Saga Prefecture ((ja)佐賀 県, Saga-ken) | |
View of the pine forest of Nijinomatsubara. | |
Information | |
Country | Japan |
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Region | Kyushu |
Regional capital | Saga |
Area | 2 439,58 km² |
Population | 807 203 hab. () |
Density | 330,88 inhab./km² |
Spindle | UTC 09:00, Japan Standard Time |
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Saga is a small and rustic prefecture japanese, located in the northwest of the island of Kyushu to Japan.
Understand
Cities
- 1 Saga (佐賀) – The capital.
- 2 Karatsu (唐 津)
- 3 Tosu (鳥 栖)
- 4 Imari (伊万 里) – Famous for its porcelain and its Ton-Ten-Ton festival, one of the three major tank fighting festivals in Japan.
- Kanzaki
- Kashima
- 5 Ogi (小)
- Takeo
- 6 Taku (多久)
- Ureshino
Other destinations
- Arita
- Genkai
- Higashiyoka
- Kamimine
- Kawasoe
- Kiyama
- Kohoku
- Kubota
- Miyaki
- Omachi
- Shiroishi
- Tara
- 1 Yoshinogari site (吉野 ヶ 里 遺跡 Yoshinogari iseki) (in Yoshinogari; on the JR Nagasaki Main Line, northeast of Kanzaki Station or west of Yoshinogari-kōen Station) – Archaeological site whose famous recently discovered ruins date from the Yayoi period.
To go
Circulate
To see
- Karatsu kunchi (唐 津 く ん ち) (in the city of Karatsu) beginning of November. – It is the most famous festival in Saga Prefecture and attracts around 1 million visitors every year.
- Kashima Gatalympics (in the small town of Hama, near Kashima town) every year in may. – This event involves the practice of a variety of sports in the mudflats of the Ariake Sea.