Karatsu City

Karatsu (唐 津市 ~ Karatsu-shi) is a port city located in the western part of Saga Prefecture , Kyushu Island, Japan. City where most of the ZLS events occur.

History
The place name that refers broadly to the current area of ​​the city, while ambiguous, was originally Matsuura (Matsura), as seen on Matsuuragata and the Matsuura River. Karatsu was originally a limited name that refers to a castle town that was created near the mouth of the Matsuura River in the early 17th century, but the Karatsu town of Higashimatsuura-gun was formed, which was established in 1889 (Meiji 22). As it became the current city of Karatsu by repeating the merger and merger of the surrounding cities and towns, it is now common to call Karatsu not only the part of the castle town but the entire area of ​​the city.

According to the historical materials that still exist in the Karatsu Shrine sanctuary office, the donation in 1449 has a description of Karatsu Daimyojin, and this is the oldest existing historical material in which the name of Karatsu appears.

Geography
the Tamashimagawa plains along the (Karatsu plain), which are listed consist of a mountainous basalt plateau called (wow any), mountains of eastern Sefuri, west of Imariwan, land of southern Kishimayama, north of Genkai (Karatsu Bay front ), Karatsu Bay pour is Matsuuragawa. In addition, the northwest coast is of the rias type and has abundant access, and due to its geographical characteristics, this area has been a center for maritime traffic since ancient times.

The remarkable thing about the location of the city of Karatsu on earth is that the east longitude of 130 ° runs almost through the center of the Karatsu city area. For this reason, on the main line of the Karatsu interchange on the Nishikyushu Expressway, there is a sign indicating that they are passing 130 degrees east longitude.

130 ° East Line sign at Karatsu IC on the Nishikyushu Expressway

The pine forest that stretches from the Matsuura River estuary in the west to the vicinity of Hamasaki Station in the east is called Niji no Matsubara, and is known as one of the scenic spots and a symbol of Karatsu. From the Kagamiyama observation deck, you can see the view of Nijino Matsubara and the city of Karatsu. The entire area from the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula to the mouth of the Matsuura River is designated as Genkai Quasi National Park.

On the plains, a large-scale flood control project was carried out in the early Edo period, and has almost become the current topography.



In ZLS ...
Karatsu is the initial city of ZLS, where much of the facts of the anime occur. This city is shown several times during the anime, showing its points of interest and surrounding areas.

Point of interest

 * Karatsu City Museum of History and Folklore.
 * Karatsu Castle.