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Yuri!!! on ICE
Hasetsu is Karatsu, and the tourist office still hands out the official map.
The town of Hasetsu, where Yuri grows up, is **Karatsu** in Saga — the castle on the water, the station, the beach and the hot spring are all drawn from it. Saga prefecture and the series ran an official collaboration, and the **official pilgrimage map is still distributed free at the tourist information office in Karatsu Station**, which makes this one of the easiest pilgrimages to do properly without Japanese. The series has an unusually large following outside Japan relative to its size, and Karatsu is quiet enough that you will not be competing for space.
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Common questions
Where is Hasetsu in real life?
It is Karatsu in Saga prefecture, about 70 minutes from Fukuoka. The castle, the station, the beach and the hot spring are all drawn from it.
Is there an official pilgrimage map?
Yes, and it is still handed out free at the tourist information office inside Karatsu Station. Ask for it there first — it maps the rest of the locations.
What else is in Karatsu?
Kingdom's Saga collaboration and Zombie Land Saga locations are also in the prefecture, so one town can cover several series at once.