Karatsu, Saga

Karatsu (唐 津市jap, -shi) is a city of Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū in Japan.

Your name, composed of the kanji kara (China) and tsu ( harbor ), occupies its historical importance as a port city for shipping to China.

History

The city was founded on 1 January 1932. On January 1, 2005, six cities and a village which formerly belonged to the district Higashimatsuura, incorporated. This was the largest city of Karatsu Saga Prefecture. On 1 January 2006, the village Nanayama was also incorporated.

Culture and Tourism

The Karatsu castle dominates this former castle town.

Karatsu is famous for its Karatsu Kunchi Matsuri, which takes place every year from 2nd to 4th November and about half a million visitors. In the solid Hikiyama (floats ) are carried through the narrow streets of the city, where the visitors ' Enya! " Call Enya! .

Karatsu Kunchi on opening night

Hikiyama

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Tatsuno Kingo was one of the first modern architects of Japan.

Twinning

Traffic

  • Street: Nishikyūshū highway
  • National Road 202,203,204,323
  • JR Chikuhi - line
  • JR Karatsu Line

Adjacent Cities and Towns

  • Saga Prefecture Saga ( Saga )
  • Imari
  • Takeo
  • Taku
  • Genkai
  • Maebaru
  • Nijo
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