first marriage between a deity of earth with one of heaven. On returning home Ihanaga-Hime bemoaning her misfortune threw away a mirror reflecting her own image in its glass, the mirror fell in Shiromi. So the Shiromi shrine is dedicated to Ihanaga-Hime. Festivals and Traditions Saito City Flower Festival Date: 31 March ~ 8 April Time: 10am - 10pm daily Location: Saitobaru The Flower Festival is a chance to enjoy Saitobaru's 2000 sakura trees as they flower for the short time at the end of March and beginning of April. Saitobaru is also full of . 'Kofun Matsuri' Date: 27th - 29 August Time: 10am -10pm daily Location: Saitobaru Summer matsuri (festivals) are a regular occurrence and popular summer event all over Japan. Tourism Places of interest There are many places of interest in Saito. These include shrines, temples, museums and buildings of architectural or historical interest. Saito is perhaps most famous for Saitobaru which is a National Special Historic site and historical research site. Other notable places include Saito's Sports Center, Concert Hall and Irifune Eel Restaurant. Saitobaru Saitobaru kofungun is a collection of 9 clusters of tumuli comprising 311 burial mounds which lay on a plateau roughly 4 by 2 km in size, making it one of the largest collections of burial mounds in Japan. It was designated a Special Historic site by the Japanese government in 1952. Tsuma Temple Yamajibishamonten Tonokōri Castle - A castle ruin, Home castle of Itō clan Sugiyasu Education Local Schools Elementary Schools Tsumakita elementary 妻北小学校 Tsumaminami elementary 妻南小学校 Sanzai elementary 三財小学校 Minoh elementary 三納小学校 Yamada bunko elementary 山田分校 Chausubaru elementary 茶臼原小学校 Shirokami elementary 銀上小学校 Tonokouri elementary 都於郡小学校 Hokita elementary 穂北小学校 Junior High Schools Tsuma JHS 妻中学校 Sanzai JHS 三財中学校 Minoh JHS 三納中学校 Shiromi JHS 銀鏡中学校 Hokita JHS 穂北中学校 Tonokouri JHS 都於郡中学校 High Schools Tsuma High School 妻高校 Saito Commercial High School 西都商業高校 Colleges History Translated from the Saito Homepage Mayors of Saito City Notable People Toshiro Konishi, Japanese Peruvian chef, musician and television personality References External links Saito City official website Saito City information Pictures Pictures of places and events in Saito Saito Burial Mounds in Japanese and English Cities in Miyazaki Prefecture