Saga Castle Travel Guide Late Autumn Evening

Saga Castle Take a bus from Saga Station, 160 yen, direct. In the evening, the setting sun falls like molten gold around the Saga Castle History Museum, giving the ancient castle a soft and mysterious golden coat. Walking lightly into this land that time has treated gently, it is as if you have traveled through a tunnel of time and returned to that turbulent era. Saga Castle, whose history dates back to the early Edo period, was once the seat of the Saga Domain. However, after many wars and fires, Saga Castle was destroyed several times. Especially during the Saga Rebellion in the early Meiji period, most of the buildings in the castle were burned down, leaving only the walls and gates. The Saga Castle History Museum we see today was built in 1838 by the then lord Nabeshima Naomasa and has been maintained and restored. The history museum stands quietly under the castle walls, without the hustle and bustle of the day, and at this moment it is more solemn and quiet. The walls, the mottled stones, every brick and tile is engraved with stories of the past. They have witnessed countless dynasties and the baptism of wind and rain... When you enter the history museum, you need to change your shoes, the lighting is soft and the atmosphere is warm. With more than 700 tatami mats, it is one of the largest wooden restoration buildings in Japan. The museum displays a variety of exhibits, from ancient weapons to exquisite works of art, from documentary records to household utensils, each carrying the weight of history and telling the story of Saga Castle's past and present. Especially those historical materials related to the late shogunate and the Meiji Restoration, through materials, images, and models, present the history of this period in many ways, making people feel as if they are in that turbulent era.