Over one million people visit this annual festival in Arita, a town renowned for ceramics and porcelain known as aritayaki. Some 500 stalls and shops line the streets between Kami-arita and Arita stations, selling discounted items. Line up at 6 am for okayu (¥500) and receive a Year of the Boar ceramic bowl!
• 4/29 (Mon., hol.) ~ 5/5 (Sun., hol.)
• 8:00~17:00 (varies by shop)
• Arita-cho area, Nishi-matsuura, Saga
• 0955-42-4111
• http://www.arita-toukiichi.or.jp/