Arita Chō
Located in Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture Coordinates: 33°12′03″ N 129°52′01″ E
- Population
- 21,078
- 21.1K
- Elevation
- 91 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Places inside
- 1
- listed under Arita Chō
- Airports
- NGS Nagasaki Airport32 km
- HSG Kyushu Saga International Airport41 km
About Arita Chō
Arita Chō is a municipality. Location: Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga Prefecture. Population: 21,078. Elevation: 91 m.
Arita (有田町, Arita-chō) is a town located in Nishimatsuura District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 May 2024, the town had an estimated population of 18,634 in 7867 households, and a population density of 280 people per km2. The total area of the town is 51.92 km2 (20.05 sq mi). It is known for producing Arita porcelain, one of the traditional handicrafts of Japan. It also holds the largest ceramic fair in Western Japan, the Arita Ceramic Fair.
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Travel notes for Arita Chō
From Wikivoyage
Arita (有田) is a town in Saga, Kyushu, Japan.
Understand+
Arita is known as the home of Imari porcelain, internationally the most famous type of Japanese pottery. (The separate town of Imari is simply the port they were shipped through on their way to the outside world.)
If you search using the kanji, don't confuse the town with Arida (有田) City, Wakayama.
Tourist information site:
The local tourist association has a Japanese-only guide site with integrated machine translation.
Get in+
By train:
1 Arita Station (有田駅), Hei Hokaomachi. An express train connects directly to Fukuoka. (updated Jul 2024)
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Places bordering Arita Chō
- Imarichō-kō
- Takeo
- Sasebo
- Hasami Chō
Twin towns and sister cities of Arita Chō
- Meissen· Germany
Source: Wikidata. Only places with a page on this site are shown.
Population of Arita Chō over time
| 2010 | 20,929 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20,148 | |
| 2021 | 18,867 |
Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.
Climate of Arita Chō
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–June, October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 17° · Night 9° · Rain 85 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Beppu · 152 km east17°
- Ōita · 161 km east18°
- Nobeoka · 182 km east18°
- Hottest month
- August (day 30°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 2°)
- Wettest month
- July (323 mm)
- Driest month
- December (65 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 9° | 10° | 13° | 18° | 22° | 25° | 29° | 30° | 27° | 22° | 17° | 11° |
| Average low (°C) | 2° | 3° | 6° | 10° | 14° | 19° | 23° | 24° | 20° | 14° | 9° | 4° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 72 | 83 | 120 | 168 | 174 | 322 | 323 | 192 | 221 | 102 | 85 | 65 |
How to get to Arita Chō
The nearest airport is Nagasaki Airport (NGS), 32 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Sasebo, 14 km to the west.
Airports
- Nagasaki Airport (NGS) Nagasaki 32 kmsouth
- Kyushu Saga International Airport (HSG) Saga 41 kmeast
- Iki Airport (IKI) Iki 61 kmnorth
Nearby large cities
- Sasebo Population: 243.2K 14 kmwest
- Karatsu Population: 117.7K 28 kmnorth
- Saga Population: 233.3K 41 kmeast
- Isahaya Population: 135.5K 43 kmsouth
- Nagasaki Population: 409.1K 50 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Arita Chō
Within 100 km: 18 historic and cultural sites, 13 natural sites, 21 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km2 places
- Hario Jima Island 14 kmSW
- Kitamatsuura Hantō Natural site 19 kmNW
25–60 km14 places
- Iō Jima Island 56 kmS
- Mount Sefuri Mountain 54 kmNE
- Niji no Matsubara Natural site 30 kmNE
- Kakara Shima Island 44 kmN
60–100 km36 places
- Shimoshima Island Island 98 kmS
- Goto Group Island 92 kmSW
- Iki Island Island 66 kmN
- Mount Unzen Mountain 63 kmSE
Straight-line distances.
Places in Arita Chō
1 placeBar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Hario Jima Island, Nagasaki14 km SW
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Kitamatsuura Hantō Natural site, Nagasaki19 km NW
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources