'Way-out' designs re-ignite Arita ware industry

'Way-out' designs re-ignite Arita ware industry

ARITA, Japan - Grand prizewinning ''reversible'' dishes, marketed under the brand name ''bloom'' in February 2007, are produced in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture.

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  • 2007/4/12 00:00:00
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