Kyūragi, Saga


Kyūragi was a town located in the Higashimatsuura District of Saga Prefecture, Japan.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,498 and a density of 89.91 persons per km2. The total area was 61.15 km2.
On January 1, 2005, Kyūragi, along with the towns of Chinzei, Hamatama, Hizen, Ōchi and Yobuko, and the village of Kitahata, was merged into the expanded city of Karatsu.
at the foot of Mt Sakuraei is very beautiful in mid-November. Upstream from the nearby one can see 300 and 140 in blossom.
Kyūragi has a on the Karatsu Line of Kyushu Railway Company running from Nishi-Karatsu Station in Karatsu to Kubota Station in Saga. The town has both a Junior and a Senior High School.

Geography

Mountains: Tenzan, Sakureizan, Onnayama, Hachimandake, Tsubakiyama, Tōri'ishiyama, Sasabaru, Namise
Rivers:　Kyūragi River, Matsūra River
Lakes and Marshes: Kyūragi Dam, '''Tenzan Dam'''