ARITA

Arita is located in Saga Prefecture, northwest part of the island of Kyushu, Japan. It takes one hour by airplane from Tokyo, the capital of Japan... Momota Touen is the manufacturer of the 1616 / arita japan collection. Its predecessor was engaged in the kiln-burning work under the superintendent of the Nabeshima clan Arita dressing officer office from 1647 (4th year of Shouhou 4th) to 1871 (Meiji 4th year). As we inherit the passion for ancestral pottery, Momota Touen continues to make uncompromising things with Arita's Kiln as a general trading company of Aritayaki. "1616 / arita japan" launched in 2012 got a high reputation from design stakeholders all over the world at Milano Salone opened for the first time in the same year and is now deployed in more than 18 countries, mainly in Europe.

Primary location: Tokyo Japan