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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 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...
Jan 19, 2022 Local News
International Semiconductor Producer to Create Jobs in Saga
Tokyo-based international semiconductor producer, SUMCO, is developing a new production facility in its Imari factory involving an investment of ¥201.5 billion. The project would s...
Dec 9, 2021 Local News
Two Saunas In Kyushu Rank In Top Ten
Two sauna facilities in Kyushu made the top 10 sauna rankings in Japan. The ranking, Saunachelin, selects innovative facilities that add new values to saunas. Hideaway Sunsetcamp i...
Dec 7, 2021 Local News
Pottery Passport for Seven Regions in Saga and Nagasaki
A sightseeing passport for the Hizen Pottery Area, and a combination of seven districts in the prefectures of Saga and Nagasaki, brings fun to winter pottery tourism. The ¥500 book...
Nov 19, 2021 Local News
Ureshino Onsen Opens 10,000 Volume Bookstore
An Ureshino Onsen hotel opened a stylish bookstore with 10,000 books on display. Wataya Besso, which opened seventy-one years ago, named the shop Books & Tea Sanpuku. Books on...
Nov 9, 2021 Local News
Man in Saga Loses 6.5 million Yen In Cryptocurrency Scam
A male resident of Saga City lost the equivalent of ¥6.5 million in a case of cryptocurrency fraud. A woman he met through a matching app advised him to invest ¥100,000 and then e...
Nov 2, 2021 Local News
Saga Announces Plans for Third Injections For Medical Workers
Takeo City in Saga Prefecture announced plans for third injections of the COVID-19 vaccine. During a press conference on Oct. 28, the mayor explained a schedule to give the third d...
Oct 22, 2021 Local News
Marriott Group Hotel to Open Near Ureshino Onsen Station
Marriott International’s Fairfield Hotel will be developed near JR Ureshino-onsen Station in Saga Prefecture. The hotel will open in the same building as the new roadside station (...