Saga Prefecture

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佐賀県
Japanese transcription(s)
 • RomajiSaga-ken
Flag of Saga
Official seal of Saga
Location of Saga in Japan
Location of Saga in Japan
Coordinates: 33°17′N 130°10′E / 33.283°N 130.167°E / 33.283; 130.167Coordinates: 33°17′N 130°10′E / 33.283°N 130.167°E / 33.283; 130.167
Country Japan
RegionKyūshū
IslandKyūshū
CapitalSaga
Government
 • GovernorYoshinori Yamaguchi
Area
 • Total2,439.58 km2 (941.93 sq mi)
 • Rank42nd
Population
 (February 1, 2008)
 • Total858,603
 • Rank42nd
 • Density351.9471/km2 (911.5387/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeJP-41
Prefectural flowerCamphor blossom (Cinnamomum camphora)
Prefectural treeCamphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Prefectural birdBlack-billed magpie (Pica pica)
Number of districts6
Number of municipalities20
Websitewww.pref.saga.lg.jp/
at-contents/gaikoku/
english.html

History

The area of Nagasaki Prefecture and Saga Prefecture was formerly called Hizen Province.[2] The current name dates from the Meiji Restoration.

In the Edo period this area was called the Lua error in Module:Unicode_data at line 293: attempt to index local 'data_module' (a boolean value)..

Seven Wise Men of Saga

"The Seven Wise Men of Saga" is the name for seven men from Saga. Each of them was important to the development of modern of Japan. They began changing the country around the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. They continued modernizing Japan during the Meiji Restoration.

Timeline

Geography

Saga is the smallest prefecture on Kyūshū. It is bordered by the Genkai Sea and the Tsushima Strait to the north and the Ariake Sea to the south. Nagasaki Prefecture is on its western border. Fukuoka Prefecture and Kumamoto Prefecture are east of Saga.

Cities

Towns

Tara
Genkai
Yoshinogari
Kōhoku
Ōmachi
Shiroishi
Kamimine
Kiyama
Miyaki
Arita

National Parks

National Parks are established in about 11% of the total land area of the prefecture.[8]

Shrines and Temples

Yodohime jinja and Chiriku Hachiman-gū are the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture.[9]

Saga Prefecture Media

Related pages

References

  1. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saga prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 804; Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Saga Prefecture, Regional Information; retrieved 2012-4-6.
  2. Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
  3. Davis, Paul K. (2001). 100 decisive battles: from ancient times to the present, pp. 145-147; the noun "Bun'ei" means the Japanese era name (nengō) for a time period started in February 1264 and ended in April 1275
  4. Davis, p. 147; the noun "Kōan" means the Japanese era name for a time period which started in February 1278 and ended in April 1288.
  5. Nussbaum, "Saga no Ran" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 804.
  6. "Saga governor apologizes over remark on Genkai power plant," Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine Mainichi Shimbun. 3 August 2011; retrieved 2011-11-19.
  7. Kyūshū Shinkansen, Information from JR Kyushu Archived 2011-11-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2011-11-19.
  8. Japan Ministry of the Environment, "General overview of area figures for Natural Parks by prefecture"; retrieved 2012-3-13.
  9. Picken, Stuart. (2004). Sourcebook in Shinto: Selected Documents, p. 377; "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3 Archived 2013-05-17 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-8-23.

Other websites

  Media related to Saga prefecture at Wikimedia Commons