Saga Prefecture
| Saga Prefecture | |||||||||
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| Capital | Saga | ||||||||
| Region | Kyūshū | ||||||||
| Island | Kyūshū | ||||||||
| Governor | Yasushi Furukawa | ||||||||
| Area (rank) | 2,439.58 km² (42nd) | ||||||||
| - % water | 1.7% | ||||||||
| Population (February 1, 2008) | |||||||||
| - Population | 858,603 (42nd) | ||||||||
| - Density | 352 /km² | ||||||||
| Districts | 6 | ||||||||
| Municipalities | 20 | ||||||||
| ISO 3166-2 | JP-41 | ||||||||
| Website | www.pref.saga.lg.jp/ at-contents/gaikoku/ english.html |
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| Prefectural Symbols | |||||||||
| - Flower | Camphor blossom (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||||||||
| - Tree | Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) | ||||||||
| - Bird | Black-billed magpie (Pica pica) | ||||||||
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 Symbol of Saga Prefecture |
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Saga Prefecture (佐賀県 Saga-ken?) is a prefecture of Japan on Kyūshū in Japan. The capital city is Saga.[1]
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[change] 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 Saga Domain (佐賀藩 Saga-han?).
[change] Timeline
- November 19, 1274 (Bun'ei 11, 20th day of the 10th month): Battle of Bun'ei[3]
- August 15, 1281 (Kōan 4, 30th day of the 7th month): Battle of Kōan[4]
- 1874 (Meiji 7): Saga Rebellion.[5]
- 1975 (Shōwa 50): Genkai Nuclear Power Plant begins operation[6]
- 2011 (Heisei 23):Kyūshū Shinkansen opens[7]
[change] 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.
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[change] Shrines and Temples
Kawakami jinja is the chief Shinto shrines (ichinomiya) in the prefecture. [8]
[change] The 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.
- Lord Naomasa Nabeshima was lord of the Nabeshima clan. He brought in European technology and culture.
- Sano Tsunetami started the Japanese Red Cross.
- Shima Yoshitake explored Hokkaidō.
- Soejima Taneomi was a Diet member, Foreign Minister, and Minister of Domestic Affairs. He was also a well-known writer and poet.
- Ōki Takatō was Minister of Civil Affairs, Education, and Legal Affairs. He was a Diet member.
- Eto Shimpei, also once a Minister of Legal Affairs He was a Diet member and started Japan's system of courts and judges.
- Ōkuma Shigenobu was Prime Minister of Japan. He also started Waseda University.
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[change] References
- ↑ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saga prefecture" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 804.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Provinces and prefectures" at p. 780.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Saga no Ran" at Japan Encyclopedia, p. 804.
- ↑ "Saga governor apologizes over remark on Genkai power plant," Mainichi Shimbun. 3 August 2011; retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ↑ Kyūshū Shinkansen, Information from JR Kyushu; retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ↑ "Nationwide List of Ichinomiya," p. 3; retrieved 2012-2-9.
[change] Other websites
- Saga Prefecture website (English), (Japanese)
- Saga City website (English), (Japanese)
- SagaJET website
Coordinates: 33°17′N 130°10′E / 33.283°N 130.167°E
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