List of Historic Sites of Japan (Saga)
This list is of the Historic Sites of Japan located within the Prefecture of Saga.
National Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2019, twenty-five Sites have been designated as being of national significance ; Kii Castle spans the prefectural borders with Fukuoka.| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
| *Yoshinogari Site 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 | 1 | |||
| *Nagoya Castle Site 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 | 2 | |||
| *Kii Castle Site Kii-jō ato | Kiyama | its construction in 665 under Baekje guidance, as the castle of Woyogi, 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 | 2 | |||
| Otsuboyama Kōgoishi 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 | 1 | |||
| Yasunagata Site Yasunagata iseki | Tosu | Yayoi-period "high-tech factory"; bronze-casting site, discovered in 1974 and extending over an area of 4,400 m2, with five moulds for dōtaku and five for hoko ; traces of bronze found on the valley floor suggest this may have been the site of the smelting works | 1 | |||
| Yokotashimo Kofun 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, iron arrowheads, armour, and Haji ware | 1 | |||
| Kakiemon Kiln Site 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 | 6 | |||
| Nabatake Site 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 | 1 | |||
| Mietsu Naval Dock Site Mietsu kaigunsho ato | Saga | inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the | 2 | |||
| Anegawa Castle Site 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 | 2 | |||
| Katsuno Castle Chiku Clan Site 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 | 2 | |||
| Nishikuma Kofun Nishikuma kofun | Saga | C5 decorated kofun housing a large sarcophagus, with red pigmentation and incised decoration of triangles and circles | 1 | |||
| Taku Seibyō Taku Seibyō | Taku | a Neo-Confucian school was established by Taku Shigefumi in 1699; the ICP temple dates to 1708; major repairs at the end of the Shōwa period were completed in 1990 | 4 | |||
| Obukumayama Kōgoishi Obukumayama kōgoishi | Saga | C7 fortifications discovered in 1941, that extend for 2.4 km and include a gate | 1 | |||
| Ōkuma Shigenobu Former Residence 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 | 8 | |||
| Ōkawachi Nabeshima Kiln Site Ōkawachi Nabeshima kama ato | Imari | the ceramic craft technique of Nabeshima iro is an Important Intangible Cultural Property | 6 | |||
| Taniguchi Kofun 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 | 1 | |||
| Chōshizuka Kofun Chōshizuka kofun | Saga | large early kofun, 98 metres long and dating to the second half of the fourth century | 1 | |||
| Tashiroōta Kofun 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 | 1 | |||
| Habu Site Habu iseki | Ogi | Yayoi settlement discovered in 1971 during works to remedy environmental damage caused by mining; evidence uncovered of houses, storage pits, and wells, along with the first mould for a yari ganna, tools of stone and wood, and ceramics | 1 | |||
| Karatsu Matsuura Clan Graves Karatsu Matsuura funbo-gun | Karatsu | designation includes the Hayamjiri Dolmen Cluster, Ōdomo Site, Moritashi Dolmen Cluster, and Sakura no Baba Site | 1 | |||
| Higashimyō Site Higashimyō iseki | Saga | 1 | ||||
| Hizen Provincial Headquarters Site 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 | 2 | |||
| Hizen Porcelain Kiln Sites Bizen-jiki kama ato | Arita, Takeo, Ureshino | designation includes the Tengudani Kiln Site, Yanbeta Kiln Site, Haraake Kiln Site, Hyakken Kiln Site, Fudōyama Kiln Site, and the site of the Izumiyama Clayworks | 6 | |||
| Hizen Pottery Kiln Sites Bizen-tōki kama ato | Takeo, Karatsu, Taku | active from the late C16/early C17 | 6 |
Prefectural Historic Sites
As of 1 August 2019, forty-seven Sites have been designated as being of prefectural importance.| Site | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Type | Ref. |
| Funazuka Funazuka | Saga | |||||
| Isezuka Isezuka | Kanzaki | |||||
| Udono Stone Buddhas Udono sekibutsu-gun | Karatsu | |||||
| Daiganji Haiji Site Daiganji Haiji ato | Saga | |||||
| Teraura Haiji Pagoda Site and Foundation Stones Teraura Haiji tō ato narabini soseki | Ogi | |||||
| Sekigyōmaru Kofun Sekigyōmaru kofun | Saga | |||||
| Shimadazuka Shimadazuka | Karatsu | |||||
| Itō Genboku Former Residence Itō Genboku kyūtaku | Kanzaki | |||||
| Himekata Site Himekata iseki | Miyaki | three burials are preserved, one with a stone circle | ||||
| Tsurugizuka Tsurugizuka | Tosu | |||||
| Koshindōzuka Koshindōzuka | Tosu | |||||
| Kojima Kofun Kojima kofun | Imari | |||||
| Himezuka Himezuka | Ogi | |||||
| Ryūōzaki Kofun Cluster Ryūōzaki kofun-gun | Shiroishi | |||||
| Onizuka Onizuka | Kashima | |||||
| Hoshirō Kiln Site Hoshirō kama ato | Taku | |||||
| Shiomi Kofun Shiomi kofun | Takeo | |||||
| Yanoura Kofun Yanoura kofun | Takeo | |||||
| Tsutsue Kiln Site Tsutsue kama ato | Takeo | |||||
| Futatsukayama-Gohondani Site Futatsukayama-Gohondani iseki | Kamimine | |||||
| Shirohebiyamaiwa Site Shirohebiyamaiwa iseki | Imari | |||||
| Funaishi Site Funaishi iseki | Kamimine | |||||
| Kodaru No.2 Kiln Site Kodaru nigō kama ato | Arita | |||||
| Kayanotani No.1 Kiln Site Kayanotani ichigō kama ato | Imari | |||||
| Akasaka Kofun Akasaka kofun | Tosu | |||||
| Himekata Keyhole Mound Himekata zenpōkōen-fun | Miyaki | |||||
| Tamashima Kofun Tamashima kofun | Takeo | |||||
| Tsutsumi Earthworks Tsutsumi dorui ato | Kamimine | |||||
| Shishiga Castle Site Shishiga-jō ato | Karatsu | |||||
| Chasenzuka Kofun Chasenzuka kofun | Ogi | |||||
| Takayanagi Ōtsuka Takayanagi ōtsuka | Miyaki | |||||
| Gongenyama Keyhole Mound and No.2 Mound Gongenyama zenpōkōen-fun oyobi nigō-fun | Ogi | |||||
| Maruyama Kofun Maruyama kofun | Ogi | |||||
| Taijako Kofun Taijako kofun | Takeo | |||||
| Tsumayama Kofun Cluster No.4 Mound Tsumayama kofun-gun yongō-fun | Shiroishi | decorated kofun | ||||
| Yoshinogari Site Yoshinogari iseki | Kanzaki | area surrounding the Special Historic Site | ||||
| Kishitake Castle Site Kishitake-jō ato | Karatsu | Municipal Historic SitesAs of 1 May 2018, a further eighty-one Sites have been designated as being of municipal importance. |