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Tashima Jinja
Among the oldest shrines in Hizen, standing on Kabeshima. It enshrines the three Munakata goddesses and has long guarded the sea route to the continent.
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Tashima Jinja
Among the oldest shrines in Saga. The gateway to Yobuko, the town of squid.
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Sayohime Jinja
It carries the tale of Matsura Sayohime and her lost love, standing on Kabeshima at Yobuko.
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Kagami Jinja
It enshrines Fujiwara no Hirotsugu. Its Korean-made Yoryu Kannon figure is an Important Cultural Property.
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Karatsu Kunchi
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Fourteen lacquer-finished floats move through the town.
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Karatsu Kunchi
Fourteen lacquer-finished floats. UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Karatsu Ware
Ranked third among tea wares after Raku and Hagi; its coarse clay and quick iron-drawn grasses were chosen for their plainness.
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Karatsu Kunchi Floats
Floats built from hundreds of layers of paper finished in lacquer and gold - light, strong, and still hauled after two centuries.
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Karatsu Float Exhibition Hall
All fourteen floats on permanent view, close enough to read the depth of the lacquer.
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Former Takatori Residence
A coal baron's house with a Noh stage built into it, and 72 painted cedar doors, no two rooms alike.
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Former Karatsu Bank
Kingo Tatsuno, born here, oversaw this for his home town, and his pupil drew it in the master's manner.
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Niji no Matsubara
A million pines planted as a windbreak four centuries ago, now a designated Place of Special Scenic Beauty.
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Karatsu Kilns and the Tataki Method
Clay compacted by beating with a paddle rather than thrown - a Korean method still in use here.