| Imari was named after the port from where the porcelain goods were shipped out in Hizen Province during the Edo period. |
Note :
1) A name, "Imari" appeared in the Japanese literature in the mid 17th century.
2) Roughly about 60% of the porcelains shipped out of the Imari port were made in Arita until Meiji 30th (1897) when the railway arrived.
3) Hizen is a name of the province in the Edo period which included present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.
