Study tours to Kyushu
The themes of study are Environment, Solid Waste management, Industry, Christianity
in Japan, World Peace, Science, Geography, Architecture as well as Economy,
We are offering 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.
The places for the Study tours are Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city and Nagasaki-city.
We are providing the Study tour as 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 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 |
UNESCO World Heritageof Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revokution / Kitakyushu-city, 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 |
UNESCO World Heritage of Hidden Christian Sites in 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, 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
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
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
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.
We are providing the Study tour as a package including the planning, arrangement of
visiting places, tour conductor and interpreter, transportation and accommodations.
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 System |
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
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
UNESCO World Heritages in Kyushu
We have four UNESCO World Heritages in Kyushu.
Those sites are located all over Kyushu.
・ Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution registered in 2015
・ Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region registered in 2018
・ The Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata region registered in 2017
・ Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan registered in 2016
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding, and Coal Mining, are a grouping of historic sites that played
an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods.
Location of the site : Kitakyushu, Nakama, Saga, Omuta, Arao, Misumi, Nagasaki, Kagoshima
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Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region
Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki Regions bear 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.
Location of the sites : Nagasaki, Shimabara, Amakusa
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The Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata
The island of Okinoshima is located sougonnni in the ocean between Japan and Korea,
As even landing on the island has been prohibited, the strict taboos have preserved archaeological
ritural sites on the island almost intact over a millennium.In three shrines of Munakata Taisha, located
in the islands of Okinshima, Oshima and Kyushu. From Okitsu-miya Yohaisho on Oshima, we can
worship Okinoshima from afar. And Shimbaru-Nuyama Mounded Tomb Group is the evidence of people
who nurtured the tradition of worshipping the sacred island.
Location of the sites : Munakata, Fukutsu, Oshima
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Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan
In cities and towns throughout Japan, float festivals are held by communities annually to pray
to the gods for peace and protection from natural disasters.
Location of the site : Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Hita, Karatsu, Yatsushiro
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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
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Tour results
We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.
Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
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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.
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
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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 |
Equipment and tools which were actually used are exhibited in the square, and you can see
the iron-making process from the raw material （ore and coke）to production of pig iron.
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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 |
Time back to 100 year ago, 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
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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.
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
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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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
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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
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Kitakyushu travel guide
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,
National Park, Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park ( Mount Sarakura and
Hiraodai Karst Plateau) and Genkai Quasi-National Park.
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Featured Tourist Destinations
Kokura
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Kokura Castle Garden | River Walk Kitakyushu |
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Kitakyushu’s land mark, walking distance of Kokura Stations |
Former site of lord’s guest house located next to Kokura Castle |
A large commercial facility near Murasaki River & Kokura Castle |
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Uomachi & Kyumachi | Manga Museum |
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A typical Japanese market, the kitchen of Kitakyushu-city |
A down town arcade shopping streets to JR Kokura Station |
Introduces the history of manga with a focus on artists who have affiliations to Kitakyushu |
Moji
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The exotic district, developed as International trading Port |
The suspended bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits |
Only the place in the world, |
Higashida & Industrial Heritages
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Birth place of Steel Making Industry in Japan |
UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Built in 1899, ahead of production facilities |
It contributed greatly to the development of the Japanese steel industry and was used until 1972 |
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Japan’s Modern Steel Works history started here. |
Dedicated railway for Yawata Steel Works connected between Yawata and Tobata. |
Theme of “innovation,” the Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery & Studio opened in Yahata, Higashida |
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The first-class civil construction heritage. The triggered the registration of UNESCO World Heritage. |
The only remaining lenticular truss bridge in Japan ( lens type truss bridge) |
Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It deliver the industrial water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. |
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.
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The best scenic beauty spot in Kitakyushu-city |
One of the three largest karst plateau in Japan |
Selected as a beautiful place of the real world 10 |
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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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.
Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
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STEM Education field / museums and learning facilities
Fukuoka-prefecture including Kitakyushu-city have various kind of Museums and facilities
and a lot of things can be learned.
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 after overcoming
serious environmental pollution while it contributed greatly to Japan’s industrial development.
Now it is called industrial and environmental city which is representative of Japan.
Kitakyushu Manga Museum and Aru Aru City
The Kitakyushu 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 |
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 |
World Heritage, Meiji Japan’s Industry Revolution |
Introducing Industry innovation history of Japan |
The Environmental learning facility which 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 |
The Eco House proposes an energy-saving lifestyle at home.
It is made environmentally friendly, such as blocking & heat insulation structure and
improving ventilation by ingenerating the arrangement of windows.
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The Eco house surounding the green |
Heat insulation structure |
Inside of Enegy saving house |
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
The largest scale Museum in Western Japan for Natural history and Human history
located in Higashida district
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Natural history, exhibit various creatures including dinosaurs |
East Asia, exhibition theme of cultural exchange |
Human history, exhibit the history and lifestyle in Kitakyushu |
It is a railway theme park organized by JR Kyushu, showing the history of Kyushu Railways.
Consists of 3 areas; main building, train exhibition hall and mini railroad park.
The main building has diverted from the original Kyushu Railway Headquarters red
brick building built in 1891.
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Steam locomotive C59 manufactured in 1941 |
Electric limited express train, manufactured 1969 |
Exhibit the trains used during Meiji era |
The learning facility for ecology of Firefly.
The activities for protecting fireflies have been continued for over 30 years by citizens
in Kitakyushu-city. The museum was established as a facility that supports activities related
to preservation of the natural environment, learning and research on fireflies and other waterside
creatures and their habitats.
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The learning facility of the water environment.
You can see and feel the Nature from the view point of fishes, birds and insects at the
experience corner. There are ecology tanks, you can learn about the river and the environment.
And also there is the huge River observation window with 2.3 metre high and 7.2 metre wide,
You can observe River creatures and fishes as well as Seawater fishes.
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Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts.
The Museum was built in 1986 with the purpose of gathering traditional craft items together
and transferring traditional techniques and development of local industry.
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Fukuoka Citizens’ Disaster Prevention Center
The Center has been built to enable citizens to actually experience various types of
disasters and obtain information on how to handle these disasters.
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Fire fighting drill |
Earthquake simulation |
Exhibition hall |
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
Nippon Steel
The leading company contributing to society through the Steel making business
Japan’s first modern steel making company established in Kitakyushu in 1901.
Now, becoming the best steel maker with World-leading capabiities.
Product and application
Steel sheet for automobile, bar, and gear connecting rod
Tinplate for juice cans and food cans, wire rod and cold forged parts
Sprial pipes for steel slit dam
Rails for JR train and new bullet train
Electrical steel sheets for potential transformer
Stailess steel plates for beer tanks
What to learn
・Process up to completion of products
・History of Japan’s Industrial modernization
・Japanese quality control system
Where to visit
・Blast Furnace
Melted Pig iron with 1,500 degree celsius is produced from the iron ore
・Hot rolling mill plant
1 to 25 mm thickness plate is produced from 250 mm thick plate
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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 |
General information
| Address | 1-1 Tobihata, Tobata, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | 20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Days of visit | Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays |
| Fee | No visiting fee is required |
| Booking | Can be made by Japan KYUSHU Tourist |
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
Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace
Only the Blast Furnace in the world which preserved as it was.
Equipment and tools which were actually used are exhibited in the square, and you can see
the iron-making process from the raw material （ore and coke）to production of pig iron.
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Name Plate indicated blow-in year |
Blast Furnace proper |
Hot Stove and Stack |
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Dust Chatcher & Cast house |
Torped Car |
Converter |
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Cast house floor |
Tap hole |
Tapping activity |
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Bustle main and Goose neck |
Tuyere |
Shaft shell |
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Inside of Furnace after blow-off |
Valves of Hot Stove |
Bustle main brick waork |
General information
| Address | 2-3-12 Higashida, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
10 minutes walk from JR Space World Station 20 minutes by vehicle from JR Kokura Station |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No fee is required |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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