is a city

Cities of Japan

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 located in the western part of Saga Prefecture

Saga Prefecture

is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...

 on the island of Kyūshū

Kyushu

is the third largest island of Japan and most southwesterly of its four main islands. Its alternate ancient names include , , and . The historical regional name is referred to Kyushu and its surrounding islands....

, Japan

Japan

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. The city was formed on January 1, 2006 by the merger of the towns of Ureshino and Shiota

Shiota, Saga

is a former town located in Fujitsu District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Shiota was merged with the old town of Ureshino, also from Fujitsu District, to form the new city of Ureshino.-Geography:...

. Ureshino is locally known for the green tea

Green tea

Green tea is made solely from the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures throughout Asia. It has recently become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally...

 grown there and its hot spring resort

Onsen

An is a term for hot springs in the Japanese language, though the term is often used to describe the bathing facilities and inns around the hot springs. As a volcanically active country, Japan has thousands of onsen scattered along its length and breadth...

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Adjoining municipalities

• Saga Prefecture
  Saga Prefecture
  is located in the northwest part of the island of Kyūshū, Japan. It touches both the Sea of Japan and the Ariake Sea. The western part of the prefecture is a region famous for producing ceramics and porcelain, particularly the towns of Karatsu, Imari, and Arita...
  
  
  • Kashima
    Kashima, Saga
    is a city located in the southern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Kashima is located about 60 kilometers southwest of Saga City. It borders the Ariake Sea to the east and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest...
    
    
  • Takeo
    Takeo, Saga
    is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately west of Saga City and approximately east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside...
    
    
  • Shiroishi
    Shiroishi, Saga
    is a town located in Kishima District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2005 Shiroshi absorbed the towns of Fukudomi and Ariake, all from Kishima District, to become the new and expanded town of Shiroshi.-Geography:...
    
    
• Nagasaki Prefecture
  Nagasaki Prefecture
  is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū. The capital is the city of Nagasaki.- History :Nagasaki Prefecture was created by merging of the western half of the former province of Hizen with the island provinces of Tsushima and Iki...
  
  
  • Hasami
    Hasami, Nagasaki
    is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan. It is known, along with neighboring Arita, Saga Prefecture for its china manufacturing....
    
    
  • Higashisonogi
    Higashisonogi, Nagasaki
    is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of January 1, 2009, the town has an estimated population of 9,219 and a density of 124 persons per km². The total area is 74.25 km². There is one convenience store, four gas stations, a park, a boat pier, a hospital, 5 clinics, 2...
    
    
  • Kawatana
    Kawatana, Nagasaki
    is a town located in Higashisonogi District, Nagasaki, Japan.As of January 1, 2009, the town has an estimated population of 14,760 and a density of 396 persons per km². The total area is 37.25 km²....
    
    
  • Ōmura
    Omura, Nagasaki
    is a city located in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. As of January 1, 2009, the city has an estimated population of 89,891. The total area is 126.33 km², and includes Nagasaki Airport.-History:...
    
    

History

• 1889-04-01 - The modern municipal system
  Municipalities of Japan
  Japan has three levels of government: national, prefectural, and municipal. The nation is divided into 47 prefectures. Each prefecture consists of numerous municipalities. There are four types of municipalities in Japan: cities, towns, villages and special wards...
  
   is established. The current city region is occupied by 6 villages
  Villages of Japan
  A is a local administrative unit in Japan.It is a local public body along with , , and . Geographically, a village's extent is contained within a prefecture....
  
  : Gochōda, Higashiureshino, Kuma, Nishiureshino, Shiota, and Yoshida.
• 1918-10-05 - Shiota gains town status.
• 1929-04-22 - Nishiureshino gains town status and is renamed Ureshino.
• 1933-04-01 - Higashiureshino is incorporated into Ureshino.
• 1955-04-01 - Yoshida is incorporated into Ureshino.
• 1956-09-01 - Gochōda and Kuma are incorporated into Shiota.
• 2006-01-01 - Ureshino and Shiota
  Shiota, Saga
  is a former town located in Fujitsu District, Saga Prefecture, Japan.On January 1, 2006 Shiota was merged with the old town of Ureshino, also from Fujitsu District, to form the new city of Ureshino.-Geography:...
  
   merge to form Ureshino City.

Prefectural Senior High schools

• Shiota Technical Senior High School
• Ureshino Senior High School

Municipal Junior High schools

• Ōnohara Junior High School
• Shiota Junior High School
• Ureshino Junior High School
• Yoshida Junior High School

Municipal Elementary schools

• Gochōda Elementary School
• Kuma Elementary School
• Ōkusano Elementary School
• Ōnohara Elementary School
• Shiota Elementary School
• Todoroki Elementary School
• Ureshino Elementary School
• Yoshida Elementary School

Rail

There are no train station

Train station

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s in Ureshino. The closest are Hizen-Kashima Station

Hizen-Kashima Station

is a train station in Kashima, Saga Prefecture. It is operated by JR Kyushu on the Nagasaki Main Line. Because this station is the closest limited express station to the Yūtoku Inari Shrine, there are many people around during the Japanese New Year....

 in Kashima

Kashima, Saga

is a city located in the southern part of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Kashima is located about 60 kilometers southwest of Saga City. It borders the Ariake Sea to the east and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest...

 and Takeo-Onsen Station

Takeo-Onsen Station

is a train station on Sasebo Line operated by Kyūshū Railway Company in Takeo, Saga, Japan. The station opened on May 5, 1895.-Structure:1 elevated island platform. 2 elevated tracks and south station office were completed in 2008-02-17. 1 more track and north station office are under construction...

 in Takeo

Takeo, Saga

is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan.-Geography:Takeo is located in the western part of Saga Prefecture. It is approximately west of Saga City and approximately east of Sasebo. Takeo has a complex topography including mountains, mountain basins and riverside...

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Road

• Expressways
  Expressways of Japan
  The expressways of Japan make up a large network of freeway-standard toll roads.- History :Following World War II, Japan's economic revival led to a massive increase in personal automobile use...
  
  :
  • Nagasaki Expressway
    Nagasaki Expressway
    ' is one of the Expressways of Japan from Tosu to Nagasaki. It runs through the prefecture of Saga, and the southern half of the Nagasaki prefecture...
    
    
    • Ureshino Interchange

• National highways
  National highways of Japan
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  :
  • Route 34
  • Route 498

• Prefectural roads:
  • Sasebo-Ureshino Route 1
  • Ōmura-Ureshino Route 6
  • Ureshino-Shiota Route 28
  • Kashima-Ureshino Route 41
  • Ureshino-Yamauchi Route 45

Hizen Yume Kaido

This amusement park is a reproduction of a town along the Nagasaki Kaido, a major route which ran through the region in the 17th century during the Edo Period

Edo period

The , or , is a division of Japanese history which was ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family, running from 1603 to 1868. The political entity of this period was the Tokugawa shogunate....

. There are dramatic shows that include samurai

Samurai

is the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...

, ninja

Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations...

s and princesses, shown on the weekends.

Ureshino Spa

The city boasts some of the region's best onsen, including Shibasansou, Taishoya, and Warakuen. There are currently over 40 spas in the area, both indoor and outdoor, ranging in size and water quality. Tourists may purchase a discount spa ticket from the local Tourist Information Office, located at the Ureshino Highway Interchange.

Ureshino Onsen Tofu

Onsen water is used to make this delightful local dish. The alkaline in the water makes the bean curd in the tofu

Tofu

is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, and others. There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu...

soft and mellow when it is heated in ceramic pots. Onsen tofu is traditionally served with condiments such as green onion, ginger, and sesame paste to taste.

Ureshino Green Tea

Ureshino is an area surrounded by green tea fields, and is well known as one of the best green tea producers in Japan, as the method of tea production dates back to 1504, when it was first introduced from China during the Ming Dynasty

Ming Dynasty

The Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...

. This tradition has been carried on today in the delicate aroma and flavour of the tea.

External links

Ureshino official website