Karatsu and Yobuko 2026
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A Walk in a Small Harbor Town
#5 Scenes of Yobuko

After looking around the Yobuko Morning Market, I had a glass of jibiru. The next plan was to take a sightseeing boat to Nanatsugama (七ツ釜), which I had found on Google Maps. From the photos, the scenery looked very impressive. The sightseeing boats depart from Marine Pal Yobuko. It is right in front of the […]
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A Morning Market in a Small Port Town
#4 Yobuko Morning Market

It rained quite a bit overnight, but it started to clear from early morning.Thanks to that, I was able to take a short walk around the ryokan. The weather forecast had said it would rain all day.So I was even thinking of giving up all my plans and checking into a hotel in Karatsu instead.Thankfully, […]
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Living Squid, Just as It Is
#3 Dinner and Breakfast at Onoe Ryokan

As I mentioned in the previous post, there was only one reason I booked a ryokan in Yobuko. To enjoy Yobuko ika at a relaxed pace. For that, I reserved Onoe Ryokan, which accepts solo guests in Yobuko. After transferring trains several times, I finally arrived. After check-in, unpacking, and a bath in the large […]
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Good Value Ryokan in Yobuko
#2 Onoue Ryokan

I planned an itinerary to stay one night in Yobuko (呼子). The reason was, of course, food and alcohol. The reason people stop by Yobuko is to eat Yobuko ika, right? Naturally, you should have a drink with it. And when it comes to drinking, once you start, it often becomes first round, second round… […]
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This trip is to Saga.
#1 Prologue

Including my round trip around Kyushu in 2017, I had been under the illusion that I had visited most of Kyushu. Then not long ago, I realized that I had never once been to Saga Prefecture. I had even skipped it while circling all of Kyushu. When I try to think of famous cities in […]
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