Study tours to Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu-city is the World leading Environmental Future city, and blessed with spectacular
and stunning nature. The city is the Industrial Innovation city greatly contributed to Japan’s
Industrial modernization since Japan’s modern Steel Industry operation commenced in 1901.
Now Kitakyushu offers the various kind of Study tour such as Environment, Solid Waste
management, Industry, Science, Geography, Architecture, Economy as well as SDGS.
Low Carbon Sosiety tour in Kitakyushu
We are providing the Study tour as a package including the planning, arrangement of visiting
places, tour conductor and interpreter, transportation and accommodations.
Where to learn
We are offering various type of study tour utilizimg the following learning resources, environment
and historical aspects. Feature of our study tour is the tailor-made in accordance with customer
requirement of learning.
Solid Waste management & Recycling
Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of solid waste management in Japan. Comprehensive
solid waste management syetem can be learned from waste collecing procedure at
household to the final stage of waste treatment such as incineration, landfill and recycling.
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Eco Town Center |
Waste paper recycling |
Melting Furnace |
The city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia while taking leadership as the Environmental
Future City. The new generation technologies and the activities cooperated with Citizen to achieve
low carbon society can be learned.
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Wind Power Generation |
Zero Emission Transportation |
Solar Power Generation |
Industrial modernization & KAIZEN strategy
Japanese industry at the end of 19th century was 200 years behind. Since Japan’s modern
Steel Industry operation commenced in 1901 in Kitakyushu, Japan became the world’s leading
industrialized country in only 100 years. There is the KAIZEN strategy in the background to
Japan becoming an industrialrzed country at a rapid speed.
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Nippon Steel |
TOYOTA Motor Kyushu |
Yaskawa Electric |
There are a lot of Museums and facilities where Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics can be learned.
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Environmental Museum |
Kitakyushu Manga Museum and Aru Aru City |
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio |
UNESCO World Heritage ofJapan’s Meiji Industrial Revokution
The four sites of Yawata Steel Works in Kitakyushu area have been inscribed as Iron and
Steel Industry. The buildings of The Imperial Steel Works, Japan at Yawata Works of
Nippon Steel are the surviving components of Asia’s first successful integrated iron and
steel works.
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First Head Office of the Steel Works |
Onga River Pump Station |
Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace |
There are a lot of unique construction designed by renowned architects and civil engineers,
that were constructed beginning of Japan’s Industrial modernization. The design philosophy
of designers focused on the future can be learned.
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West Japan Industrial Club |
Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge |
Kawachi Reservoir |
Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and
phenomena of Earth. Kitakyushu has unique geographical features, therefore Earth and its
human and natural complexities and also how they have changed and come to be can be learned.
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Hiraodai Limestone Caves |
Sone Tideland |
Hiraodai karst plateau |
Location of Kitakyushu-city
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Related sites to the Study tour
Study tour to Kyushu Study tour to Nagasaki History of Industrial modernization
Environmental Future city Kitakyushu
Study tours to Kyushu
Nagasaki / UNESCO Industrial Revolution One-day tour
Japan KYHUSHU Tourist offer the Study tours in Kitakyushu and Nagasaki. The themes of
study are Environment, Solid Waste management, Industry, Christianity in Japan, World
Peace, Science, Geography, Architecture as well as Economy.
We are providing the Study tours for Schools, Universities, companies and any other groups.
Furthermore, we are also providing the excursion tours for the customers of International
conferences and company visit. Our Study tour is a package including the planning,
arrangement of visiting places, tour conductor and interpreter, transportation and accommodations.
What to learn
We are offering various type of study tour utilizimg the following learning resources, environment
requirement of learning.
Solid waste management & Recycling / Kitakyushu-city
Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of solid waste management in Japan. Comprehensive solid
waste management syetem can be learned from waste collecing procedure at household to the
final stage of waste treatment such as incineration, landfill and recycling.
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Eco Town Center |
Waste paper recycling |
Melting Furnace |
Low Carbon Society / Kitakyushu-city
The city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia while taking leadership as the Environmental
Future City. The new generation technologies and the activities cooperated with Citizen to achieve
low carbon society can be learned.
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Wind Power Generation |
Zero Emission Transportation System |
Solar Power Generation |
Industrial modernization & KAIZEN strategy / Kitakyushu-city
Japanese industry at the end of 19th century was 200 years behind. Since Japan’s modern Steel
Industry operation commenced in 1901 in Kitakyushu, Japan became the world’s leading
industrialized country in only 100 years. There is the KAIZEN strategy in the background to Japan
becoming an industrialrzed country at a rapid speed.
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Nippon Steel |
TOYOTA Motor Kyushu |
Yaskawa Electric |
Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revokution / Kitakyushu-city and Nagasaki
Steel Industry Heritages in Kitakyushu-city and Ship building and Coal Industry Heritagesin Nagasaki ;
those Heritages show the history of Japan’s Industrial modernization.
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The birth place of Steel Industry in Japan and contributed to the development of the Japanese industry modernization |
The origin of Japan’s modernization. Nagasaki contributed for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining |
To learn how Japan has become the world’s most industrialized country in the short period |
Christian Pilgrimage sites / Nagasaki Region
The unique testimony to the tradition of people and their communities who secretly transmitted their
faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the conventional society and its religions during
the time of prohibition.
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To show how Christians have been continued their faith since 26 martyrs were crucified in Nagasaki in 1597 |
To visit Nagasaki, Shimabara and Unzen. Shimabara was the Battle field of Shimabara Rebellion |
To visit Sotome, Nagasaki Unzen, Shimabara, Amakusa Kumamoto and Hirado |
World peace learning / Nagasaki
Disastrous War must not be repeated. The Atomic bomb exploded in Nagasaki at 11:02 a.m.
on August 9, 1945. Let us swear World Peace in Nagasaki.
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Peace Statue |
Ground Zero |
Atomic Bomb Museum |
STEM Education field / Kitakyushu-city and Fukuoka-city
There are a lot of Museums and facilities where Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
can be learned.
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Environmental Museum |
Kitakyushu Manga Museum and Aru Aru City |
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio |
Architecture and construction design / Kitakyushu-city and Fukuoka
There are a lot of unique construction designed by renowned architects and civil engineers,
that were constructed beginning of Japan’s Industrial modernization. The design philosophy
of designers focused on the future can be learned.
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West Japan Industrial Club |
Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge |
Kawachi Reservoir |
Geography / Kitakyushu-city
Geography is a field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and
phenomena of Earth. Kitakyushu has unique geographical features, therefore Earth and its
human and natural complexities and also how they have changed and come to be can be learned.
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Hiraodai Limestone Caves |
Sone Tideland |
Hiraodai karst plateau |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Kitakyushu travel guide
Kokura Castle
Kitakyushu is the second largest city in Kyushu and World leading Environmental Future city,
and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature. The city is the Industrial Innovation city greatly
contributed to Japan’s Industrial modernization. Now Kitakyushu offers a lot of sightseeing spots
such as scenic beauty places, UNESCO World Heritage of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial
Revolution , Industrial heritages, placed introduce cultures of people living there, and various
historic sites.
Blessed with Nature
The city is blessed with spectacular & stunning natural feature, about 960,000 people are living
in the area spreding in river basins where surounding Sea and mountains.The coastline belongs
to Seto Inland Sea National Park and Genkai Sea Quasi-National Park and also the city has
Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park.
The hight of the mountain is 622 meters from sea level. At the top you are presented with a
magnificent and spectacular view of Kitakyushu. In 10 minutes, you can reach the summit
from the Cable Car Station using the Cable car and the Slope car.
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The Three Major Night View of Japan
Hiraodai Karst Plateau & Caves
One of the three largest Karst Plateau in Japan. It is located in southeastern part of Kitakyushu-city.
At altitudes between 400 and 600 meters above sea level and stretching 6 km from north to south
and 2 km from east to west.
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The limestone stands in row like a flock of sheep in a vast meadow and dolines |
The Plateau offers a different views in each of the four seasons |
Senbutsu limestone cave, the largest limestone caves in Hiraodai Karst Plateau |
Kawachi Wisteria Garden is a private garden at the Mountain foot of Sarakura and famous for its
spectacularly presented, large numbers of wisteria flowers. The garden is opened to the public
seasonally during the wisteria season which usually peaks around late April to middle of May.
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Featured Tourist Destinations
Kokura
Kitakyushu’s landmark Kokura Castle. Fukuoka–prefecture only in Japan is selected by
CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019. And the Photo of Kokura Castle is
used for introducing Fukuoka-prefecture. The Castle located within a walking distance of
JR Kokura Station.
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Kokua Castle Garden made at the former site of lord’s guest house, located next to Kokura Castle.
This garden consists of a Japanese garden and a lord’s house, a building of the style of Japanese
domestic architecture. In this garden, not only can you see Japanese traditional architecture,
but also enjoy the Tea Ceremony at the Experience Zone.
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Typical Japanese market, known as “the kitchen” in Kitakyushu-city. There are more than
120 shops in the 180 metre-long arcade. Here you get a true taste of the culture and sample
the real life style of the people living in Kitakyushu. You can find fresh, inexpensive fish,
vegetables and meats, as well as local specialties.
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Uomachi & Kyumachi downtown shopping street
Uomachi and Kyomachi Ginteigai are the arcade downtown shopping streets connected from
JR Kokura Station. The literal meaning of Gintengai is the Silver roof arcade shopping street
and Uomachi Gintengai is the birth place of Japanese arcade shopping street constructed in 1991.
Now, there are many kind of fantastic shops and restaurant along the street.
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Manga Museum is located next to JR Kokura station. The museum is located on the 6th floor
of Aru Aru City, a multi-floored shopping mall devoted to products and services for anime, manga,
idol culture, and cosplay fans, a kind of Harajuku in miniature.
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Manga Museum and Aru Aru City next to JR Kokura station
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Best known Manga writer Reiji Matsumoto |
Aru Aru City, a multi-floored shopping mall |
Moji
Dr. Albert Einstein awarded Nobel Prize in Physic visited Moji in 1922, and he acclaimed
that everything could see were Arts. The exotic district of Mojiko Retro is visited by more
than 2 million tourists a year. Moji-ko Port flourished following its 889 designation as a
Special National Port for exporting coal and other products.
It was built by the Mitsui Co., Ltd in 1921 as a reception centre and to provide accommodation for
VIP’s. Albert Einstein (1879-1955), one of the world’s most famous theoretical physicists, stayed
here during his visit to Japan with his wife in 1922.
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The shopping area in the Mojiko Retro district located by the sea. “Full of a romance market which
stir up forgetting contentment” is the direct translation of the concept Kaikyo Plaza is based on.
The area has a very romantic ambience and evokes feeling of nostalgia and contentment that will
never be forgotten.
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It is the only Station building that is designated as an Important National Cultural Property
together with Tokyo Station. Mojiko Station is a beautiful station built in the Renaissance
style and modeled on the Termini Station in Italy.
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Situated on the 31st floor of the high-rise apartment building “Retro Hi-Mart”. The 103 metre-high
observatory offers magnificent views of the Mojiko Retro district, the Kanmon-kyo Bridge over the
Kanmon Strait, as well as the Shimonoseki area.
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Only the place in the world ! You can cross the strait on foot. The Kanmon Strait, separating
Honshu and Kyushu, is a very beautiful and busy waterway with as many as 700 small and
large ships a day passing through it. the Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel, which enables people to
cross on foot,
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Japan’s modern steel industry was started as Yawata steel Works at Higashida district
in 1901. Since then, the Works greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization.
The three sites in Higashida have been registered on UNESCO World Heritage as
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.
Only the Blast Furnace in the world which preserved as it was. The birth place where
Japan’s steel industry began in 1901. It contributed greatly to the development of the
Japanese steel industry and was used until 1972, and has been preserved just as it was.
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Blast Furnace proper |
Cast house floor |
Torped Car |
First Head Office of the Steel Works / UNESCO World Heritage
Built in 1899, ahead of production facilities. It is an architectural fusion of Japanese and
European design, a two story red brick building with bilateral symmetry and a central dome
set in a Japanese tile roof.
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World leading rails producing in the Steel Works |
First Head Office building registered on the World Heritage |
Observation deck of the World Heritage |
Museum of Industrial Technology. In April 2007, based on this theme of “innovation, ” the Kitakyushu
Innovation Gallery & Studio (KIGS) opened in Yahata, Higashida, the first site of steel manufacturing
in Japan’s modern age. Various things related Industry technologies are exhibited.
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Museum Building |
World Heritage, Meiji Japan’s Industry Revolution |
Introducing Industry innovation history of Japan |
Industrial Heritages
The first-class civil construction heritage completed in 1927, the triggered the registration of World
Cultural Heritage of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. The Kawachi Reservoir was
constructed for the industrial water supply to Yawata Steel Works. The dam was constructed at the
Okura River and upper stream of the dam was expanded and making the 7milion cubic metre reservoir.
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Reservoir, constructed for the industrial water supply to Yawata Steel Works |
Unprecedented design in the world has been applied to harmonize with nature |
First-class civil construction heritage
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Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It served, and still serves, to deliver industrial
water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. The site has been registered on the UNESCO World
Heritage, Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
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Onga River |
Onga River Pump Station |
Water piping to the Steel Works |
Dedicated Railway for Yawata Steel Works. The railway connected between Yawata and Tobata,
construction work took three years, and completed in 1930. The most difficult and hard work was
making Miyatayama tunnel with a total length of 1180 m due to suffering from floods. The gates of
the Miyatayama tunnel are decorated with stately designs.
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The rail way crossing the road |
Miyatayama tunnel Tobata side |
Miyatayama tunnel Yahata side |
Japan’s Modern Steel Works history started here. Yawata was a rural village with a small
population of agriculture and fishing industry. And this place was decided in Parliament as
the Japan’s Modern Steel Works construction site in 1897.At that time, there were no
construction machineries, the Steel Works was constructed with human power in just 4 years.
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The city of Kitakyushu is the birthplace of the modern Japanese steel industry which began
operation in 1901, and is now the world’s leading environmental future city. Now it is called
industrial and environmental city which is representative of Japan. Therefore the various
things can be learn here.
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Local cuisines and featured restaurant
Kawara Sobe
Kawara soba is a local cuisine which Soba noodles and meat are cooked together
on a Kawara (stone roof tile) and dipped into a special sauce when eating it.
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Yaki curry
Yaki curry latterly means baked curry and is local cuisine in Moji which is curry with rice
topped with cheese and/or egg heated in oven. The melted cheese and soft-boiled egg
combine with the spicy curry to enhance its flavor even more.
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Nagahama Ramen, Tonpei
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Eel Restaurant, Chikurintei
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Dinner at Kokura
Ekikara sanjippo yokocho
The place is located on the ground floor of JR Kokura Station. There are 8 restaurants
where local cuisines can be enjoyed.
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Tanga Yatai
At night time, food stalls called Yatai open in the square in front of Tanga Market.
Here you can try delicious oden (a stew made from various ingredients) and ramen.
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Sushi restaurant
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Location of Kitakyushu-city
General information
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City hall ; 1-1 Jonai Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Cabinet designate city |
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70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka-city 100 minutes by a vehiclefrom Saga-city 160 minutes by a vehicle from Nagasaki-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu 100 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin |
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40 minutes by JR Express train from JR Hakata Station 19 minutes by JR Shinkansen (bullet train ) from JR Hakata Station |
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| Population | 945,000 Pupulation density : 1.920 / km2 |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
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Solid waste management tour in Kitaykushu
Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of solid waste management in Japan. The comprehensive
Solid waste management system and Recycling technologies can be learned from waste
collecting procedure at household to the final stage of waste treatment such as incineration,
landfill and recycling.
Kitakyushu Eco-Town Center
Tour conditions
The tour is the tailor-made study tour exclusively for your group
What to learn
Comprehensive Solid waste management system and Recycling technologies
Number of perticipant : from 5 to 40
Tour duration : 2 days ( one-day tour can be arranged if required )
Study tour planning and arrangement :
Tour guide and interpreter (English ) : Japan KYUSHU Tourist
Transportation : a chartered vehicle
Itinerary
Day 1
8:30 leave hotel in Kitakyushu
Hiagari Recycling Center for waste cans and bottles
lunch
Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling
Citizen community Center
17:30 arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Day 2
8:30 leave hotel in Kitakyushu
Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio
Lunch
Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant
Sightseeing Mojiko Retro
17:30 arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Option : the following sites can be arranged as option.
Where to visit and what to learn
Day 1
Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town. It introduces initiatives and activities
implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities
as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors.
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Introduce Eco Town Project in Kitakyushu-city |
Exhibition hall |
Introduce Recycling business in Kitakyushu-city |
Hiagari Recycling Center for waste cans and bottles
The Recycling Center where separates cans, bottles and PET bottles collected in Kitakyushu-city
for recycling. And also paper containers and Styrofoam food packs are separated at this facility.
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Hiagari Recycling Center |
Lecture of separating procedure of household waste |
Visit waste separating places for recycling |
Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are sorted by municipalities and recycled into
pellets and flakes, which can be used as raw materials for polyester fibers and egg cartons.
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Introduce recycling process of PET Bottle |
Visit PET Bottle recycling factory |
Final products from PET Bottle |
Citizen community Center
Introduce the Duties of Citizen and Self-government organization for recycling & waste management.
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Introduce the duties of Citizen & Self-government organization |
Learning how to clean the town by Citizen |
Learning how to make the community for comfortable town |
Day 2
Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi
Refined waste papers is recycled into toilet papers. Sludge generated during the toilet paper
production process is used to produce a foaming inhibitor used by steel works.
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Introduce the waste paper recycling process |
Visit waste paper recycling factory |
Final produst from waste paper is toilet paper |
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio
Museum of Industrial Technology, in April 2007, based on this theme of “innovation,
” the Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery & Studio (KIGS) opened in Yahata, Higashida,
where Japan’s mordern steel industry operation was started.
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Museum of Industrial Technology |
Introduce World Heritage, Meiji Japan’s Industry Revolution |
Introducing Industry innovation history of Japan |
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Blast Furnace |
Cast house floor |
Torped car |
Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant
The collected waste including metals is melted at over 1,700 degree Celsius in the Melting Furnace
and then the melted slag and metals are discharged. The slag is used as raw materials for pavement
and bricks and the metals are re-used for other steel products. The process and technology of the
Melting Furnace can be learned.
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Introduce waste treatment process by Melting Furnace |
Exhibition corner introduce waste separating procedure |
Tapping activity of Melting Furnace |
Dr. Albert Einstein awarded Nobel Prize in Physic visited Moji in 1922, and he acclaimed that
everything could see were Arts. The exotic district of Mojiko Retro is visited by more than 2
million tourists a year. Moji-ko Port flourished following its 889 designation as a Special National
Port for exporting coal and other products.
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Mitsui Club, Dr. Albert Einstein stayed in 1922 |
Kaikyo Plaza, the shopping and restaurant area |
Enjoy romantic atomosphere and beautiful harbor |
Options
Japan’s largest Biotope, the Pradise of creatures made over the year in the waste disposal site.
237 kind of birds including circus spinouts listed on the Japan’s endangered species and 284 kind
of vegetation have been confirmed in the Biotope of 41 hectares.
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Biotope was created from waste disposal land |
Lake in the middle of Biotope |
237 kind of birds including circus have been confirmed |
World’s first hydrogen station for vehicle to utilize the wastewater treated in the Fukuoka Chubu
Sewage Treatment Center. The process has been developed as a result of the verification testing
of technology for hydrogen creation sourced from wastewater biogas.
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Introduce hydrogen making process from sewage water |
Hydrogen supply system to vehicles |
Fukuoka Chubu Sewage Treatment Center |
The biomass recycling facility that started operations in November 2006.It takes kitchen waste
from the town’s households and restaurants, along with septic tank sludge and raw sewage,
and uses a methane fermentation process to turn it into a biomass that can be used for power
generation. After the fermentation, the digestive fluids are used as liquid fertilizer. Furthermore,
Oki Town was the second in the country to make a zero-waste declaration, which it officially
announced in March 2008 with its Oki town Mottainai Declaration.
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Introduce biomass recycling process in Oki town |
Visit biomass recycling facility |
Waste collecting containers |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897 , Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Related sites to the Study tour
Study tour to Kyushu Study tour to Nagasaki History of Industrial modernization
Environmental Future city Kitakyushu
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Japan’s KAIZEN Strategy tour in Kitaykushu
KAIZEN is one of the most important key word for Japan’s modernization and world leading
industries. KAIZEN is the Japanese word for “improvement”. In business, KAIZEN refers to
activities that continuously improve all functions and involve all employees from the CEO to the
workers on site. It also applies to processes, such as purchasing and logistics, that cross
organizational boundaries into the supply chain.
History of Industrial modernization
Tour conditions
The tour is the tailor-made study tour exclusively for your group
What to learn
To learn KAIZEN strategy accomplished in Kitakyushu
Number of perticipant : from 5 to 40
Tour duration : one-day
Tour guide and interpreter (English ) : Japan KYUSHU Tourist
Transportation : a chartered vehicle
Itinerary
8:30 leave hotel in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio
Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace
Yaskawa Electric
lunch
Toyota Motor Kyushu
TOTO
17:30 arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Where to visit and what to learn
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio
Museum of Industrial Technology, in April 2007, based on this theme of “innovation, ” the Kitakyushu
Innovation Gallery & Studio (KIGS) opened in Yahata, Higashida, where Japan’s mordern steel
industry operation was started. Japan’s Industrial modernization history can be learned here.
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Museum of Industrial Technology |
World Heritage, Meiji Japan’s Industry Revolution |
Introducing Industry innovation history of Japan |
The only one in the world, the Blast Furnace which was actually used until 1972, is preserved
as it was. This place is the birth place of Japan’s modern steel industry began in 1901 and It
contributed greatly to the development of the Japanese steel industry.
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Blast Furnace |
Cast house floor |
Torped car |
World-leading motor and industrial robots manufacturing company established in Kitakyushu in
1915. The robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packing, assembly, painting and
other activities. Robot manufacturing factory and Yaskawa Innovation Center can be visited.
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Introduce the Yaskawa Electric |
Visit Yaskawa Innovation Center and Robot manufacturing factory |
AI robot |
Established in 1991, 100% shareholder of Toyota Motor. Major manufactured car is Lexus, and
annual production volume is 430,000 cars. Assembly line and Inspection line are visited at the
factory tour.
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Introduce the car manufacturing process |
Exhibition hall at visiter Center |
Visit Lexus manufacturing line and learn KAIZEN in TOYOTA |
The world’s largest toilet manufacturer established in Kitakyushu in 1917. The company is
well-known in Washlet which is an innovative toilet seat that features an integrated bidet.
The sanitary ware manufacturing factory and TOTO Museum can be visited.
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TOTO Museum, introduce the history and products of TOTO |
Founder of TOTO, established in Kitakyushu in 1917 |
World leading toilet company, well known in Washlet |
The options
The following companies related to KAIZEN strategy can be included as option.
Nippon Steel / Yawata Works
Japan’s first modern steel making company established in Kitakyushu in 1901. Now, becoming
the best steel maker with World-leading capabiities. Process of steel making can be learned to
visit Blast Furnace and Hot rolling mill plants.
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The Exhibition hall, introduce the Steel making process and history of Nippon Steel |
Visit Tobata No. 4 Blast Furnace, where more than 12,000 ton melted iron with 1500 degree celsius is produced a day |
Visit Hot Strip Mill where 1 to 2.5mm thin plates is produced from 250mm thick plates |
The roots of NISSAN is Tobata Casting funded in Kitakyushu in 1911. The factory was commenced
operation in 1975. Now TEANA, X-TRAIL ROGUE, SERENA and MURANO are being manufactured.
The process from assembly of the parts to final products can be seen.
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Introduce car manufacturing process in Nissan |
Exhibition hall |
Visit car manufacturing line |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
Please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
Related sites to the Study tour
Study tour to Kyushu Study tour to Nagasaki History of Industrial modernization
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Low Carbon Sosiety tour in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia while taking leadership as the
Environmental Future City. The new generation technologies and the activities cooperated
with Citizen to achieve low carbon society can be learned.
Tour conditions
The tour is the tailor-made study tour exclusively for your group
What to learn
To learn the Low Carbon Society strategy in Kitakyushu-city
Number of perticipant : from 5 to 40
Tour duration : one-day
Tour guide and interpreter (English ) : Japan KYUSHU Tourist
Transportation : a chartered vehicle
Itinerary
8:30 leave hotel in Kitakyushu
Zero Emission Transportation System
lunch
Kyushu Electric Power / Shin-Kokura Plant
Citizen community Center
17:30 arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Option : the following sites can be arranged as option.
Where to visit and what to learn
Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town. It introduces initiatives and activities
implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities
as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors.
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Introduce Eco Town Project in Kitakyushu-city |
Exhibition hall |
Introduce Recycling business in Kitakyushu-city |
Zero Emission Transportation System
The Electric bus driven by the electricity generated by a solar power generation, therefor no global
warming gases emitted from the bus. Operation of the system is commenced in 2015.
The solar power generation plant, the power charging equipment and Electric bus can be observed.
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Solar Power Generation |
Electric bus |
Inside of Electric bus |
Japan’s first Wind power generation plant constructed at the coast line facing windy strong
Hibikinada sea. 10 wind power generators line up and total generation capacity is 15,000kw.
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Wind power generations faceing to Genkai Sea |
Blades of Wind power generation |
Basement portion of Wind power generation |
Kyushu Electric Power / Shin-Kokura Plant
Kyushu’s first thermal power plant used LNG and power generation capacity is 1,800,000kw.
Generation of electricity process can be learned by visiting the turbine room, control room and
boiler plant.
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Located next to Nippon Steel, there are LNG tanks |
Over view of thermal power generation plant |
Boiler plant for making steam |
Citizen community Center
Introduce the Duties of Citizen and Self-government organization for making Low Carbon Society.
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Introduce the duties of Citizen & Self-government organization |
Learning how to clean the town by Citizen |
Learning how to make the community for comfortable town |
Option
The company have been supplying low-cost and reliable electricity for over 60 years.
And research and development of the environmental measurement have been conducted.
New solar power generation and wind power generation systems can be learned.
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New solar power generation, to move following the position of the sun |
Panels of solar power generation |
Research & development of next generation low-carbon technologies |
Japan’s largest Biotope, the Pradise of creatures made over the year in the waste disposal site.
237 kind of birds including circus spinouts listed on the Japan’s endangered species and 284 kind
of vegetation have been confirmed in the Biotope of 41 hectares.
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Biotope was created from waste disposal land |
Lake in the middle of Biotope |
237 kind of birds including circus have been confirmed |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail atinfo@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897 , Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Related sites to the Study tour
Study tour to Kyushu Study tour to Nagasaki History of Industrial modernization
Environmental Future city Kitakyushu
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Study tour in the STEM Education field
and Mathematics) as well as Japanese Culture.
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Learn Science, Environment, Nature, Industry, various history |
Field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, phenomena of Earth |
Various unique architectures designed by renowned designers |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897 , Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
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Environmental Museum in Kitakyushu
The museum has Environmental learning function, Environmental information function and
Environmental activity function. The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu, Global
warming and other various environmental issues can be learned.
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The Museum Building |
Learn the Global warming |
The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu |
General information
| Address | 2-2-6 Higashida, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station |
| Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No admission fee is required |
| Days closed | evey Monday |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897 , Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address ; AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
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Sankiro
The largest three-story wooden building used for Ryotei in Kyushu. The Ryotei is a type
of luxurious traditional Japanese restaurant Sankiro was built in 1928 and was the largest
three-story wooden building used for Ryotei in Kyushu, and was a representative building
for the time. There were over 1200 square meters of floor space and more than 20 rooms.
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At the present, the building is used for Japanese restaurant, Shunpanro.
General information
| Address |
3-6-8 Kiyotaki, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city |
| Access |
10 minutes walk from JR Mojiko station 25 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura station |
| Open hours | 10:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | Monday |
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
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Sone Tideland
Sone tideland facing the Seto Inland Sea from Sone, in Kitakyushu-city and is one of the
largest tideland in the Seto Inland Sea ; it is about 5 km offshore with an area of about 517 ha.
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The tideland is the home to some 326 species of benthic animals in the tidal flat, including a
handful of endangered species, like the ancient horseshoe crab that has not changed since the
age of dinosaurs. Several endangered birds are seen during the summer, like the Saunders’s
Gulls, Eastern Marsh Harrier, and the Intermediate Egret.
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Horseshoe Raising house, the ecology of the horseshoe can be learn here.
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Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,
please ring our office a call in English Tel : +81-93-521-8897
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