Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Saga, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 32 m
Descend 33 m

Explore Saga in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Sight 1: 佐賀バルーンミュージアム

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The Saga Balloon Museum (Saga Balloon Museum) is the first permanent museum in Japan on the theme of hot air balloon in Matsubara, Saga City, Saga Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 佐賀バルーンミュージアム (JA), Website

334 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: Nabeshima Chokokan Museum

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The Chōkokan opened in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan, in 1927. Founded by Nabeshima Naomitsu , son of Nabeshima Naohiro of the Nabeshima clan, the last daimyō of Saga Domain in Hizen Province, the collection comprises historical materials and artworks relating to the Saga Domain and the Nabeshima family. The museum closed in 1945 but was reopened by the Nabeshima Hōkokai Foundation (鍋島報效会) in 1998. The museum building itself is a Registered Tangible Cultural Property dating from 1927. The collection includes the oldest extant Saibara score, a National Treasure.

Wikipedia: Chōkokan (EN)

925 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: 与賀神社

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Yoga Shrine (Yokajinja, Yoga Shrine) is a shrine located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. The former company name was a prefectural company.

Wikipedia: 與賀神社 (JA)

744 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Saga University Art Museum

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The Saga University Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of Saga University's Honjo Campus in Honjo, Honjo-cho, Saga City, Saga Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 佐賀大学美術館 (JA)

1655 meters / 20 minutes

Sight 5: 高伝寺

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Kōden-ji (高傳寺) is a Sōtō Zen temple in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It was the bodaiji or family temple of the Ryūzōji and Nabeshima clans, many of whom are buried in its grounds.

Wikipedia: Kōden-ji (EN), Website

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