Experience Hall / Accommodation Experience (Training) Facility Spots in Saga Area

  • Hizen Yoshida-Yaki Pottery Hall
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    3.5
    10 Reviews
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    Saga Ureshino-shi Ureshinomachi Yoshida Tei 4525-1
    A facility dedicated to Hizen Yoshida ware where you can experience making ceramics by hand and painting them. Hizen Yoshida ware is said to have originated with Yoshida Zaemon Iemune in 1577. It is often used for items like rice bowls, teacups, sake cups, teapots, and earthenware bottles. The hall exhibits and sells the leading work of the pottery studios around the ceramic district of Yoshida Saraya.

    This place, the capital of Saga Prefacture, is a place full of pottery things. Will come back again to see great pottery

  • Pottery Studio Rokuroza
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    5.0
    2 Reviews
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    Saga Nishimatsuura-gun Aritacho Izumiyama 1-30-1
    The workshop is equipped with six potteries, one gas furnace and one electric furnace for firing, and professionals will guide you carefully so that even beginners can feel at ease. You can also try painting on three types of items you have made in the rokuro molding experience, including teacups, rice bowls, coffee cups, and coffee cups.

    A good one for kids. I got there without reservation (no need) & my daughter (9yo) made a bowl in 15min, and got so psyched and opted to return the day after instead of a theme park. We 2 ended up...

  • Kosen Kiln
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    Saga Pref. Imarishi Okawachichou Otsu 1823
    A pottery gallery located in Okawachiyama, Okawachi-cho, Imari City. The gallery displays and sells Imari ware tableware and decorations and also holds Imari ware classes using a potter's wheel (advance reservation required). A cafe on the second floor of the gallery serves a daily changing selection of handmade cakes plus coffee using Imari ware tableware.
  • Umi no Silk Road Kan
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    Saga Imari Imaricho 554-1
    "The ""Umi no Silk Road Museum"" is a cultural facility that tells the history of Imari City. The museum is a cultural facility that tells the history of Imari City, and has a workshop and gallery in a group of white-walled storehouse buildings located about a 5-minute walk from JR Imari Station."
  • Ariake Tidal Flat (Kawasoe-machi Clamming)
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    Saga Saga-shi Kawasoemachi
    A place where you can dig for clams from late April to late May. Setting out from the five fishing ports of Kawasoe-machi, you soon encounter a vast tidal flat where the sea was shortly before. The Ariake Sea boasts a tidal range of six meters, the highest in Japan. There you can encounter some of the sea's creatures like Manila and blood clams. Reservations must be made 3 days in advance. An optional net fishing experience is also available.
  • Fureai Nature School Hizen
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    Saga Karatsu-shi Hizenmachi Mitsukoshi 886-5
    An overnight nature experience facility conducting environmental education established under the auspices of Saga Prefecture. It comes recommended by the Ministry of the Environment. The Nature Experience House is the main facility; it holds experiential programs and operates cottage accommodation. Programs include sea kayaking, Goemon cauldron bathing, using a stone kiln, and camping. The main building of the Nature Experience House and the lecture hall are equipped with a variety of environmentally friendly systems and displays.
  • SAGAFURUYUCAMP Saga Furuyu Camping
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    Saga Saga-shi Fujicho Furuyu 898

Saga Areas

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Away from the fast-paced cities of mainland Japan, Kyushu’s Saga prefecture offers quaint towns and cities known for their traditional crafts, particularly ceramics. Rich in kaolin (a type of clay), Saga became the homeland of Arita ware, a delicate, decorative porcelain that is now celebrated worldwide and can be discovered in the towns of Arita, Imari, and Karatsu.

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