Yobuko, Saga Explained

was a town in Karatsu. As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 5,895 and a density of 809.75 persons per km². The total area was 7.28 km².

Until January 1, 2005, Yobuko was part of the Higashimatsuura District of Saga Prefecture, Japan. Yobuko, along with the towns of Chinzei, Hamatama, Hizen, Kyūragi and Ōchi, and the village of Kitahata (all from Higashimatsuura District), was then merged into the expanded city of Karatsu.^[1]

In popular culture

• Keisuke Kinoshita's award-winning film Fireworks over the Sea was both filmed and set in Yobuko.

Notes and References

1. Book: 住民基本台帳人口移動報告年報 . 2005 . 総務庁統計局 . 150 . ja . Annual Report on Population Movement in the Basic Resident Register . Karatsu-shi, Hamatama-cho, Kyuragi-machi, Ochi-cho, Kitahata-mura, Hizen-cho, Chinzei-cho and Yobuko-cho were incorporated into a newly established Karatsu-shi as of January 1, 2005..