Leisure / Hobbies Spots in Around Saga City Area

  • Saga Castle History Museum
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    4.5
    240 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Jounai 2-18-1
    Located on the site of Saga Castle, this history museum faithfully creates a portion of the castle’s inner palace. The first ever recreation in Japan of a castle’s inner palace, it is also one of the largest recreated wooden structures in the country. Inside, under the theme of Saga at the end of the Edo period and during the Meiji restoration, the museum presents information on the restoration of Saga Castle, the feats of Saga Domain personages during this time period, and the development of science and technology. The museum is filled with fun things to see and do, even for children—visitors can experience what the palace once looked like using 3D screens, there’s a quiz corner, and a station where museumgoers can try on period clothing.

    If you are in somewhere in Kyushu and near Saga, stop for a visit to the Saga Castle museum. Audio tours in English and other languages are available and its free too. There are several fun...

  • Saga Castle Park
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    4.0
    41 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Jounai
    "A park located in Jonai, Saga City. Built on the grounds of Saga Castle, facilities include the Saga Castle History Museum, the Saga Prefectural Museum, an art museum, library, and gymnasium. A walking and running course follows the moat which encircles three sides of the grounds. In spring, cherry trees also bloom along the moat. In recent years, the ""Mizukagami Project"", in which several hundred lanterns are floated on the moat at night, has also been held at the park."

    市内にある城郭の址、入り口の鯱の門は当時を偲ばせる重要文化財で見応えあります。 天守の石垣は見れますが、その他の建造物は残っていません。 駐車場、入城料ともに無料です。 城内の本丸歴史観は無料ですが、結構中身の濃い面白い展示館です。

  • Saga Balloon Museum
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    4.0
    38 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Matsubara 2-2-27
    A museum dedicated to hot air balloons situated along Chuo O-dori Street in 2 Chome Matsubara, Saga City. The museum presents the history and mechanisms behind hot air balloons and also contains exhibits on international competitions and other ballooning events held in Saga. Here visitors can view the actual Icarus 5, Japan's first successful manned hot air balloon; try a balloon flight simulator; and experience the world of hot air balloons through a super high vision, 280-inch theater screen.

    This museum is located near Central Post Office on Chuo Odori. If you walk from JR station, it takes about 20 minutes. In this museum, you can learn the history of balloon as well as the history of...

  • Youme Town Saga
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    Saga Prefecture Saga City Hyogo-north 5-14-1
    This large shopping center has 180 specialty stores ranging from fashion to consumer electronics, daily sundries and restaurants, and is located on the national highway Route 34. It employs universal design and is recognized by the Building Access Law. It is complete with breast-feeding facilities and free Wi-Fi.
  • Saga Prefectural Art Museum
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    3.5
    28 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Jounai 1-15-23
    An art museum located inside Saga Castle Park in Jonai, Saga City. The museum's collection primarily consists of pieces by artists connected to the prefecture as well as modern paintings and sculptures. A standing exhibition introduces the works of modern Western-style painter Okada Saburosuke. The museum also holds a variety of special exhibitions. The museum is adjoined by the Saga Prefectural Museum.

    JR佐賀駅からバス1本で15分程のところにあります。佐賀城だった土地の中に建っているのですが囲んでいる堀がとても広い! 佐賀県立博物館の前の広場もとても広い! 贅沢な土地の使い方にふさわしく佐賀県立博物館自体もとても広い! こちらの都合で3Fの3号展示室にしかお伺いできなかったのですがそこだけでも54点もの展示数がありました。壁面にずらっと肥前刀が並んだ展示室の真ん中で実際に肥前刀を持ってみようと...

  • Chokokan
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    3.5
    36 Reviews
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    Saga Saga-shi Matsubara 2-5-22
    A museum presenting the history and heirlooms of the Nabeshima clan, Saga feudal lords. The extensive collection includes weapons, drawings, paintings, ceramics, tea utensils, etc. The first floor of the historic building, which opened in 1927, is an exhibition room that showcases the history of the Nabeshima clan according to a set theme year round.

    鍋島侯爵家が建てた博物館で、佐嘉神社の西隣に建っています。佐賀城跡とは濠を挟んで北側に位置していますので、一緒に見学すると良いでしょう。駅からも歩いて行けますがバスを使っても良いと思います。最寄りのバス停は県庁前か佐嘉神社前です。 元々は博物館として建てられており、現在も鍋島家縁の文物が展示されています。昭和になってから建てられているので、外見は昭和モダンを感じさせます。通年で公開はされておらず...

  • Kono Park Children's Amusement Park
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    4.5
    9 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Kamizono 4-1-3
    An amusement park with free admission located in Kono Park in 4-Chome Kamizono, Saga City. Facilities include a steam locomotive which circles the park, a miniature roller coaster, swing ride, and other rides; playground equipment like a ball pool, trampoline, free slide; and a games corner. There's also an adjoining small animal zoo.

    子供の頃、よく親に連れて行ってもらいました。今は帰省がてら娘を連れて行ってます。入園も無料だし、親子フリーパスで2000円で利用できるのは非常にありがたいです。初めての遊園地にはおすすめです。

  • Mallage Saga
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Kosemachi Ushijima 730
    A shopping mall located in Ushijima, Kose-machi, Saga City. The mall hosts fashionable apparel shops; boutiques; a food court; a large discount store; a supermarket; a video game arcade, movie theater, and other amusement facilities. The mall also holds workshops for children every third Sunday of the month plus concerts by singers and other events.
  • Saga 21 Seiki Kenmin no Mori
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    4.5
    11 Reviews
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    Saga Saga-shi Fujicho Fujise 724-4
    "A green resort area with a rich natural environment formed by forests and lakes, located around the Kitayama Dam, with a BBQ area, lakeside campsites, athletic facilities, etc. The Forest Study Exhibition Hall displays trees from the Kitayama area and offers nature crafts using natural wood chips, twigs and other materials. There is also a ""Wild Bird Forest"" where bird watching can be enjoyed, a lawn area, and an observatory."

    古湯温泉に泊った時、1時間位の空き時間で利用しました。ここは山の中に施設や公園が複数点在しており、私達家族は北山森クラブという木の実で簡単な工作ができる所を利用しました。同施設には他にも木で作ったピタゴラスイッチみたいな遊び道具もあり、家族3人(うち1人は3歳)とも楽しめました。

  • Saga Prefectural Shinrin Park
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    4.5
    3 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Kubotachoutokuman 1897
    A park located in Oaza Tokuman, Kubota-cho, Saga City. It is equipped with sports facilities such as the Midorinomori Prefectural Baseball Stadium, which is also prepared for professional baseball games, an archery range and tennis courts, a field with playground equipment, a lawn area, and an outdoor stage. In the park, visitors can observe seasonal flowers and wild birds, and also play with water at the Seseragi Hiroba (babbling stream area) in summer.

    街中から車で10分くらいで行くことができます。広々とした敷地内には水遊びができる池や遊具、菖蒲園などがあります。公園内の至る所にテントでくつろぐ子供連れの家族がいます。自動販売機やトイレももちろんあります。

  • Saga Ekimae
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    Saga Saga-shi Ekimae Chuo
  • Saga Higata Yoka Park
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    4.0
    7 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Higashiyokachoushimokoga 2885-2
    A park located in Shimokoga, Higashiyoka-cho, Saga City. Adjoining the Higashi-Yoka Higata Tideland, which is registered under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, visitors can view mudskippers and other tidal flat dwellers as well as wild birds and Shichimenso, a plant which thrives in high salinity waters. Facilities include a playground with a boat-shaped piece of play equipment the same size as the Ryofu-maru, Saga Domain's first practical steamship; and a course where visitors can ride unusual and interesting bicycles. In summer, children can play in a shallow water park area.

    Higata Yoka Park is located just beside Yoka Higashi tidal land, which is known for Suaeda Japonica. There is a free observatory, from which you can enjoy a wonderful view of the tidal land. It is an...

  • Kaiyu Fureai Park
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    3.5
    6 Reviews
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    Saga Ogi-shi Ashikaricho Nagata 3033-1

    ネトネトの干潟?にカニがたくさんいるのが見られました。 ムツゴロウもいました。 一部はスロープになっていて海の方に伸びていましたが、その場所は船を上げたり下ろしたりするのだとおもいます。

  • Ogi Park
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    Saga Pref. Ogishi Ogimachi Honcho 185
    A park located in Ogi-machi, Ogi City. The park's grounds enclose a Shinto shrine, the former Ogi Domain Residence, and the Jirakuen, a garden created by Nabeshima Motoshige and Nabeshima Naoyoshi, the first and second lords of Ogi Domain, respectively. There are also tennis courts. A renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing, as well, some 3,000 cherry trees grow on the grounds. In addition, azaleas and wisteria bloom in the park from mid-April to May.
  • Saga Jofuku Chojukan Museum
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    3.5
    2 Reviews
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Kinryumachi Kinryu 1197-166
    "Located approximately five minutes from the Saga-Yamato Interchange on the Nagasaki Expressway, this is main facility of the ""Kinryu Park Jofuku no Sato Medicinal Botanical Garden,"" which was created on the theme of health and longevity in connection with Jofuku (Xu Fu) who has a connection to Saga. Jofuku, who went on a quest for a panacea for immortality, is said to have found the medicinal herb furofuki (wild ginger) in the land of Saga, and the facility introduces its trajectory and legend. In the adjacent herb garden, there are about 50,000 plants from about 500 species of medicinal plants including furofuki. It is possible to drive in from the Kinryu Service Area on the Nagasaki Expressway."

    ◇経緯 佐賀市内空撮10景で立ち寄り。佐賀人からの1日引きづり回しの2発目(笑) ◇ロケーション 長崎自動車道の上り金立SAの先にある。SAに車を駐車して行ける。SA内に創る画一的な公園より全然良いね。 ◇お詫び 討ち入ったのが月曜日で休館日。因って館内には入れず。中庭・池のレポートだけで...

  • Saga Healthy Active Life Promote Center
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Takakisemachi Nagase 2553
    A sports facility located in Nagase, Takakise-machi, Saga City. The facility's pools are heated with excess heat generated by the Saga City Environment Center and include a 25-meter lap pool, movable floor and lazy-river, jacuzzi, and children's pool. Other facilities include a training room, studio, and multipurpose room. There is a multipurpose sports ground and soccer / rugby field on the roof, plus the facility has walking courses.
  • G-Collection
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Chuouhonmachi 1-24 Kitamura Building 2F
    This club opened in 1998 and has enjoyed the strong popularity of many clubbers as one of the city's most venerable. It is operated as a music bar where you can relax and enjoy music and drinks on weekdays, and as a club where you can live it up with various club music on weekends and for events.
  • Saga Berry Forest
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    Saga Pref. Sagashi Kubotachoutokuman Alley
    "A tourist farm where visitors can compare and contrast popular strawberry varieties from all over Japan. 50-minute all-you-can-eat strawberry picking is available from early January through GW every year, and the main varieties grown include ""Hoshi no Kirameki"" with a good balance of sourness and sweetness, ""Oi C Berry"" rich in vitamin C, and ""Saga Honoka"" which accounts for over 70% of the total area of strawberry production in the prefecture. The latest multi-level high cultivation system has been introduced, making the farm popular with families of all ages, from baby strollers to wheelchairs."
  • Kubota Fureai Creek Park
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    Saga Saga-shi Kubotacho Shinden 1259-1
    A water park built on a magnificent site of about 10,000 square meters that's a great fit for Kubota-cho with its many creeks. It lets people get more used to having water around, helping them reflect on the history and topography of the countryside and its aquatic features. Lots of people go there to relax. It is divided into three areas: a still water area, a dynamic water area, and a light and water area.
  • Mitsuse Farm
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    Saga Saga-shi Mitsusemura Fujiwara 3494-1
    Since its opening in 1989, hundreds of herbs, including basil and lavender, have been grown here in the magnificent nature of Mise Village without pesticides. The Mitsuse Farm store in the same building sells handmade herb tea, herb soap, essential oils, and other products.

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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.

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