Ogi, Saga

Cities in Saga Prefecture

Ogi (小城市, Ogi-shi) is a city located in the central part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of February 28, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 45,638 and a population density of 480 persons per km². The total area is 95.85 km². The modern city of Ogi was established on March 3, 2005, from the merger of the former town of Ogi, absorbing the towns of Ashikari, Mikatsuki and Ushizu (all from Ogi District). Ogi District was dissolved as a result of this merger. It has gradually come to be known as the city with the highest consumption of yōkan in Japan. The city includes the Suga-jinja Shrine as well as a ski hill.

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Ogi, Saga
National Highway Route 207, Ogi

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N 33.25 °	E 130.2 °

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National Highway Route 207
849-0302 Ogi
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Ushizu Station

Ushizu Station (牛津駅, Ushizu-eki) is a railway station in Ogi, Saga Prefecture. It is operated by JR Kyushu on the Nagasaki Main Line.

Ashikari, Saga

Ashikari (芦刈町, Ashikari-chō) was a town located in Ogi District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. The status of Ashikari was changed from a village to a town on April 1, 1967. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 6,203 and a density of 372.11 persons per km2. The total area was 16.67 km2. On March 1, 2005, Ashikari, along with the towns of Ogi (former), Mikatsuki and Ushizu (all from Ogi District), was merged to create the city of Ogi.

Ogi Station

Ogi Station (小城駅, Ogi-eki) is a railway station on the Karatsu Line operated by JR Kyushu located in Ogi, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Balloon Saga Station

Balloon Saga Station (バルーンさが駅, Barūn-Saga-eki) is a railway station on the Nagasaki Main Line in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan, operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It is a seasonal station and is only operational during the Saga International Balloon Fiesta (held around the end of October/beginning of November).

Nabeshima Station

Nabeshima Station (鍋島駅, Nabeshima-eki) is a railway station in Nabeshima Town, Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu and is on the Nagasaki Main Line. It is also used by JR Freight.

Kaneshima Station

Kaneshima Station (金島駅, Kaneshima-eki) is a train station located in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan.

Kōden-ji

Kōden-ji (高傳寺) is a Sōtō Zen temple in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It was the bodaiji or family temple of the Ryūzōji and Nabeshima clans, many of whom are buried in its grounds.

Saga Prefectural Saga Technical High School

Saga Prefectural Saga Technical High School (佐賀県立佐賀工業高等学校), also known as Saga Kogyo, is a technical high school in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan.

Nishikyushu University Junior College

Nishikyushu University Junior College (西九州大学短期大学部, Nishikyūshū daigaku tanki daigakubu) is a private junior college in Saga, Saga, Japan.

Saga Women's Junior College

Saga Women's Junior College (佐賀女子短期大学, Saga joshi tanki daigaku) is a private junior college in Saga, Saga, Japan.

Ōmachi, Saga

Ōmachi (大町町, Ōmachi-chō) is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,680.

Saga University

Saga University (佐賀大学, Saga daigaku); abbreviated as Sagadai (佐賀大, Sagadai) or Sadai (佐大, Sadai), is a national university in Saga, Saga Prefecture, Japan. The university has five faculties with around 7,000 students. Its two campuses are in Honjo (本庄) and Nabeshima (鍋島).