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OMMBMHThere are not many places to visit in Saga, but Saga Castle is worth a visit. In the evening, the setting sun falls on the Saga Castle History Museum like molten gold, giving this ancient city a soft and mysterious golden coat. Stepping lightly, stepping into this land treated gently by time, it seems as if you have traveled through the tunnel of time and space and returned to that turbulent era. Saga Castle, whose history can be traced back to the early Edo period, was once the location of the Saga Domain Office. However, after many wars and fires, Saga Castle has been damaged several times. Especially in the Saga Rebellion in the early Meiji era, most of the buildings in the city were burned down, and only the city walls and gates were preserved. The Saga Castle History Museum we see today was built on the basis of the reconstruction by the then domain lord Nabeshima Naomasa in 1838, and has been maintained and restored. The History Museum stands quietly under the city wall. Without the hustle and bustle of the day, it is more solemn and quiet at this moment. The city wall, the mottled stones, every brick and tile are engraved with the stories of the past. They have witnessed the changes of countless dynasties and the baptism of wind and rain, but they still stand tall, guarding the memory and glory of this land. Walking along the city wall, you can still vaguely hear the echo of history Walking into the history museum, the lights are soft and the atmosphere is warm. With more than 700 tatami mats, it is one of the largest wooden restoration buildings in Japan. The museum displays a variety of exhibits, from ancient weapons to exquisite works of art, from documentary records to daily utensils, each of which carries the weight of history and tells the past and present of Saga Castle. In particular, those historical materials related to the late shogunate and the Meiji Restoration period, through materials, images and models, present the history of this period in many ways, making people feel as if they are in that turbulent era.
4.6/5OMMBMHIn the legend of Yutoku Inari Shrine, the fox spirit does not directly appear in the name of "Fox Fairy", but the fox plays an important role in the legend as the messenger or representative of Inari God. Here are some key points about the fox in the Yutoku Inari Shrine legend: • The fox is regarded as a messenger of the god Inari, endowed with magical power and wisdom. • The fox helped the villagers solve the problem of insect and rodent damage to the crops and protected the harvest. • In order to thank the fox for its kindness, the villagers built a statue of the fox in the shrine and regarded it as the patron saint of the shrine. Although the term "Fox Fairy" is not directly mentioned in the legend, the role played by the fox and the power displayed have certain similarities with the image of the Fox Fairy in Japanese culture.
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sam733When you arrive in Saga, you must visit Karatsu Castle. This castle built on the seaside is very unique. Climb up the castle and look into the distance, the beautiful scenery will be breathtaking and refreshing!
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Doctor X_CandyArita Ceramic Park is a leisure park with ceramics as its theme. The biggest highlight is the ceramic art museum built to simulate the German "Zweienger Palace". The museum houses world-renowned Arita ware works. The historical evolution of Arita ware can be clearly seen from the works from the Edo period to the Meiji period. In addition, the 180 cm large vase exhibited at the 1870 Vienna World Expo is one of the must-see collections in the museum. In the Arita ware workshop, you can experience the fun of kneading pottery and painting. Even beginners can create a unique Arita ware. The Arita Pottery Market held in late April and early May every year is a grand local festival with a history of nearly 100 years.
54.8/5Doctor X_CandyTorii (Torii/とりい) is one of the buildings in Japanese shrines. According to legend, it is a passage connecting the divine realm where gods live and the secular world where humans live, and is a kind of "barrier". Why are most of Japan's torii gates red? There is a saying that the Japanese have believed since ancient times that red has the power to exorcise demons, so the Torii gate is red. Also, red reminds people of blood flowing in the body and is adopted as a "symbol of vitality." Perhaps for reasons like these, red is often used in sacred places such as shrines as a color that has the power to remove filth and bestow strength.
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李静静isMifuneyama Rakuen was a private garden of the Kuroshima family, the lord of the area during the Edo period. Built against the 210-meter-high Mifuneyama Mountain, it covers an area of more than 500,000 square meters. Every spring, the blooming azaleas cover the entire azalea valley like a carpet, and the artificial winding water and the towering Mifuneyama Mountain form a unique landscape.
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dwj-Ureshino Hot Springs is famous, and so is its tea. Ureshino tea is the tea that Toyotomi Hideyoshi brought back from the Korean Peninsula with the captives of the Central Dynasty (including soldiers from the tea-producing areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang) and the tea-growing and tea-making techniques. Did the three great expeditions of Wanli win or lose? In any case, when they later paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming people from Nanjing brought the iron pot tea-frying technique to the east. It is said that part of Ureshino tea, namely the iron pot tea, still retains the tea-frying technique of the Ming Dynasty. Now most Japanese tea-making techniques are steam-extracted tea, including matcha. I talked to a tea garden owner about organic tea. Ureshino is a hilly basin area. As long as a tea garden inevitably uses pesticides, the pesticide residues floating in the air will cause a large area of tea gardens to not be able to obtain pesticide-free certification, and organic certification seems to be very difficult. Everyone tries not to use pesticides as much as possible, and then takes tea leaves from higher altitudes that are not easily contaminated by second-hand pesticides for certification. I couldn't control myself and bought a certain iron pot tea from Ureshino and a mixed tea of green tea and tea powder from another tea garden. The website of another tea shop said that they had 3 kilograms of award-winning tea. I went there just to take a look at the award-winning tea, but it was sold out just a few days after it was on the market. In the end, I ended up buying some tourist tea as a souvenir.
No. 2 of Fall Viewing Attractions in Saga Prefecture