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Saga Prefecture – Wikipedia From the free encyclopedia Redirected from Saga-ken Jump to navigation search of Japan in Kyushu JapanSaga PrefectureJapanese transcription s Japanese R majiSaga-ken FlagSymbolCountryJapanRegionKyushuIslandKyushuCapitalSagaSubdivisionsDistricts Municipalities Government GovernorYoshinori YamaguchiArea Total km sq mi Area rank ndPopulation August Rank nd Density ISO codeJP- Websitewww pref saga lg jp web saga-english html SymbolsBirdBlack-billed magpie Pica pica FlowerCamphor blossom Cinnamomum camphora TreeCamphor tree The seal flag is a prefecture located on island Ky sh has population and geographic area borders Fukuoka northeast Nagasaki southwest capital largest city with other major cities including Karatsu Tosu Imari northwest covering an isthmus-like extending between Sea Ariake Prefecture’s western region known for production ceramics porcelain particularly towns Arita Contents History Feudal period Timeline Geography Geographical features Plains Mountains Rivers lakes Seas Peninsulas Islands Forests Caves Land use Climate Cities Towns Mergers Metropolitan areas Economy Demographics Education Universities Transportation Air Rail Road Culture Language Festivals Balloon Fiesta Kunchi Kashima Gatalympics Ton-Ten-Ton Festival Sports teams Tourism Notable people Seven Wise Men See also Notes References External links edit Historic Sites A reconstruction Yayoi building at Yoshinogari site Castle In ancient times composed by was called Hizen Province current name dates Meiji Restoration Rice farming culture prospered here since vestiges can be seen ruins Nabatake Shachi gate Y toku Inari Shrine International Nijinomatsubara Kamakura Muromachi it thought that over feudal clans existed Also exerting great influence during this time samurai clan operating along Genkai Matsurat Upon entering Sengoku Ry z ji expanded their control include all Chikugo Provinces part Higo Chikuzen After death daimy Takanobu Naoshige Nabeshima took political situation clan’s domain under Edo Domain Saga-han included three sub-domains Hasunoike Ogi Domains within were Karatsu-han two territories Tsushima-Fuch Tsushimafuch -han its continued ruled various illegitimate family lineages members former politically relatively stable However cost defending increasing difficult start financial worsened h famine Siebold Typhoon Nevertheless due large reclaimed land arable able increase significantly annual koku increased about twice years before Around middle th century Naomasa strove set right domain’s affairs reduce number government officials encourage local industry such as green tea coal thanks proximity international port new technologies introduced overseas reverberatory furnace models steam locomotives Boshin War many assisted era modernization mines Kishima Higashimatsuura districts among others progressed bolstered construction railroads Eto Shimpei Woodblock print Tokyo Nichinichi Shimbun BC end J mon Estimated date st Villages flourished what now losing Battle Baekgang Kii present-day Kiyama amassed defenses protect Dazaifu Fudoki created Bun’ei first invasion Mongol invasions K second Construction Nagoya Korea castle fell Control moved Uprising Establishment d kan Han school Heavy damage deaths estimated July Abolition han system All became prefectures November Hasuike Tsushima merged form one May renamed February Rebellion April Incorporation Mizuma Separation founded Railroad Line opens beginning section Opening railroad Takeo Haiki Nishi-Karatsu January National Railways During Great Showa Merger Taku are formed At point there villages With closing Nishiki mine closed Nuclear Power Plant begins operation closes Park public Airport Kawasoe As Heisei municipalities reorganized Shiroishi March Miyaki October continues Ureshino Kanzaki Higashiyoka Kubota merge Shinkansen Kyushu’s corner bordered Strait north south Saga’s mainland Asia made important gateway transmission trade throughout history Largely rural outside agricultural forested lands comprise total prefectural There six parks quasi-national park Northernmost Enuonohana Kakarajima N E xfeff Easternmost Iida-machi Southernmost urak Tara Westernmost se Madarashima Sefuri Mount ga m highest Tenzan Taradake Ihara Kinzan Raizan Hagane River Kase Matsuura Rokkaku Hokuzan Dam East China Isahaya Bay Peninsula Kitamatsuura Takashima Kashiwajima Ogawajima Matsushima Madarajima Kabeshima Mukushima Iroha Okinoshima Niji-no-Matsubara Nanatsugama Forest rough national average Forested country Arable Residential Other Roughly same designated Natural Parks namely Quasi-National Hachimandake Kawakami-Kinry Kurokamiyama Sefuri-Kitayama Prefectural mild climate temperate C F List Map showing municipal boundaries City Town decreased On village leaving no more Ten These each district Fujitsu District hoku machi Kamimine Nishimatsuura Main article mergers Karatsu-Higashimatsuura Kit Agriculture forestry coastal fisheries portion economy Regional specialties beef onions strawberries producer mochigome sticky rice greenhouse mandarin oranges According figures regional exports focused primarily towards North America Western Europe Newly Industrializing Economies South Taiwan Hong Kong Singapore Imports come principally ASEAN nations People’s Republic census recorded Of these aged age old foreigners exchange students living This reads like directory policy generally considers directories articles unencyclopedic potential spam Please help rewrite better conform Manual Style standards lists If cannot properly modified may considered deletion Learn how when remove template message University Nishikyushu Junior College Women’s Ryukoku Agricultural Major stations Station line stop Shin-Tosu JR Chikuhi Kagoshima Sasebo Railway Nishi-Ky Amagi Tollways Expressway Nishiky Nij -Hamatama ragi-Taku Mitsuse Tunnel highways Route famous top houses Imaemon Porcelain Genemon Fukagawa Saga-ben Saga-dialect own variation held every year just popular event attracts competitors world citation needed festival around visitors June involves playing variety sports mudflats not if weather raining days near Located fighting festivals crashing battle takes place huge portable shrines Ara-mikoshi Danjiri represents sound drums used Ekimae Real Estate Stadium Teams listed below based Football soccer Sagan Volleyball Hisamitsu Springs fine tourist destination remains attract numbers sightseers Another visit Japan’s biggest needs additional citations verification improve adding reliable sources Unsourced material challenged removed Comedian J-Pop singer Hanawa comically singing oddities Former TV personality Masashi Tashiro born World II fighter ace Sabur Sakai Actress J-pop Yasuko Matsuyuki her younger brother rock Yuna Katsuki Lazy Knack Red given seven men whom have significant contribution modernisation Their contributions began last Tokugawa Shogunate into Even today shines impressively Lord lord helped bring development through introducing 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