A Weekend Trip to Sasabo & Arita Festival

The Arita Porcelain Festival is held only once a year. Arita is referred to as the "birthplace of Japanese Porcelain." We decided to make it a long weekend & stay at nearby Sasabo Naval Base, so we could attend the festival in Arita & visit Huis Ten Bosch. Both areas are near Sasabo. It's about a 5 hour drive from Iwakuni, so we took the toll road, loaded up Jim & Ingrid & all our stuff & off we went! This photo shows a hand-painted mural & living plant outside the women's toire (potty) at a rest stop.