Arita Pottery festival

Erica and I spent the day in Arita, in the Saga prefecture.

Today's the first day of a week long 'pottery festival' in Arita. People come from all over Kyushu (and further) to visit the many stalls on the main road which stretches over 5km, displaying a wide variety of pottery. You can find many good deals.

At one cafe, you buy a coffee and get to keep the cup!

There are also many very expensive items available..the most expensive one that we saw being a beautiful hand painted bowl for $90 000. That's right, NINETY THOUSAND DOLLARS...

I bought a hand made cup to replace the one I've been using at school.