The shipping port that gave its name to Japan's early porcelain exports, though the real destination is Okawachiyama up the valley, where 30 working kilns occupy a narrow gorge that the Nabeshima clan chose for its defensible terrain. Korean potters' descendants still fire here. The Nabeshima Hanyo Park preserves the climbing-kiln ruins, and the Imari Nabeshima Ware Hall doubles as a tasting room for the contemporary kilns.
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