Imari City Ceramic Merchant's Museum in Saga - SAVOR JAPAN -Japanese Restaurant Guide-

The historic merchant residences that shows you the lives of pottery merchants in the Edo Period.

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In the Edo Period, Imari town had flourished by trading of pottery and merchants had shipped products to Osaka and Edo. The biggest trader at that time was the Otsuka family. The Otsuka's residence was built in 1825 and now bequeathed to Imari city. After the restoration, the residence has been open to the public since 1991. The building is built for Unagino Nedoko, or eels’ sleeping room, the entrance is 5.519 m width, the depth is 14.825 m, a long-narrow shape and extended in 4 directions, north to south, and east to west. The tiled roof is decorated with gables, and the fire-proofed white walls are forming the exterior. This imposing structure exudes the air of authority of a big merchant.

Address

Imari City Ceramic Merchant's Museum
555-1,Imaricho Ko,Imari-shi,Saga

Access from major landmarks

Saga Station - Imari City Ceramic Merchant's Museum
From Saga Station to Arita Station
Fifty-one minutes (via JR Nagasaki Main Line)
From Arita Station to Imari Station
Twenty-five minutes (via Matsuura railroad Nishi-Kyushu line)
From Imari Station to Imari City Ceramic Merchant's Museum
Approx. Five minutes by walk

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