List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)
National Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2014, twenty-four sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); Kii Castle spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.

List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)

Section Title: National Historic Sites
Table Section Text: As of 1 August 2014, twenty-four sites have been designated as being of national significance (including three *Special Historic Sites); Kii Castle spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.

Site	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Type	Ref.

*Yoshinogari Site 吉野ヶ里遺跡 Yoshinogari iseki	Kanzaki, Yoshinogari	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	-	33°19′31″N 130°23′04″E / 33.32541401°N 130.38439419°E	1	[1]

*Nagoya Castle Site 名護屋城跡並陣跡 Nagoya-jō ato narabainijin ato	Karatsu, Genkai	begun in 1591 and completed five months later; extends over 17 ha; stone walls, earthworks, moats, gates and other buildings have been identified; served as the base for Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea between 1592 and 1598; focus of the Saga Prefectural Nagoya Castle Museum	-	33°31′49″N 129°52′05″E / 33.53035107°N 129.86811091°E	2	[2]

*Kii Castle Site 基肄(椽)城跡 Kii-jō ato	Kiyama	its construction in 665 under Baekje guidance, as the castle of Woyogi (椽), is chronicled in Nihon Shoki; formed part of a network of defences dating to the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Hakusukinoe in 663 to protect Dazaifu against the threat of invasion from the Korean peninsula by Silla-Tang forces; the designation includes an area of Chikushino in Fukuoka Prefecture	基山 山頂.JPG	33°26′36″N 130°30′45″E / 33.44347145°N 130.51252934°E	2	[3]

Otsuboyama Kōgoishi おつぼ山神籠石 Otsuboyama kōgoishi	Takeo	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	33°10′41″N 130°03′23″E / 33.17811724°N 130.05648151°E	1	[4]

Yasunagata Site 安永田遺跡 Yasunagata iseki	Tosu	Yayoi-period "high-tech factory" (ハイテク工場); 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	33°23′55″N 130°30′52″E / 33.39864472°N 130.51458072°E	1	[5]

Yokotashimo Kofun 横田下古墳 Yokotashimo kofun	Karatsu	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	33°26′04″N 130°02′01″E / 33.43447582°N 130.03355397°E	1	[6]

Kakiemon Kiln Site 柿右衛門窯跡 Kakiemon kama ato	Arita	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	-	33°10′51″N 129°52′07″E / 33.18093825°N 129.86871429°E	6	[7]

Nabatake Site 菜畑遺跡 Nabatake iseki	Karatsu	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	Nabatake Site rice field.JPG	33°26′55″N 129°57′28″E / 33.44858876°N 129.95790471°E	1	[8]

Anegawa Castle Site 姉川城跡 Anegawa-jō ato	Kanzaki	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	Anegawa Castle Ruins south.JPG	33°17′35″N 130°20′54″E / 33.29314988°N 130.34839565°E	2	[9]

Katsuno Castle Chiku Clan Site 勝尾城筑紫氏遺跡 Katsuno-jō Chikushi-shi iseki	Tosu	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	33°24′08″N 130°27′55″E / 33.40213518°N 130.46524915°E	2	[10]

Nishikuma Kofun 西隈古墳 Nishikuma kofun	Saga	C5 decorated kofun housing a large sarcophagus, with red pigmentation and incised decoration of triangles and circles	33°19′39″N 130°17′36″E / 33.32738344°N 130.29346106°E	1	[11]

Taku Seibyō 多久聖廟 Taku Seibyō	Taku	a Neo-Confucian school was established by Taku Shigefumi (多久茂文) in 1699; the ICP temple dates to 1708; major repairs at the end of the Shōwa period were completed in 1990	-	33°15′35″N 130°05′51″E / 33.25974392°N 130.09758673°E	4	[12]

Obukumayama Kōgoishi 帯隈山神籠石 Obukumayama kōgoishi	Saga	C7 fortifications discovered in 1941, that extend for 2.4 km and include a gate	33°20′01″N 130°20′04″E / 33.33361745°N 130.33454194°E	1	[13]

Ōkuma Shigenobu Former Residence 大隈重信旧宅 Ōkuma Shigenobu kyū-taku	Saga	birthplace in 1838 of the Meiji statesman and future prime minister; dismantled for repairs in 1968 and open to the public alongside the Ōkuma Memorial Museum (大隈記念館)	Okuma Shigenobu Kyutaku.JPG	33°14′53″N 130°18′31″E / 33.24812272°N 130.30848099°E	8	[14]

Ōkawachi Nabeshima Kiln Site 大川内鍋島窯跡 Ōkawachi Nabeshima kama ato	Imari	the ceramic craft technique of Nabeshima iro (overglaze) is an Important Intangible Cultural Property	-	33°13′57″N 129°53′37″E / 33.23237631°N 129.89347898°E	6	[15]

Taniguchi Kofun 谷口古墳 Taniguchi kofun	Karatsu	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°27′10″N 130°03′16″E / 33.45271378°N 130.05455231°E	1	[16]

Chōshizuka Kofun 銚子塚古墳 Chōshizuka kofun	Saga	large early kofun, 98 metres long and dating to the second half of the fourth century	Choshizuka-kofun (Saga) zenkei.JPG	33°19′04″N 130°17′58″E / 33.317788°N 130.29953399°E	1	[17]

Tashiroōta Kofun 田代太田古墳 Tashiroōta kofun	Tosu	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	33°23′42″N 130°30′55″E / 33.39496411°N 130.51533112°E	1	[18]

Habu Site 土生遺跡 Habu iseki	Ogi	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°16′33″N 130°12′02″E / 33.27589625°N 130.20046116°E	1	[19]

Hizen Provincial Headquarters Site 肥前国庁跡 Bizen koku-chō ato	Saga	ruins of the Nara- and early Heian-period administrative centre of Hizen Province, extending 105 metres N-S and 77 metres E-W, with similarities to Dazaifu	Hizen-kokucho-ato zenkei-2.JPG	33°19′01″N 130°16′26″E / 33.31687002°N 130.27376334°E	2	[20]

Hizen Porcelain Kiln Sites 肥前磁器窯跡 Bizen-jiki kama ato	Arita, Takeo, Ureshino	designation includes the Tengudani Kiln Site (天狗谷窯跡), Yanbeta Kiln Site (山辺田窯跡), Haraake Kiln Site (原明窯跡), Hyakken Kiln Site (百間窯跡), Fudōyama Kiln Site (不動山窯跡), and the site of the Izumiyama Clayworks (泉山磁石場跡)	-	33°11′39″N 129°54′36″E / 33.19428217°N 129.9098826°E	6	[21]

Hizen Pottery Kiln Sites 肥前陶器窯跡 Bizen-tōki kama ato	Takeo, Karatsu, Taku	active from the late C16/early C17	33°14′08″N 129°59′07″E / 33.23557013°N 129.98520287°E	6	[22]

Hayamajiri Dolmen Cluster 葉山尻支石墓群 Hayamajiri shiseki bogun	Karatsu	Jōmon-period cemetery discovered in 1951 and excavated in 1952/3; six dolmens, twenty-six jar burials, and one kofun identified	33°24′37″N 130°01′18″E / 33.41031679°N 130.02157169°E	1	[23]

Mietsu Naval Facility Site 三重津海軍所跡 Mietsu kaigunsho ato	Saga	established in 1858; proposed for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a component of the serial nomination The Modern Industrial Heritage Sites in Kyushu and Yamaguchi	Mietsu Naval Dock view south.JPG	33°12′26″N 130°20′23″E / 33.207190°N 130.339710°E	2	[24]

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The craft technique was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government; a double climbing kiln in Arita used for the firing of Kakiemon has been designated a National Historic Site.

final_sentence: The craft technique was designated an Important Intangible Cultural Property by the Japanese government; a double climbing kiln in Arita used for the firing of Kakiemon has been designated a National Historic Site.