was a
town
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
located in the
Higashimatsuura District of
Saga Prefecture
is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyushu. Saga Prefecture has a population of roughly 780,000 and has a geographic area of . Saga Prefecture borders Fukuoka Prefecture to the northeast and Nagasaki Prefect ...
,
Japan
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.
As of 2003, the town had an estimated
population
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of 5,498 and a
density
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of 89.91 persons per km
2. The total area was 61.15 km
2.
On January 1, 2005, Kyūragi, along with the towns of
Chinzei
The branch, also called the Chinzei Doctrine (鎮西義), is one of the two largest branches of Jōdo-shū Buddhism (the second being Seizan). The tradition traces itself to Benchō (a.k.a. Shōkō Shōnin), a disciple of Hōnen, but it was f ...
,
Hamatama,
Hizen,
Ōchi and
Yobuko, and the village of
Kitahata (all from
Higashimatsuura District), was merged into the expanded city of
Karatsu.
at the foot of Mt Sakuraei is very beautiful in mid-November. Upstream from the nearb
one can see 30
(Feb-Mar) and 14
(Mar-Apr) in blossom.
Kyūragi has
train stationon the
Karatsu Line
The is a regional railway line in Saga Prefecture, Japan, owned and operated by Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu). It connects in Saga, Saga, Saga City to in Karatsu, Saga, Karatsu City, both in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The line was originally ...
of
Kyushu Railway Company
The , also referred to as , is one of the seven constituent companies of Japan Railways Group (JR Group). It operates intercity rail services within Kyushu, Japan. It formerly operated the Beetle (JR Kyushu), Beetle hydrofoil service across th ...
(JR Kyushu) running from
Nishi-Karatsu Station in
Karatsu to
Kubota Station in
Saga
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The most famous saga-genre is the (sagas concerning Icelanders), which feature Viking voyages, migration to Iceland, and feuds between ...
. The town has both a Junior and a Senior High School.
Geography
Mountains: , , , , , , ,
Rivers: ,
Lakes and Marshes: ,
References
Dissolved municipalities of Saga Prefecture
Karatsu, Saga
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