A must-visit itinerary for Saga: 1 night, 2 days

This is a two-day, one-night trip starting from Takeo Onsen Station and Ureshino Onsen Station on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen line. It's packed with things to do, including visiting Arita and Kashima. Take your time to explore the main spots.

Total: 2 Days

Course

Day 1 START

Station

11:00

Takeo Onsen Station

CarThree minutes

Nature

11:05

See the Great Camphor Tree of Takeo at Takeo Shrine

We visited the sacred tree of Takeo Shrine, the Okusu. The area around the base of the tree is open, and inside is where Tenjin-sama is enshrined.

(Photo) Takeo's Great Tree, over 3,000 years old

Car25 Minutes

Food

12:30

Enjoying Aritatori

ARITA PORCELAIN LAB develops products that combine the traditional techniques of Yazaemon Kiln, which has been in business for over 200 years, with a modern sensibility. Check out Arita ware, which features innovative and sophisticated colors such as traditional colors arranged in modern hues and platinum overglazes. The cafe in the Arita flagship store serves a lunch of brand chicken, Arita chicken, served on Arita ware. Enjoy an all-Arita lunch.
The Arita flagship cafe offers a lunch of brand chicken and Arisori in Arita ware. Let's enjoy the lunch of Arita.

(Photo) The set also includes Arita's specialty, Godofu.

■ ARITA PORCELAIN LAB Arita Flagship Store
Address: 1-11-3 Kamikouhira, Arita-cho
Phone number: 0955-29-8079
Transportation: 8 minutes walk from JR Kamiarita Station
Time: 11 to 17
Closed: Tuesday
Parking: Two cars

WalkingSoon.

Activities

13:30

Stroll down the Sarayama street

Sarayama Street, where Arita Pottery City is also held, is a gathering of long-established Emoto and merchant houses, and you can enjoy shopping and walking.

(1st photo) The back streets are lined with tombai fences.
(2nd photo) Arita Pottery City is held every year from April 29 to May 5 at Sarayama Street
(3rd photo) Also worth a visit is Sueyama Shrine, with its ceramic torii gates.

Car30 minutes

Hotel

16:00

Stay at Ureshino Onsen

Ureshino Onsen, famous as Japan's three largest beautiful skin hot water. Soak in the toro-style namyu and get a smooth and sticky skin.

(Photo) "Yudono Shinsho" at Suimeiso, a detached villa at "Wataya Bessou"

Course

Day 2 START

Hotel

9:45

Ureshino Onsen

WalkingSoon.

Activities

10:00

Walk through the Ureshino hot spring town

In the Ureshino onsen town, let's spend time being healed by the foot baths, tasting the tea of joy, and relaxing.

(1st photo) Let's take a break at the foot bath in the city
(2nd photo) Visit Toyotamahime Shrine and pray to the white catfish for beautiful skin
(3rd photo) "Siebold's Hot Spring" is the symbol of the hot spring town along the Shiota River.

Car35 minutes

Food

12:00

Taste Takezaki Crab

The blue crabs caught in Tara are called Takezaki crabs. They can be enjoyed all year round, but females are especially delicious from December to May, and males from July to November.

(Photo) Lunch with crab meat from "Toyoso"

Car30 minutes

Culture

13:30

Visit Yutoku Inari Shrine, one of Japan's three largest inari

The main shrine, which stands on the side of a mountain, is stage-built and powerful. The precinct has seasonal flowers, especially the azaleas and wisteria of April.

(Photo) The main shrine, which is a symbol of the shrine and celebrates the three shrines

Car25 Minutes

Station

15:00

Ureshino Onsen Station

-This article is created based on the contents of "Rurubu information version" or "Rurubu & more." "Rurubu +".
· The data listed is as of March 2025. Prices, business hours, regular holidays, menus, etc. may change or may not be available due to temporary holidays. Please check in advance when using it, as the content may change.
· Closed stores and facilities, as a rule, the year-end holiday, Obon holiday, Golden Week, and temporary holidays are omitted.
· The published fees is the fee including the consumption tax that was confirmed at the time of the interview in principle, and the entrance fee is the adult fee if there is no special note.
-The time of use of the listing is, in principle, open (hall) to closed (hall). Please note that the last order or entrance (hall) time is usually 30 minutes to 1 hour before the closing (hall) time. The last order is written as LO.
・ The spring quality, efficacy, etc. of the hot springs in the list are prepared based on the answers from each facility.

A must-visit itinerary for Saga: 1 night, 2 days

A must-visit itinerary for Saga: 1 night, 2 days

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