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36-764: Ogasawara was born in Saga prefecture . His father was the Rōjū Ogasawara Nagamichi , a senior retainer of the Tokugawa shogunate . As his father was forced into retirement by the events of the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration . Ogasawara Naganari succeeded his grandfather to become head of the Ogasawara clan in 1873, and as viscount ( shishaku ) under the kazoku peerage system. He attended

72-581: A lieutenant commander , was assigned by Navy Chief of Staff Itō Sukeyuki to write a new translation. The result was a simplified version, On the History of the Imperial Japanese Navy ( 日本帝国海上権力史講義 , Teikoku Kaigun Shiron ) , which explained Mahan’s work using examples from Japanese history, published in 1898. The work was used to win public support for increases in the naval budget and copies were distributed to secondary schools across

108-692: A mild climate with an average temperature of about 16 °C (61 °F). As of October 1, 2007, there are 10 cities , six districts , and 10 towns in Saga Prefecture, a total of 20 municipalities. As a part of the Great Heisei Merger, the number of municipalities has decreased since January 1, 2005. On March 20, 2006, the village of Sefuri merged with the city of Kanzaki , leaving Saga with no more villages. Ten cities are located in Saga Prefecture: These are

144-558: A significant contribution to the modernisation of Japan. Their contributions began in the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate , and continued into the Meiji Restoration . Even today, this era shines impressively in Saga's history. 33°17′N 130°10′E  /  33.283°N 130.167°E  / 33.283; 130.167 Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu Marshal Admiral Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu ( 伏見宮博恭王 , Fushimi-no-miya Hiroyasu ō , October 16, 1875 – 16 August 1946)

180-417: Is Yūtoku Inari Shrine , one of Japan's three biggest Inari shrines. The Saga prefecture helped sponsor the 2018 anime Zombie Land Saga , which has attracted tourists to various locations showcased in the series, including the museum that doubles in the series as the girls' house and Drive-In Tori Chicken. "The Seven Wise Men of Saga" is the name given to these seven men from Saga, each of whom have made

216-582: Is Saga's own variation of Japanese. The Saga International Balloon Fiesta is held at the beginning of November every year just outside Saga City along the Kase River. This is a popular event and attracts competitors from all over the world. The Karatsu Kunchi is held at the beginning of November in Karatsu City . This is Saga's largest festival and attracts around 500,000 visitors every year. The Kashima Gatalympics are held every May–June in

252-596: Is located on the northwest corner of the island, bordered by the Genkai Sea and the Tsushima Strait to the north and the Ariake Sea to the south. Saga's proximity to mainland Asia has made it an important gateway for the transmission of culture and trade throughout Japanese history. Largely rural outside of the two largest cities of Saga and Karatsu , agricultural and forested lands comprise over 68% of

288-821: The Gakushuin Peers’ School, and subsequently graduated 35th out of 45 cadets at the 14th class of the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy . One of his classmates was the future Prime Minister of Japan Kantarō Suzuki . As an ensign , Ogasawara served in combat during the First Sino-Japanese War on the cruiser Takachiho at the Battle of the Yalu River . He was subsequently served on the Amagi before transferred to

324-747: The battleship Mikasa in the Battle of the Yellow Sea (August 1904). He later served as executive officer on the cruiser Niitaka , battleship Okinoshima , and cruisers Naniwa and Nisshin . He was awarded the Order of the Golden Kite , 4th class, for his services in the Russo-Japanese War, and was promoted to commander on September 28, 1906. He studied in Great Britain from 1907 to 1910 and upon his return to Japan

360-574: The Ara-mikoshi and the Danjiri . The name "Ton-Ten-Ton" represents the sound of drums used in the festival. Teams listed below are based in Saga Prefecture. Football (soccer) Volleyball Basketball Baseball Karatsu, with its fine castle , is a tourist destination in Saga. The remains of a Yayoi village in Yoshinogari also attract large numbers of sightseers. Another place to visit

396-523: The Nabeshima clan, its various illegitimate family lineages and members of the former Ryūzōji clan, and politically the area was relatively stable. The cost of defending Nagasaki was increasing and, difficult from the start, the financial situation was worsened by the great Kyōhō famine and the Siebold Typhoon of 1828. Due to the large area of reclaimed land from the Ariake Sea , arable land

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432-720: The Navy General Staff Records Department, and assigned to compile an official record of naval operations during the war (which was published in 1903). Ogasawara continued to serve on the General Staff as a naval intelligence officer through the Russo-Japanese War and World War I , rising to the rank of vice admiral by 1918, aside from a one-year tour of sea duty as executive officer of the Chiyoda in 1903, and as captain of

468-721: The Navy, pushing for cancellation of the Washington Naval Agreement and the building of a more powerful navy. Prince Hiroyasu succeeded his father as the twenty-third head of the house of Fushimi in 1923. He was appointed commander of the Sasebo Naval District in 1924. Admiral Prince Fushimi became the chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy General Staff on February 2, 1932, replacing Admiral Abo Kiyokazu , and held

504-645: The Newly Industrializing Economies of South Korea , Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore (19.9%). Imports come principally from North America (40.6%), the ASEAN nations (23.3%), and the People's Republic of China (12.2%). In 2002, the census recorded a population of 873,885 in Saga. Of these, 15.9% were aged 0–14, 62.7% were aged 15–64, and 21.4% were over 65 years old. There were 3,596 foreigners (0.4%) and 307 exchange students (0.03%) living in

540-483: The academy on 15 August 1895 and returned to service in the IJN. He spoke fluent German . He then served aboard the cruisers Itsukushima and Matsushima . On December 1, 1897, he was promoted to sub-lieutenant and assigned to the battleship Fuji , receiving a promotion to lieutenant on December 27. Promoted to lieutenant-commander on July 29, 1903, he served in the Russo-Japanese War (1904–05), and sustained wounds aboard

576-632: The area composed by Nagasaki Prefecture and Saga Prefecture was called Hizen Province . The current name dates from the Meiji Restoration . Rice farming culture has prospered here since ancient times, and vestiges can be seen at the ruins of Nabatake in Karatsu and the Yoshinogari site in Yoshinogari . From the Kamakura period to the Muromachi period , it is thought that over 100 feudal clans existed. Also exerting great influence during this time

612-598: The city of Kashima . This event involves playing a variety of sports in the mudflats of the Ariake Sea. The Gatalympics are not held if the weather is raining. The Imari Ton-Ten-Ton Festival is held for 3 days every year near the end of October. Located in Imari City , the festival is one of the three great fighting festivals in Japan. In the festival a crashing battle takes place between the two huge portable shrines,

648-444: The cruiser Tokiwa and battleship Katori in 1912. He was an expert on codes and ciphers , but by the time he had reached flag rank, he was best known as public relations expert for the navy, with his colorful writings on naval history earning him the nickname of the "literary admiral". Along with Akiyama Saneyuki and Satō Tetsutarō , Ogasawara was a close confidant of Fleet Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō and an early proponent of

684-603: The empire. Ogasawara used his own experiences in the Battle of the Yalu River validate Mahan’s concept of the command of the sea , and the Triple Intervention as an example of Japan’s maritime vulnerability. Ogasawara was later an instructor at the Naval War College, where he continued to stress the importance of sea power. He went onto the reserve list in 1921, but remained a close confidant of Tōgō, and

720-537: The imperial family entitled to succeed to the throne in default of a direct heir. Prince Fushimi was a second cousin to both Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) and Empress Kōjun , and nephew of Prince Kan'in Kotohito He succeeded to title Kachō-no-miya on April 23, 1883, upon which he changed his name from "Narukata" to "Hiroyasu," but returned to the house of Fushimi-no-miya on January 16, 1904. On January 9, 1896, Prince Hiroyasu married Tokugawa Tsuneko (1882–1939),

756-548: The international port of Nagasaki, new technologies were introduced from overseas, such as the reverberatory furnace and models of steam locomotives . After the Boshin War , many people from Saga Domain assisted in the Meiji Restoration . In the Meiji era the modernization of coal mines in Kishima and Higashimatsuura districts , among others, progressed bolstered by the construction of railroads. Kyushu 's prefecture, Saga,

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792-538: The naval strategies of Alfred Thayer Mahan . When Admiral Suzuki Kantarō, then an instructor at the Naval Staff College , confessed that the English language original of Mahan’s The Influence of Sea Power upon History was too difficult for him to understand, and further complained that the existing Japanese translation was written in archaic, florid prose barely legible to naval cadets, Ogasawara, then

828-647: The ninth daughter of Prince Tokugawa Yoshinobu , Japan's last shōgun , with whom he had six children: Prince Hiroyasu entered the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy on 5 April 1886, but resigned in September 1889 and moved to Germany . He enrolled in the Naval Academy of the Kaiserliche Marine on 8 April 1892. Promoted to midshipman ( Fähnrich zur See ) on March 30, 1893 and to ensign ( Oberfähnrich zur See ) on April 20, 1894, he graduated from

864-784: The post to April 9, 1941. Prince Fushimi received the largely honorary rank of marshal admiral on May 27, 1932, and the Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum in 1934. While he was Chief of Staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service used strategic bombing against Chinese cities including Shanghai and Chongqing . The bombing of Nanjing and Guangzhou , which began on September 22–23, 1937, resulted in widespread international condemnation of Japan and

900-540: The prefecture. Major stations in the prefecture include Saga Station , Tosu Station , Karatsu Station and Imari Station . The new Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line stops at the Takeo-Onsen Station . Arita , Imari and Karatsu are famous for the porcelain that is created there. The top porcelain houses in the country are located in these areas, including Imaemon Porcelain , Genemon Porcelain and Fukagawa Porcelain . Saga-ben ( Saga dialect )

936-506: The southwest. Saga is the capital and largest city of Saga Prefecture, with other major cities including Karatsu , Tosu , and Imari . Saga Prefecture is located in the northwest of Kyūshū covering an isthmus -like area extending between the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea . Saga Prefecture's western region is known for the production of ceramics and porcelain , particularly in the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita . In ancient times,

972-504: The total prefectural land area. There are six prefectural parks and one quasi-national park in Saga. Total area: 2439.31 km As of March 31, 2008, 11% of the total land area of the prefecture was designated as Natural Parks , namely the Genkai Quasi-National Park and Hachimandake , Kawakami-Kinryū , Kurokamiyama , Sefuri-Kitayama , Taradake , and Tenzan Prefectural Natural Parks. Saga Prefecture has

1008-455: The towns in each district : Agriculture, forestry , and coastal fisheries form a large portion of the prefectural economy. Regional agricultural specialties include Saga beef, onions, and strawberries. The prefecture is the largest producer of mochigome (sticky rice) and greenhouse mandarin oranges in Japan. According to 2002 figures, regional trade exports are focused primarily towards North America (29.3%), Western Europe (26.1%), and

1044-611: Was a samurai clan operating along the Genkai Sea called the Matsuratō. Upon entering the Sengoku period , the Ryūzōji clan expanded their control to include all of Hizen and Chikugo Provinces , and part of Higo and Chikuzen Provinces . After the death of daimyō Ryūzōji Takanobu , Nabeshima Naoshige took control of the political situation, and by 1607 all of the Ryūzōji clan's domain

1080-644: Was a scion of the Japanese imperial family and was a career naval officer who served as chief of staff of the Imperial Japanese Navy from 1932 to 1941. Prince Hiroyasu was born in Tokyo as Prince Narukata, the eldest son of Prince Fushimi Sadanaru (1858–1923) by one of his concubines. He was the twenty-third head of the Fushimi-no-miya , one of the four shinnōke cadet branches of

1116-439: Was also an actress, noted for having starred in over 150 pink films in the late 1960s and 1970s. Saga prefecture Saga Prefecture ( 佐賀県 , Saga-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu . Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 800 thousand and has a geographic area of 60 km (942 sq mi ). Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefecture to

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1152-405: Was increased significantly and by the 1840s the annual koku of Saga Domain increased to about 670,000, twice that of 200 years before. Around the middle of the 19th century, Naomasa Nabeshima strove to set right the domain's financial affairs, reduce the number of government officials, and encourage local industry such as Arita porcelain , green tea , and coal. Also, thanks to the proximity of

1188-589: Was promoted to captain on December 1, 1910. He commanded the cruiser Takachiho (1910), and later the Asahi and the battlecruiser Ibuki . Promoted to rear admiral on August 31, 1913, he rose to vice admiral on December 1, 1916 and to full admiral on December 1, 1922. He was a member of the Supreme War Council from 1920 onward. He was a strong supporter of the Fleet Faction within

1224-682: Was strongly opposed to the naval reductions proposed during the 1927 Geneva Naval Conference and 1930 London Naval Treaty . After his retirement from active duty, he served as an aide de camp to the Imperial Household Agency , supporting the promotion of Prince Fushimi Hiroyasu to the post of Chief of the Navy General Staff and Ōsumi Mineo as Navy Minister . He was also tutor to the Crown Prince (the future Emperor Hirohito ) on naval issues. Ogawasawa

1260-532: Was the author of Life of Admiral Togo , a biography of Admiral Heihachiro Togo which was first published in 1921. His eldest son, Meiho Ogasawara became a movie director , and later a movie producer and his younger son, Shojiro Ogasawara became an actor. In 1930, Nikkatsu Studios released a movie on the Battle of Tsushima in the Russo-Japanese War. Titled Gekimetsu (撃滅), it was written by Ogasawara Naganari, directed by his son Meiho, and had his son Shojiro in its cast. His granddaughter, Yasuko Matsui ,

1296-797: Was under the control of the Nabeshima clan . In the Edo period this area was called the Saga Domain (佐賀藩 Saga-han ), and it included three sub-domains: the Hasunoike, Ogi and Kashima Domains. Also within the current borders of Saga Prefecture during this time were the Karatsu Domain (唐津藩 Karatsu-han ) and two territories of the Tsushima-Fuchū Domain (対馬府中藩 Tsushimafuchū-han ). Saga Domain and its sub-domains continued to be ruled by

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