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Aug 14, 2020 Local News
Insect Named in Honor of Doctor Tetsu Nakamura
A group of researchers at Saga University named a newly found cecidomyiidae (insect) after Dr. Tetsu Nakamura.
Jul 30, 2020 Now Reports
GRANDAYS – Small-group Luxury Bus Day Trip Tours
We began the tour with a pre-departure coffee inside the elegant Grand Etude on the first floor of Nishitetsu Grand Hotel for the GRANDAYS bus trip to two pottery havens...
Jul 22, 2020 Local News
New Tourist Counter Opens In Saga City
A new multi-lingual tourist center for Saga Prefecture, Saga Mado, opened on June 20. Located in front of the JR Saga Station, the office provides tourist information, arranges for...
Jul 7, 2020 Event
Mifuneyama Rakuen Light Up “A Forest Where Gods Live”
TeamLab returns to Mifuneyama Rakuen for their colorful and interactive digital art installations, Visit 22 installations set up across the 500,000 square meter garden. The “Drawin...
Jul 6, 2020 Local News
First Lychee Picking Farm Near Fukuoka Opens
The first lychee picking farm in the northern Kyushu opened on July 2. Located in Kiyama Town of Saga Prefecture, the tourist farm attracted 400 visitors during a week-long pre-ope...
Jun 8, 2020 Local News
Couples to Receive ¥100,000 for Canceled Weddings
Saga Prefecture announced it would offer ¥100,000 to local couples whose wedding ceremonies were canceled or postponed due to the new coronavirus impact. The plans were announced o...
May 29, 2020 Local News
Saga Goes Bananas
The first harvest of ‘Kami Banana’ (God Bananas) in Miyaki Town, Saga, took place on May 27. The town has been working to develop a new specialty fruit, in collaboration with a Kag...
May 26, 2020 Local News
Saga Prefecture Encourages Sidewalk Dining
Saga Prefecture has launched an initiative to create a new dining-out style that minimizes the risks of spreading the new coronavirus. A social trial named ‘Saga Night Terrace Chal...
Apr 27, 2020 Local News
Half-man-Half-merman Ghost Omamori Aritayaki Ware Debuts
Items featuring 'Amabie,' a Japanese yokai ghost believed to ward off diseases, is being showcased as a safeguard for people from the new coronavirus. An Arita-yaki seller in Saga ...
Apr 22, 2020 Event
Arita Ceramics Web Market 2020
The annual "117th Arita Ceramics Fare" has been postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, however, in its place the "Arita Ceramics Web Market" will be held in ...