Saga

A relaxed early summer ramble around Saga Prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Saga is still largely rural, but has been revered for centuries for the fine ceramic traditions of Arita and Imari.

Kitanaikaku, a ceremonial area from Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD), Yoshinogari Historical Park, Kanzaki-gun (city), near Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
schoolgirl bicycling home, near Saga City, Kanzaki city, Yoshinogari Town, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Yodohime Shinto Shrine, AD 564, north of Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
detail at entrance, Old Takatori Residence, (Kyu Takatori tei), 1904, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
advertising squid, Yobuko Port, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
flooded rice terraces, Oura, Hizen-cho, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
view of Irohajima Islands, Nagasaki-ken, from Saga Prefecture viewpoint, Kyushu, Japan
large climbing kilns to fire traditional style Karatsu ceramic by Nakazato Tarouemon, Ochawan-gama street, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
pottery drying before firing, at workshop of traditional style Karatsu ceramic by Nakazato Tarouemon XlV, Ochawan-gama street, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
traditional style Karatsu ceramic by Nakazato Tarouemon XlV, Ochawan-gama street, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
tea plantation near Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oura Tanada, terraced rice paddies flooded and newly planted, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oura Tanada, terraced rice paddies flooded and newly planted, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oura Tanada, terraced rice paddies flooded and newly planted, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oura Tanada, terraced rice paddies flooded and newly planted, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oura Tanada, terraced rice paddies flooded and newly planted, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oura Tanada, terraced rice paddies flooded and newly planted, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
view of ocean from hotel room, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
pine trees on the ocean facing side of the Old Takatori Residence, (Kyu Takatori-tei), 1904, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
hand planting rice where mechanical planter has missed, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
laying out seaweed to dry, at fishing village Ourahama, Hizen-cho, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
main street of kilns and shops, Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Nabeshima vase, 25 cm. high, Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
porcelain of Seizan Kiln, Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Iro-Nabeshima ware plate by Koji Ichikawa, Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Junko Ichikawa holds Iro-Nabeshima ware plate by Koji Ichikawa, Okawachiyama, Imari, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
traffic mirror, Oogi village, near Imari, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Uchiyama area for conservation of traditional buildings, Arita town, birthplace of porcelain in Japan in 1616, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
porcelain ware shop, Uchiyama area for conservation of traditional buildings, Arita town, birthplace of porcelain in Japan in 1616, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Arita Porcelain Park, reproduction of Dresden's Zwinger Palace, Arita town, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
unglazed and unfired porcelain of Nakasen Kiln, Arita town, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Hidezumi Nakao making porcelain ware at Nakasen Kiln, Arita town, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Oubou district kilns, Arita town, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
"Defeat of the Giant Serpent of Mount Kurokami", performed by robot-controlled porcelain figures, at the Aritakan hall, Arita town, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
view over Kami-Arita, Arita town, birthplace of porcelain in Japan in 1616, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Saori Furukawa, serving meal in the room, Suimei-so traditional wing, Wataya Besso Onsen, Ureshino hotspring spa, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
breakfast served in the room, Suimei-so traditional wing, Wataya Besso Onsen, Ureshino hotspring spa, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
tea plantation, Yoshida, Ureshino-cho, Ureshino-shi, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
porcelain wall mural, Yoshida, Ureshino-cho, Ureshino-shi, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Yutoku Inari Shinto Shrine, 1687, Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
Yutoku Inari Shinto Shrine, 1687, Kashima City, Saga Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan
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