The prefectural capital is Saga.
Saga Prefecture is located in the northwestern part of Kyushu. And it is in contact with Fukuoka Prefecture and Nagasaki Prefecture. The distance in a straight line to Tokyo of Saga Prefecture is about 900 km. Moreover, the distance in a straight line to Osaka is about 500 km. And the distance in a straight line to the Korean Peninsula is about 200 km. Saga Prefecture plays an important role as a window of continent culture.
It with many fish catch of the dried seaweed, shellfish, a scad, mackerel, a cuttlefish, an octopus, and a shrimp to Saga Prefecture occupies 90 percent of surrounding ocean areas.
The Saga plain is warm climate also in winter. Therefore, it is a prosperous grain belt of cereals. Moreover, there is much production of a strawberry, a mandarin orange, and a pear. Especially the annual crop yields of a house mandarin orange are the 1st in Japan.
Saga Prefecture is famous for pottery. Especially ibari and an arita glow are a brand representing Saga Prefecture, and there is 400 years of history. A cities, towns and villages list is here.
| Ranking of Saga | ||
| Item | National ranking | Outline |
| Area (2009) | The 41st place | 2,440 square kilometers |
| The number of cities, wards, towns, and villages (2010) | The 39st place | 20 cities, towns and villages |
| Population (2008) | The 42h place | 864,738 persons |
| Number of households (2008) | The 44h place | 305260 households |
| People-of-the-prefecture gross product (substance) (2007) | The 43h place | 3,354,969 (unit: 1 million yen) |