Toho village, Asakura and Ukiha one-day tour

 

Agricultural industries area spreading in the Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain

The Kyuhsu’s largest Chikugo River which flows from Mount Aso through the Chikugo region

 

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 Location of Chikugo region

 

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Tour conditions

The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.

・Minimum number : 4 person

・Maxum number : 30 person

・Tour date : please specify the date

・English, Chinese or Korean speaking guide is accompanied

・Chartered vehicle is utilized such as a taxi or bus as per number of person

    if you use a taxi, a foreign language (English, Chainese or Korean ) speaking driver

    can be arranged. 

 

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Itinerary  

9:00 Depart Fukuoka-city

Transfer to Asakura by vehicle using Kyushu Express Way,  1 hour

Exploring Asakura

  Toho Village, Triple Water Wheel, Yamada Weir  

Exploring Shirakabe-dori Avenue

Lunch at the featured restaurant Shirakabe

Visiting Ukiha Inari Shrine

Visiting a Shochu brewery

Back to Fukuoka using Kyushu Express Way, 1 hour and 30 minutes

17:30 Arrive Fukuoka-city 

 

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Where to explore

Toho Village

Toho is a small village with a population of about 2,000 people and consist of two districts. 

Hoshuyama district, a mountain area blessed with nature

Koisiwara district, pottery industry representative of Kyushu

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Asakura

It is a thriving area of agriculture in Fukuoka Prefecture where has rich nature

and many historical heritages.

And also there is a Onsen Resort along the Chikugo River.

Akizuki A former Castle town located in northern part of Asakura

Triple Water Wheel   Only area in Japan to use water wheels for irrigation

Yamada Weir Only here in Japan,  the stone covered Weir constructed

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Ukiha

Ukiha blessed with nature where many orchards spread out at the foot of Mino mountain range.

 

Shirakabe-dori Avenue

Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago.

Located in Yoshii-machi, Shirakabe, literary meaning is white wall. The avenue of houses with

white wall were constructed about 100 years ago.  About 250 houses in the area has been designated

as National important raditional buildings preservation district.

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Lunch

Featured Restaurant, Shirakabe, located at Shirakabe Avenue

The building is designated by Government as Traditional building at the Conservation

district in Ukiha-city.

Japanese cuisines using best local ingredients that vary by season can be enjoyed.

The chef who makes that cuisines also experienced the imperial family’s cook.

The building constructed 100 year ago

Featured lunch menu

Enjoy lunch

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Ukiha Inari Shrine

Breath taking beautiful scenery harmonizes with the Shrine

Located at foot of Mino mountain range, 130 m height from sea level.

The 90 vermilion coloured Torii Gates stand on the 300 steps stairs is introduced you

from bottom area to the Shrine main building.

To the Shrine

Shrine main building

Breath taking view from Shrine

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Shochu Brewery

Let’s sample Chochu at Beniotome Shuzo

Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume.

The shochu of Beniotome Shuzo is distilled from Sesame.

The brewery can be visited and there is a tasting corner,  Let’s sample Chochu.

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 Featured tours  

 

Fukuoka-prefecture tours

・ Fukuoka-city one-day tour

・ Kitakyushu-city one-day tour

・ Kawachi Wisteria garden & Kitakyushu-city one-day tour

・ Kitakyushu / UNESCO Industry Revolution one-day tour          

・ Kitakyushu-city hiking tour

・ Yanagawa & Dazaifu one-day tour

・ Itoshima one-day tour

・ Munakata & Fukutsu / UNESCO Sacred region one-day tour  

・ Munakata, Oshiama & Okinoshima / UNESCO Sacred region one-day tour

・ Toho village, Asakura and Ukiha one-day tour

・ Yoshii & Yanagawa Hina doll festival one-day tour

・ Kurume & Yame region one-day tour

Kyushu Round tours

・ 11 days Kyushu tour

・ 8 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour

・ 8 days Southern Kyushu tour

・ 6 days North-West Kyushu tour

・ 7 days Central Kyushu tour

・ 6 days North-Eest Kyushu tour

 

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Fukuoka customized tours

 

Fukuoka-prefecture only in Japan is selected by

CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019 

 

We offer Customized private tours in Fukuoka-prefecture, and also the following destinations 

around Fukuoka-prefecture.

Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen, Kumamoto, Aso,  Takachiho, Beppu,  Yufuin, Usa,

Kunisaki peninsula,  Saga–prefecture

 

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Customized tour conditions

The tour is the Customized private tour exclusively for your group  such as friends, family, company

or any groups.

・Minimum number : 4 person

・Maxum number : 30 person

・Start and end of the tour is Fukuoka–city, please specify the place where you want

・Tour date : please specify the date

・English, Chinese or Korean speaking guide is accompanied

・Chartered vehicle is utilized such as a taxi or bus as per number of person

    if you use a taxi, a foreign language (English, Chainese or Korean ) speaking driver

    can be arranged.  

・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget

    and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.

 

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Fukuoka-prefecture  

Fukuoka is the largest prefecture in Kyushu and has gate way from other area in Japan

and Overseas countries and the starting point of journey to any destinations in Kyushu.

The prefecture only in Japan isselected by CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019 

 

Fukuoka one-day tour	Yanagawa & Dazaifu one-day tour	Itoshima one-day tour
Fukuoka-city is the Heart of Kyushu. this tour introduce historical places and local traditionalareas.	Yanagawa is a Castle town with beautiful canal facing to Ariake bay.  Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka–prefecture has 1300 years history	Itoshima is a resort town near Fukuoka-city . Beautiful dynamic Genkai Sea, seafood gourmet, local products shopping, Sake brewery

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Munakata & Fukutsu one-day tour	Munakata, Oshiama & Okinoshima one-day tour	Toho village, Asakura Ukiha one-day tour
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Munakata and Fukutsu. Discover Japanese history from ancient time	UNESCO World Heritage sites in Munakata and Oshima Island. Worship the Sacred Island from Okinoshima Island	Agricultural industries spreading in the Chikugo plain; beautiful rural landscape, fruit picking, Sake brewery, Onsen

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Chikugo Yoshii & Yanagawa Hinadoll festival tour	Yame region one-day tour
The Hinadoll festival is a traditional Japanese event that announces the arrival of spring.	Kurume, Yame, Hoshino village Located in the southern part of Fukuoka-prefecture

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Kitakyushu one-day tour	Kawachi Wisteria garden & Kitakyushu one-day tour	Kitakyushu-city hiking tour
World leading Environmental Future city, and blessed with  spectacular & stunning nature	The tour is operated during Kawachi Wisteria blossom period from mid-April to mid-May	Abundant hiking opportunities in the beautiful nature of Kitakyushu-city

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Saga-prefecture  

Saga-prefecture is located in the northern part of Kyushu and are adjacent to Fukuoka-prefecture

in the east and to Nagasaki-prefecture in the west.

The north side faces Genkai Quasi-National Park with scenic coast line. In the south, the Saga

plain that is adjacent to Ariake Sea is spreading.

 

Saga-city one-day tour	Takeo & Yutoku Inari Shrine one-day tour	Karatsu & Yobuko one-day tour
The capital of  Saga–prefecture One of the birth place of Japanese Industrial modernization	Onsen Resort Takeo. Yutoku is one of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan	Karatsu is a castle town. Yobuko is a fishing port town; morning market and fresh squid cuisine are famous

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Arita & Imari one-day tour
Arita and Imari are porelain towns with 400 years history. Both places have different feature of porcelain respectively.

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Nagasaki-prefecture  

Nagasaki-prefecture is located north-west side of Kyushu and borders Saga-prefecture

on the east, and is otherwise surrounded by Seas.

It also includes a large number of islands such as Tsushima and Iki. Most of the prefecture is

near the coast and there are a number of ports such as Nagasaki-city and a United States Navy

base at Sasebo-city.

 

Nagasaki one-day tour	Nagasaki / UNESCO Hidden Christian sites one-day tour	Nagasaki / UNESCO Hidden Christian sites 3 days tour
Centred on Nagasaki harbour, greatly contributed to Japan’s modernization since establishment of Dejima	To show how Christians have been continued their faith since Christianity was propagated to Japan	Introduce the Christian faith continued even during the ban on Christianity

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Nagasaki / UNESCO Industrial Revolution one-day tour	Shimabara & Unzen 2 days tour	Sasebo & Huis Ten Bosch one-day tour
The origin of Japan’s modernization. Nagasaki contributed for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining	Main tourist destinations in Shmabara peninsula. Shimabara is facing Sea and has UNESCO World Heritage sites. Unzen is a beautiful highland Onsen Resort	The town surrounded azure sea with breathtaking 99 islands scenery, and beautiful theme  park Huis Ten Bosch

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Oita-prefecture  

Oita-prefecture is on the north-eastern section of Kyushu and is bordered by Miyazaki-prefecture

to the south, and Fukuoka-prefecture and Kumamoto-prefecture to the west.

The prefecture is a representative Onsen Resort area in Japan, and most recommended Onsen

Resorts are Beppu and Yufuin.

 

Yufuin & Beppu Onsen 2 days tour	Usa & Kunisaki one-day tour
Two major Onsen Resorts in Oita-prefecture, Yufuin is a . beautiful & tranqil Onsen and Beppu is one of the most famous Onsen in Japan	Tranquil country side spreading around Usa Shrine that one of the most beautiful shrine in Japan

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Kumamoto & Miyazaki-prefecture  

 

Kumamoto, Aso Takachiho 3 days tour	Takachiho one-day tour	Amakusa / UNESCO Hidden Christian sites 2 days tour
Major toursit destination in Central Kyushu; Kumamoto–city Aso and Takachiho	Takachiho offers the dynamic  nature of Takachiho Gorge, and the roots of Japanese culture in the birth place of Japanese mythology	Introduce Japanese Christianity history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese traditional religion

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Aso & Takachiho  Dynamic Nature 2 day tour
The large scale of the Dynamic Nature which cannot be seen in no other area in Japan.

 

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Study tours to Kitakyushu

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.

 

 

Fukuoka-prefecture travel guide

 

Fukuoka-prefecture only in Japan is selected by

CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019  

 

Fascinating history. Incredible eats. Natural beauty. If the Japanese seaside city

of Fukuoka isn’t already on your radar, its time to recalibrate your Japan travel plans.

 

Fukuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city

of Fukuoka. It is the ninth most populated prefecture ( 5,111 thousand population)

in Japan.

 

One of several host cities for the Rugby World Cup 2019, Fukuoka is the gateway to

the island of Kyushu. 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.

 

Location of Fukuoka-prefecture    

 

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 Featured destinations

 

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. 

 

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Kitakyushu-city

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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 Tenmangu shrines in Japan. 

 

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Yanagawa

A beautiful canal town 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. People started to live here since ancient

times and the agriculture and fishery have been engaged in by making Horiwari

literary means the artificial canal.

 

 

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Itoshima

A Resort town belonging to Genkai Quasi-National Park located next to Fukuoka-city.

Itoshima is facing Genkai Sea that the dynamic wave makes beautiful coast line scenery, 

and on the other side is surrounded majestic Seburi mountain range makes beautiful 

country side landscape.

 

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Munakata and Fukutsu

The Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata Region

has been registered on the UNESCO Wlorld Heritage in 2016.

Munakata Region is located in the west part of Fukuoka-prefecture and facing to

Genkai Sea.

The area are consist of Munakata, Fukutsu, Akama and Oshima Island.

 

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Chikugo rejion

Agricultural industries spreading in the Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain.

Chikugo region consists of Toho Village, Asakura, Akizuki, Ukiha, Kurume, Yame

and Hoshono Village.

 

 Featured tours  

 

Fukuoka-refecture tours

・ Fukuoka-city one-day tour

・ Kitakyushu-city one-day tour

・ Kawachi Wisteria garden & Kitakyushu-city one-day tour

・ Kitakyushu / UNESCO Industry Revolution one-day tour          

・ Kitakyushu-city hiking tour

・ Yanagawa & Dazaifu one-day tour

・ Ukiha and Yanagawa one-day tour

・ Itoshima one-day tour

・ Munakata & Fukutsu / UNESCO Sacred region one-day tour  

・ Munakata, Oshiama & Okinoshima / UNESCO Sacred region one-day tour

・ Toho village, Asakura and Ukiha one-day tour

・ Yoshii & Yanagawa Hina doll festival one-day tour

・ Kurume & Yame region one-day tour

Kyushu Round tours

・ 11 days Kyushu tour

・ 8 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour

・ 8 days Southern Kyushu tour

・ 6 days North-West Kyushu tour

・ 7 days Central Kyushu tour

・ 6 days North-Eest Kyushu tour

 

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Toho Village

 

Hoshuyama district, a mountain area blessed with nature

 

Koisiwara district, pottery industry representative of Kyushu

 

Toho is a small village with a population of about 2,000 people in Fukuoka-prefecture,

and is located north side of Asakura-city.

The Village consist of Hoshuyama district and Koishiwara district.

On July 5, 2017, the heavy rain disaster occurred in the northern part of Kyushu,

and Toho Village, both Hoshuyama and Koishiwara districts also suffered great damages.

Even, it takes a little time to return to previous conditions, you can enjoy your journey here. 

 

We are welcome you to visit our place Toho Village

 

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Hoshuyama district

 

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Koishiwara district

 

Koishiwara-yaki

A type of Japanese traditional pottery in Koishiwara.

The history dates back to the 17th century, when the third Lord Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628–1707)

invited potters from Imari, Saga-prefecture to Fukuoka

 

Furnace for pottery

Featured Pottery, Takatori-yaki Hachizan

Featured Pottery, Koisiwara-yaki Tsurumi Pottery

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Lodge in the Ponta no mori (Ponta forest)

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Gyoja sugi

The big Cedar, called Gyoja sugi, literary meaning is Religious Trainee Cedar planted more

than 600 years ago. Circumference length : 8.3 metre, height : 52 metre.

 

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                   　　　　　　　　　         Location of Chikugo

 　　 

 

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 General information  

 

Address	Village hall ; 6425 Oaza-Hoshuyama, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city
Population	2,000   pupulation density : 39 / km2

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Chikugo region travel guide

 

Agricultural industries spreading in the Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain

 

Chikugo region consists of Toho Village,  Asakura,  Akizuki,  Ukiha,  Kurume,  Yame

and  Hoshino Village

 

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Exploring Chikugo

 

Asakura

 

Asakura is the only area in Japan to use water wheels for irrigation to rice field

Asakura Triple Water Wheel

Yamada Weir

Toho Village

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Akizuki

Akizuki is a former Castle town located in northern part of Asakura.

You can enjoy the harmony of countryside landscape and former castle town scenery

that makes the atmosphere like a time of 400 years ago.

 

Sakurano-baba Street

Cherry Blossoms

Autumn leaves

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Harazuru Onsen 

A tranquil Onsen Resort near Fukuoka-city and is located on the banks of Chikugo River. 

The quality hot spring is weakly alkaline and sulfur is mixed and has the effect of dropping

old horn and creating beautiful skin.

 

Gate way

Chikugo River

Onsen resort

 

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Ukiha

Ukiha blessed with nature where many orchards spread out at the foot of Mino mountain range.

Yoshii, in the center of Chikugo flourished as a post town during the Edo period, and there a lot

of Sake brewery which have established the Edo period. A fruits picking and Sake brewery

visit can be enjoyed here.

 

Yoshii machi

Ukiha machi

Ukiha Inari Shrine

Shirakabe-dori Avenue

Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago

Located in Yoshii-machi, Shirakabe, literary meaning is white wall. The avenue of houses with

white wall were constructed about 100 years ago.  About 250 houses in the area has been designated

as National important raditional buildings preservation district.

 

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Kora Taisha Shrine

The largest Shrine in Kyushu and the shrine is specified as Ichino-miya or the representative

Shrine in Chikugo region. Located in Kurume-city, stand at the middle of Kora Mountain.

From the Shrine compound, breath taking magnificent view of Chikugo plain can be seen.

 

Torii Gate, entrance of Shrine

Kyushu’s largest Shrine building

Magnificent view from the Shrine

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Yame

 

Yame Central Tea plantation The country of Green Tea, producing the highest grade tea

Traditional Craft Museum Yame is the Centre of Japanese artificial crafts

Hoshino Village The most beautiful village in Japan

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Shochu Brewery

Let’s sample Chochu at Beniotome Shuzo

Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume.

The shochu of Beniotome Shuzo is distilled from Sesame.

The brewery can be visited and there is a tasting corner,  Let’s sample Chochu.

 

 

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Fruits haevest experience  

Chikugo region is the best place for Fruits harvest exprience throughout the year.

Strawbery, Grape, Pear, Apple and Persimmon,  in Asakura, Ukiha, Tanushimaru and Yame. 

 

Strawbery

Grape

Apple

 

 

                    　　　　　　　　　 　 Location of Chikugo

 　　 

 

 

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Fruits harvest experience

 

Let’s enjoy harvesting Fruits

 

In the harvest time, the northern Kyushu boasts many area with beautiful fruit orchards.

Fukuoka is one of the leading fruit-producing prefecture in all Japan.
The fruit production in Fukuoka is primarily concentrated in the southern Chikugo region

such as Ukiha, Asakura and Tanushimaru.

 

Grape : August to bignning of October, in Ukiha and Tanushimaru 

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Persimmon : Middle of October to biginning of December, in Asakura, Ukiha and Tanushimaru 

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Apple : August to December, in Asakura and Kama 

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Strawbery : December through May, in Ukiha and Yame

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Kabosu, September to October in Bungo-ono, Oita-prefecture

 

 

 

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