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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.

 


 

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


 

 


 

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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.

 


 


 

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

 

 


 

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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.

 


 


 

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

 

 


 

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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.

 

 

 

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

 

 


 

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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.

 


 


 

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

 

 


 

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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.

 


 

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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Saga, Kashima, Yotoku Inari Shrine tour

 

 Where to Explore  

 

Kashima, Utoku Inari Shrine, Saga-city

 

 

General condition

・Departure and disbandment place is in Fukuoka-city

・Chartered vehicle is used

 


 

 Itinerary  

 

8:30 Depart Fukuoka-city

Transfer to Kashima using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour 30 minutes

Visit Yotoku Inari Shrine

transfer to Saga

Lunch at Saga-city

Exploring Saga-city

  Saga Castle History Museum. Saga Shrine, Mietsu Naval Dock

Transfer to Fukuoka using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour  

18:00 Arrive at Fukuoka-city 

 


 

Kashima

Located about 60 kilometers southwest of Saga City.

It borders the Ariake Sea to the east and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest.

Feature sightseeing spot is Yutoku Inari Shrine and also Sake brewery visiting is recommended.

           Sake Brewery

           Sake Brewery

           Ariake Sea

Yutoku Inari Shrine

The Shrine was used as a Shooting location of Thailand drama.

One of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan and located in Kashima-city, Saga-prefecture.

Dedicated to Inari, the deity whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind

in Japan.


 

Saga-city

It faces the Ariake Sea on the south and is home to Saga Airport.

Saga is known as the plece where it has made a great contribution to the Japanese

Industrial Revolution.

 

Saga Castle History Museum

Japan’s Industrial Modernization activity was started here in Saga.

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.


 

Saga Shrine

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.


 

Mietsu Naval Dock

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.

   

 

Yoshinogari Remains

Lie on the spacious hilly area in the northeastern 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.

   

 

Note : we can arrange any other destinations considering your preferences for making

           your own plan.

 


 

 

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