Mikawachi Ware History Museum
Mikawachi Ware History Museum
From the pre-Mikawachi Ware era to the acquisition of tools
The world’s oldest earthenware, featuring a “bean applique design,” is estimated to be 12,000 – 13,000 years old, and was excavated here in the Sasebo City area. This museum shows the progression from early earthenware to the era of glazed pottery, to the age of porcelain vessels. Valuable pottery fragments give visitors a picture of Mikawachi ware history before porcelain production began.
The exhibition also explains this region’s unique production processes using tools from previous eras, a model climbing kiln, and visual images.
- Address
- 289-1 Mikawachi Honmachi, Sasebo City, Nagasaki prefecture.
- Tel
- 0956-30-6565
- Opening hours
- 9:00 - 17:00
- Closed
- New Year's Holiday
- Admission
- Free.