Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace
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This is the Japan’s first constructed Reflectance Furnace. In the late Edo period when the
necessity of maritime defence increased, the Saga clan built the Tsukiji Reflectance
Furnace for making cast iron-made Western cannons and completed in 1850. And then,
the cast iron cannon was manufactured the first time in Japan in 1851. The reflectance
furnace was greatly contributed for initial stage of Japan’s Industrial Modernization.
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General information
| Address | Nagase-machi, Saga-city, Saga-prefecture |
| Access |
110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 50 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita 90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
Saga Castle History Museum
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Japan’s Industrial Modernization activity was started here. The largest restored wooden
building in Japan at 2,500m2, the museum offers the unparalleled chance to experience
a Japanese castle from more than 175 years ago.
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General information
| Address | 2-18-1 Jonai, Saga-city, Saga-prefecture |
| Access |
110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city
70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 50 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita
90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | December 29 to 31 |
Yoshinogari Remains
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The largest archeological remains in Japan. Lie on the spacious hilly area in the north-eastern
part of Saga. Remains of a ringed-dugout settlement presumably dating back to the 3rd century
B.C. were unearthed there, and excavation is still underway at the site. They are among the
largest archeological remains in Japan.
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General information
| Address | 1843 Yoshinogari-cho tade, Kanzeki-gun, Saga-prefecture |
| Access |
90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 40 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita 90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
| Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 April to May 9:00 to 18:00 June to August 9:00 to 17:00 September to March |
| Admission fee | JPY 400 |
| Days closed | December 31, 3rd Monday of January |
Mietsu Naval Dock / UNESCO World Heritage
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UNESCO World Heritage, Site of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. Before Meiji Restoration,
the Mietsu Naval Dock served as a venue for naval drilling and maintenance of Western-style
ship, as the naval base of Saga Clan. Japan’s first practical steam ship, the Ryofu-maru was
constructed there in 1865.
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General information
| Address | 446-1 Hayatsuetsu, Kawasoe-machi, Saga-city, Saga-prefecture |
| Access |
110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 50 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita 90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | Monday, December 29 to January 3 |
Saga Shrine
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The shrine is designated as the special government shrine. The shrine dedicated to Naomasa
Nabeshima, who oversaw the manufacture of Japan’s first modern Cannon. A New Year event
in which a canon is shot for celebration by the governor, mayor and other participants is held
at the shrine at the midnight of December 31st.
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General information
| Address | 2-10-43 Matsubara, Saga-city, Saga-prefecture |
| Access |
110 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city
70 minutes by a vehicle from Karatsu 50 minutes by a vehicle from Takeo 60 minutes by a vehicle from Arita
90 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city |
| Open hours | 6:00 to 18:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing day |
Saga beef
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Saga beef is esteemed as one of the best Wagyu beef brands in Japan. The cattle used for
our meats are fattened in adherence to the regulations of the Japan Agriculture Co-operative,
and we use only Japanese black cattle registered with their cattle traceability system.
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According to the Japan meat branded as Saga beef refers to meat from Japanese black cattle
farmed and fattened under the supervision of the Saga branch of the JA Group that has a Beef
Marbling Standard (BMS) of 7 or above and ranked at grades 4 or 5, corresponding with premium
quality, on the meat quality scale used by the Japan Meat Grading Association.
Featured Saga beef restaurant, Kitaa
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