Saga Prefecture (佐賀県; Saga-ken)

Symbol of Saga Prefecture
Capital	Saga (city)
Region	Kyushu
Island	Kyushu
Governor	Yasushi Furukawa
Area	2,439.23 km² (42nd)
- % water	1.7%
Population (October 1, 2000)
- Population	876,654 (42nd)
- Density	359 /km²
Districts	8
Municipalities	40
ISO 3166-2	JP-41
Web site	www.pref.saga.lg.jp/ at-contents/gaikoku/ english.html (http://ww.pref.saga.lg.jp/at-contents/gaikoku/english.html)
Prefectural Symbols
- Flower	Camphor blossom (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Tree	Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora)
- Bird	Black-billed magpie (Pica pica)

Saga Prefecture (佐賀県; Saga-ken) is located on Kyushu island, Japan. The capital is the city of Saga.

Contents

1 History 2 Geography 2.1 Cities 2.2 Districts 3 Economy 4 Demographics 5 Culture 6 Tourism 7 Prefectural symbols 8 Miscellaneous topics 9 External links

History

Geography

Cities

• Imari
• Karatsu
• Kashima
• Saga (capital)
• Takeo
• Taku
• Tosu

Districts

Fujitsu Shiota Tara Ureshino Higashimatsuura Genkai Nanayama Kanzaki Chiyoda Higashisefuri Kanzaki Mitagawa Mitsuse Sefuri Kishima Kitagata Kohoku Omachi Shiroishi Yamauchi

Miyaki Kamimine Kitashigeyasu Kiyama Mine Nakabaru Nishimatsuura Arita Nishiarita Ogi Ashikari Mikatsuki Ogi Ushizu Saga Fuji Higashiyoka Kawasoe Kubota Morodomi Yamato

Economy

Demographics

Culture

Tourism

Karatsu, with its fine castle, is a popular tourist destination in Saga.

The remains of a Yayoi village in Yoshinogari also attract large numbers of sightseers.

Prefectural symbols

Miscellaneous topics

Comedian and J-Pop singer Hanawa became famous for comically singing about Saga Perfecture and its oddities.

External links

• Official Saga Prefecture homepage (http://ww.pref.saga.lg.jp/at-contents/gaikoku/english.html)

Saga Prefecture
Cities
Imari | Karatsu | Kashima | Saga (capital) | Takeo | Taku | Tosu
Districts
Fujitsu | Higashimatsuura | Kanzaki | Kishima | Miyaki | Nishimatsuura | Ogi | Saga

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