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Mar 25, 2022 Local News
Historical Golden Tea Room Recreated Inside Karatsu Museum
The Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum in Saga Prefecture has recreated the historical golden tea room that served then-Emperor and other international guests during the Azuchi-...
Mar 18, 2022 Local News
First Yoshinogari Excavation in 10 Years
The first excavation project in ten years will begin inside the Yoshinogari site in Saga Prefecture. While the site already revealed many clues from the Yayoi era in the past, the ...
Mar 14, 2022 Local News
The Arita Ceramic Festival To Resume
During the Golden Week holidays, the annual porcelain event, which attracts upwards of 1.2 million visitors each year, was canceled the last two years due to the ongoing pandemic. ...
Mar 10, 2022 Local News
Radioactive Iodine Leakage Reported At Genkai Nuclear Plant
Kyushu Electric Power (Kyuden) announced a leakage of radioactive iodine at its Genkai nuclear plant No. 3 reactor. The company first detected a higher iodine level in the plant’s ...
Mar 9, 2022 Local News
Saga University Study Links Stink Bugs Bits To Low Crop Yield
A Saga-University study about transgenerational changes in bean-bug-infested soy plants was published in an American Science magazine. The Plos One magazine introduced the discover...
Mar 9, 2022 Local News
One of Japan’s Largest Sauna’s To Open in Saga City
One of Japan’s largest sauna facilities will open in Saga City in late April. Saga no Yudokoro Komorebi offers bathing in 100% natural hot spring water inside a 2,100-square-meter ...
Feb 21, 2022 Local News
Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen To Debut on Sep 23
The first train run of the ‘Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen,’ known as Kamome shinkansen, will be on September 23, 2022. JR Kyushu is finalizing the schedule as the surrounding areas would...
Feb 15, 2022 Event
Saga Joka Hina Matsuri
In the town of Saga, several venues are showing off hina dolls that date all the way back to the Meiji Period. View dolls wearing costumes made from Saga nishiki...
Feb 15, 2022 Event
Arita Hina no Yakimono Festival
In the ceramic town of Arita, the Hina Doll Festival, Arita-yaki dolls with lustrous skin and delicate paintings decorate the town. At Arita Sera, The world's largest porcelain...
Feb 8, 2022 Local News
Poor Seaweed Harvests Continue in Saga
Growing plankton issues severely hit seaweed producers again this winter. Some seaweed farms in the southwestern area of Saga Prefecture have already put away their nets, even thou...