine forest and a corner of Karatsu city, Saga
A reconstruction of a Yayoi period building at the Yoshinogari site
Karatsu Castle
Saga Castle (Shachi gate)