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Yoshinogari Town
Saga Prefecture · Town
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Yoshinogari Town is long and narrow, stretching from the northern edge of the Saga Plain into the Sefuri Mountains. The Yoshinogari Site, a Special Historic Site of a Yayoi-period moated settlement, extends into Kanzaki City and has been developed as a historical park. The ruins of Ryosen-ji Temple, linked to the monk Eisai, remain in the mountains.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
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Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
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Other municipalities in Saga Prefecture
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