Tokujin Yoshioka Glass Tea House Exhibition

• When: November 28 to February 8, 9:30 to 18:00, closed Dec. 29-30, Jan 21 and 28, Feb 4
• Where: Saga Prefectural Art Museum, Saga city
• Cost: 1300 yen

Autumn Foliage and Illumination at Mifuneyama Rakuen

• When: November 2 to December 9, open 8:00 to 17:30, illumination from 17:30 to 22:00
• Where: Mifuneyama Rakuen, Takeo
• Cost: 600 yen for day or night time tickets. 900 yen for combined day and night time tickets.

2018 Kyushu Olle Festival in Saga (Takeo Course)

• Details: Reservations required. Participants receive a pin, a santa hat, sweets, Christmas present, and onsen ticket.
• When: December 1, registration from 9:00, starts at 10:00
• Where: Starts at Shiroiwa Gymnasium and ends at Takeo Onsen Romon Gate
• Cost: 1500 yen, due at registration
• Link

2018 Kyushu Olle Festival in Saga (Karatsu Course)

• Details: Reservations required. Participants receive a pin, lunch of tonjiru (pork soup), onigiri, and tea, grilled sea snail, and Karatsu sweets
• When: December 8, registration from 9:00, starts at 10:00
• Where: Starts at Michi no Eki Momoyama Tenkaichi
• Cost: 1500 yen, due at registration
• Link

2018 Kyushu Olle Festival in Saga (Ureshino Course)

• Details: Reservations required. Participants receive a pin, bento, yudofu, and an onsen ticket
• When: December 9, registration from 8:40, start at 10:00, finish by 16:00
• Where: Starts at Hizen Yoshida Ware Kiln Hall, and ends at Ureshino Tea Exchange Hall Chaoshiru, Ureshino
• Cost: 1500 yen, due at registration
• Link

Goma Ceremony and Firewalking

• Details: Tonjiru (pork soup) and onigiri will be served
• When: December 8 from 15:00 and 9 from 12:00, goma ceremony. Firewalking is open for anyone to try on the 9th.
• Where: Honpukuji (本福寺) Temple, Kiyama
• Facebook Event

Ohitaki Bonfire Ceremony

• When: The evening of December 8
• Where: Yutoku Inari Shrine

Keep Pine Project

• Details: Help clean Niji-no-Matsubara!
• When: December 9, 9:00 to 10:30
• Where: Hamasaki Shinrin’yoku no Mori Park parking lot (浜崎森林浴の森公園駐車場)

Circle Time

• Details: Join the other Circle Time volunteers for holiday fun with local kids!
• When: December 16, 13:30 to 15:30
• Where: Saga International Plaza in Shoko Building, Saga City
• The volunteers event page

Saga Sea 2018 – Piano Station Concert

• When: December 21, doors open at 19:00, performance from 19:30
• Where: Avance, Saga City
• Cost: 3500 yen in advance, 4000 yen at the door

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