Saga Castle

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Saga Castle 佐賀城
Saga, Saga prefecture, Japan
Shachi-no-mon, surviving gate of Saga Castle from 1835
Saga Castle 佐賀城 Show map of Saga Prefecture Saga Castle 佐賀城 Show map of Japan
Coordinates	33°14′45″N 130°18′08″E / 33.245744°N 130.302153°E / 33.245744; 130.302153
Type	hiraijirō-style Japanese castle
Site information
Open to the public	yes
Condition	Some original buildings still intact, others rebuilt in 2004
Site history
Built	1602-1611, reconstructed 1728, 1836, 2004
Built by	Nabeshima clan
In use	Edo period
Battles/wars	Saga Rebellion (1874)

Saga Castle (佐賀城, Saga-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Saga City, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hiraijirō, a castle built on a plains rather than a hill or mountain, and is surrounded by a wall rather than being built above a stone base. Saga castle was home to the Nabeshima clan, daimyō of Saga Domain. It was also known as "Submerged Castle" (沈み城, Shizumi-jō).