Craftspeople in the western Japanese prefecture of Hyogo are busy making porcelain figurines of snakes, the Oriental zodiac symbol for next year. A pottery studio in the Izushi district of Toyooka ...

ARITA, Saga Prefecture--Visitors to the Arita Porcelain Park here can learn more than just about the long history of Arita ware and how the area became the birthplace of Japanese porcelain.