Ohkawachiyama, located in Imari city, Saga prefecture, is a porcelain manufacturing site of Imari-yaki or Nabeshima-yaki through present day.
There are more than thirty kilns along a stone-paved slope path called 'Nabeshima-hanyo-zaka' .
A lot of porcelain stalls are lined up along a path.
The gallery of Kosen-gama, a Imari-yaki producer. A variety of porcelains are exhibited and sold.
Sekisho, a barrier station, was setup to prevent porcelain skills leak at Nabeshima era.
The restored barrier station, 'Nabeshima-hanyo Sekisho'
Something like bells on the other side of the bridge is called 'Meotoshi-no-To' or a tower of Meotoshi.
'Meotoshi' means a skill for sorting porcelain by a tapping tone.
Ohkawachiyama as seen from Tenbo Park. This area is designated a National Historic Site as Nabeshima Kiln Ruins.
Ohkawachiyama, surrounded with steep mountains on the three sides, has an atmosphere like a landscape painting.
Mt.Seira at 618m above sea level
Mt.Seira and a brick chimney written with '青山窯, Seizan-gama'. It's a popular photo spot in Ohkawachyama.
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