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Karatsu is very famous village for tea ceremony bowl. "1 Raku, 2 Hagi, 3 Karatsu" is a proverb which listed up tea ceremony bowl. Karatsu have 1000 years tradition of pottery. Especially the artisan Nakazato family was succeeded to 13th generation for 400 years. If you go to good restaurants or good Ryokan in Karatsu, all places are using Nakazato's plate. They are sharing aesthetics throuth their works. Yoyokaku is in Karastu. It was established in 1893, the buildings a