Hasami ware

In the late Edo period, Hasami was the number one producer of blue-and-white porcelain in Japan, and bottles and other products were exported.

As its prices were low, Hasami ware was also distributed widely throughout Japan as everyday items for the common people.

Hasami ware was a major source of revenue for Ōmura Domain, where they produced the biggest quantity of porcelain in the country in the latter Edo period.

Among them, the oldest, Hatanohara kiln (畑ノ原窯), has a remaining length of 55.4 meters and was one of the largest in Hizen Province during this period.

From the 18th century onwards, Hasami began to build huge kilns to mass-produce everyday products and reduce costs, a method that continued until the end of the Edo period.