This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Saga.[1]
As of 1 August 2019, twenty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); Kii Castle spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.[2] [3] [4]
| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| fortified Yayoi-period settlement, the subject of extensive excavation from 1986; 2500 burials with ICP grave goods have been uncovered; the site has been reconstructed on the basis of hypotheses drawn from the postholes; now a National Government Park[5] [6] | 33.3254°N 130.3844°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2732 | ||||
| 33.5304°N 129.8681°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2711 | |||||
| 33.4435°N 130.5125°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3085 | |||||
| Otsuboyama Kōgoishi Otsuboyama kōgoishi | earthworks stretching 1,866 m, with stone pillar bases and sluice gates; there is a theory that construction was related to defeat at the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663[10] | 33.1781°N 130.0565°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2722 | ||||
| Yasunagata Site Yasunagata iseki | Yayoi-period ; bronze-casting site, discovered in 1974 and extending over an area of 4,400 m2, with five moulds for dōtaku (bells) and five for hoko (spears); traces of bronze found on the valley floor suggest this may have been the site of the smelting works[11] | 33.3986°N 130.5146°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2728 | ||||
| Yokotashimo Kofun Yokotashimo kofun | kofun or burial mound with red walls and three stone sarcophagi in which were found, in 1923, bronze mirrors and cylinders, magatama (comma-shaped beads), iron arrowheads, armour, and Haji ware[12] [13] | 33.4345°N 130.0336°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2718 | ||||
| Kakiemon Kiln Site Kakiemon kama ato | double climbing kiln: A, with 12 firing chambers, a length of 42 metres, and an average incline of 11.5°; and B, with 21 chambers, a length of 83 metres, and an average gradient of 13°; saggars and kiln tools have also been recovered[14] | 33.1809°N 129.8687°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2731 | ||||
| Nabatake Site Nabatake iseki | acclaimed as Japan's first paddy; important for the understanding of the adoption of wet-rice technology, introduced from the continent; focus of the Matsurokan exhibition hall | 33.4486°N 129.9579°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2729 | ||||
| Mietsu Naval Dock Site Mietsu kaigunsho ato | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the [15] | 33.2077°N 130.3401°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003786 | ||||
| Anegawa Castle ruins Anegawa-jō ato | strategic site under Ryūzōji Takanobu but declined in importance after the unification of Kyūshū by Toyotomi Hideyoshi; the site extends 600 metres E-W and 800 N-S, with related mansions, temples and shrines, and a complex network of moats[16] | 33.2931°N 130.3484°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003663 | ||||
| Katsunoo Castle Tsukushi Clan Sites Katsuno-jō Tsukushi-shi iseki | fortified at the end of the fifteenth century; attacked by the Shimazu clan in 1586 and later abandoned; excavations from 1995 have revealed an extensive site with moats, earthworks, mansions for retainers, temples and shrines[17] | 33.4021°N 130.4652°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003477 | ||||
| Nishikuma Kofun Nishikuma kofun | C5 decorated kofun housing a large sarcophagus, with red pigmentation and incised decoration of triangles and circles[18] | 33.3274°N 130.2935°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2725 | ||||
| Taku Seibyō Taku Seibyō | a Neo-Confucian school was established by in 1699; the ICP temple dates to 1708; major repairs at the end of the Shōwa period were completed in 1990[19] [20] | 33.2597°N 130.0976°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2704 | ||||
| Obukumayama Kōgoishi Obukumayama kōgoishi | C7 fortifications discovered in 1941, that extend for 2.4 km and include a gate | 33.3336°N 130.3345°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2717 | ||||
| Ōkuma Shigenobu Former Residence Ōkuma Shigenobu kyū-taku | birthplace in 1838 of the Meiji statesman and future prime minister; dismantled for repairs in 1968 and open to the public alongside the | 33.2481°N 130.3085°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2725 | ||||
| Ōkawachi Nabeshima Kiln Site Ōkawachi Nabeshima kama ato | the ceramic craft technique of Nabeshima iro (overglaze) is an Important Intangible Cultural Property[21] [22] | 33.2324°N 129.8935°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/3383 | ||||
| Taniguchi Kofun Taniguchi kofun | seventy-seven metre, keyhole-shaped kofun with two stone chambers, boat-shaped sarcophagi, and grave goods that include mirrors, stone combs, items made of iron, and haji ware, dated to the end of the fourth century | 33.4527°N 130.0546°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2716 | ||||
| Chōshizuka Kofun Chōshizuka kofun | large early kofun, 98 metres long and dating to the second half of the fourth century | 33.3178°N 130.2995°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2726 | ||||
| Tashiroōta Kofun Tashiroōta kofun | triple-chambered, 42 metre decorated kofun with red ochre, carbon black and green earth paintings of triangles, concentric circles, boats, humans with outstretched arms, and figures on horseback, concentrated on the rear wall of the burial chamber[23] [24] | 33.395°N 130.5153°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2712 | ||||
| Habu Site Habu iseki | Yayoi settlement discovered in 1971 during works to remedy environmental damage caused by mining; evidence uncovered of houses (some now reconstructed), storage pits, and wells, along with the first mould for a yari ganna (spear-plane), tools of stone and wood, and ceramics | 33.2759°N 130.2005°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2724 | ||||
| Karatsu Matsuura Site Karatsu Matsuura funbo-gun | designation includes the (Jōmon-period cemetery discovered in 1951 and excavated in 1952/3; six dolmens, twenty-six jar burials, and one kofun identified),,, and | 33.4103°N 130.0216°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2723 | ||||
| Higashimyō Site Higashimyō iseki | Jōmon period settlement and shell midden site | 33.2634°N 130.3008°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/00003955 | ||||
| Hizen Provincial Headquarters ruins Bizen koku-chō ato | 33.3169°N 130.2738°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2730 | |||||
| Hizen Porcelain Kiln Sites Bizen-jiki kama ato | designation includes the,,,,, and the site of the | 33.1943°N 129.9099°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2727 | ||||
| Hizen Pottery Kiln Sites Bizen-tōki kama ato | active from the late C16/early C17 | 33.2356°N 129.9852°W | https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/401/2715 | ||||
As of 1 August 2019, forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.[4] [25]
As of 1 May 2018, a further eighty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance.[26]