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22-748: Hanawa ( はなわ , born 20 July 1976) is a Japanese singer and comedian raised in Saga City . He began his career in 1997 going throughout the 2000s distinguishing himself by use of his bass guitar throughout comedy acts. He rose to fame in Japan during 2003 for a comical song about Saga Prefecture and its oddities. By the end of the year he would appear on NHK's 54th annual Red and White singing contest  [ ja ] . Following this exposure, his music would be picked up for commercials and as company songs. He continued to produce more of his own music while also working alongside groups such as Fudanjuku . Hanawa

44-556: A Saga Prefectural Important Cultural Property (PICP). It gained national protection (ICP) in 1957. From 2001 to 2004 the main portion of the castle was restored. It is now houses the Saga Castle History Museum and is the largest wooden castle reconstruction in Japan. In 2006, Saga Castle was listed as one of the 100 Fine Castles of Japan by the Japan Castle Foundation. Saga Castle is also

66-574: A small area of northern Kyūshū in the Muromachi period . After Ryūzōji Takanobu was defeated by a coalition of Shimazu and Arima forces in 1584, his retainer Nabeshima Naoshige gained control of the castle. Naoshige allied the clan with Toyotomi Hideyoshi and gained personal distinction during the Japanese invasions of Korea , during which time he befriended noted castle architect Katō Kiyomasa and future Shōgun Tokugawa Ieyasu . Following

88-419: A system of 80-metre wide moats . Unusually, the moats are not surmounted by stone walls, but by earthen ramparts tall enough to conceal the inner fortifications. These ramparts were also planted with pine and camphor trees for additional concealment, which lent the castle its nickname. A fire in 1726 destroyed most of the castle structures, including the donjon. The palace portion was restored two years later in

110-462: A vegetable field in response to changes in the environment surrounding agriculture. In terms of industry, the terrain is facing the Ariake Sea, but since it is a shallow area where large vessels cannot navigate, heavy industry has not developed much. In addition, in the first half of the 20th century, coal and prefecture western flourished because there was not much competition. On the other hand,

132-514: Is a hiraijirō , a castle built on a plains rather than a hill or mountain, and is surrounded by a wall rather than being built above a stone base. Saga castle was home to the Nabeshima clan , daimyō of Saga Domain . It was also known as "Submerged Castle" ( 沈み城 , Shizumi-jō ) . The location of Saga Castle was originally a fortified village under the control of the Ryūzōji clan , warlords of

154-548: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saga, Saga Saga City is located in the southeast portion of Saga Prefecture . After the 2005 merger the city became very long north to south. It now borders the Ariake Sea to the south and Fukuoka Prefecture to the southeast and north. The northern half of the city is mountainous and undulating, and is part of the Sefuri Mountains , which are part of

176-417: Is relatively high. (Census data: October 1, 2005) Saga has 35 public elementary schools operated by the city government and one by the national government. The city has 18 public junior high schools operated by the city government and one by the national government, and two private junior high schools. There are also two private combined junior/senior high schools and one combined junior/high school operated by

198-635: The Battle of Sekigahara , the Nabeshima clan was confirmed in its holdings in Hizen province , and Naoshige’s son, Nabeshima Katsushige became 1st daimyō of Saga Domain . Naoshige began work on rebuilding the castle with the approval of the Tokugawa Shogunate beginning in 1602, with the work completed under Katsushige by 1611. The original structure included a five-storey donjon surrounded by

220-475: The Saga Rebellion . The rebels were defeated by military force, during which most of the buildings in the castle were burned down. Since 1874, the castle grounds have been used as the site for a court building and a prefectural office, and in 1883 it became a junior school. The buildings were eventually replaced by modern school buildings. In 1953, one of the surviving gates of the castle was proclaimed

242-605: The Chikushi Mountains that run east to west through northern Kyushu. The southern half of the city is the Saga Plain, which is part of the western part of the Chikushi Plain that stretches along the north shore of the Ariake Sea, and is a low-lying area with almost no undulations. The urban area is located near the center of the Saga Plain. Mergers with surrounding towns and villages in 2005 and 2007 expanded

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264-610: The Saga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the Saga 1st district of the lower house of the Diet of Japan . In the areas surrounding the city, the agricultural industry focuses on planting grains that make use of water. The fishery centers on seaweed cultivation using the Ariake Sea . Originally one of the largest rice-producing areas, a large farmland has been converted it into

286-596: The Saga Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture operates six public high schools and there are five private high schools in addition to the above mentioned combined junior/senior high schools. [REDACTED] JR Kyushu - Nagasaki Main Line [REDACTED] JR Kyushu - Karatsu Line Saga is twinned with: Saga Castle Saga Castle ( 佐賀城 , Saga-jō ) is a Japanese castle located in Saga City , Saga Prefecture , Japan . It

308-539: The city area more than fourfold from 104 km2 to 431 km2, making it the second largest municipality in the prefecture after Karatsu City. Saga can also be regarded as within the Greater Fukuoka metropolitan area, and by extension, Fukuoka-Kitakyushu Metropolitan Area. Fukuoka Prefecture Saga Prefecture Saga has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen climate classification Cfa ).The annual average precipitation ranges from about 1800 mm (71 in) in

330-672: The city center to about 2400 mm (94 in) in Mitsuse . The annual average temperature ranges from about 13 °C (55 °F) in Mitsuse to 17 °C (63 °F) in the city center. Per Japanese census data, the population of Saga is as shown below. The area of Saga was settled in the Jōmon and Yayoi periods and was part of ancient Hizen Province . The ruins of the Hizen Provincial Capital have been located in

352-431: The city is the largest in the prefecture, but it is not that much compared to the neighboring prefectures. There is also the tendency of branch offices to be in urban cities, which is often prefecture capitals. In terms of percent by industry, the tertiary industry exceeds 70%, but it is the lowest among the seven prefectures of Kyushu. The proportion of secondary industries is small, while the proportion of primary industry

374-533: The construction of Saga Castle , and commerce and industry flourished. The domain due to its proximity to Nagasaki , it actively introduced Western science and technology, and in the Bakumatsu period was one of the main centers involved in the Meiji restoration . Saga has a mayor-council form of government with a directly elected mayor and a unicameral city council of 36 members. Saga contributes 11 members to

396-407: The food industry and the textile industry have developed throughout the late 20th century. Although the food industry is still strong, the textile industry has been the main industry since the 1970s. However, since the 1990s the automobile parts industry has been growing due to the accumulation of automobiles and parts industry in northern Kyushu . Although it is located at the prefecture capital and

418-510: The former Yamato neighborhood of the city. In the Sengoku period , the area was controlled by the Ryūzōji clan , but in 1608 the clan was replaced by their senior retainer, Nabeshima Naoshige , who became daimyō of Saga Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate . Saga, formerly a small town centered on water transportation and agriculture, developed into the castle town of the domain after

440-630: The outer bailey , which was the centre of the Saga domain government for most of the Edo period. Another fire occurred in 1835, after which the buildings were reconstructed by Saga domain’s final daimyō Nabeshima Naomasa . After the Meiji Restoration , the castle remained the location for the local government offices. However, the castle was occupied in 1874 by former politician and samurai Etō Shinpei and his following of disgruntled samurai in

462-402: The service industry accounts for a large number of employees, the shipping industry in commerce is not particularly large compared to other cities of the same size. Currently, three large suburban commercial facilities with a sales floor area of 50,000 m are in competition with each other, and there is an unbalanced demand for supply. The number of companies with head offices and main offices in

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484-653: Was born in Kasukabe, Saitama as the second son of three. Upon turning two years old, he and his family moved to Abiko, Chiba , and later during his sixth year of elementary school to Saga, Saga . During his high school years, he referred to himself as a "band comedian" and incorporated humor into performances as an MC. After graduating from Saga Higashi High School he moved to Tokyo to attend Tokyo Announce Gakuin Performing Arts College  [ ja ] . This article relating to Japanese comedy

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