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Saga Castle History Museum

4.5

240 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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-jinja Shrine

4.0

85 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Pref. Sagashi Matsubara 2-10-43

"Located around 25 minutes' drive from the Saga Yamato Interchange of the Nagasaki Expressway, Saga-jinja Shrine is dedicated to Nabeshima Naomasa, the 10th lord of the Saga domain, and Nabeshima Naohiro, the 11th lord. Nabeshima Naomasa created Japan's first reverberatory furnace for use in manufacturing large cannon, and is famous for his contribution towards ending Japan's self-isolation from the world in the early modern era; in recognition of his achievements, Saga-jinja Shrine was designated as an Imperial Shrine of Special Status. He has been deified as a god of culture, transportation and learning. It is said that if you pray at all eight individual shrines located within Saga-jinja Shrine's precincts, starting with Matsubara Shrine that is dedicated to the Nabeshima family's ancestors, then your wish will come true. At midnight on New Year's Day morning, a ""Cannon Salute Ceremony"" is held at which a historic cannon is fired eight times to mark the New Year."

This Shinto shrine, located near Saga prefecture office, is dedicated to Nabeshima family, leader of Samurais, which governed Saga area before Meiji restoration. Like many other shrines, the entrance...
Saga Balloon Museum

4.0

38 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Saga Prefectural Art Museum

3.5

28 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Former Koga Bank

4.0

43 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Saga-shi Yanagimachi 2-9

The bank was founded in 1885 by Zenpei Koga, a money changer, and by 1919 it had become one of the five largest banks in Kyushu. It was later remodeled as a chamber of commerce, but has now been restored to its original 1916 appearance.

This is not just a museum inside just one block. It is a collection of 7 historical houses built in the latter part of the 19th century and early 20th. A glimpse into the enthnography of a part of...
Yodohime-jinja Shrine

4.0

37 Reviews

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Saga Pref. Sagashi Yamatochoukawakami 1-1

"A Shinto shrine situated along Prefectural Route 212 in Kawakami, Yamato-cho, Saga City. Founded in 564, the shrine has been revered as the most important in what was Hizen Province and what is now Saga Prefecture since 1161. A stone on the shrine's ground's known as ""Konsei-san"" is said to bless worshippers with children. Situated along scenic Kawakami Gorge, the grounds are also filled with natural beauty, including a huge camphor tree some 1,500 years old."

Yodohime Shrine, which is dedicated to a sister of Jingukogo, a legendary empress in the antiquity, was once the 1st shrine of this region. It is located near Kawakamikyo, a beautiful scenic spot...
Chokokan

3.5

36 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Mietsu Naval Dock Site

3.5

23 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Pref. Sagashi Kawasoemachihayatsuetsu 446-1

"A National Historic Site located in Hayatsuetsu Kawasoe-machi, Saga City. The site also makes up part of the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites of Japan's Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining. Originally built as a shipbuilding training yard by the former Saga Domain in 1858, the site was used for Western style ship naval education and construction. The site contributed significantly to the modernization of Saga Domain at the end of the Edo period, including being used to build Japan's first practical steamship, the ""Ryofu-maru"". In the adjoining ""Tsunetami Sano Memorial Museum"", visitors can view VR exhibits and restored scale models."

世界遺産「明治日本の産業革命」の構成資産、ドライドック跡で、佐賀市が自虐的に「みえないみえつ」と言っています。潮の満ち引きを利用して船を補修する施設なので、「見える」ように水を抜くとあっという間に劣化することから「見えない」状態で保存されており、逆にリアルに感じられました。VRやサラウンドビデオで施設の全体像が学習できます。案内施設で淹れていただいた佐賀さんのお茶が大変おいしかったです。
Enichi-san Kodenji Temple (Soto School of Zen Buddhism)

4.0

12 Reviews

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Saga Pref. Sagashi Honjoumachi Honjou 1112-1

Located around 25 minutes' drive from the Saga Yamato Interchange on the Nagasaki Expressway, the Kodenji Temple is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Soto school of Zen Buddhism that was founded by Nabeshima Kiyofusa, the father of Nabeshima Naoshige, the first lord of the Nabeshima domain. During the lordship of Nabeshima Katsushige, the Nabeshima family donated additional temple buildings and land to the Kodenji Temple, which became the Nabeshima clan's family temple; the commemorative steles and votive lanterns of each successive lord of the Saga domain are neatly arranged within the temple precincts. The temple's Dainehan-zu (Painting of Nirvana) is one of only two such paintings in Japan, and is only put on display once a year, on April 19-20 during the Shakado Ceremony. Kodenji Temple is also famous as a place to view plum blossom; one particular Rose Plum tree called the Reitoku-kotobuki Plum is said to be around 400 years old, and has been designated by the city government as a Natural Monument.

家内と一緒に数十年ぶりに梅の木を見に行きました。佐賀だけでなく日本の近代化にも大きく貢献した賢主鍋島家代々の墓所に何十本も植えられている梅の木は、3月のこの時期綺麗に咲いて訪問者を迎えてくれます。静かでゆっくりとした時間を過ごすにはとても良いお寺です。
Yoka Shrine

4.0

9 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Saga-shi Yokamachi 2-50

The shrine is said to have been founded in the reign of Emperor Kinmei, and its deity is Toyotamahime-no-mikoto, the grandmother of Emperor Jinmu, who is said to be the princess of the Dragon Palace. The 1,400-year-old camphor tree is designated as a natural monument of the prefecture.

６世紀に造立されたと伝わる地域でも最古級の神社です。肥前鳥居と石造反橋は国の重要文化財でこれも造られてから400年近いそう。鍋島氏以前の戦国大名にも崇められていた神社はその格を感じる境内でした。
Saga Castle Ruins

Travel / Tourism

Saga Pref. Sagashi Jounai

"This castle ruins site is located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture. A symbol of Saga City, the former castle belonged to the Nabeshima clan, who ruled the then-Saga Domain, valued at 360 thousand ""koku"" of rice. The only original structures remaining today are the Shachi-no-mon inner citadel gate, tsuzuki-yagura linked turrets, and stone walls. Beyond the gate, a portion of the inner citadel palace has been restored. The Shachi-no-mon gate and linked turrets have been designated National Important Cultural Properties. The moat and surrounding area encircling the castle has been turned into the prefectural Saga Castle Park, and here visitors can enjoy the sight of cherry blossoms and azaleas when in season."
Ogi Municipal Nakabayashi Gochiku Memorial Museum

3.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Ogi-shi Ogimachi 158-4

A memorial museum showcasing the work and personal items of Gochiku Nakabayashi , a calligrapher from Ogi. It houses about 500 pieces of Gochiku's work and about 50 of his personal items. About 40 items are on exhibit at any given time and the display changes every three months. The Gochiku Map, produced by the Ogi City Board of Education, is available at the museum's counter. It presents 24 spots around Ogi City with ties to the artist.

Nakabayashi Gochiku is a calligraphist from Ogi, and in this municipal center there is a small museum, which is dedicated to him. If you are interested in calligraphy, you can take a look. There is...
Chikugo River Lift Bridge

Travel / Tourism

Saga Pref. Sagashi Morodomichoutameshige Ishizuka

Spanning the mouth of the Chikugo River and boasting a total length of 507 meters, this is hailed as the best movable iron bridge in the East. Since the water level of the Chikugo River is significantly affected by the differences in the ebb and flow of the Ariake Sea, a movable type of bridge was adopted where the movable crossbeam of the bridge was only lowered to connect the railway lines when a train was passing through, allowing ships to go out and return at all other times. Although the train tracks have been in disuse since the Saga Line was abandoned in 1987, it was restored as promenade to serve as a symbol of the town in 1996. It is now Japan’s oldest bridge in operation and was designated a National Important Cultural Property in 2003.
Former Ushijima Family Residence

4.0

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Saga Saga-shi Yanagimachi 4-9

The oldest machiya building in Saga Castle, estimated to have been built in the early 18th century, was regrettably demolished in 1993 when the prefectural road was widened. The earthen floor stretching from north to south, the strong beams, and the storehouse on the south side of the main building are all worth seeing.

柳町にある[佐賀市歴史民俗館（古い建築物...
Saga Jofuku Chojukan Museum

3.5

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

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...
Okuma Shigenobu Memorial Museum Former Residence

Travel / Tourism

Saga Saga-shi Mizugae 2-11-11

This historic building and museum located at 2-chome, Mizugae, Saga City has been designated as a national historic site. It is the birthplace and former home of Okuma Shigenobu, a politician who is also known as the founder of Waseda University. Personal belongings of Shigenobu Okuma are on display in the museum.
Sugi-jinja Shrine

Travel / Tourism

Saga Saga-shi Mitsusemura Mi Se 409-1

A shrine built in 1264 at Sugiyashiki in Mitsuseyama Village by Noda Suo no Kami Oe Kiyohide, a Settsu samurai. It's said that long ago the grounds had 10,000 sacred cedar trees and that Shinto rituals were held throughout the generations. At present, about 200 impressive cedar trees remain on the grounds and are considered sacred.
Kakke Jizoson

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Saga Saga-shi Mitsusemura Sanze 993-4

"A statue of the Bodhisattva Jizo enshrined in 1393. It has been famous since ancient times for its miraculous ability to heal beriberi, and it receives a steady stream of visitors throughout the year. People began to call it the ""Yamanaka Jizoson"" after Noda Saburo Oe Iefusa took up Zen training as a priest at Haseyama Kannon Zenji Temple and built the sanctuary at the site of his grandfather's residence in the mountains and enshrined the statue with a Buddhist ritual. Later on, it came to be called Kakke Jizoson. The Yamanaka Jizo Festival is held every year on July 24."
Former Fukuda Family Residence

Travel / Tourism

Saga Saga-shi Matsubara 4-3-15
Funazuka Burial Mound

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Saga Saga-shi Yamatocho Kuruma Higashi Kado

A keyhole-shaped tumulus with a total length of 114 meters, estimated to be from the middle of the fifth century. It was designated as a prefectural Cultural Property in 1953. The rear circular portion is 63 meters in diameter and 10 meters high, while the circular portion in front is 62 meters wide and 9 meters high. A roughly 15-meter wide moat extends around the mound in the shape of a shield. Cover stones can be seen on the mound, and house-shaped haniwa earthen objects have been excavated from the top of the rear portion.

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Saga Areas

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.