Saga (Saga)

Saga (Japanese佐贺 市, - shi) is the Präfekturalverwaltung and largest city of the prefecture on the island of Kyushu Saga, Japan.

Geography

Saga is located on the southern main island of Kyushu, southwest of the port city of Fukuoka.

History

The level of Saga has been inhabited since ancient times. End of the 16th century a castle was built as the seat of the sovereign Nabeshima to that developed a castle town. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1889 and is grown by successive incorporation of adjacent villages to its present size.

Culture and Tourism

Saga is also well known for hot air balloons. Every year in July there is the Saga International Balloon Fiesta. 2005, around 15 million people have visited this international festival, participate in the balloonists from around the world.

  • Ruins of the castle Saga (佐贺 城)

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Eto Shinpei ( politician)
  • Kazuhiro Haraguchi ( politician)
  • Okada Saburosuke (painter)
  • Okuma Shigenobu (Prime Minister)
  • Oki Takato
  • Sagara Chian (doctor, politician)

Twinning

  • Brazil Limeira, since 1981
  • China People's Republic of Lianyungang, since 1998
  • United States Warren County ( New York), since 1988

Traffic

  • Street: Nagasaki highway
  • National Road 34,35,207,208,263,264,323,385,444

The Saga Airport is about 15 kilometers south of the city.

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Saga Prefecture Ogi ( Saga )
  • Karatsu
  • Taku
  • Kanzaki
  • Fukuoka
  • Itoshima
  • Ōkawa
  • Yanagawa
Cities of Japan Seogwipo Warren County (New York) Ogi (Saga) Karatsu, Saga Taku, Saga Kanzaki, Saga Itoshima (Fukuoka) Yanagawa, Fukuoka Imari, Saga Kashima (Saga) Takeo (Saga) Ureshino, Saga Nishimatsuura District, Saga Arita (Saga)
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