Night view is highly recommended
Visit Takeo, Saga For Spectacular Foliage
Have you ever been to Saga, Kyushu? Fall is the perfect time to visit there. Visit Takeo, Saga For Spectacular Foliage
In Takeo City, Saga Prefecture, there are beautiful fall view spots like Mifuneyama Rakuen.
Mifuneyama Rakuen Fall Leaves Festival gives you a lot of amusement and excitement. You can indulge in a large garden at the foot of Mifuneyama, and a Japanese garden, Keishuen. The garden was created by Kinsaku Nakane who built the gardens of the Adachi Museum of Art and the Boston Museum of Fine Art. The park also has “Takanodera” known for Shakunage (Rhododendron).
On the Takeo City Tourism Association website “Takeo no Aki”, you can find information on openings, events, and experiences of Takeo ware, which has a history of more than 400 years.
There is also Takeo Onsen (hot springs), which has excellent heat retention and is famous for its spring quality for beautiful skin.
Mifuneyama Rakuen Foliage Festival
175th Fall season. A famous garden of 122.5 acre that represents Saga.
Date / November 10 ~ December 6 (Rain or Shine)
Time / 8AM~10PM (Lightup starts at 5:30PM)
Fee / Admission Fee
Day or night: Adults (junior high school students and above) ¥600 / Children (elementary school students) ¥300
Day & night: Adults (junior high school students and above) ¥900 / Children (elementary school students) ¥400
Address / 4100 Takeo, Takeo Town, Takeo, Saga
Inquiries / Mifuneyama Rakuen Hotel: 0954-23-3131
Foliage of Japanese garden Keishuen
Kinsaku Nakane’s garden. Enjoy the harmony between the waterfall flowing from the stonework and the fall leaves.
Date / November 1 ~ December 6
Time / 9AM~5PM
Fee / Adult ¥600, Student ¥500
(Museum & Garden: adults ¥1,000, students ¥800)
Closed on Wednesdays
Address / Japanese Garden Keishuen, 4075-3 Takeo, Saga
Inquiries / Yoko Museum 0954-20-1187
Koyaji Temple ~Shakunageji Temple Foliage Festival~
Koyaji Temple is said to have been opened by Kobo Daishi. Enjoy the foliage from the covered corridor so that you can take a walk in the rain.
Date / November 20~November 30
Time / 9:30AM~5PM
(Light-up:November 21 ~ November 23, 5:30PM~7:30PM)
Fee / ¥500
Address / Koyaji Temple, 3245 Shihisa, Kitagata, Takeo, Saga
Inquiries / 0954-36-3616
Saga Tourism Bureau: https://www.asobo-saga.jp/
