
Saga International Balloon Fiesta
Asia's largest hot-air balloon event, where around 100 balloons rise over the Kase River each autumn in a five-day competition and festival.
Saga · 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026

Asia's largest hot-air balloon event, where around 100 balloons rise over the Kase River each autumn in a five-day competition and festival.
Saga · 30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026
Public park in Saga Prefecture with ornamental gardens, cherry blossoms, walking trails, and recreation facilities for families visiting the area.
Saga
Originally built in the late sixteenth century to control highway crossroads, Saga Castle served as the Saga Domain's residence and was reconstructed in 1989.
Saga
Asia's largest hot-air balloon event, where around 100 balloons rise over the Kase River each autumn in a five-day competition and festival.
30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026SagaJR Kyushu trains north of Kumamoto and Oita, including the shinkansen to Kumamoto and Nagasaki
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Originally built in the late sixteenth century to control highway crossroads, Saga Castle served as the Saga Domain's residence and was reconstructed in 1989.
SagaPublic park in Saga Prefecture with ornamental gardens, cherry blossoms, walking trails, and recreation facilities for families visiting the area.
SagaAsia's largest hot-air balloon event, where around 100 balloons rise over the Kase River each autumn in a five-day competition and festival.
30 Oct – 3 Nov 2026SagaThe autumn opening of Kunenan, a Meiji-era villa garden in Kanzaki, Saga, when its maples turn red over moss and a thatched house, with daily concerts and tea.
14–29 Nov 2026Kanzaki · SagaOriginally built in the late sixteenth century to control highway crossroads, Saga Castle served as the Saga Domain's residence and was reconstructed in 1989.
SagaHistorical park in Saga on the Yoshinogari site, a large moated settlement of the Yayoi period, with buildings reconstructed on the excavated ground.
Yoshinogari · SagaThe villa garden of the Itami family in Kanzaki, Saga, a national Place of Scenic Beauty known for its maples and moss, open only in spring and autumn.
Kanzaki · SagaOne of Japan's three most famous Inari shrines, dedicated to the god of agriculture and prosperity, known for vermilion torii gates and statues.
Kashima · SagaPublic park in Saga Prefecture with ornamental gardens, cherry blossoms, walking trails, and recreation facilities for families visiting the area.
SagaA park at Arita in Saga built around a copy of the Zwinger palace of Dresden, marking the porcelain that went from here to Europe.
Arita · SagaA hot spring town in Saga with 1,300 years behind it, a wooden bathhouse of 1876 and a gate that is an Important Cultural Property.
Takeo · Saga
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