[2025 Karatsu Stay] Travel Guide for Hotel Karae (Updated May)

#Domestic Travel Strategy Nagasaki Prefecture is located on the west coast of Kyushu, and is home to volcanoes and forested offshore islands. The fusion of Japanese and international cultures can be seen everywhere in the prefecture, including Western-style buildings, stone pavements, and Catholic churches. If you are planning a trip to Nagasaki, please read to the end and use it as a reference. 🔸Area: Matsuura, Hirado area ────────────────── 🔸Time required: Approximately 6 hours ───────────────── 🔸Transportation method: Rental car ───────────────── This time we visited 6 spots. ❶ 11:00 Start from Takashima at the mouth of Imari Bay in Matsuura City ↓ Horse mackerel fry lunch on "Kaido" ↓ 🚗 Approximately 70km Approximately 2 hours ↓ ❷ 13:30 Hirado Castle ❸ Kameoka Shrine ↓ 🚗 Approximately 2km Approximately 10 minutes ↓ ❹ 14:30 Hirado Xavier Memorial Church ↓ ↓ 🚶300m, about 5 minutes ↓ ❺ 14:40 Road with a view of temples and churches ↓ ❻ 15:00 Take a break at Mameruku Coffee ↓ ↓ 🚗Approximately 60km to Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, about 1.5 hours ↓ ↓ 17:30 Arrive at HOTEL KARAE Continue to the Saga trip Kaido 📍91-7 Kanzakimen, Takashima-cho, Matsuura City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-4303 Hirado Castle 📍1458 Iwanoue-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5121 Kameoka Shrine 📍1517 Iwanoue-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5121 Hirado Xavier Memorial Church 📍859-5152 259-1 Kagamigawa-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture Road with a view of temples and churches 📍Kyoshuzaka, Kagamigawa-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5152 Mameruku Coffee 📍308 Kagamigawa-cho, Hirado City, Nagasaki Prefecture, 859-5152 HOTEL KARAE 📍3rd floor, KARAE, 1783 Kyomachi, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, 847-0045 #Domestic travel #Solo travel #Nagasaki #Hirado #Church #Castle

#DomesticTravelRecords Records of trips to Nagasaki Prefecture ✈︎ ────⟢⋮✈︎ ────⟢⋮✈︎ ────⟢⋮✈︎ ─── ◼︎Roadside Station Takarajima Matsuura City boasts the highest horse mackerel catch in Japan On April 27, 2019, Mayor Yoshiyasu Tomoda officially declared Matsuura City to be the "Holy Land of Fried Horse Mackerel". There are a total of four "Matsuura Stone Monuments of Fried Horse Mackerel" in the city, which were created to establish Matsuura City as the "Holy Land of Fried Horse Mackerel". This is one of them. ◼︎Kaido A restaurant on Takashima Island in Matsuura City, Nagasaki Prefecture. Takashima Island is an island at the mouth of Imari Bay, and the entire island belongs to Matsuura City. The vegetables used at this restaurant are either from Takashima Island or homemade, and the rice is also from Takashima Island. The fish is freshly purchased every morning, and is filleted after receiving an order so that it can be served to customers in a fresh state. The dressing is homemade kumquat dressing. ◼︎KARAE TABLE A dining and cafe that uses fresh, seasonal local ingredients in a corner of the complex KARAE facing the Kyomachi shopping street in Karatsu City, Nagasaki Prefecture They have a wide selection of colorful lunch plates and sweets menus that allow you to enjoy seasonal fruits They also provide breakfast for guests staying at HOTEL KARAE #NagasakiTourism #NagasakiTrip #Nagasaki #DomesticTrip #GirlsTrip #SoloTrip #Gourmet #GourmetTrip

#DomesticTravelRecord Karatsu City is located in the northwest of Saga Prefecture and faces the Genkai Sea. Karatsu Kunchi, famous for the autumn festival of Karatsu Shrine, is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. ✈︎ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ✈︎ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ✈︎ ━ ━ ━ ━ ━ ◼︎Karatsu Shrine An old shrine said to have been built in the Nara period, it enshrines the Sumiyoshi Sanjin and Kanda Souji. Long ago, when Empress Jingu was crossing the sea to the Three Kingdoms of Korea, she was unable to find her way by boat, so she prayed to the Sumiyoshi Sanjin and was able to safely achieve her goal. When she returned, she offered a mirror to the beach of Matsuura and made a prayer. ◼︎Former Oshima Residence The former residence of Oshima, which still exists in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, was built in the Meiji period near Karatsu. This is the former home of Oshima Kotaro, who contributed greatly to the modernization of the area. ◼︎Former Takatori Residence The residence of Takatori Koreyoshi (1850-1927), known as the owner of coal mines such as the Kishima Coal Mine, is located along the coast southwest of the main citadel of Karatsu Castle in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. It was designated an Important Cultural Property of Japan in December 1998. ◼︎Stone Wall Walking Trail A 2km long path of stone walls built during the feudal era that stretches west from Karatsu Castle. It's a walking trail ◼︎Karatsu Castle The first lord of the castle, Terazawa Shimanokami Hirotaka, was responsible for transporting troops and providing food supplies during the construction of Nagoya Castle and the invasion of Korea. He was also trusted by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and was given land, which led to the construction of Karatsu Castle. ◼︎Former Karatsu Bank Tatsuno Kingo Memorial Museum A historical building supervised by Tatsuno Kingo in Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture. The former Karatsu Bank head office was completed in 1912. ◼︎Float exhibition hall An exhibition hall where all 14 floats used in the Karatsu Kunchi festival (held every year from November 2nd to 4th) are lined up ◼︎Tamatori Located in a corner of the complex KARAE Produced by chef Otsuka Hitomi, who also designs food spaces, this Japanese restaurant serves dishes made with Karatsu ingredients by chef Ito Mai on tableware by Nakazato Hanako of "monohanako" ◼︎HOTEL KARAE An art hotel on the 3rd floor of the complex KARAE where you can experience a trip that feels like living #SagaTrip #SagaTourism #Saga #Karatsu #DomesticTrip #SoloTrip #GirlsTrip

HOTEL KARAE is an art hotel located just a 2-minute walk from Karatsu Station, nestled in the shopping district of the castle town of Karatsu, offering a travel experience that feels like living there. The lounge art and big table are made from materials and fittings of a sake brewery that existed on this land about 100 years ago, revived to their former glory. Created with the desire to bring a new breeze to this town through the fusion of traditional culture and art. HOTEL KARAE does not offer luxurious amenities, gourmet meals, or spa services, as the concept is for guests to use the hotel as a base to explore and enjoy the town of Karatsu.

𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐩*⋆✈SAGA𓂃 𓈒𓏸Karatsu HOTEL KARAEFor our first night in Saga, we went to a hotel located in the complex KARAE, which has a cafe restaurant, traditional crafts such as Karatsu ware for sale, and more. The rooms are very simple, but clean and enough for a night's stay! You can choose the amenities you need at the entrance and take them to your room. The sofa at the entrance is stylish, so be sure to take a commemorative photo😍For the photo of the two of us, we told the hotel staff what we wanted and they took the picture for us📸 We went to the morning market the next day, so it's a shame we couldn't have breakfast at the cafe🥺 PointThere is no parking lot, so be careful! We were able to park in the parking lot in front of Karatsu Station for a maximum of 500 yen◎ 💰/The dormitory is a reasonable price, starting from ¥3,465 per night! The standard double room I stayed in was ¥5940~🛌𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄𓐄𓊆𝑇𝑒𝑙𓊇From the official website0955-53-8068 ︎𓊆𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑒𝑠𝑠𓊇From the official website1783 Kyomachi, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture, 847-0045𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 𓐄 #wintertrip #trip #saga #sagaprefecture #valuehotel #hocance #girlstrip #sagatrip #karatsucity