6 days North-East Kyushu tour
Exploring the featured places of Fukuoka-prefecture and Oita-prefecture
Where to Explore
Day 1 : arrive Fukuoka → Chikugo region, stay Harazuru Onsen
Day 2 : Okubungo ( Kokonoe, Bungo-ono, Takeda, stay Nagayu Onsen )
Day 3 : Yufuin and Beppu, stay Beppu
Day 4 : Kitakyushu, stay Kitakyushu
Day 5 : Kitakyushu, stay Fukuoka
Day 6 : Fukuoka, stay Fukuoka
Travelling route
Tour conditions
The tour is the private tour exclusively for your group.
・Minimum number : 2 person
・Maxum number : 30 person
・Tour date : please specify the date
・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget
and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.
・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.
・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.
・For making enjoyable our company staff always assist during tour by
communicating with you using a communication tool such as WhatsApp.
Itinerary
Day 1 Chikugo region
Depart Fukuoka-city
Transfer to Chikugo region
Exploring Asakura
Akizuki→ Asakura Triple Water Wheel → Shopping at Fujii Apiary
Lunch at Ukiha ; festured restaurant Shirakabe or Shogetsu
Exploring Uiha
Shirakabe avenue → Ukiha Inari Shrine → visit Shochubrewery, Beniotome Syuzo
Stay at Harazuru Onsen Resort, Japanese style Hotel, inculuded dinner and breakfast
Dinner at Hotel : Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal spesiality cuisines
Option : the following site can be arranged as an option.
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.
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Asakura is the only area in Japan to use water wheels for irrigation. The irrigation system used the
Triple Water Wheel was completed in 1760. The water is supplied from Yamada weir in Chikugo
through the canal to the Triple Water Wheel. And then the water distributed to each rice field by
Triple Water Wheel.
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Fujii Apiary
The apiary collecting honey while traveling with bees from Kagoshima to Hokkaido. The Apiary
was established in Asakura in 1909 and offers delicious Japanese milkvetch honey and acacia
honey, both of which have a deep and sophisticated taste.
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The authentic Japanese local restaurant. The chef who makes that cuisines also has experienced
the imperial family’s cook. 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.
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Shogetsu, Eel restanrant
Chilugo region is one of the famous place for Eel cuisines along with Yanagawa. Shogetu is the
renown Eel restutant located in Asakura along the Chikugo river side and establised 70 years ago.
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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.
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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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Option
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.
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Stay
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.
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Day 2 Okubungo ( Kokonoe, Bungo-ono, Takeda, Nagayu Onsen)
Itinerary
Leave Hotel at Harazuru Onsen Resort
Transfer Okubungo
Visit Kokonoe Yume Otsutihashi
lunch at Kokonoe : local cuisine
Visit Takara Hachiman Shrine
Exloring Bungo-ono and Takeda
Harajiri Waterfall → Oka Castle Ruin
Stay at Nagayu Onsen Resort , Japanese style Hotel, included dinner and breakfast
Dinner at Hotel : Japanese style kaiseki dinner included lacal spesiality cuisines
Where to explore
Nature-blessed region at Ono River basin and the northern part is surrounded by Aso & Kuju Mountains
Okubungo region is located in south-east side of Oita prefecture, and consists of Takada, Kuju,
Bungo-ono, Kusu and Kokonoe.
The longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Japan and the 2nd longest in the World Splendid
and beautiful view from the thrilling sunpension bridge over the Naruko river valley.
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Lunch at Kokonoe
Featured restaurant Nonohanano-sato, served local cuisine.
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Have you ever seen a wild white boar? The wild white bore at the Shrine has function as both
guardians and messengers for the deities at Shinto shrines. The white boars are thought to
bring happiness. After visiting the shrine, you should ask the cute boars for some good-luck
blessings.
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It is called Niagara Falls of Japan, In the Ogata River, running through the center of the Ogata plain.
The falls, 120 meters wide and 20 meters hight, are selected as one of the best 100 falls in Japan.
Lava flows produced by the great eruption of Mt. Aso accumulated and chighreated Harajiri Falls.
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Great Castle wall construction, a magnificent view from the top. The Castle originally constructed
in 1185, and had been enlarged multiple times and eventually covered a widespread area on the
steep hills overlooking a river and all the surrounding countryside up to the Kuju mountain range
clearly visible in the distance.
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Stay
One of the most popular hot spring for foreign tourists, located at the foot of Kuju mountain
range in Oita-prefecture. The hot spring is known as one of the world’s top carbonate spring.
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Itinerary
Leave Hotel at Nagayu Onsen Resort
Transfer to Yufuin
Exploring Yufuin
Yunotsubo Avenue → Yufuin Floral Village → Kinrinko lake
Lunch at Yufuin
Transfer to Beppu
Exploring Beppu
Dinner at Beppu Onsen town, local speciality Cuisines
Option
Mount Tsurumi
Jigoku Mushi kobo
Onsen Hoyo land
Where to explore
Graceful Onsen Resort located in the Yufu basin surrounded by Mount Yufu and Tsurumi
One of the most popular among ladies and International tourist visits to here are increasing.
Main street in Yufuin located at the foot of mount Yufu. The avenue is started near JR Yufuin
Station and connected to Kinrinko lake. Through Yunotsubo Avenue, it takes about 30 minutes
on foot from JR Yufuin Station to Kinrinko lake. There are 70 shops, gift shop, galleries, curiosity
item shops as well as cafes.
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Floral Village is the amusement facility that recreated the street of the Cotswolds region in
England, which was also used as the location for Harry Potter. Cute owls welcome you in
OWL’s FORESR. You can enjoy strolling, gourmet and shopping with beautiful flowers in
the Village, and there is Alice in Wonderland shop here.
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One of landmark in Yufuin. Hot water gushes from the bottom of the lake, and hot steam rises from
its surface on a cold day. The lake is located at the end of the town’s main walking route, about a
kilometer and a half from the Yufuin station.
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Lunch at Yufuin
Yufumabushi
Yufumabushi is a local cuisine which serves really nice BUNGO Beef. But surprisingly, the way they
serve beef is not BBQ or SUKIYAKI style that are seen in most cases, but “Yufumabushi ” style which
we rarely see for beef dish.
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Local gourmet restaurants
There are many kind of restaurants and cafes around Kinrinko lake and at the Yunotsubo Avenue,
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The popular hot spring town nestle at the foot of volcanos, Mt. Yufu and Mt. Tsurumi. Boasting more
than 2,800 hot spring sources and flowing rate of nearly 137,000 kiloliters per day.
Sea Hell, it resemble of sea, this 200 metre deep, cobalt blue pond of boiling water emerge
1200 years ago after a volcano explosion.
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Oniishi shaving Head Hell, large and small bubble of hot gray mud that boiling up here look
like the shaven head of monks.
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Options
Soaring 1375 metres into the sky, Mount Tsurumi is a breathtaking mountain overlooking Beppu
that offers some decent hiking, rare flora and outstanding vistas. Visitors can take a ropeway 800
metres up and revel in being surrounded by acres of rolling greenery. You can see as far as the
Kuju Mountains, a famous mountain range that runs between Oita and Kumamoto-prefectures.
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Jigoku Mushi kobo
Jigoku Mushi, literally “hell-steaming” is a unique cooking method found in Beppu. The ingredients
such as vegetables, seafood and meals are cooked using the steam from natural hot spring.
You can operate the steam cookers all by yourself and you can cook whatever you want.
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Onsen Hoyo land
The Onsen is a public bath located in Myoban Onsen Resort. This place is known by its mud
looks like a cream, and is rarely found in Japan. The mud has an excellent skin beautifying effect.
The outdoor mud is a mixed-gender bath.
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Enjoy local specialty cuisines in Oita-prefecture
Bungo Beef, Seki Aji & Seki Saba, mackerels, Oita fugu, blowfish
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Day 4 Kitakyushu-city
Itinerary
Leave Hotel in Beppu
Transfer to Kitakyushu-city
Lunch at Featured restaurant
Higashida district UNESCO World Heritage
Mount Sarakura : enjoy beautiful sunset and the three Major Night View in Japan
Dinner at Kokura
Stay in Kitakyushu-city, Western style Hotel, included breakfast
Option
Usually peaks around late April to middle of May
The multi-floored shopping mall devoted to products and services for anime, manga, idol culture,
and cosplay fans, a kind of Harajuku in miniature
Where to explore
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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Lunch, local cuisines at Kokura
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
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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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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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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Kitakyushu is the dynamic city where one million people are living and working, is creating the
beautiful Night view which you have never seen before. The night view from the mount Sarakura
is chosen the three major Night View in Japan. The area of Night view is the largest in the World ;
about 40km east to west and 10km south to north and also the number of lighting to create the
night view is the largest in the World.
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The most dynamic night view in the World
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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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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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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Sushi restaurant
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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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Day 5 Kitakyushu-city
Itinerary
Leave Hotel in Kitakyushu-city
Exploring Moji
Lunch at Moji
Transfer to Fukuoka-city
Stay at Fukuoka-city, Western style Hotel, included breakfast
Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality Cuisine
Transfer to Fukuoka–city
Stay in Fukuoka-city, Western style Hotel, included breakfast
Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality Cuisines
Option : the following sites can be arranged as options.
One of the three largest Karst Plateau in Japan
The first-class civil construction heritage completed in 1927
The only remaining lenticular truss bridge in Japan
Where to explore
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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Lunch, local cuisine to be slected from the following
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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Opotion
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 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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Day 6 Fukuoka-city
Itinerary
Leave Hotel
Exploring Fukuoka-city
Lunch : local cuisine in Fukuoka-city
Stay in Fukuoka-city , Western style Hotel, includedbreakfast
Dinner at Fukuoka-city, local speciality Cuisines
Where to explore
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 hub of Kyushu, the
nation’s fourth largest economic zone. You can enjoy various things by selecting from the
following.
Shopping and meals
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The water-front resort area, only a 15 minute drive from Tenjin in the centre of Fukuoka-city.
The park is surrounded by Fukuoka Tower and high rise contemporary high rise buildings,
all of which help make a modern urban landscape.
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The complex facility for the wedding hall, shops and restaurants and is located in Seaside
Momochi Park.
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Historical places
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Japanese traditional Shopping Street where you can find a lot of Cool Japan. The entrance of the
shopping street is located next to Kushida Shrine. Approximately 130 shops built in the 400 metre
arcade. There are also souvenir shops including Hakata dolls, shops collected Hakata Gion
Yamakasa goods. Enjoy lunch, Hakata Ramen at the birth place of Nagahama Ramen.
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In the middle of Hakata Bay Beautiful flowers can be enjoyable throughout the year. Rapeseed
blossom, Cherry blossom, Livingstone daisy Poppy, Rhododendro, Marigold, Hydrengea, Plumed
cockscomb, Dahlia, Sunflower, Cockspur coral tree Bougainvillea, Scarlet sage, Cosmos, Dahlia,
Autumn leaves, Scarlet sage, Japanese narcissus, Japanese camellia, Plum.
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The aquarium focuses on the aquatic life found around Kyushu. The main tank is a huge, 7 meter
deep pool filled with all different kinds of marine life including over 120 sharks of 20 different varieties.
There are also several outdoor tanks where you can experience feeding dolphins and sea lions.
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The sprawling, family oriented public park, located on a narrow peninsula across the bay from
central Fukuoka.The park is made up of several different areas including flower gardens, playgrounds,
an amusement park with ferris wheel, sports fields, a water park, a zoo and large open spaces and
lawns perfect for picnicking.
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The Japanese traditional Garden; it was originally built in the 1754 for Kuroda Tsugutaka who was
the lord of Fukuoka clan. You can feel Japanese traditional cultures and enjoy Tea Ceremony.
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The urban living area where you can enjoy a resort lifestyle full of fun and entertainment.
There is a large shopping mall, a sports equipment store, a car accessories store, an interior
design shop, a baby specialty mega store, some restaurants, a Ferris wheel, and many
amusement attractions.
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Food stalls “Yatai”is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year,
there are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have
to try Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles.
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Ramen Stadium
Ramen Stadium isn’t really a stadium as the name suggests, but a food court on the fifth floor
of Canal City’s Cinema Building. It carries not one, but eight famous ramen stalls that serves
different ramen styles from across Japan. Ramen Stadium has eight ramen stalls with ramen
from Hakata, Kurume, and as far as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Sapporo.
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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
Tour results
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Tailor-made tour Study tour Golf tour
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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.
Strawbery : December through May, in Ukiha and Yame
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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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Kabosu, September to October in Bungo-ono, Oita-prefecture
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Japan tour packages to Kyushu
Japan KYUSHU Tourist is the specialist of Fukuoka and Kyushu tours in Japan. We offer various
types of customized private tour package exclusively for you. Japan tour packages are travel plans,
which include some or all of the following ; transportation such as chartered taxi or bus, tour guide,
accommodations, meals, and more.
One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies. You can enjoy
many different dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various places during your travel. Also
you can meet a lot of amazing things what you have never experienced before.
We have prepared Suggested Kyushu tour packages that have been created based on the abundant
latest local tourist information collected by our own site investigation. And also the tour packages
have been considered the numerous tour results reflecting the customer’s satisfactions.
Long duration Kyushu tours in Japan
Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature and diverse cultures including food cultures. It has a
variety of histories all over Kyushu, and nature and urban are harmonized. You can enjoy a lot of
things here in Kyushu what you want to experience.
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Exploring throughout Kyushu. Enjoy Japanese cuisines, local delicacies, Nature, Onsen, Shopping of local specialties and any other amazing things |
Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. Many fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in this area. |
Exploring Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefecture. A lot of unique and featured tourist places are visited |
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Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen , Yanagawa, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka |
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Short duration tours from Fukuoka-city
Many kind of fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in northern part of Kyushu. and you
can enjoy a short journey from Fukuoka-city. The starting and finishing place of the tour is Fukuoka-city.
If required, the starting place of the tour can be changed to Kitakyushu-city.
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The Heart of Kyushu and the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s politics, economy, culture, fashion and tourism |
Yanagawa is a Castle town with beautiful canal. Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka- prefecture has 1300 years history |
The Industrial Innovation city greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature |
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Itoshima is a resort town next to Fukuoka-city, with beautiful dynamic Genkai Sea; seafood gourmet, rural landscape, Sake brewery |
Agricultural industries spreading in the Chikugo plain. Let’s meet real Japan, beautiful rural landscape, fruit picking, Sake brewery, Onsen |
The city in harmony with foreign countries cultures, and the significant Japanese histories like no other areas |
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Dynamic and beautiful Takachiho Gorge and here is the birthplace of Shinto which is Japanese indigenouse religion. |
Exploring the most popular Onsen Resorts Beppu and Yufuin. Two Onsen Resorts have different fascinating features. |
The dynamic nature of Aso and Takachiho where is spreading around Mt. Aso. Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan |
Other featured Sightseeing tours
Munakata & Fukutsu one-day tour UNESCO World Heritage sites
Yame & Hishino village one-day tour
Christian Pilgrimage sites tours in Nagasaki regions
Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese
traditional religion Shinto and General society. Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith
continued even during the ban on Christianity. A lot of the Christian Pilgrimage sites in Nagasaki
regions have been registered on UNESCO Hidden Christian Sites.
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Nagasaki is a sacred place of Christianity where Pope and Saint Mother Teresa officially visited. |
Nagasaki has arduous and sacrifice histories during the ban on Christianity, such as Shimabara Rebellion and many religious persecutions |
Introduce how Christians have been continued their faith by visiting Nagasaki-city, Unzen, Shimabara, Amakusa and Hirado |
UNESCO Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites
Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played an
important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National isolation
period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan.
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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 |
Study tour and field trip in Kitakyushu-city
Kitakyushu-city is the best place in Japan for Study tour of Environmental and Industrial issues.
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Kitakyushu-city is the most advanced city in Japan for solid waste management and recycling |
Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia taking leadership as the Environmental Future City. |
KAIZEN is the most important key word for Japan’s modernization and world leading industries |
Featured destinations map
Note
Red letters indicates Prefecture
Black letters indicates Destinations
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
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
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Kyushu Travel Guide in Japan
Kyushu is a paradise of Japan travel like no others. Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature
and diverse cultures including food cultures. It has a variety of histories all over Kyushu, and
nature and urban are harmonized.
One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies. You can enjoy
many different local dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various places during your travel.
Also you can meet a lot of amazing things what you have never experienced before.
The Kyushu Travel Guide provides information of 7 prefectures on the main island Kyusu.
Fukuoka-prefecture Saga-prefecture Naasaki-prefecture Oita-prefecture
Kumamoto-prefecture Miyazaki-prefecture Kagoshima-prefecture
The abundant local tourist information collected by our own
We have prepared tourist information shown on this site based on our own investigations by visiting
each destinations, tourist attractions, restaurants, shops, facilities and other places. Further more,
featured tourist destinations as well as numerous hidden gems shown by photos which are taken by us.
Featured destinations map of Kyushu in Japan
Japan’s southernmost Kyushu Island consists
of seven prefectures shown on the map.
Red letter indicate prefecture
Black letter indicate destination
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Fukuoka-city is the Heart of Kyushu, the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s politics, economy culture and fashion |
Kitakyushu is the second largest city in Kyushu. World leading Environmental Future city, and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature. |
Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka-prefecture has 1300 years history, featured spot is Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine |
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Itoshima is the nearest Resort town from Fukuoka-city. The ara is surrounded Genkai Sea and Seburi Mountain. |
Yanagawa is a Castle town with a beautiful Canals in the town. Canal boat cruise is the most exiting experience. |
UNESCO World Heritage towns, |
| Asakura | Ukiha | Yame |
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Asakura is a thriving area of agriculture with rich nature. Harazuru is a Onsen Resort |
Ukiha blessed with nature where many orchards spread out in the Chikugo plain. Must visit place Yoshii-machi, the time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago. |
Yame including Hoshino Village is the representative town of Japanese Tea cultication. Also Yame is the Centre of |
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Saga–city is known as the plece where it has made a great contribution to the Japanese Industrial Revolution |
Karatsu was prospered from ancient times as an important trading port, Yobuko famous for fresh squid cuisines |
Takeo is a Onsen Resort, located west of Saga–city, and has 1200 years history |
| Arita | Imari | Kashima & Tara |
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Arita is famous for Arita porcelain, one of the traditional handicrafts of Japan, has 400 years old history. |
Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain. Okawachiyama porcelain district is recommended to visit |
Kashima is southern part of Saga, facing to Ariake sea, Yutoku Inari Shrine is one of the famous Inari shrine in Japan |
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Nagasaki has many oversea countries cultures and the significant Japanese histories. |
Unzen is a gentle Onsen Resort situated in the Unzen National Park. The Resort area was originally developed for foreigners as a place close to |
Shimabara spreads in the foot of Mount Unzen and facing to Ariake Sea. The region offers various things ; Castle town, Onsen, Nature and UNESCO |
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Sasebo is the town surrounded azure sea with breathtaking 99 islands scenery, and beautiful theme park |
North West coast of Nagasaki-prefecture is a beautiful and historic location full of interesting Christian churches, white sandy beaches and an imposing castle. |
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Beppu is the Japan’s most popular Onsen Resort, the exciting experiences are recommended |
Yufuin is a beautiful and tranquil Onsen Resort harmonized with nature. Yunotsubo Avenue , Kinrinko lake and Yufuin Floral Village are worth to travel |
Kunisaki peninsula is located north-east side of Oita-prefecture ; Trekking and onsen can be enjoed.
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Usa & Ajimu is located at the base of Kunisaki peninsula and spreading around Usa Shrine. it has long been holy ground to both Shinto & Buddhist activities |
Nakatsu is a Castle town, Yabakei offers dynamic rock formations at the valleys along Yamakuni River |
Okubungo is a Nature-blessed region at Ono River basin, the northern part is surrounded by Aso & Kuju Mountains |
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Kumamoto is the third largest city in Kyushu.Must visit place the three great castle in Japan |
Aso gives unforgettable experiences, the active volcano Mount Aso and world’s largest caldera offer a lot of excitements |
Kurokawa Onsen is one of the best places to enjoy the atmosphere of old fashioned Onsen in Japan. |
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Amakusa is an archipelago located west side of Kumamoto, beautiful landscape, seafood & local delicacis, marine activities |
Hitoyoshi is a castle town along rapid stream Kuma river, Onsen resort, river boat riding, steam locomotive, limestone cave. |
Minamata is located west coast of Kyushu and faces Amakusa islands; beautiful landscape, sea food, Onsen resorts |
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Takachiho has the dynamic Takachiho Gorge and and the birthplace of Japanese mythology, Takachiho shrine |
Hyuga offers spectacle art collection of exposed Rocks created by raging wave of Hyuga Sea, Japanese traditional fishery port Mimitsu |
Miyazaki & Nichinan facing to Pacific Ocean, subtropical region; Ocean Resorts, wild animal, historical places, beautiful landscape |
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Kagoshima largest city in Southern Kyushu and greatly contributed modernization of Japan. UNESCO World Heritage site & Active volcano Sakura-jima are to be visited. |
An active strato volcano with three peaks, Kita-dake, Naka-dake and still active Minami-dake. |
Ibusuki is the Onsen Resort is most famous for Sand bath place in Japam located at a sand in Kinko bay. Many unique tourist attractions in Satsuma peninsula can be offered. |
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Chiran called a small Kyoto collection of Samurai houses and gardens. Another featured place to be visited is |
Kirishima is an Onsen Resort located in the mountain foot of Kirishima. Kirishima Shrine is one of the most beautiful shrine in Kyushu surrounded by forest |
The southernmost Cape of main land Japan at 1′ 00″ latitude. Cape Sata is home to many sub-tropical flowers. |
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Fukuoka customized tours
Japan KYUSHU Tourist is the specialist of Fukuoka and Kyushu tour in Japan. We offer various
types of customized private tours exclusively for you. Kyushu is a paradise of Japan travel like
no others. One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies.
You can enjoy many different dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various places during
your travel.
We have prepared Suggested Kyushu tour itineraries that have been created based on abundant
latest local tourist information collected by our own site investigation. And also the itinerary have
been considered the numerous tour results reflecting the customers satisfactions.
Long duration Kyushu tours in Japan
Kyushu is the paradise of Japan travel like no others. Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature
and diverse cultures including food cultures. It has a variety of histories all over Kyushu, and nature
and urban are harmonized. You can enjoy a lot of things here in Kyushu what you want to experience.
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Exploring throughout Kyushu. Enjoy Japanese cuisines, local delicacies, Nature, Onsen, Shopping of local specialties and any other amazing things |
Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Oita and Fukuoka. Many fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in this area. |
Exploring Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefecture. A lot of unique and featured tourist places are visited |
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Exploring Saga, Nagasaki, Shimabara, Unzen , Yanagawa, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka |
Exploring Amakusa, Kumamoto, Aso, Kurokawa, Takachiho, Okugungo, Chikugo, Fukuoka |
Exploring Asakura, Ukiha, Okugungo, Yufuin, Beppu, Usa, Kunisaki Peninsula, Kitakyushu , Fukuoka |
Short duration tours from Fukuoka-city
Many kind of fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in northern part of Kyushu and you can
enjoy a short journey from Fukuoka-city. The starting and finishing place of the tour is Fukuoka-city.
If required, the starting place of the tour can be changed to Kitakyushu-city.
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The Heart of Kyushu and the energetic city bustling as the center of Kyushu’s politics, economy, culture, fashion and tourism
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Yanagawa is a Castle town with beautiful canal. Dazaifu is must visit place in Fukuoka-prefecture has 1300 years history |
The Industrial Innovation city greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature |
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A resort town next to Fukuoka-city, with beautiful dynamic Genkai Sea; seafood gourmet, rural landscape, Sake brewery |
Agricultural industries spreading in the Chikugo plain. Let’s meet real Japan, beautiful rural landscape, fruit picking, Sake brewery, Onsen |
The city in harmony with foreign countries cultures, and the significant Japanese histories like no other areas |
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Dynamic and beautiful Takachiho Gorge and here is the birthplace of Shinto which is Japanese indigenouse religion. |
Exploring the most popular Onsen Resorts Beppu and Yufuin. Two Onsen Resorts have different fascinating features. |
The dynamic nature of Aso and Takachiho where is spreading around Mt. Aso. Mt. Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan |
Other featured Sightseeing tours
Munakata & Fukutsu one-day tour UNESCO World Heritage sites
Yame & Hishino village one-day tour
Christian Pilgrimage sites tour in Nagasaki regioins
Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese traditional
religion Shinto and General society. Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith continued even
during the ban on Christianity. A lot of the Christian Pilgrimage sites in Nagasaki regions have been
registered on UNESCO Hidden Christian Sites.
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Nagasaki is a sacred place of Christianity where Pope and Saint Mother Teresa officially visited. |
Nagasaki has arduous and sacrifice histories during the ban on Christianity, such as Shimabara Rebellion and many religious persecutions |
Introduce how Christians have been continued their faith by visiting Nagasaki-city, Unzen, Shimabara, Amakusa and Hirado |
UNESCO Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites
Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played
an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National
isolation period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan.
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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 |
Study tour in Kitakyushu-city
Kitakyushu-city is the best place in Japan for Study tour of Environmental and Industrial issues.
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Kitakyushu-city is the most advanced city in Japan for solid waste management and recycling |
Kitakyushu-city is promoting the low carbon society in Asia taking leadership as the Environmental Future City. |
KAIZEN is the most important key word for Japan’s modernization and world leading industries |
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We offer the private tour exclusively for you. We can design your customized tour exactly
matches your requirements and preferences. We can also consider for making tour that
pick in many activities and locations as possible, or incorporate some relaxation and free
time to explore on your own time.
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We have prepared a various Kyushu tour Itineraries for your journey and we can design your
customized private tour based on tour sample itineraries in condideration of your requirement.
Please refer the customized tour Itineraries by clicking the photos below.
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Tailor-made tour conditions
Our Tailor-made tour is offered for your as a package tour including Accommodations,
Chartered vehicle, English speaking tour attendant, meals as well as activities.
・Minimum number : 2 person
・Maxum number : 30 person
・Tour date : please specify the date
・Accommodations is selected as per your required grade, room conditions and budget
and the location is considered sightseeing, dinner and nightlife as well.
・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.
・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.
・For making enjoyable our company staff always assist during tour by
communicating with you using a communication tool such as WhatsApp.
Our consideration on Tailor-made tour
For enjoyable journey, the itinerary is to be planned in accordance with your own
pace and considering a physical conditions as well.
・Travelling route: Driving from destination to destination is a part of travel, so the best route
is to be selected where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery.
・Local cuisines and special gurmet are to be included.
・Shoppings are included on the travelling route ; local market and Michino-eki for local
specialties and fruits etc.
Featured destinations map in Kyushu
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Red letter indicate prefecture
Black letter indicate destination
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Ukiha Inari Shrine
Breath taking scenery in harmony with the Shrine. Ukiha Inari 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.
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Shrine Compound
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From the Shrine compound, a breath taking panoramic view of Chikugo plain in harmony with
Torii Gate can be enjoyed.
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Location of Ukiha
General information
| Address | 1513-9 Nagarekawa, Ukiha-machi, Ukiha-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 70 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
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Japanese restaurant, Shirakabe
Local Japanese Cuisines cooked by the best chef in Chikugo region. The chef who makes
that cuisines also experienced the imperial family’s cook. Japanese cuisines using best local
ingredients that vary by season can be enjoyed.
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The authentic Japanese restaurant Shirakabe is in the former merchant’s building constructed
in 1928. The building is designated by Government as Traditional building at the Conservation
district in Ukiha-city.
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Location of Ukiha
General information
| Address | 1153-1 Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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10 minutes walk from JR Chikugo-Yoshii station 50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
| Open hours | 10:00 to 17:00 |
| Days closed | Monday |
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Shirakabe-dori Avenue
Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago. The Avenue is located in Yoshii-machi,
Ukiha-city. 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 traditional buildings preservation district.
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In the Edo era (1603-1868), Yoshii flourished as a post town between Kurume and Hita.
In the Meiji era ( from 1868), this area experienced a big fire three times. In order to protect
from the fire, people have rebuilt the houses with the fire resistance design using clay wall
painted by white.
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Hina Doll Festival
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Featured Restaurant, Shirakabe
The restaurant Shirakabe is in the former merchant’s building constructed in 1928. 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.
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Location of Ukiha
General information
| Address | Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
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Chikugo Yoshii Hinadoll Festival in 2020
Hina matsuri, also called Doll’s Festival or Girls’ Day, is a special day in Japan, celebrated
each year on 3 March. A platforms covered with a red carpet-material are used to display a
set of ornamental hina dolls, representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians
in traditional court dress of the Heian period.
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It is an occasion to pray for the well-being and prosperity of girls. It is thought that the festival has its roots
in an ancient purification ceremony, in which dolls were floated down the river, taking all of the girls’ bad
luck with them.
Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city Hina doll Festival
from February 11 through April 3
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Main Hina dolls are displayed at Shirakabe Avenue district, where the river is lined by attractive former
warehouses, all with traditional wood and white plaster exteriors. The doll displays of Ukiha usually
feature two types of dolls: okiage (paper cut-outs covered in cotton and wrapped in fabric) and hakobina
(dolls in individual display cases).
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General information
| Address | Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
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