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Dec 13, 2022 Now Reports
Sake Brewery’s Villa Stay in Kashima, Saga
In Kyushu, new sake brewed with rice harvested in the fall (between September and October) starts appearing on store shelves around November. Although there is a strong impression ...
Dec 9, 2022 Local News
Genkai Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 to Resume Operations
Kyushu Electric Power Co. announced on December 7 that Genkai Nuclear Power Plant Unit 3 (Genkai-machi, Saga Prefecture), which has been shut down since late January due to...
Nov 14, 2022 Event
The 18th Autumn Arita Ceramics Festival
Arita Ceramics Festival is a different experience from the "Arita Pottery Market" held during Golden Week, as visitors can enjoy Arita in autumn at a leisurely pace, not only...
Nov 9, 2022 Event
Tour de Arita 2022
If you’re a fan of vintage cars, don’t miss Tour de Arita where vintage cars gather in full force! Don’t forget your camera for some great shots of the cars as they roll by checkpo...
Nov 2, 2022 Local News
Wild Boar Bites Elderly Woman in Karatsu
According to the police, at around 6:30 a.m. on November 1, a woman in her 70s was walking on a street in Ouchi-cho, Karatsu City, when a wild boar approached her from behind and s...
Oct 31, 2022 Event
2022 Saga International Balloon Fiesta
Saga’s balloon festival is the largest in Asia with 96 local and international hot air balloons of all colors, shapes and sizes taking to the sky. Check out animal-shaped and other...
Sep 16, 2022 Local News
JR Kyushu’s New Sightseeing Train the Futatsuboshi 4047 Ready to Roll
The Futatsuboshi 4047, which was unveiled on Sep. 15, will ride through Saga and Nagasaki, and make its debut on Sep. 23, the same day as the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen Kamome. The in...
Sep 2, 2022 Local News
Saga Prefecture First To Discontinue Covid-19 Daily Count Report System
Saga Prefecture became one of the first four municipalities in Japan to discontinue tracking the new coronavirus daily counts. As of August 31, medical institutions in Saga would n...
Aug 23, 2022 Local News
SUGOCA Expanded to Additional 19 Stations in Kyushu
JR Kyushu has decided to expand the area of use of the "SUGOCA" IC card, which can be used to pay fares. In response to requests from Saga and Nagasaki prefectures to expand the ar...
Jul 21, 2022 Event
VOLVO teamLab: A Forest Where Gods Live
teamLab returns to Mifuneyama Rakuen with their colorful and interactive digital art installations, this time featuring over 20 installations set in the 500,000 square meter garden...