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18-523: The Porcelain Park is a recreation of a traditional German village, and is located just on the outskirts of Arita on the road to Hasami . Most stunning is the reproduction of the “ Zwinger ,” a famous palace in the German city of Dresden . Inside the palace are impressive permanent exhibition of both European porcelain in one wing and Arita-yaki in the other. Behind the palace lies a European style garden. There

36-426: A JR Freight facility for the transhipment of container freight by trucks. The private Kyushu Railway had opened a track from Tosu to Saga and Takeo (today Takeo-Onsen ) by 5 May 1895. In the next phase of expansion, the track was extended further west with Haiki opening as the new western terminus on 10 July 1897. Arita was opened on the same day as an intermediate station on the new track. On 7 August 1898,

54-476: A type of Japanese porcelain dating back 400 years. The techniques were brought to the Hasami area by Korean ceramicist Yi Sam-pyeong , also the creator of Arita ware from nearby Arita. Hasami ware is distinct from Arita ware, but is often confused as pieces were shipped out of Arita or the neighboring port of Imari . Seventeen kilns and pottery houses are active in the village, with an additional five kilns around

72-476: Is a town located in Higashisonogi District , Nagasaki Prefecture , Japan . As of 31 May 2024 , the town had an estimated population of 14,124 in 5499 households, and a population density of 200 people per km . The total area of the town is 56.00 km (21.62 sq mi). It is known, along with neighboring Arita, Saga Prefecture for its ceramics manufacturing . Hasami

90-448: Is also a large ancient kiln which can be visited. The theme park also houses various stores selling both traditional Japanese and European-style products. This ceramic art and design -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Japanese building- or structure-related topic is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hasami Hasami ( 波佐見町 , Hasami-chō )

108-402: Is located within the central part of Nagasaki prefecture, which is about 20 kilometers from central Sasebo . The town stretches 10.5 km east-to-west, 7.0 km north-to-south. The eastern and northern parts of the town form the prefectural border with Saga prefecture. As it is a basin surrounded by mountains, it is relatively hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It is the only landlocked town in

126-739: The third-sector Matsuura Railway and is a transfer station between the Sasebo Line and the Nishi-Kyushu Line . Arita Station is served by the JR Kyushu Sasebo Line and is located 28.2 km from the starting point of the line at Hizen-Yamaguchi . Besides the Sasebo Line local services, the JR limited services Huis Ten Bosch from Hakata to Huis Ten Bosch and Midori from Hakata to Sasebo also stop at

144-570: The JR facilities at the station has been outsourced to the JR Kyushu Tetsudou Eigyou Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of JR Kyushu specialising in station services. It staffs the ticket counter which is equipped with a Midori no Madoguchi facility. To the north of the station, beyond platform 3, are multiple sidings, some of which are used by the Arita Off-Rail Station ( 有田オフレールステーション ) (Arita ORS),

162-478: The city of Arita, Saga and Kawatana Station in the town of Kawatana, Nagasaki . Hasami has one sister city and one friendship city relationship: This Nagasaki Prefecture location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Arita Station Arita Station ( 有田駅 , Arita-eki ) is a junction passenger railway station located in the town of Arita, Saga , Japan, jointly operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and

180-690: The neighboring Mt. Nakao. The town hosts both the Hasami Spring Festival, and the Autumn Ceramics Festival in October. Hasami has three public elementary schools and one public junior high school by the town government, and one public high school operated by the Nagasaki Prefectural Board of Education. Hasami does not have any passenger rail service. The closest stations are Arita Station in

198-565: The population of Hasami is as shown below: The area of Hasami was part of ancient Hizen Province . During the Edo Period , the area was under the control of Ōmura Domain . After the Meiji restoration , the villages of Kamihasami and Shimohasami were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system on April 1, 1889. Kamihasami was raised to town status on November 3, 1934. Kamihasami and Shimohasami merged on June 1, 1956 to form

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216-586: The prefecture. Nagasaki Prefecture Saga Prefecture Hasami has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa ) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hasami is 16.0 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1864 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.6 °C, and lowest in January, at around 6.0 °C. Per Japanese census data,

234-538: The private Imari Railway opened a track from Imari with Arita as its southern terminus. The Imari Railway merged with the Kyushu Railway on 28 December the same year. The Kyushu Railway was nationalized on 1 July 1907 and Japanese Government Railways (JGR) took over control of the station. On 12 October 1909, the line to Nagasaki was designated the Nagasaki Main Line while the branch to Imari

252-616: The station passed to JR Kyushu. On 1 April 1988, the Matsuura Line was divested to the third-sector Matsuura Railway and the line was renamed the Nishi-Kyushu Line . For the JR Kyushu station, in fiscal 2016, the station was used by an average of 888 passengers daily (boarding passengers only), and it ranked 178th among the busiest stations of JR Kyushu. For the Matsuura Railway station, in fiscal 2015, there were

270-423: The station. The station is also the terminus for the 03.8 Matsuura Railway Nishi-Kyushu Line to Sasebo . The station consists of a side platform and an island platform serving three tracks. Platforms 1 (side platform) and 2 (on the island) are used by Sasebo Line trains while platform 3 (also on the island), whose track is a dead-end siding, is used by Nishi-Kyushu Line trains. A through-track runs between

288-610: The town of Hasami. Hasami has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral town council of 14 members. Hasami, collectively with the town of Kawatana, contributes one member to the Nagasaki Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Nagasaki 3rd district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . Hasami is best known for Hasami ware ,

306-431: The two platforms. The station building is a modern structure with a distinctive circular skylight. It houses a waiting area, staffed ticket windows for both JR Kyushu and the Matsuura Railway, an Arita tourist information centre and a cafe. Access to the island platform from the station building is by means of a footbridge. Paid parking is available at the station forecourt and car rentals are available. Management of

324-513: Was designated the Imari Line. On 1 December 1934, another route was given the designation Nagasaki Main Line and track serving the station from Hizen-Yamaguchi to Sasebo was redesignated the Sasebo Line . On 1 March 1945, the track to Imari was designated as part of the Matsuura Line. With the privatization of Japanese National Railways (JNR), the successor of JGR, on 1 April 1987, control of

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