Saga Hidden Gems
Cuna de la cerámica japonesa: la porcelana de Arita e Imari se exportó a las cortes europeas desde el siglo XVII. El sashimi de calamar ultrafresco del mercado matutino de Yobuko, el onsen «agua de belleza» de Ureshino y los baños históricos de Takeo completan una parada refinada en Kyushu.
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La cuna de la porcelana japonesa: los hornos de Arita e Imari, un santuario junto al mar y uno de los onsen más antiguos del país.
Clima y mejor temporada
Cálido y húmedo con fuertes lluvias a principios de verano; inviernos suaves. La feria de cerámica de Arita a finales de abril atrae las mayores multitudes.
Gastronomía típica
- Carne de Saga
- Calamar de Yobuko
- Cangrejo de Takezaki
- Té de Ureshino
Lugares emblemáticos
- Hornos de Arita e Imari
- Santuario Yutoku Inari
- Ureshino Onsen
- Yacimiento arqueológico de Yoshinogari
Saga International Balloon Fiesta
Every November, the flat alluvial plain of the Kase River outside Saga City transforms into the launch site for 100+ hot…
Nabeshima Domain Ceramics Research Center
Walk into the Saga Ceramics Research Center on a Thursday morning and you might find three white-haired men bent over a…
Ogi-Juku Post Town
Ogi was a major rest stop on the Nagasaki Kaido highway — the road connecting Nagasaki to Edo used by Dutch traders maki…
Kiyomizu Shrine
Kiyomizu-jinja in Saga City hosts the Saga Lantern Festival (Saga-no-Nishi) in mid-August — a tradition where paper lant…
Yoshinogari Historical Park
Yoshinogari is the most significant archaeological site in Japan for understanding the Yayoi period (300 BC–300 AD) — th…
Saga Castle History Museum
The original Saga Castle (1608) was demolished in the 1870s; the current History Museum occupies the restored Great Hall…
Saga Prefecture Art Museum
The Saga Prefectural Art Museum focuses on the two defining artistic traditions of Saga: the Nabeshima clan's patronage…
Saga Hot Air Balloon Museum
The Saga Balloon Festival Museum documents the 45-year history of the international event and contains the most comprehe…