It is the second day of the trip,and the first night in Karatsu. I had Saga beef for dinner,then drinks at a gyoza bar for the second round,and drinks again at a stand bar for the third. Now it is time to slowly wrap up the night.It is not even midnight yet,but my stamina is already giving up. As I get older,my travel style is slowly changing. The last stop after drinking is always ramen. I like to fill my stomach with noodleswhile soothing my body with a thick tonkotsu broth. I was about to open Google Mapsand search for…

Darkness has settled into the alleys of Karatsu. There are hardly any signs of people in the streets. Maybe because it is a weekday afternoon. Maybe because it is winter. It is a city that feels truly quiet. Even though this area is considered the downtown district,it is not easy to simply walk around and find a place that catches your eye. Before leaving the previous restaurant, I thought it would be better to search the next place in advance using Google Maps and Tabelog. Of course,if I find an interesting place while walking, I should be able to change…

After finishing a very delicious Saga-gyu meal at Yamamotoya I stepped outside. I had no plan for a second stop. So I simply started walking through the downtown area of Karatsu. Soon I turned left into a small alley where cars could not pass. There were not many shops with lights on. I’m not even sure if a place like this should be called a “downtown area.” Then we noticed a clean little shop with the lights on.That place was Karatsu Gozukon (唐津ごずこん). To say it in advance, I liked this place so much that I visited it twice. The…

From Hadomisaki (波戸岬) to Hotel Riviere in Karatsu, it was quite a long way. After checking in, I unpacked a little. I had been moving since early morning, so I lay down on the bed and rested. My first trip to Saga Prefecture (佐賀県). What is the most famous thing in Saga? Of course, Saga-gyu (佐賀牛). For dinner, I decided I had to eat Saga-gyu. I searched on Google Maps and Tabelog to find a place in Karatsu that serves good Saga-gyu, and found Yoshimuraya (よしむらや), which seemed to handle high-quality Saga-gyu. I went down to the hotel lobby and…