Karatsu Castle Town

Japanese: 唐津城下 - からつじょうか
Karatsu Castle Town

…The Karatsu Kunchi float festival is an important intangible folk cultural asset. [Kawasaki Shigeru]
[Karatsu Castle Town]
Karatsu Castle was built in 1602-08 (Keicho 7-13), and much of the timber and tools from Hizen Nagoya Castle were used at the time. According to the Matsuura Shufudoki, the castle town was divided into 12 towns for every 10,000 koku, and 12 towns were created in accordance with the Karatsu domain's rice yield of 123,000 koku.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Karatsu Castle Town" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…唐津くんちの曳山行事は重要無形民俗文化財である。【川崎 茂】
[唐津城下]
 唐津城は1602‐08年(慶長7‐13)に築城されたが,この折に肥前名護屋城の材木や道具が多く用いられた。また,《松浦拾風土記》によれば,城下町は1万石に1町の割合で町割りが行われ,唐津藩12万3000石の石高に従って12町がつくられた。…

※「唐津城下」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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