Ogi

See Sado Island for the village of Ogi in Niigata. Ogi (小城) is a city in Saga Prefecture, Japan. Understand Talk Get in Get around See Kiyomizu Falls. A temple area with a stunning waterfall. It is not to be confused with Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto. Ogi has one other Kiyomizu Temple just 3 kilometers away from the falls, so, be careful to set them apart.  edit Do Buy Eat Youkan (羊羹). A sweet bean paste made out of red or white beans.  edit Marubouro (丸ぼうろ). A soft, cake-like cookie.  edit Strawberries. Saga Prefecture is where many of Japan's best strawberries come from. You can buy them from farmer's stands in Ogi.  edit Raw Carp. The other dish, besides youkan, for which Ogi is known in particular. Strawberries and Maruboro should be tried in Ogi, but because they are from Saga prefecture as a whole, and not just Ogi.  edit Daikichi (大吉). A local, family-owned yakitori restaurant and bar. Extremely friendly staff livens up the everyday experience of barbecued meat on skewers.  edit Sleep Get out Routes through Ogi Saga ← Kubota ←  N  S  → Kohoku → Nagasaki