BokenJapanSights in Takeo, Saga
Takeo · Saga · 15 places
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Saga Prefectural Space & Science Museum "Yumeginga"
Science museum with a planetarium and observatory.
Takeo Shrine & Great Camphor
Sacred camphor said to be over 3,000 years old, reached through a bamboo grove.
Mifuneyama Rakuen
Garden built over three years by the 28th Takeo lord Nabeshima Shigeyoshi at the foot of Mount Mifune.
Takeo Onsen Romon Gate
Vermilion gate of a hot spring recorded in the Hizen Fudoki about 1,300 years ago.
Takeo City Library & History Museum
Much-talked-about library with a coffee shop and bookshop.
Yoko Art Museum & Keishuen
Chinese ceramics from the Tang to Qing dynasties, and a 3,000-tsubo Japanese garden.
Great Camphor of Kawago
Camphor tree 25 m high, a national natural monument; ranked fifth largest in Japan.
Takeo Onsen Shinkan
Taisho-era bathhouse restored in 2003, including a bath built for Emperor Taisho.
Koya-ji (Rhododendron Temple)
Temple said to be founded by Kobo Daishi, with over 1,000 rhododendrons in April–May.
Takeo Children's Library
Children's library for play and learning.
Great Camphor of Tsukazaki
Camphor about 2,000 years old, its top lost to lightning in 1963.
Hiryu Kiln
23 m climbing kiln in Kiln no Mori Park, Kuromuta, birthplace of Takeo ware.
Mifunegaoka Plum Garden
About 10,000 plum trees from mid-February to early March, with a tea house.
Baba Mountain Cherry
Lone wild cherry about 120 years old on a hill; a Takeo natural monument.
Daisho-ji (Hydrangea Temple)
Temple founded in 709 by Gyoki, one of Japan's three great Fudo temples; hydrangeas in June–July.