Yobuko is a fishing port town located in the north of Karatsu and facing the Sea of Japan.
Many tourists come to see the shore beauty where the saw-tooth coastline spreads out.
Tourists may enjoy not only fresh sea food but also many sightseeing spots here.
So it is recommended that itinerary should include Yobuko, not just Karatsu.
Access and Getting Around
By bus
30 minutes from Karatsu Station with frequent bus services.
By car
30 minutes from Karatsu Station.
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Festivals
Kunchi is a kind of autumn festival which is held in the north of Kyushu.The Karatsu Kunchi Festival is held by Karatsu ...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Culture -Historic Sites
Hikiyama Exhibition exhibits all festival cars.Even if visitors cannot come in the festival season, real wonderful festi...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Historic Sites
The Former Takatori Residence is a house of a person called Koreyoshi Takatori who became rich as a mine owner.Two big b...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Historic Sites
Though the Castle Tower in the current Karatsu Castle was rebuilt, the prospects from a castle tower are superb viewsbec...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Specific Nature
It is a wide road bordered with pines along Karatsu Bay where trees were plantedas a windbreak and a prevention of erosi...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Specific Nature
It is an observatory of 284 meters high, where Nijinomatsubara and Karatsu can be seen.As it is high, the prospects seen...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Specific Nature
Because there are seven sea caves which are made from the cliff of the columnar eroded by waves,it is named seven sea ca...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Sea View
Yobuko-ohashi Bridge is a 728 meters long suspension bridgewhich connects Yobuko with Kabe Island on the opposite shore....
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Sea View
The Park to see the wind: It is an observatory on the Kabe Island.To see the Yobuko-ohashi Bridge, the rend Bentenjima I...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Food
The market is located in a narrow lane called ‘Morning Market Street’ near the Yobuko Port.The lane is 200 meters long, ...
KYUSHU [ Karatsu ]
-Sea View
It is a cape in the northernmost of Yobuko, and once was introduced in a sightseeing magazine as a spot of the setting s...