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Japan Heritage, Kanmon Strait

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Kanmon Strait has been registered on the Japan Heritage as Kanmon Nostalgic

Strait in 2017.

 

Kanmon Strait was an important and key place of inland and sea transportation
since ancient times. 


 

 

And at the end of Tokugawa Shogunate period in the middle of 19th century, Moji and

Shimonoseki ports were established at both side of Kanmon Kaikyo Strait.

 

 

Since then, the western style lighthouses were constructed and many heavy modern 

western buildings were constructed one after another at Moji and Shimonoseki.

 

 

Kanmon Strait was a stage of Japan’s modernization history.
At the both side of Strait, Moji and Shimonoseki, there are lot of retro 
buildings and historical places used for modernization of Japan are still remain.

 

 

When you visit here, you can feel a nostalgic atmosphere, as if you are in a 
historical movie scene.

 


 

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Chikugo Yoshii Hinadoll Festival in 2020

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Hina matsuri, also called Doll’s Festival or Girls’ Day, is a special day in Japan, celebrated

each year on 3 March. A platforms covered with a red carpet-material are used to display a

set of ornamental hina dolls, representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians

in traditional court dress of the Heian period.

 

It is an occasion to pray for the well-being and prosperity of girls. It is thought that the festival has its roots

in an ancient purification ceremony, in which dolls were floated down the river, taking all of the girls’ bad

luck with them.

 


 

Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city Hina doll Festival

 from February 11 through April 3

Main Hina dolls are displayed at Shirakabe Avenue district, where the river is lined by attractive former

warehouses, all with traditional wood and white plaster exteriors. The doll displays of Ukiha usually

feature two types of dolls: okiage (paper cut-outs covered in cotton and wrapped in fabric) and hakobina

(dolls in individual display cases).


 

General information  

Address Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city

90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city


 

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Fukuoka selected by CNN as 19 best places to visit in 2019

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Fukuoka-prefecture only in Japan is selected by CNN Travel as

one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019.

 

Capital of Fukuoka-prefecture is Fukuoka-city and one of several host cities for

the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Fukuoka is the gateway to the island of Kyushu.

 

The prefecture consists of Fukuoka-city, Kitakyushu-city, Yanagawa, Dazaifu, Itoshima

and other fascinating regions such as Munakata and Chikugo region.

It’s the perfect destination for those looking to go beyond the well-trodden destinations like Osaka,

Tokyo and Kyoto and see a new corner of Japan.

 


 

The places introduced by CNN travel  

 

Kitakyushu-city

Kitakyushu-city announced to Camp site of Wales participating in Rugby World Cup 2019.
 

Kawachi Wisteria garden

Kawachi Wisteria Garden is a private garden at the Mountain foot of Sarakura in

Kitakyushu-city and famous for its spectacularly presented, large numbers of wisteria flowers.

 

Kokura Castle

Kokura Castle is one of the most famous land marks in Kitakyushu. The construction was

commenced in 1602 and spent 7 years to completed it.  

 


 

Yanagawa  

Canal boat cruise can be enjoyed while experience the atmospheres of Japanese castle town

and rural Japanese  life style. The estuary town facing the Ariake Sea through the Chikugo

River and Yabe River.  

 


 

Dazaifu

Historical place Dazaifu About 1300 years ago, in Dazaifu, there was a government office to

manage the entire Kyushu  for a long period of 500 years at the present  Dazaifu. 

There are numbers of historical sites which reflect to the ancient history of Dazaifu.

 

Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine

Worship Deity of scholarship Shrine, Built on the site of grave of Sugawara Michizane, who

is deified as Tenjin-sama, or the Deity of scholarship. The shrine is the headquarter shrine of

12,000 Tenmangu shrines in Japan. 

 

Kyushu National Museum

The Museum was opened in 2005 in Dazaifu-city next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, as 

Japan’s fourth national museum after Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara.

 


 

Fukuoka-city  

The gate way to Kyushu and is the biggest cosmopolitan city in Kyushu. Due to its location

Fukuoka-city is the great starting point for exploring Kyushu. Fukuoka-city has a long history

as commercial town and castle town, and prospered as important district to Asian Continent

for many years.   Now, Fukuoka-city is the International bub of Kyushu, the nation’s fourth

largest economic zone. 

 

Fukuoka Chuo Wholesal fish Market 

The Wholesale Market is open to the public on the second Saturday of every month as

Citizens Appreciation day.

Time is from 9h to 12h. The Special event is the Tuna Cooking Show, don’t miss it.

 

Hakata Ramen

Food stalls “Yatai” is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year, there

are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have to try

Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles. 

 


 

 


 

Taiwanes TV drama / Brave to Love

 

The Taiwanes TV drama was filmed in Kitakyushu-city & Shimonoseki-city.

 

Originally, Asunaro Hakusho (あすなろ白書Asunaro White Paper”) is a Japanese manga series

by Fumi Saimon that was serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirits.

It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1992.

 

In 2019, the manga was adapted into a Taiwanese drama titled Brave to Love

(Chinese: 愛情白皮書; pinyin: Ai Qing Bai Pi Shu) starring Kingone Wang, Ting-hu Zhang, Gingle Wang,

Edison Song, Sylvia Hsieh and Andy Wu.

It will broadcast in Taiwan on Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) in March 2019.

 

The drama was filmed in Kitakyushu-city and Shimonoseki-city

 

Where to film

Takami Shrine

Kokura Castle

Mojiko

Wakato Bridge

Shimonoseki

 


 

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Baked Eel

 
Most Japanese like Eel and baked Eel is the most representative eel dish.
Eel are very nutritious, and are believed to provide us with a lot of 
physical energy.
 
Before eating, powdered “Sansho”, a kind of spice, is usually sprinkled over 
the eel to heighten its flavor.
The eel is steamed and then steamed eel(although not Western Japan)
is broiled over a charcoal fire while being dipped several times in a 
special sauce.
The sauce is a boiled mixture of eel stock, soy sauce, sugar and sweet 
rice wine.
 

Spring is coming soon. 春がそこまで来ています

 

I have found that cherry blossoms start to bloom at Chinkoku-ji temple in Munakata.

 

Cherry blossoms​

 

Plum blossoms

Peach blossoms                               Narcissus flowers

 


 

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Autumn in Itoshima

The viewing and appreciation of Autumn leaves is called ‘Koyo’ (紅葉), 
is used to refer to the changing colors of autumn foliage.

One of the best place isRaizan Senmyoji temple in Itoshima.
This is a famous spot, with a 400 year old maple tree which is designated 
as a natural monument.

  

200 other maple trees. Visitors can also enjoy the view of another natural 
monument, a white sandalwood tree located in the inner garden called 
Shinji Teien, along with the autumn leaves.

  

The biggest Shimenawa in Japan (宮地嶽神社の日本一の注連縄)

The Shimenawa at the Miyajidake Shrine in Fukutsu-city is the biggest in Japan.
Surprisingly, weight is 3ton, with 2.6m diameter and 11m length.
 
Shimenawa is the thick, twisted, straw rope. It was believed in ancient days that 
a Shimenawa had the power to keep off evil sprits, so many objects connected 
with Shinto Shrines decorated with Shimenawa.


福津市にある宮地嶽神社の注連縄は日本一大さで、なんと重さが3トンで直径2.6m、
長さが11mあります。
 
注連縄は藁でつくった太い縄をよったものです。 
昔、注連縄には悪魔を退ける力があるとしんじられていて、神社に関係の深い
多くのものには注連縄が飾られています。

Colorful autumn leaves in Unzen

It is one of the best season to visit in Unzen onsen resort 
where you can discover its absolute beauty in Japan.

   

Nita-toge Pass is the best place to enjoy autumn foliage.

Ema (絵馬)

Ema is small pentagon-shaped wooden plaque dedicate to 
Shrine and Temple.

  


One side of the plaque usually has a picture of horse or the 
animal representing the zodiac sigh of that year.
On the other side, which is blank, people write their wishes 
for wide variety of things, then hang the Ema up the certain 
places in the Shrine or Temple.
The custom originally came from wealthy people’s practice 
of offering real horses when they made wishes.
Eventually, this turned into the tradition of giving pictures of 
horse, as donating real horses became too much of financial 
strain.