{"id":178501,"date":"2026-07-02T10:27:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=178501&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2026-07-02T10:27:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:27:54","slug":"saga-gets-its-own-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/saga-gets-its-own-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Saga Gets Its Own Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Travel publisher Chikyu no Arukikata announced on July 1 that it will release a dedicated Saga Prefecture edition in spring 2027, the first prefecture-wide volume for Kyushu. The 436-page guidebook will cover all 20 municipalities and become the 39th title in the company\u2019s domestic series. Editors said it will showcase Saga\u2019s history, culture, cuisine, industry, and lesser-known attractions, aiming to serve as both a travel guide and a local reference. The cover illustration will be selected with input from Saga residents and people connected to the prefecture. The publisher also plans collaborations with local businesses, including products featuring the guidebook\u2019s cover artwork. <strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOJC306YH0Q6A630C2000000\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nikkei<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/news.ntv.co.jp\/n\/fbs\/category\/culture\/fsbf45c52f5cbf483098817d7c4a9a1fcc\" target=\"_blank\">FBS News<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_chikyu-no-arukikata-saga_announced_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1448%2C806&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1448\" height=\"806\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-178502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_chikyu-no-arukikata-saga_announced_2026_cl.jpg?w=1448&amp;ssl=1 1448w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_chikyu-no-arukikata-saga_announced_2026_cl.jpg?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_chikyu-no-arukikata-saga_announced_2026_cl.jpg?resize=1024%2C570&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fnn_chikyu-no-arukikata-saga_announced_2026_cl.jpg?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto: FBS News<\/p>\n<p>Get Fukuoka and Kyushu\u2019s top stories delivered to your inbox. The Now is Fukuoka Now\u2019s free biweekly newsletter featuring local news, events, culture, business, and community updates in English. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/mailmagazine\/\">Subscribe to The Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Summaries based on public content, errors may occur during translation. Images credited independently. Send feedback using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/contact\/\">this <strong>form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel publisher Chikyu no Arukikata announced on July 1 that it will release a dedicated Saga Prefecture edition in spring 2027, the first prefecture-wide volume for Kyushu&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30292,"featured_media":178502,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-178501","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-saga-prefecture","news-category-travel-tourism","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/178501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178502"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}