Saga Hidden Gems
Berceau de la céramique japonaise : la porcelaine d'Arita et d'Imari était exportée vers les cours européennes dès le XVIIe siècle. Le sashimi de calmar ultra-frais du marché matinal de Yobuko, l'onsen « eau de beauté » d'Ureshino et les bains historiques de Takeo complètent une halte raffinée à Kyushu.
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Le berceau de la porcelaine japonaise : les fours d'Arita et d'Imari, un sanctuaire en bord de mer et l'un des plus anciens onsen du pays.
Climat et meilleure saison
Chaud et humide avec de fortes pluies en début d'été ; hivers doux. La foire de la céramique d'Arita fin avril attire les plus grandes foules.
Spécialités culinaires
- Bœuf de Saga
- Calmar de Yobuko
- Crabe de Takezaki
- Thé d'Ureshino
Lieux emblématiques
- Fours d'Arita et d'Imari
- Sanctuaire Yutoku Inari
- Ureshino Onsen
- Site archéologique de Yoshinogari
Higashimatsuura Peninsula Cycling Route
The Higashimatsuura Peninsula, north of Karatsu, is a 40km circuit of dramatic coastal scenery accessible by bicycle — r…
Sefuri-san Mountain
Sefurisan (1,077m), on the border between Saga and Fukuoka prefectures, is the highest peak in northern Kyushu and carri…
Genkainada Sea Route
Iki Island, accessible by ferry from Karatsu or Hakata, is a 138-square-km island in the Genkai Sea with exceptional arc…
Niji-no-Matsubara
Niji-no-Matsubara is a 5km arc of coastline planted with approximately 1 million black pine trees — one of Japan's 'thre…
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…
Nijinomatsubara Seaside Cycling
The Niji-no-Matsubara pine grove fronts a 5km bicycle lane alongside the beach, rated by Cycling magazine as one of Japa…
Ogi City Hirado-bashi
Ogi is a small castle town on the southern slopes of Mt. Tenzan, known primarily within Saga Prefecture for its cherry b…
Kyuragi Valley
The Kyuragi River valley, between Takeo and Saga City, is one of western Kyushu's most intact examples of the mixed broa…
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…
Hiratani Valley
Hiratani Valley, in the mountains between Ureshino and Nagasaki, follows the upper Hiratani River through a narrow gorge…
Karatsu Sea Cave Kayaking
The Matsuura coastline west of Karatsu is a 20km arc of basalt sea cliffs, small fishing harbors, and sea caves accessib…
Mifuneyama Rakuen
Mifuneyama Rakuen, a 500,000-square-meter garden carved into the forested slopes of Mt. Mifuneyama (sheer granite cliffs…
Karatsu Bay Sunset Fishing
From June to October, the fishing boats of Karatsu Bay go out at sunset using bright lights to attract squid to the surf…
Takeo Shrine 3,000-Year-Old Camphor Tree
Within the grounds of Takeo Jinja, a camphor tree estimated at 3,000 years old stands 30 meters tall with a circumferenc…
Mifuneyama Autumn Maple Forest Walk
The maple forest on the slopes below Mifuneyama's granite cliff face contains 4,000 Japanese maple trees (momiji) that t…