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Ureshino Onsen Offers Generous Taxi Fee Subsidies
Ureshino City in Saga Prefecture has begun a generous taxi-fee subsidy program for domestic tourists, as of November 1. Over-night guests at participating Ureshino Onsen hot spring...
Saga Balloon Festival Plans Alternative Events
The organizing committee for the Saga International Balloon Fiesta announced alternative events for its 2020 festival. On Oct. 31 and Nov. 1, about thirty balloons will fly near Sa...
Saga Visitor from Tokyo on Go-To Promotion Tested Positive for COVID-19
On October 4, Saga Prefecture reported that a woman infected with the new coronavirus infection traveling from Tokyo using the national ‘Go-To’ discount program was in Saga Prefect...
Shinkansen Nagasaki-Takeo Route To Open Fall 2022
On September 24, JR Kyushu announced that shinkansen (bullet train) service between Takeo-onsen and Nagasaki would start in the fall of 2022. Development of the route has involved ...
COVID-19 Cluster Within Sagan Tosu Soccer Team
J. League first-division club Sagan Tosu organization announced that as many as nine infections within the organization have been detected, forcing the club to suspend games until ...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...