Saga (city)

Saga (佐賀市, Saga-shi) is the capital city of Saga Prefecture in Japan.[1]

Saga Castle

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Seal

Saga is in northwest Kyūshū.[2] Around 240,000 people live there.

History

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

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

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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

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