Arita Porcelain Festival (April 29th through May 5th)

Every year, during the grand holidays of Golden Week, a 5 km stretch of road between Arita station and Kami-Arita station is stocked full of ceramics and ceramics-lovers.

SmugMug Gallery

The amount of ceramics is staggering, as is the diversity in the products.

It's probably the best opportunity to see why Arita is so famous for their pottery and ceramics.