Ureshinomachi-shimojuku
Ureshino is a city located in the western part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan.
Ureshino is a city located in the western part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. As of 31 May 2024, the city had an estimated population of 24,529 in 10075 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 126.41 km2 (48.81 sq mi).
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Worth seeing in and around Ureshinomachi-shimojuku
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Yūtoku Inari Shrine
Yūtoku Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Kashima City, Saga Prefecture. It is one of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan.
7.5 km · Shinto shrine in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 02Otsuboyama Kōgoishi
Otsuboyama Kōgoishi was an ancient Korean-style fortress located in the Tachibana neighborhood of the city of Takeo, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1966.
5.6 km · castle ruins in Saga, Japan · Wikipedia - 03Iwayagawauchi Dam
Iwayagawauchi Dam is a concrete gravity dam used for flood control in Japan's Saga Prefecture. The catchment area of the dam is 10.7 km2.
9.8 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 04Niwaki Dam
Niwaki Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for irrigation.
9.3 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 05Yokotake Dam
Yokotake Dam is a gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control.
7.9 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 06Nakakoba Dam
Nakakoba Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control, water supply and power production.
9.7 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 07Suko Castle
Suko Castle is the site of a castle structure in Shiroishi, Saga Prefecture, Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a Prefectural Historic Site.
7.1 km · castle in Saga, Japan · Wikipedia - 08Fukaura Dam
Fukaura Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for flood control.
4.2 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 09Fuchinoo Dam
Fuchinoo Dam is a concrete gravity dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for water supply.
8.3 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia - 10Hanatori Tameike Dam
Hanatori Tameike dam is an earth-fill dam located in Saga Prefecture in Japan. The dam is used for agriculture.
9.4 km · dam in Saga Prefecture, Japan · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Yoshida Hyakunen-zakura
- 02Hizen Yume Kaido
If you visit Ureshino and your children are interested in ninjas, it won't hurt to visit the park.
- 03Toyotamahime Shrine
There's a white statue called Namasu, which says that you will have beautiful skin if you touch the statue.
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Things to do
- 01Siebold no Yu
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Getting to Ureshinomachi-shimojuku
- Airports
- Kyushu Saga (HSG), 23 km · Nagasaki (NGS), 27 km · Fukuoka (FUK), 63 km
- Stations
- Ureshino-Onsen Station, 6.2 km · Takeo-Onsen Station, 8.4 km · Hizen-Hama Station, 6.5 km · Hizen-Ryūō Station, 6 km · Hizen-Shiroishi Station, 9.7 km
- Fukuoka → Ureshinomachi-shimojuku66 km · quickest by road, 1h 50m · ¥1,020–1,400
- Kumamoto → Ureshinomachi-shimojuku73 km · quickest by road, 2h 52m · ¥1,500–2,040
- Kitakyushu → Ureshinomachi-shimojuku114 km · quickest by road, 2h 55m · ¥1,650–2,250
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
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No local-transport research exists yet for Ureshinomachi-shimojuku
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ureshinomachi-shimojuku. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inIt is the only airport in Saga prefecture, and as part of the airport utilization promotion measures (fare subsidy) by the prefecture and the local business community, it is possible to use a shared taxi between Kohoku Town and the airport (about 50 minutes, ¥1500).
From Wikivoyage: Kohoku, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2025-09.
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Next door to Ureshinomachi-shimojuku
Ureshinomachi-shimojuku is 45 km from Nagasaki, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Takeocity in Saga Prefecture, Japan8.2 km
- Kashimacity in Saga Prefecture, Japan4.5 km
- Shiroishi-chōtown in Kishima district, Saga prefecture, Japan9.8 km
- Ariakedissolved municipality in Kishima district, Saga prefecture, Japan6.3 km