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Hydrangeas at Mikaeri Falls
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Hydrangeas at Mikaeri Falls

Tristan Scholze

Visit Mikaeri Falls, one of Japan's top 100, during June for the Hydrangea Festival to see a lush valley covered in blooms.

Mikaeri falls Jun 5th - Jun 25th 7 Free
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Saga Top 10

  1. Arita Ceramic Fair
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    Arita Ceramic Fair

    Arita
  2. Yūtoku Inari Shrine
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    Yūtoku Inari Shrine

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  3. Saga International Balloon Fiesta
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    Saga International Balloon Fiesta

    Saga City
  4. Kashima Gatalympics
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    Kashima Gatalympics

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  5. Arita Ceramics Fair
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    Arita Ceramics Fair

    Arita
  6. Top 10 Experiences in Saga
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    Top 10 Experiences in Saga

    Saga City
  7. Saga Station
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    Saga Station

    Saga City
  8. Carp Streamers in Rural Saga
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    Carp Streamers in Rural Saga

    Saga City
  9. Hydrangeas at Mikaeri Falls
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    Hydrangeas at Mikaeri Falls

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  10. Saga Castle
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    Saga Castle

    Saga City

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Kotobukiya Ryokan
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Kotobukiya Ryokan

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For those travelers coming to Japan and wish to explore its traditions and culture, staying in a ryokan is a unique opportunity..

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Hotel Route-Inn Saga Ekimae
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Hotel Route-Inn Saga Ekimae

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Hotel Route-Inn Saga Ekimae is without doubt a convenient stay if you are planning to spend time in Saga. It is 35 minutes by ..

Central Hotel Imari
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Central Hotel Imari

Senén Germade

Central Hotel Imari, situated next to the JR and Matsuura stations, is a perfect base to visit the popular porcelain towns of Imari,..

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Takeo City Library
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Takeo City Library

Kim B

Takeo City Library has modern architecture, books for sale, and even a Starbucks on site. Behind the main library building there's..

Gallery Arita 7
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Gallery Arita

Kim B

At Gallery Arita in Saga Prefecture, you can enjoy your coffee with a unique spin. The cafe is adorned with walls of beautiful Arita..

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Galaxy Glaze Showroom

Kim B

Arita is a hub for pottery, and if you're after some unique pieces the Galaxy Glaze Showroom is a must visit. The pieces are..

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About Saga

Okinawa Nagasaki Fukuoka Saga Kumamoto Kagoshima Miyazaki Oita Ehime Kochi Tokushima Kagawa Yamaguchi Hiroshima Okayama Tottori Shimane Hyogo Kyoto Osaka Wakayama Nara Shiga Mie Fukui Ishikawa Toyama Gifu Aichi Nagano Shizuoka Niigata Yamanashi Kanagawa Tokyo Saitama Gunma Tochigi Chiba Ibaraki Fukushima Miyagi Yamagata Iwate Akita Aomori Hokkaido
Region Kyushu
Island Kyushu
Capital Saga
Population 849,788
Area 2440.64 sq. km

The smallest prefecture in Kyushu, Saga Prefecture (佐賀県, Saga-ken) is the perfect getaway from the more-populated nearby areas of Fukuoka and Nagasaki.

Travel through time at the Yoshinogari Ruins, while Karatsu Castle and Yutoku Inari Shrine, one of the three largest Inari shrines in Japan, are also places of note.

Saga is also famous for its quirky events; a popular event held in early November (often coinciding with Karatsu Kunchi, another famous festival) is the Saga International Balloon Fiesta, one of the largest hot air balloon competitions in the world. The Kashima "Gatalympics" in May and/or June involve competitions done on mudflats, resulting in pretty much everyone being covered in mud.

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