Location List

the closest station to the sea in Japan

Bansuiso was built as a residence and guesthouse in 1922 by Count Sadakoto Hisamatsu, who worked as a military attaché and lived in France for 15 years. Reflecting the count’s appreciation for Fren...

Chimnies from local potteries.

Isolated island with a population of 700 people.

Near Karatsu Castle.

Gravity-type concrete dam.

Ryumon Gorge, which is situated upstream of Ryumon Dam, is part of Mount Kurokami Prefectural Nature Park, and features a walking path along the gorge where hikers can enjoy a mountain stroll surro...

The Kyushu Ceramic Museum collects potteries and porcelains from all over Kyushu mainly the Hizen Porcelains. Inside the museum, the history of Kyushu ceramics and the characteristics of each era a...

History of the Saga Retrokan building - 1887: First built near the present day prefectural head office as a police station headquarters - 1936: Relocated to the current site in line with the rebu...

Menburyu is a folk performing art often performed in Kashima city of Saga prefecture. This is a form of goblin mask dance where dancers hang a drum in front of their bodies and dance to the rhythm ...

Ryosen Temple was the center of Sangaku Buddhism (spiritual practices connected with sacred mountains) from the Heian Period until the middle ages. It is said this temple was established by Tanyo S...

Shigenobu Okuma, twice prime minister of Japan and founder of Waseda University, was born in Saga. At Kaishokoji in Saga city (modern day Mizugae), where Shigenobu spent his childhood, there is a c...

Kunenan is a national scenic spot renown for its beautiful autumn leaves and was originally the holiday home of a Saga businessman named Taro Itami. The name "Kunenan" or literally "9 Year House" d...

Inasa Shrine is an old shrine, and while its actual age is unknown, it is recorded in Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (The True History of Three Reigns of Japan) that the shrine was received by a lower 5th ...

Small overpass between Meotoishi station and Kanatake station. Good match with the rural view around.

The castle located in the center of the city and surrounded by moats in three sides.

727.8 meters in length.

11 meters high.

Maruyama Castle has a history of over 400 years. Its stone wall is recognized as the tallest in Japan at 20 meters, and the castle has been selected as one of the 100 Top castles of Japan.

The stone wall from the inner moat to the donjon displays a beautiful curve called “the slope of a fan.” Maruyama Castle has been designated a Historic Site of Japan, and its donjon and gates are I...

Kajiya Castle is said to have been constructed at the end of the Heian Period as a base for the Matsuura Clan. Only the Otemon Gate and stone walls remain on the castle site today.

Kagoshima Castle, also known as Tsurumaru Castle, was constructed from 1601 to 1604 by Matsudaira Iehisa. It was destroyed in a fire in 1874 and not rebuilt. The castle’s moats, stone walls, and a ...

You can see the castle from the beach.

Genboku Ito, a doctor and Dutch scholar, was born in Niiyama, Kanzaki-cho. Genboku lived in this old house until he was 21 years old. It is a thatched house with a hipped roof. A historic site in ...