shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileJapan

on Omura Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture

Huis Ten Bosch

— a Dutch quarter the sea brought to Kyushu.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A Dutch-themed park on Omura Bay in Nagasaki Prefecture, opened in 1992 and named for the royal residence in The Hague. Brick streets, canals, and a windmill stand on what was a tidal flat. The tulip fields turn the canal banks pink in April, and the winter light show, called Kingdom of Lights, runs from autumn through the new year.

from the studio

— bring it home

Huis Ten Bosch, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Huis Ten Bosch

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Huis Ten Bosch is a Dutch-themed park on the shore of Omura Bay in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, opened on 25 March 1992. The grounds cover 152 hectares, the largest single theme park in Japan by area, and reproduce a Dutch town in detail: canals, brick streets, a working windmill, and an 80-metre tower modelled on the Domtoren of Utrecht. The park takes its name from Huis ten Bosch, one of the four royal residences of the Netherlands, in The Hague. Daiwa House Industry has owned the park since 2022.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the year

The park's calendar moves with the seasons. Roughly seven million tulips of about a thousand varieties bloom along the canals from late February through April, the largest tulip display in Japan. Hydrangeas follow in early summer, then roses, then the autumn rose season. From late October the Kingdom of Lights illumination runs through early spring, lighting the canals and the central avenue with tens of millions of LEDs. Christmas markets fill the square in December, and the One Million Roses festival anchors the May calendar.

— informed by Huis Ten Bosch official

— the visit

Huis Ten Bosch sits about 90 kilometres west of Nagasaki city, with its own JR station, Huis Ten Bosch, on a branch line off the Omura Line. From Hakata in Fukuoka the limited express takes about two hours. The park keeps long hours during illumination season, often staying open past 10 p.m. for the light show. Entry is ticketed by zone, with a one-day pass covering the canal town, the gardens, and most attractions. The Hotel Europe and Hotel Amsterdam stand inside the park grounds.

— informed by JR Kyushu

— where

Japan · Sasebo, Nagasaki

— position

33.0867° N · 129.7894° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

12 km N

Sasebo

port city

90 km SE

Nagasaki

prefectural capital

Huis Ten Bosch

Sasebo

Nagasaki

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Huis Ten Bosch — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

In Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Omura Bay in western Kyushu. The park has its own JR station and sits about 90 kilometres west of Nagasaki city, around two hours from Hakata by limited express.

Huis ten Bosch is Dutch for House in the Forest. The park takes its name from one of the four official royal residences of the Netherlands, in The Hague.

On 25 March 1992. The site reclaimed a former industrial waterfront on Omura Bay and was built around a careful reproduction of a Dutch canal town, with brick streets, gardens, and a working windmill.

152 hectares, the largest single theme park in Japan by area. The grounds hold canals, tulip fields, two hotels, an 80-metre Domtoren replica, and several formal gardens.

Tulips peak from late February through April, with around seven million blooms. The Kingdom of Lights illumination runs from late October into spring, lighting the canals with tens of millions of LEDs.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for both. The park is one of the most beloved destinations in Nagasaki Prefecture and a careful Dutch-town reproduction for visitors from the Netherlands. A Small or Medium with a studio note travels well.

Japandi, European-modern, and Maximalist rooms. The Voynich treatment keeps the brick, tulip, and canal-water tones warm rather than postcard-bright. Pairs well with oak, brass, and patterned textiles.

Yes. The painting holds the canal-water blues and tulip pinks that Japandi rooms balance against pale wood and linen. The Medium above a console reads as a quiet window onto Kyushu.

A single Large above a console anchors the wall. Above a three-seat sofa, a 4-tile Mural or 9-tile Mural carries the width of the cushions without crowding the seat back.

Yes, in Dura Satin or Matte. Both finishes shrug off steam and splash and resist scratching. Keep the Glossy finish to framed wall pieces in dry rooms.

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