Saga, Saga

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Saga (佐賀市;; -shi) is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan.

As of 2003, the city has an estimated population of 167,013 and a population density of 1,609.61 persons per km². The total area is 103.76 km².

The city was founded on April 1, 1889.

Standing out for many cultural assets is the plains Castle within the city. One of the rare castles surrounded by a wall rather than built on one. First built between 1591 to 1593. There was a fire in 1726. Renovated in 1728. Yet another fire in 1835. Nabeshima Naomasa again renovated it within two years and moved in. In 1874 it was a court building and a prefectural office. 1883 saw it become a Junior school. The buildings were eventually replaced by modern school buildings. The castle is divided into two main buildings Honmaru and Ni no Maru.

External links

• Official website in Japanese
• http://www.hyoho.com/Hagakure1.html About the Hagakure the Castle in English

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