⚠Emergency
Home› Saga›Places to see
Yutoku Inari

Places to see in Saga

Start with the first one and work down.

Where to startWhat there is to see in Saga

They are in the order most people enjoy them.

Yutoku Inari

Yutoku Inari

Vermilion halls stacked up a hillside on wooden pillars, with a path of gates behind.

Half a day
MAP
Arita porcelain

Arita porcelain

Kilns and shops in the town where Japanese porcelain began. Buy it where it is made.

Half a day
MAP
Karatsu Castle

Karatsu Castle

A castle on a spit of land with the sea on both sides and a pine grove along the shore.

2 hours
MAP
Ureshino Onsen

Ureshino Onsen

Hot springs in a tea-growing valley. The water is unusually soft and slightly slippery.

Stay a night
MAP
More places in Saga › Things to do and experiences ›

When to comeThe same places, four different days

MonthsWhat it is like
March – MayTea fields turn bright green in May. Cherry blossom at Karatsu Castle in early April.
June – AugustWet in June. Balloons fill the sky over Saga city at the end of the season in some years.
September – NovemberThe best time for the kilns and the pottery markets, and for the shrine.
December – FebruaryQuiet and cold. Hot springs and porcelain, which is a good enough day.

Where to go next

Places to see› Food & restaurants› Where to stay & onsen› Getting around› With children / with parents› Back to Saga› Fukuoka› Nagasaki› Kumamoto›
Photo: Yutoku Inari by JNN360 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Yutoku Inari by Underbar dk (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arita porcelain by Unknown authorUnknown author (CC0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Karatsu Castle by Marie-Sophie Mejan (CC BY 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ureshino Onsen by Totti (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits and licences
⚲Map ✉Call ⚠Emergency