List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)

This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Saga.

National Historic Sites As of 1 August 2019, twenty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); Kii Castle spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.*Yoshinogari SiteYoshinogari iseki Kanzaki, Yoshinogari fortified Yayoi-period settlement, the subject of extensive excavation from 1986; 2500 burials with ICP grave goods have been uncovered; the site has been reconstructed on the basis of hypotheses drawn from the postholes; now a National Government Park 1 *Nagoya Castle ruinsNagoya-jō ato narabainijin ato Karatsu, Genkai begun in 1591 and completed five months later; extends over 17 ha; stone walls, earthworks, moats, gates and other buildings have been identified; served as the base for Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598; focus of the Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum 2 *Kii Castle ruinsKii-jō ato Kiyama its construction in 665 under Baekje guidance, as the castle of , is chronicled in Nihon Shoki; formed part of a network of defences dating to the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663 to protect Dazaifu against the threat of invasion from the Korean peninsula by Silla-Tang forces; the designation includes an area of Chikushino in Fukuoka Prefecture 2 Otsuboyama KōgoishiOtsuboyama kōgoishi Takeo earthworks stretching 1,866 m, with stone pillar bases and sluice gates; there is a theory that construction was related to defeat at the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663 1 Yasunagata SiteYasunagata iseki Tosu Yayoi-period ; bronze-casting site, discovered in 1974 and extending over an area of 4,400 m2, with five moulds for dōtaku (bells) and five for hoko (spears); traces of bronze found on the valley floor suggest this may have been the site of the smelting works 1 Yokotashimo KofunYokotashimo kofun Karatsu kofun or burial mound with red walls and three stone sarcophagi in which were found, in 1923, bronze mirrors and cylinders, magatama (comma-shaped beads), iron arrowheads, armour, and Haji ware 1 Kakiemon Kiln SiteKakiemon kama ato Arita double climbing kiln: A, with 12 firing chambers, a length of 42 metres, and an average incline of 11.5°; and B, with 21 chambers, a length of 83 metres, and an average gradient of 13°; saggars and kiln tools have also been recovered 6 Nabatake SiteNabatake iseki Karatsu acclaimed as Japan's first paddy; important for the understanding of the adoption of wet-rice technology, introduced from the continent; focus of the Matsurokan exhibition hall 1 Mietsu Naval Dock SiteMietsu kaigunsho ato Saga inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining 2 Anegawa Castle ruinsAnegawa-jō ato Kanzaki strategic site under Ryūzōji Takanobu but declined in importance after the unification of Kyūshū by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the site extends 600 metres E-W and 800 N-S, with related mansions, temples and shrines, and a complex network of moats 2 Katsunoo Castle Tsukushi Clan SitesKatsuno-jō Tsukushi-shi iseki Tosu fortified at the end of the fifteenth century; attacked by the Shimazu clan in 1586 and later abandoned; excavations from 1995 have revealed an extensive site with moats, earthworks, mansions for retainers, temples and shrines 2 Nishikuma KofunNishikuma kofun Saga C5 decorated kofun housing a large sarcophagus, with red pigmentation and incised decoration of triangles and circles 1 Taku SeibyōTaku Seibyō Taku a Neo-Confucian school was established by in 1699; the ICP temple dates to 1708; major repairs at the end of the Shōwa period were completed in 1990 4 Obukumayama KōgoishiObukumayama kōgoishi Saga C7 fortifications discovered in 1941, that extend for 2.4 km and include a gate 1 Ōkuma Shigenobu Former ResidenceŌkuma Shigenobu kyū-taku Saga birthplace in 1838 of the Meiji statesman and future prime minister; dismantled for repairs in 1968 and open to the public alongside the 8 Ōkawachi Nabeshima Kiln SiteŌkawachi Nabeshima kama ato Imari the ceramic craft technique of Nabeshima iro (overglaze) is an Important Intangible Cultural Property 6 Taniguchi KofunTaniguchi kofun Karatsu seventy-seven metre, keyhole-shaped kofun with two stone chambers, boat-shaped sarcophagi, and grave goods that include mirrors, stone combs, items made of iron, and haji ware, dated to the end of the fourth century 1 Chōshizuka KofunChōshizuka kofun Saga large early kofun, 98 metres long and dating to the second half of the fourth century 1 Tashiroōta KofunTashiroōta kofun Tosu triple-chambered, 42 metre decorated kofun with red ochre, carbon black and green earth paintings of triangles, concentric circles, boats, humans with outstretched arms, and figures on horseback, concentrated on the rear wall of the burial chamber 1 Habu SiteHabu iseki Ogi Yayoi settlement discovered in 1971 during works to remedy environmental damage caused by mining; evidence uncovered of houses (some now reconstructed), storage pits, and wells, along with the first mould for a yari ganna (spear-plane), tools of stone and wood, and ceramics 1 Karatsu Matsuura Tomb SitesKaratsu Matsuura funbo-gun Karatsu designation includes the (Jōmon-period cemetery discovered in 1951 and excavated in 1952/3; six dolmens, twenty-six jar burials, and one kofun identified), , , and 1 Higashimyō SiteHigashimyō iseki Saga Jōmon period settlement and shell midden site 1 Hizen Provincial Headquarters ruinsBizen koku-chō ato Saga ruins of the Nara- and early Heian-period administrative centre of Hizen Province, extending 105 metres N-S and 77 metres E-W, with similarities to Dazaifu 2 Hizen Porcelain Kiln SitesBizen-jiki kama ato Arita, Takeo, Ureshino designation includes the , , , , , and the site of the 6 Hizen Pottery Kiln SitesBizen-tōki kama ato Takeo, Karatsu, Taku active from the late C16/early C17 6

Prefectural Historic Sites As of 1 August 2019, forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.

Site Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref.FunazukaFunazuka Saga IsezukaIsezuka Kanzaki Udono Stone BuddhasUdono sekibutsu-gun Karatsu Daiganji Haiji SiteDaiganji Haiji ato Saga Teraura Haiji Pagoda Site and Foundation StonesTeraura Haiji tō ato narabini soseki Ogi Sekigyōmaru KofunSekigyōmaru kofun Saga ShimadazukaShimadazuka Karatsu Itō Genboku Former ResidenceItō Genboku kyūtaku Kanzaki Himekata SiteHimekata iseki (Mezuka, hōkeishū-kōbo, retsujō resseki dokōbo) Miyaki three burials are preserved, one with a stone circle TsurugizukaTsurugizuka Tosu KoshindōzukaKoshindōzuka Tosu Kojima KofunKojima kofun Imari HimezukaHimezuka Ogi Ryūōzaki Kofun ClusterRyūōzaki kofun-gun Shiroishi OnizukaOnizuka Kashima Hoshirō Kiln SiteHoshirō kama ato Taku Shiomi KofunShiomi kofun Takeo Yanoura KofunYanoura kofun Takeo Tsutsue Kiln SiteTsutsue kama ato Takeo Futatsukayama-Gohondani SiteFutatsukayama-Gohondani iseki Kamimine Shirohebiyamaiwa SiteShirohebiyamaiwa iseki Imari Funaishi SiteFunaishi iseki Kamimine Kodaru No.2 Kiln SiteKodaru nigō kama ato Arita Kayanotani No.1 Kiln SiteKayanotani ichigō kama ato Imari Akasaka KofunAkasaka kofun Tosu Himekata Keyhole MoundHimekata zenpōkōen-fun Miyaki Tamashima KofunTamashima kofun Takeo Tsutsumi EarthworksTsutsumi dorui ato Kamimine Shishiga Castle SiteShishiga-jō ato Karatsu Chasenzuka KofunChasenzuka kofun Ogi Takayanagi ŌtsukaTakayanagi ōtsuka Miyaki Gongenyama Keyhole Mound and No.2 MoundGongenyama zenpōkōen-fun oyobi nigō-fun (en-fun) Ogi Maruyama KofunMaruyama kofun Ogi Taijako KofunTaijako kofun (ichigō-fun) Takeo Tsumayama Kofun Cluster No.4 MoundTsumayama kofun-gun yongō-fun Shiroishi decorated kofun Yoshinogari SiteYoshinogari iseki Kanzaki area surrounding the Special Historic Site Kishitake Castle SiteKishitake-jō ato Karatsu Kogumayama KofunKogumayama kofun Saga Sayantani KofunSayantani kofun Shiroishi Takashi Jinja SiteTakashi Jinja iseki Kanzaki ChirikudoiChirikudoi Miyaki Saga Castle SiteSaga-jō ato Saga Hisagozuka KofunHisagozuka kofun Karatsu Kishidake Old Kiln SiteKishidake koyō ato (Michinaya kama ato) Karatsu Nita Haniwa Kiln SiteNita haniwa kama ato Karatsu Kurisōzui KofunKurisōzui kofun Karatsu

Municipal Historic Sites As of 1 May 2018, a further eighty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.

List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)

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