Saga Prefecture

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See a torii standing out in the sea
Torii are the gates that mark the way into a shrine, and a few stand out in the sea, facing shrines on the shore. At high tide the water rises around their pillars; at low tide you can sometimes walk right up to them. Check the tide tables before you go.
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Gaze up at walls of books rising to the ceiling
In these libraries and museums, bookshelves climb almost to the ceiling, so you stand inside a wall of books on every side. Pick a book that catches your eye and read it at a seat nearby. Most books are in Japanese, so the space itself is the main draw, though art and photo books need no translation.
Town
Ureshino
A town where tofu melts in hot spring water
Ureshino is a hot spring town in Saga Prefecture, a little over an hour by train from Hakata Station in Fukuoka, changing to the shinkansen at Takeo-Onsen. Its spring water is rich in baking soda, so tofu simmered in it softens and melts, and this hot spring tofu (yudofu) became the town's dish. Warm up with a bowl, taste the green tea grown on the hills around town, then soak in a bath said to leave skin smooth.

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