Yoshinogari

Understand

The town government's official site has a Japanese-only tourism section.

Getting there

By plane The closest airports are Saga Airport and Fukuoka Airport.

By train

1 Yoshinogari-kōen Station, ☏ +81 952-52-2324. This is on JR Kyushu's Nagasaki Main Line. (updated Jul 2024)

By car Expressways: Nagasaki Expressway (Higashi-Sefuri Interchange) National Highways: Route 34 and Route 385 Prefectural Roads: Saga Prefectural Route 31, and Route 46

See

1 Yoshinogari Ruins & Historical Park (Yoshinogariseki Rekishikōen), 1843 Tade Yoshinogari-cho, ☏ +81 952-55-9333. See this from the train going to Hakata from Nagasaki. Remains of a ringed-dugout settlement, dating back to the 3rd century BCE. The remains lie on the spacious hilly area over Kanzaki City and Yoshinogari-cho of Kanzaki-gun in the northeastern part of Saga. Remains of a ringed-dugout settlement presumably dating back to the 3rd century BCE were unearthed there, and excavation is still underway at the site. They are among the largest archaeological remains in Japan.

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