Karatsu City Historical Folk Museum

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Karatsu City Historical Folk Museum is housed within a beautiful, modern Japanese-Western style wooden building built in the Meiji period, serving as an intellectual cultural spot where you can deeply learn Karatsu's rich history and industrial culture that once flourished through the coal industry. Within the solemn, Western-style architectural design, precious folk artifacts conveying the passion and lifestyle wisdom of the people who supported this land are exhibited, comfortably stimulating the visiting traveler's intellectual curiosity. The building itself is a beautiful work of art telling historical stories, and spending time quietly tracing historical footprints away from urban noise provides an excellent experience to richly polish your sensitivity and bring intellectual peace to the mind.

Karatsu City Historical Folk Museum
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【佐賀県唐津市の風景：4K映像】旧三菱合資会社唐津支店本館（歴史民俗資料館） [海岸通](令和4年9月17日撮影）

【佐賀県唐津市の風景：4K映像】旧三菱合資会社唐津支店本館（歴史民俗資料館） [海岸通](令和4年9月17日撮影）

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Karatsu City Historical Folk Museum

Address
7181 Kaigandori, Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture
Website
http://karatsu-navi.com/shops/rekishiminzokushiryoukan
Operator
Karatsu City Historical Museum

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