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…
Sefuri-san Mountain
Sefurisan (1,077m), on the border between Saga and Fukuoka prefectures, is the highest peak in northern Kyushu and carri…
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…
Hamanoura Rice Terraces
The Hamanoura rice terraces, on the western coast of Kyushu facing the Genkai Sea, are ranked among Japan's 100 most bea…
Saga's Okuninushi Shrine Night Trail
The path connecting Saga City's five historic shrines along the old merchant route has been maintained as a walking trai…
Kase River Firefly Festival
The Kase River and its tributaries in the southern Saga mountains host one of Kyushu's most concentrated firefly populat…
Saga Riverine Plain
The Saga Plain, particularly the rice paddy areas south and west of Saga City, hosts one of the largest concentrations o…
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…
Saga Beef Kappo Dining
Saga beef (佐賀牛) consistently ranks in Japan's top 5 wagyu evaluations — ahead of the nationally famous Kobe beef in fat…
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…
Mifuneyama Rakuen
Mifuneyama Rakuen, a 500,000-square-meter garden carved into the forested slopes of Mt. Mifuneyama (sheer granite cliffs…
Saga Onsen Hizen Yumo
Located 20km south of Saga City in the Sefurisan mountain range, Hizen Yumo Onsen is a concentrated cluster of three ryo…