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Karatsu, Saga

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1294:, the town of Karatsu and the villages of Hamasaki, Irino, Kagami, Karatsu, Kirigo, Kitahata, Kuri, Kyūragi, Minato, Mitsushima, Nagoya, Nanayama, Ōchi, Ōmura, Onizuka, Sashi, Uchiage and Yobuko were established with the creation of the modern municipalities system. Ōmura was renamed Tamashima in July 28, 1896. Hamasaki was elevated to town status on July 1, 1922. Karatsu annexed Mitsushima on January 1, 1924. Yobuko was elevated to town status on August 1, 1928. Karatsu Village was incorporated into Karatsu Town on January 1, 1932, and on September 1, 1935 both Sashi and Ōchi were elevated to town status. Sashi was subsequently annexed by Karatsu on November 11, 1941. Kyūragi was elevated to town status on May 3, 1952. On November 1, 1954 Karatsu annexed Kagami, Kuri, Minato and Onizuka. Hamasaki and Tamashima were merged to create the town of Hamasaki-Tamashima; and Nagoya and Uchiage were merge to create the town of Chinzei on September 30, 1956. On November 1, 1958 Kirigo was split and its parts were incorporated into Karatsu and Irino (respectively), and Irino was elevated to town status and was renamed Hizen. On November 1, 1966 Hamasaki-Tamashima was renamed Hamatama. 128: 51: 1627: 108: 1596: 1586: 1576: 1566: 1556: 1546: 93: 2022: 83: 1377:
the rice production reduction policy, there has been a shift to the production of soybeans and other beans, and barley, wheat, and other grains. Large-scale orchards are spread out in the Hamatama area, and greenhouse mandarin oranges are a specialty. The main industrial clusters are the Karatsu Ironworks Complex (Nakahara area), the Karatsu Ishishi Industrial Complex (Ishishi area), and the Kishiyama Industrial Complex (Kitahata Kishiyama area).
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Karatsu has a diverse economy. The main agricultural products are fruit trees, rice, vegetables, and beef cattle. In the plains of Kagami and Kuri, there are vast rice paddies developed as an ancillary project of the river improvement project in the Edo period. Rice is still the main crop, but due to
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Karatsu has 30 public elementary schools and 18 public junior high schools operated by the city government, and one public junior high schools operated by the Saga Prefectural Board of Education. The prefecture also operates a six public high schools and one special education school for the
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tcoast with many inlets and outlets, and due to its geographical features, this area has been a base for maritime traffic to the continent since ancient times. The city also includes a number of populated offshore islands
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Karatsu is located in northern Saga Prefecture. The city area consists of the plains (Karatsu Plain) created by the Matsuura River and Tamashima River, and a hilly basalt plateau called Uwaba. It faces the
1726:. Regularly during Karatsu Kunchi, people in this town open their homes to friends and strangers to eat and drink; the primary focus is enjoying food, beer, and shochu, and having lively conversation. 1722:(floats made of many layers of paper mache) being carried around the city's narrow streets to calls of "Enya!". Some hikiyama members say "Yoisa!". This accompaniment is one of the 1871: 127: 1844: 442:(port), signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea. As of 1 June 2024, the city had an estimated 2224: 1718:, which runs annually from November 2 to November 4 and is visited by approximately 500,000 visitors from all over Japan. The festival consists of 14 1965: 1356:
city council of 28 members. Karatsu contributes six members to the Saga Prefectural Assembly. In terms of national politics, the city is part of the
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handicapped. There is also one private high school. There is one vocational training school, the Karatsu Maritime Polytechnical School.
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of 200 persons per km. The total area of the city is 487.60 km (188.26 sq mi). The city has the same Hanja name (唐津市) as
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to the east, Imari Bay to the west, the Kishima Mountains to the south, and the
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was constructed. The following year, it became the location from which the
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Per Japanese census data, the population of Karatsu is as shown below.
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Climate data for Karatsu (2010−2020 normals, extremes 2010−present)
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Karatsu is the setting for two manga and anime series,
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form of government with a directly elected mayor and a
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Karatsu climate: Average Temperature, weather by month
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was constructed in what is now the heart of Karatsu.
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City
Top: View of Matsuura River and downtown Karatsu 2nd left: Oteguchi Bus Terminal, 2nd right:Karatsu Castle 3rd: Nijinomatsubara pine forest area Bottom: Karatsu Kunchi in November.
Karatsu Castle
Nijinomatsubara
Karatsu Kunchi
Flag of Karatsu
Official seal of Karatsu
Location of Karatsu in Saga Prefecture
Karatsu is located in Japan
33°27′00″N 129°58′06″E / 33.45000°N 129.96833°E / 33.45000; 129.96833
Region
Kyushu
Prefecture
Saga
Tatsurō Mine
Time zone
UTC+09:00
JST
Climate
Cfa
Official website
Wisteria
Pine




city
Saga Prefecture
Kyushu

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