Karatsu

Population 116,052 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Japan

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Japan
Daylight 9 h 57 in Dec, dark by 17:13 · 14 h 21 in Jun
  1. January: 10 h 10 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 59 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 56 of daylight
  4. April: 12 h 59 of daylight
  5. May: 13 h 52 of daylight
  6. June: 14 h 21 of daylight
  7. July: 14 h 10 of daylight
  8. August: 13 h 25 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 25 of daylight
  10. October: 11 h 24 of daylight
  11. November: 10 h 27 of daylight
  12. December: 9 h 57 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Hamasaki Gion Festival

    July

    In mid-July the city lights up with many floats to celebrate what citizens hope to be a good harvest

  2. Karatsu Kunchi

    November

    Held during November 2-4 each year, this three-day festival is Karatsu's most famous. 14 floats (known as hikiyama in Japanese) are drawn through the city by people from the various neighborhoods

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Karatsu); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 9 places to eat

Getting around

More train stations: Onizuka 3.8 km, Nijinomatsubura 4.7 km

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