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Sights in Shiroishi, Saga
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Tsumayama Shrine
Shrine with yabusame every 19 October and two Hizen torii.
Ryuozaki Kokon no Mori Park
Forest park around about 20 5th–6th century burial mounds.
Anpuku-ji (Mizudo-san)
Spring said to have cured Emperor Takakura; flows only 90 days a year.
Utagaki Park
One of Japan's three great utagaki hills, mentioned in the Man'yoshu.
Nuinoike Pond
Spring-fed pond of 800 years' history; the spring returned in 2001.
Suko Castle Ruins
Saga's largest hill castle, seat of Ryuzoji Takanobu.
Hosen-ji
Temple restored by Ryuzoji Takanobu, with a 3 m wooden Vairocana Buddha.
Shurin-ji (Cat Mound)
Shrine to the "cat deity" linked to the Shiroishi ghost-cat legend.
"Great Wall" of the Shiroishi Plain
Over 10 km of old reclamation dikes.
Sakura no Sato Observatory
About 600 cherry trees along a forest road with views of the Ariake Sea.
Hizen Inuyama Castle Observatory
Lookout on Mount Kishima (342 m) over the Saga Plain and Ariake Sea.
Inasa Shrine
Ancient shrine recorded in 861.