Mikawachi Ware This earthenware is designated as a national traditional craft. There are presently 45 kilns in operation. With a 400-year-old tradition, these kilns are used for making white ceramics and tableware for high-class Japanese restaurants. There are three kilns in Mikawachi: the Mikawachi, Kihara, and Enaga kilns. The Mikawachi kiln was appointed as the official supplier to the clan and still produces superior earthenware. Earthenware with the picture of seven Chinese children drawn in blue paint (gosu) is very famous. These earthenware were presented to the clan lord as gifts. During the Bunsei era (1804-1826), thin coffee cups were exported to Holland and are exhibited there as kohirado (Old Hirado Ware).

Sasebo Tops These tops are famous for their beauty and exotic coloring. Sasebo tops, also called kenka goma (fighting tops), are popular. Their shapes are like shallots and are made of pasania wood. Besides tops used as toys are those which are used as interior accessories and necktie pins. You should buy one as a souvenir of Sasebo.

Gankake-ushi (Wishing Cow) Another popular toy of Sasebo is the bright red and black wishing cow, a symbol of good luck.