Karatsu Station
Karatsu Station is a junction passenger railway station located in the city of Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. It is the main station of Karatsu City.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Karatsu, Saga prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Karatsu” and “Karatsu-eki”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former Karatsu Bank Head Office and Karatsu Oteguchi Bus Center.
Former Karatsu Bank Head Office
Museum
Photo: てるみー, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Former Karatsu Bank Head Office is a museum, which is situated 410 metres northeast of Karatsu Station.
Karatsu Oteguchi Bus Center
Bus station
Photo: 久留米市民, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Karatsu Oteguchi Bus Center is a bus station, which is situated 380 metres northeast of Karatsu Station.
Karatsu Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Karatsu Castle is a Japanese castle located in Karatsu, Saga Prefecture, Japan. It is a hirayamajiro, a castle built on a plain rather than a hill or mountain. Karatsu Castle is situated 1¼ km northeast of Karatsu Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Karatsu.
Karatsu
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Karatsu is a city located in Saga Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Its name, formed from the Japanese word roots 唐 kara, and 津 tsu, signifies its historical importance as an ancient trading port between Japan with China and Korea.
Karatsu Station
- Categories: elevated station, overtaking station, junction station, interchange station, last station, contracted station, and transportation
- Location: Karatsu Shi, Saga, Kyushu, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude
33.44627° or 33° 26′ 47″ northLongitude
129.96775° or 129° 58′ 4″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8Q5FCXW9+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 778185118OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Burmese to Ukrainian—“Karatsu Station” goes by many names.
- Burmese: “ခရဆွတ်ဘူတာ”
- Chinese: “唐津站”
- Chinese: “唐津車站”
- Chinese: “唐津车站”
- French: “gare de Karatsu”
- French: “Gare de Karatsu”
- French: “Karatsu”
- German: “Karatsu”
- Japanese: “JK20”
- Japanese: “からつえき”
- Japanese: “唐津”
- Japanese: “唐津駅”
- Korean: “가라쓰”
- Korean: “가라쓰역”
- Korean: “가라츠 역”
- Korean: “카라츠 역”
- Ukrainian: “Карацу”
Localities in the Area
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Karatsu Station”. Photo: Asturio Cantabrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.