Karatsu

Sisterhood Date

March 5, 1982.(Karatsu)

Overview

Location: Northwest of Kyushu Saga Prefecture
Area: 487.48㎢
Population: 127 thousand people / 50,065 households
Climate: Annual average temperature 16.5℃
Regional Features
Port city, tourism city, resort and garden city, fishery city, center of Genkai Quasi National Park, famous for ceramics, beautiful coastal city of Nijinomatsubara Pine Grove Recreation Forest one of three representative pine forests in Japan, motor boat competition site
Major Industry: Nuclear power and thermal power plants, fishery industry, tourism
Transportation: Fukuoka International Airport, JR Railway, western Kyushu expressway
Other Status
- Educational Institutions: 7 kindergartens, 16 elementary schools, 11 middle schools, 5 high schools, 5 vocational schools, 1 handicapped school
- Cultural Assets: 50 (8 national designations, 8 prefectures, 34 cities)
- Medical Facilities: 1 public health center, 15 hospitals, 64 clinics, 103 other facilities

Major Exchange Promotions

가라츠 주요 교류 추진사항 안내표로 일자, 주요내용 항목으로 구성된 표
Date	Major Contents
1977.05.10	Mayor of Karatsu visited Yeosu-si
1980.04.25	Mayor of Yeosu visited Karatsu City
1970~1981	Created a cooperative relation through the conclusion of sisterhood by 5 private groups.
1980.09.18	Approved the sisterhood between international cities
1981.01.19	Submitted by Yeosu Municipal Administration Advisory Committee
1981.12.22	Passed the Council of Karatsu
1982.03.05	Concluded Sisterhood (Karatsu City)

가라츠 주요 교류 추진사항 안내표로 교류일자, 인원(초청, 방문), 방문목적 항목으로 구성된 표
Exchange Date	Personnel(s)		Purpose of Visitation
Exchange Date	Invitation	Visitation	Purpose of Visitation
2011.05.02.~05.07.		6	Invited delegates to 2011 Turtle Ship Festival
2011.07.25.~08.01.		7	Performance group participated in 11th Yeosu Youth Festival
2011.10.11.~2012.5.14.		1	Dispatched to karatsu
2012.01.01.~01.12.		5	Delegates of Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture of Japan visited Yeosu
2012.06.01.~06.03.		184	Parade in the National Foundation Day of Japan
2012.06.11.~08.12.		1	Nakayama Naoto dispatched to work in Karatsu City, Japan
2012.11.16.~11.19.	80		30th memorial event of sisterhood between Yeosu and Karatsu
2011.2.11.~2012. 2.10.	1		Public officer dispatched to Karatsu City of Japan finished the service
2012.2.11.~2012.12.10.	1
2013.02.05.~02.07.	3		Participated in the inauguration ceremony of the mayor of Karatsu, Japan
2013.04.18.~04.20.		4	Mayor of Karatsu City, Japan visited Yeosu-si
2013.05.03.~05.06.		2	Delegates participated in 47th Turtle Ship Festival
2013.10.04.~03.28.		1	Dispatch worker to Karatsu City, Japan
2013.11.01.~11.04.	14		Participated in Japan Karatsu Prefecture Festival
2013.06.21.~2014.06.20.	1		Officer of Yeosu dispatched to work at Karatsu
2013.10.20.~10.24.		7	8th Silk Roads Mayor and Assistant Mayor Yeosu Forum
2014.07.29~08.03		6	Participated in 14th Yeosu International Youth Festival
2014.10.31~11.05	8		Participated in 2014 Japan Karatsu Prefecture Festival
2015.06.26~2016.06.25	1		Officer of Yeosu dispatched to work at Karatsu
2015.10.29~10.31		11	Invited to 17th Korea-China-Japan Go Competition
2016. 5. 6~5. 9		5	Participated in Turtle Ship Festival
2016.8.12-8.15		7	Participated in 2016 Youth Festival
2016.11.1~11.5	3		Participated in Karatsu Prefecture Festival(Director of Planning and Finance & other officers)
2017.1.16~1.18		4	Mayor of Karatsu City and officers made a friendly visit to Yeosu
2017. 2. 2 ~ 2. 3		8	Offier of Karatsu City dispatched to work in Yeosu
2017.9.26~9.28	33		Participated in 35th memorial event of sisterhood
2018.11.1.~11.4		6	Participated in Karatsu Prefecture Festival(Assistant Mayor and others)
2018.11.15.~11.17	12		Participated in Korea-Japan Exchange Cities Go Competition
2019.6.21~2020.6.20		1	Officer of Yeosu City dispatched to Karatsu City
2019.8.28~8.29	17		Homestay Exchange between Ssangbong Elementary School and Sotomachi

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Karatsu

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