サガ3日目

サガ3日目

Saga day three. Let’s go. [Music] [Music] All right. What a beautiful spot this was. All right, let’s hit it. Yeah, baby. Oh my god. Would you look at this? Got to pay attention to the road, but just absolutely beautiful. What a way to kick off the day. Oh man, so happy right now. My god, does it get any more beautiful than this? Stonewall nice terraces, alpine views, and a road that’s like just heaven just I don’t have the words, guys. This is just too amazing. Just switch back after switch back. I got stuff. Just take that in. Holy hell. I got to take a minute here. [Music] [Music] Man, what a view. This place is amazing. Ah, Saga Prefecture. Gorgeous. All right. So, what we’re going to do now is we’re going to head off to this palace. It’s European of some sort, but um yeah, I want to show you guys a little bit of that because there’s a lot of history from Europe in Kyushu and particularly Nagasaki Saga. But we’re going to go there. It’s going to be awesome. So, let’s do that. Oh man, what an epic start to day three. I’m a happy happy happy man. That’s three happies. Oh, look at this. Look at this. Oh my god. [Music] I mean, everywhere you look. [Music] Far out, man. Far out. [Music] Oh, it’s a wild pig. Japanese, they call it emosishi. Yep. back into the world. I’m going to get a coffee. [Music] Nice kawaki. [Music] Pika pika was a cool dude. We talked bikes for a good 20 minutes. It’s the best thing about riding a motorcycle. It doesn’t matter where you’re from. We all have the same love, the same passion. It’s pretty easy to make friends. [Music] That’s one of the things I love in Japan. The bike culture is just so real and friendly. You meet so many amazing people on a motorcycle. One of the things I do love about riding in Japan as well is that people are just stoked on bikes. You know, they’re not too worried about what you’re riding. I mean, they’re very very into what they’re riding, but you can ride whatever you want. People are still stoked on it. But I’ve yet to have one person in Japan say, “What? You’re riding a Triumph in Japan? All that has come from online like it matters. It’s a bike. It’s got engines. Got a couple wheels. You enjoy it. That’s what matters. Fact that you’re out there doing it. And this car in front of me does not know how to drive. Is she texting? Got to be texting. Okay, that’s it. The Arita Porcelain Park. Wow, look at this place. What a trip. So, I can only assume that this is one of the places that was built during the bubble economy in Japan where they people just made these outlandish places. And I feel like maybe that’s what this is and it’s just kind of been let go over time, which is pretty common in Japan. But this is very unique. I’ve never seen anything like this. The Arita Porcelain Park was created to celebrate the 400-year-old history of the Japanese porcelain industry that began in the town of Arita. The park’s centerpiece is a fullscale replica of the Zwinga Palace in Dresden, Germany, highlighting the historical artistic exchanges between Japan and Europe. Okay, so that was unique, very odd, but uh time to hit the road and go see something that’s a little bit more Japanese. So, we’re going to hit the road for another about 45 minutes to an hour and go check out uh the third largest Inari Ginger, Inari Shrine in Japan. So, Inarati shrines, you’ll know, are the the ones that have the uh uh the vermilion gates, the row of vermilion gates. And it is absolutely scorching today. Look at that. My thermometer just says hh.h. H nothing cuz it’s been sitting in the sun. So this is brutal. I got to get moving before I pass out. All right. Oh, that feels better already. My thermometer is now showing actual numbers. Scary numbers, but numbers all the same. And it’s so hot. I can smell the ashalt. Oh, wow. Look at there. It is up there on the hill. [Music] It’s a cool looking bike. What’s that? It’s a Yamaha XSR. That looks kind of cool. Built in 1687, the Utoku Unari Shrine is one of the three most famous shrines dedicated to Inari. Over three million people visit every year to pray for good business, good fortune, their families, etc. The shrine is quite unique and very ornate. As you make your way up the stairs, the bells are ringing in the wind. It’s very, very peaceful. The view from the larger shrine up the hill is incredible. From there, you can walk through a maze of vermillion gates constantly ascending up the mountain. Well, folks, it goes on and on, but I don’t wearing full riding pants and boots. I’m overcooked. Well, raintorm finished. Cool everything off, wet everything down. Time to head off to our next place, which is uh some Tory gates floating out in the ocean. Well, that was a really cool shrine, man. I enjoyed that a lot. We’ve just about covered all of Saga. One of our viewers of the channel and uh just an absolute awesome dude. I won’t mention his name, but he knows who he is. uh one of our team riders, a member, spent a bit of time in the zone and uh at one point we’re going to ride right past a place where he competed in a unique event to the area. It’s not happening today, so we won’t really be able to to showcase it, but it’s kind of a an Olympic event all done on the mud flats when the tide is really low. My main man didn’t just compete, but he walked away with a medal. Yeah. See that? Feel that mud. So they do sports in that when it’s even lower tide. So it’s just all sandy like mud flats. Okay. I see the gates. According to legend, some three centuries ago, a corrupt magistrate was invited by local residents to party on a nearby island of Kinoima. Once they got him there and got him drunk, they left him. The magistrate prayed to be rescued and a giant fish came to his aid. In gratitude, he built the O shrine, literally large fish shrine, and placed these to gates so they extended into the sea in the direction towards the island. While it’s not the meal I was looking for, there’s no restaurant here. So, I’m going to try some of the local food. So, this is Saga beef ko. And these are some local ocean vegetables. So, going to try that zasai. Looks like that. [Music] That’s really good. That’s what it looks like. [Music] That’s really good. I think this is about everything we need to see in Saga. I mean, there’s more to see obviously, but this heat how I’m feeling right now in the day that we’ve already had. I think we’re going to wrap up here, guys. Yeah, man. Saga, it’s been awesome. Thanks for watching. Hope you are getting some good rides out there and uh staying safe on the roads. And we’ll be back for Fukuoka. So, thank you for watching and happy riding. The saga saga is done. Yeah, baby. Yeah. Thank you for watching. 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Saga Prefecture brings an epic finish. In this episode of Project 47 — my solo motorcycle ride across all 47 prefectures of Japan — I explore Saga’s wild roads, surreal landmarks, and sacred ocean shrines.

The day begins with endless switchbacks and mountain views before reaching the eccentric Arita Porcelain Park, a replica of Germany’s Zwinger Palace built in rural Kyushu. From there, I ride to Yutoku Inari Shrine, climbing its maze of vermilion gates in brutal summer heat, before ending the day at the legendary Ouo Shrine, where giant torii gates rise from the sea.

✨ Japan Motorcycle Adventure Highlights:
🏍️ Riding Saga’s mountain switchbacks
🏯 Exploring Arita Porcelain Park
⛩️ Climbing the gates of Yutoku Inari Shrine
🌊 Discovering Ouo’s torii gates in the ocean
🤝 Meeting fellow bikers on the road

Video Details
📍 Filmed in: Saga, Japan
🏍️ Motorbike: Triumph 400X Scrambler

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