"Saga, Japan" redirects here. For the city, see Saga (city).
Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan
Saga Prefecture
佐賀県
Prefecture
Japanese transcription(s)
• Japanese
佐賀県
• Rōmaji
Saga-ken
Nijinomatsubara pine forest and a corner of Karatsu city, Saga
Flag
Seal
Emblem
Anthem: Saga kenmin no uta
Country
Japan
Region
Kyushu
Island
Kyushu
Capital
Saga
Subdivisions
Districts: 6, Municipalities: 20
Government
• Governor
Yoshinori Yamaguchi
Area
• Total
2,440.68 km2 (942.35 sq mi)
• Rank
42nd
Population
(August 1, 2020)
• Total
809,248
• Rank
42nd
• Density
330/km2 (860/sq mi)
GDP
[1]
• Total
JP¥ 3,220 billion US$ 29.5 billion (2019)
ISO 3166 code
JP-41
Website
Saga Prefecture-japanese-english translate
Symbols of Japan
Bird
Black-billed magpie (Pica pica)
Flower
Camphor blossom (Cinnamomum camphora)
Tree
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
Saga Prefecture (佐賀県, Saga-ken) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu.[2] Saga Prefecture has a population of 809,248 (1 August 2020) and has a geographic area of 2,440 km2 (942 sq mi). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest.
Saga is the capital and largest city of Saga Prefecture, with other major cities including Karatsu, Tosu, and Imari.[3] Saga Prefecture is located in the northwest of Kyūshū covering an isthmus-like area extending between the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea.[3] Saga Prefecture's western region is known for the production of ceramics and porcelain, particularly in the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita.
^"2020年度国民経済計算（2015年基準・2008SNA） : 経済社会総合研究所 - 内閣府". 内閣府ホームページ (in Japanese). Retrieved May 18, 2023.
^Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Fukuoka-ken" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 218, p. 218, at Google Books.
^ abNussbaum & Roth (2005), "Saga prefecture", p. 804.
sq mi). Nagasaki Prefecture borders SagaPrefecture to the northeast. Nagasaki is the capital and largest city of Nagasaki Prefecture, with other major...
(1,925 sq mi). Fukuoka Prefecture borders SagaPrefecture to the southwest, Kumamoto Prefecture to the south, and Ōita Prefecture to the southeast. Fukuoka...
as zombies by a man named Kotaro Tatsumi, who seeks to revitalize SagaPrefecture by putting together an all-zombie idol group that would become known...
encompassed within SagaPrefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture, with the domain office situated in Saga Castle, which is now known as Saga City. Initially,...
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parts of Japan, but the tale of the Nabeshima Bakeneko Disturbance in SagaPrefecture is especially famous. The reason that cats are seen as yōkai in Japanese...
in the world. Yufuin, Ōita Prefecture Tara, Saga Tokigawa Onsen and one other hot spring (Iiyama Onsen in Kanagawa Prefecture) are tied for first place...
Sagan Tosu) is a Japanese professional football club based in Tosu, SagaPrefecture. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football...
The Saga Ballooners (Japanese: 佐賀バルーナーズ) is a professional basketball team that competes in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Aljosa Bjekovic...
9 mi) between Ōmachi to Takahashi. SagaPrefecture, through which the line was planned to pass with a stop at Saga Station, has refused to allow the construction...
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Saga Airport (佐賀空港, Saga-kūkō) (IATA: HSG, ICAO: RJFS) is an airport in the Kawasoe area of Saga, SagaPrefecture, Japan. It also uses the unofficial...
Japanese serial killer, responsible for the murders of seven women in SagaPrefecture from 1975 and 1989. The nickname comes from the fact that six of the...
Mitsushige (July 10, 1632 – July 2, 1700), the third ruler of what is now SagaPrefecture in Japan. Tashiro Tsuramoto [ja] compiled these commentaries from his...
SagaPrefectural Museum (佐賀県立博物館, Saga Kenritsu Hakubutsukan) opened in 1970 on the sannomaru site of Saga Castle in the city of Saga, Japan, in 1970...
enemy of Shima Yoshitake, the former governor of Akita Prefecture, who was traveling to Saga at the request of Sanjō Sanetomi. Iwamura so outraged Shima...
Kitanagoya, Aichi Prefecture; Kashima, SagaPrefecture; Beppu, Ōita Prefecture; and the "town tree" of Yoshitomi, Fukuoka Prefecture. The genus name Osmanthus...
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