Nakatsu & Yabakei travel guide

 

Nakatsu is a small city on the north coast of Oita-prefecture, just east of its

border with Fukuoka-prefecture.

During the Edo Period of Japanese history, Nakatsu was a mid-sized domain, and the

town itself has recently expanded to include outlying towns and districts and now comprises

almost 500 square kilometers with a population of almost 85,000.

 

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Exploring Nakatsu 

 

Nakatsu Castle

The castle was built in 1588 on the estuary of Nakatsu river.

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Goganji Temple

The temple called Akakabe Dera literally means red wall.

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Exploring Yabakei

 

Kyoshuho 

 

Ao-no-domon

 

 Featured tour related Nakatsu and Yabakei

 

6 days North-East Kyushu tour

Where to Explore  

Fukuoka → Chikugo region (Asakura, Ukiha) → Okubungo （Kokonoe, Kuju, Bungo-ono , Takeda)

Yufuin → Beppu → Usa → Kunisaki Peninsula → Kitakyushu → Fukuoka  

 

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　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Location of Nakatsu & Yabakei 

 

 

 General information 

 

Address	City hall : 14-3 Toyoda-machi, Nakatsu-city, Oita-prefecture
Access	60 minutes by a vehicle from JR Beppu 60 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin 40 minutes by a vehicle from Bungo-takada-city 40 minutes by a vehicle from Usa-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city
Population	83,000   population density 170