Kiln Arita Information Center
Kiln Arita Information Center
This one-stop information center, located near JR Arita Station, offers multilingual tourist information, luggage storage, and car and bicycle rental services. Kiln Arita was built out of four shipping containers in 2016 for the 400th anniversary celebration of the creation of Arita ware. The building's design takes inspiration from the traditional climbing kilns (noborigama) that were commonly used in Arita during the Edo period (1603-1868). Staff at the information center speak Japanese, English, and Mandarin. On the wall behind the staff counter is a large map. The map is painted with north facing down, so that staff may guide visitors to sites based on the actual direction of travel relative to the location of the information center. Free Wi-Fi and charging stations are available inside the information center.