In the Sarayama district, besides a number of kilns, there are many points of interest: old kiln sites from the Edo period, pottery related shrines, and the site of the former Pottery Training School. The hills bordering Sarayama are dotted with smaller shrines and monuments, contributing to the sense that the spirits watch over this land. Remnants of the past, such as horse-drawn wagon paths and walls made of kiln bricks, are scattered throughout the village.

みかわち焼は、陶祖の一人高麗媼（こうらいばば＝中里ヱイ）を源流とする「中里」姓と、三川内の地における磁器の始祖、今村弥兵衛（如猿）を源流とする「今村」姓が、窯元の多数を占めます。代々伝わる伝統の技を磨き、また新たな境地に挑戦しつつ、それぞれの窯元が得意な専門分野を活かしながら共存しています。

Here visitors can appreciate both Mikawachi's history and modern Mikawachi Ware, with an exhibition room showing pieces from every era from the 17th to the mid 20th centuries, alongside a space devoted to the present-day pottery studios. As well as the jars, platters and vases one would expect, there are fragments from the era of pre- porcelaneous pottery, Edo period (1603- 1868) tea ware and hand-crafted ornaments, and very unusual works decorated with overglaze enamels not found elsewhere. There is also an area for visitors to try painting on pottery, and openwork.

The world's oldest earthenware, featuring a "bean applique design," is estimated to be 12,000 - 13,000 years old, and was excavated here in the Sasebo City area. This museum shows the progression from early earthenware to the era of glazed pottery, to the age of porcelain vessels. Valuable pottery fragments give visitors a picture of Mikawachi ware history before porcelain production began.
The exhibition also explains this region's unique production processes using tools from previous eras, a model climbing kiln, and visual images.