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TOSU PREMIUM OUTLETS
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Yoshinogari Historical Park
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Mifuneyama Rakuen
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Takeo-jinja Shrine (The Great Takeo Camphor Tree)
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Hoto-jinja Shrine
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Ureshino Onsen Wataya Besso
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ONCRI
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The Former Takatori Residence
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Saga-jinja Shrine
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15 Best Cat Island Across Japan
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2020 Top 30 Hot Springs (Onsen) in Japan
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Basic Information About Saga
Travel Plans
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- Okinawa road trip from Miyako Island to Irabu Island
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- We introduce a driving tour using the Irabu Ohashi Bridge that connects Miyako Island and Irabu Island. Starting from Miyako Airport, we introduce must-see tourist spots on Irabu Island and Shimoji island. It is about 42 kilometers one way, so it is possible to do the return trip in half a day.
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- Hunt for favorite pottery in Arita
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- This is a sightseeing plan around the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture, the birthplace of Japan’s porcelain. The town, filled with Arita porcelain, boasts a 400-year history and visitors can enjoy searching for their favorite Arita porcelain plate to use for a superb lunch. Rental bikes, available in front of the station, are recommended due to the distances between places of interest. Why not try to find a piece of porcelain that excites you in this sacred pottery center?
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- A deep dive into Ureshino’s hot springs and culture
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- For the ultimate in relaxation you can’t go past Ureshino, a tranquil onsen town sitting in southwestern Saga Prefecture. Home to a fascinating ceramic culture and some rather impressive cafes, there are plenty of ways to really enjoy your time here.
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- TOSU PREMIUM OUTLETS
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4.0297 Reviews
- Saga Pref. Tosushi Yayoigaoka 8-1
- This outlet mall with a stylish, exotic atmosphere reminiscent of a southern Californian town features a range of 150 shops mostly dedicated to brands and fashion. With breast-feeding rooms and playgrounds, parents can feel comfortable bringing young children. The place is bulging with shoppers during the “premium outlet bargain” sale held twice a year. There are also seasonal events including illuminations.
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- Mifuneyama Rakuen
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4.0192 Reviews
- Saga Takeo Takeocho Takeo 4100
- "Due to its resemblance in shape to a Chinese boat called a ""karasen"" in Japanese, Mt. Mifune is also called Mt. Karasen. This park is situated on the mountain's western side. The park was created over a three year period as part of a villa for Nabeshima Shigeyoshi, then lord of Takeo Domain. The park is incredibly beautiful in spring when some 2,000 cherry trees and 200 thousand azaleas on the grounds bloom in profusion. The sight of colorful azaleas sprawling like a patchwork quilt under azure sky is stunning, but the scenery created when the park is illuminated at night is also magical and exceptional."
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- Takeo-jinja Shrine (The Great Takeo Camphor Tree)
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- Saga Pref. Takeoshi Takeochou Takeo 5327
- This towering camphor tree is on the grounds of Takeo-jinja Shrine in Saga Prefecture. Follow the small path from the main hall through the bamboo grove and you'll find it. The seventh largest tree in Japan, it's 30 meters tall, 20 meters in diameter, and the branches spread for over 30 meters. The trunk is hollow, and the inside covers about 20 square meters. It's said to be 3,000 years old, and it's paid special respect as the shrine's sacred tree. A Shinto god known as Tenjin is enshrined in the cavity.
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- Hoto-jinja Shrine
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- Saga Pref. Karatsushi Takashima 523
- Visited by great throngs of people seeking luck due to this Shinto shrine’s name, which means “to strike upon treasure,” the numerous winners of large lottery prizes who attribute their good fortune to the shrine has resulted in it become famous almost overnight as the “lottery-winning shrine.” Today, the shrine is visited by some 200 thousand people annually. A reservation is required to engage in go-kitou (a prayer ceremony). The shrine’s Hitto-mamori (which provides luck with winning in games of chance and other situations) and other charms are also popular souvenirs.
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- Ureshino Onsen Wataya Besso
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- Saga Ureshino-shi Ureshinomachi Shimojuku Otsu 738
- This hot-spring inn is located in Shimojuku, Ureshino Town, Ureshino City, and is regarded as one of three major hot spring baths in Japan for promoting beautiful skin. It is said that the water from the inn's own source of Ureshino Hot Spring is beneficial in the treatment of rheumatism, nerve pain, skin diseases, women's diseases, anemia, cuts, and respiratory illnesses. The inn offers a large public bath made from natural granite and cypress, and an open-air bath and a private bath where you can hear the murmuring of Ureshino River nearby. Available for day use as well.
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- ONCRI
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4.0153 Reviews
- Saga Pref. Sagashi Fujichoufuruyu 556
- "A hot spring hotel standing on National Route 323 Furuyu, Fuji-cho, Saga City. The baths in the hotel are filled with waters from a private source spring known for its skin beautifying properties and used for healing purposes since ancient times. These waters are said to treat such ailments as nerve pain, muscle soreness, joint pain, and frozen shoulders. 38 ° C, the hotel's bathhouse is also known for being a ""lukewarm"" hot spring in which one can soak for long periods of time in comfort. Between the men's and women's areas, the hotel's bathhouse boasts 15 different bathtubs and an adjoining natural sand bath facility (separate charge). The bathhouse is also open to non-guests."
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- The Former Takatori Residence
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4.5125 Reviews
- Saga Pref. Karatsushi Kitajounai 5-40
- This is the mansion built as a home and for welcoming guests by the coal mine (including Kishima Coal Mine) baron, Koreyoshi Takatori. There are two large buildings on a vast plot of land of about 7613 square meters. It has modern Japanese-style building architecture with a combination of Western style rooms while also still having Japanese style as a keynote. A must-see is the reception hall for the Noh stage and 72 “Sugido-e” (painting on cedar-board doors) paintings by the painter of the Kyoto Shijyo Faction, Koho Mizuno. You can have a good tour of the mansion as there are also always tour guides stationed here. In 1998, it was designated as an Important Cultural Property of Japan.
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- The Hamilton Ureshino
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- Saga Pref. Ureshinoshi Ureshinomachiwayagawachi 288-1
- "A hotel located in Iwayagawauchi, Ureshino-machi, Ureshino City. The hotel's bathhouse makes use of the waters of an Ureshino Onsen hot spring famous for its velvety texture and skin beautifying properties. This sodium hydrogen carbonate chloride spring is also said to treat such ailments as nerve pain, joint pain, muscle soreness, and frozen shoulders. Bathhouse facilities include a large indoor bath area outfitted with a wooden drain board floor, paper lanterns, and tile, giving it a Taisho Roman atmosphere; an outdoor bath with a pyramidal roof; and a private reservable outdoor bath constantly replenished ""kakenagashi"" style from the source spring. The hotel's bathhouse is also open to non-guests and offers bathhouse discounts with the purchase of a restaurant or beauty treatment course."
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What is Saga?
Away from the fast-paced cities of mainland Japan, Kyushu’s Saga prefecture offers quaint towns and cities known for their traditional crafts, particularly ceramics. Rich in kaolin (a type of clay), Saga became the homeland of Arita ware, a delicate, decorative porcelain that is now celebrated worldwide and can be discovered in the towns of Arita, Imari, and Karatsu.
Saga Overviews
Climate
What to Wear
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Based on the Meteorological Agency "past weather data", created NAVITIME
Getting Around
Neighboring Fukuoka prefecture, Saga Station can be reached in just 40 minutes from Hakata Station, totaling around 6.5 hours from Tokyo. If you're arriving at Saga Airport, a 30-minute limousine bus takes you directly into Saga city, from which speedy JR trains head out to other cities around the prefecture.