Yoshinogari, Saga


Yoshinogari is a town located in Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.
It is the result of a merger between the town of Mitagawa, and the village of Higashisefuri, both from Kanzaki District, on March 1, 2006.

Geography

Yoshinogari is located in the northern part of Saga Prefecture. It is about north of Saga City and about south of Fukuoka. Yoshinogari is very narrow north to south. The southern part contains the northern end of the Chikushi Plains, and north of the Nagasaki Expressway is the southern end of the Sefuri Mountains.

Adjoining municipalities

In 1986, the remains of a Yayoi period moat-encircled village were discovered on Yoshinogari Hill at the site of a planned factory housing complex. The area was named the Yoshinogari site and the town name originates from here.

Junior High Schools

Air

The closest airports are Saga Airport and Fukuoka Airport.

Rail