Imari City

General description
Imari  (Imari) is in Saga prefecture, located in the western part of the prefecture. It is famous for the porcelain (Imari pottery) that was once shipped from the port of Imari.

Geography
From the Saga prefecture in the west, Saga City is located about 50 km from the Imari River and Arita flows Imariwan in a way that circles from the east, south and west of the three-way Higashimatsuurahanto to the southwest and the Kitamatsuura peninsula to the southeast The city area. The area of ​​the Kitamatsuura peninsula in the western part of the city borders Nagasaki prefecture, and the eastern part is an area of ​​low hills.

Ground
The city center is near the mouth of the Imari River in the southern part of the city.
 * Mountains: Mt. Hachiman (764m), Mt. Bizan (518m), Mt. Aora (599m), Mt. Koshidake (488m), Mt. Osubata (597m), Mt. Odori (580m), Mt. Kunimi (496m), Mt. Ono (424m), Mt. Ojin (269m)
 * Rivers: Arita River, Imari River, Shisagawa, Sashiro River, Matsuura River
 * Lakes: Miyakogawanai Dam, Nagahama Dam

History
During the Edo period, it flourished as a ceramic shipping port in surrounding areas such as Arita, Hasami, and Mikawauchi. Hizen porcelain, from the name of the product heading "Imari is known as" (now grilled interest),  "Imari",  the name of was also known in Europe as an export destination. Not only in the shipping port, but also in the Nabeshima clan kiln at Okawachiyama in the current area of ​​the city, the highest quality porcelain (Nabeshima items) was produced to offer to shoguns and cuts. From the Meiji era to the 1960s, it served as a coal shipping port.

1889 April 1: The following towns and villages, located on the current city limits, were established due to the application of the towns and villages system.
 * Nishimatsuura-gun Imari Town, Makishima Village, Otsubo Village, Okawachi Village, Nishiyamashiro Village, Kurokawa Village, Odake Village, Minami Hata Village, Okawa Village, Matsuura Village, Nisato Village, Higashiyamashiro Village


 * 1901 February 16 - Odake Village → Hatatsu Village name changed.
 * 1928 December 10 - Makishima the incorporated town in Imari-cho.
 * 1936 April 1: Nishiyamashiro Township went into effect. It becomes the city of Yamashiro.
 * December 1943 -Imari Town incorporates Otsubo Village and Okawachi Village.
 * 1954 April 1: Imari City, Yamashiro City, Higashiyamashiro Village, Kurokawa Village, Hatazu Village, Minami Hata Village, Okawa Village, Matsuura Village, Nisato Village they merge on an equal footing and the city of Imari is established.


 * January 2019 - Joined the West Kyushu Sasebo metro area.

In ZLS
It was the place where Franchouchou went to eat at the drive in tori

Imari