Saga (city)
Saga (佐賀市, Saga-shi) is the capital city of Saga Prefecture in Japan.[1]
Saga is in northwest Kyūshū.[2] Around 240,000 people live there.
History[change | change source]
Saga developed around Saga castle of the Nabeshima clan.[1]
The city was the capital of Saga domain in the Edo period, and it was the capital of Hizen Province.[3]
Every fall it holds the Saga International Balloon Fiesta.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Saga" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 804.
- ↑ Nussbaum, "Saga prefecture" at p. 804.
- ↑ Hildreth, Richard. (1907). Japan as it was and is, Vol. 2, p. 47.
Other websites[change | change source]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Saga, Saga.
- http://www.city.saga.lg.jp/en/ Archived 2015-03-22 at the Wayback Machine; (in Japanese)
- Saga International Balloon Fiesta Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine
