The Sasebo Line train crosses the approach path, in front of the porcelain torii.
The torii, 3.7 metres high and decorated in cobalt blue with arabesque motifs, was donated in 1888 and is now a Registered Tangible Cultural Property: around it, the komainu, the pillars of the gate, the ema and even the amulets are made of Arita porcelain. A few steps from the torii, a third-class level crossing (sound signals only, no barriers) cuts the approach path in two, a detail rare enough to have ended up on television.
Founded in 1658 by order of the magistrate of the Arita kiln district, under the original name Arita Sarayama Sōbyō Hachiman-gū. Together with Ōjin Tennō, it enshrines Ri Sanpei, the Korean potter to whom tradition attributes the start of porcelain production in Arita.
ℹ️ Free entry, no fixed hours. A few minutes on foot from JR Arita Station.
🚉 Kami-Arita · 11 min walk
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