Arita pottery cups from Arita Town in Saga Prefecture

Found these on the web, fell in love, but not for purchase. These are the return gift of paying "hometown tax" to Arita, which is a system in which you can choose to pay part of your residential tax to a specific local government. My husband made a tax payment to the town of Arita, and these cups showed up in a couple days! These make me happy! Thank you very much!

有田焼タンブラー。ウェブで見つけて欲しくなってしまい、でも普通に売ってない。佐賀県有田町のふるさと納税の返礼品なのです。有田陶器市のイベントで使っていた紙コップの模様を焼き物カップに写して作ったそう。旦那様が税金払って2日で届きました。有難う！

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