Asakura & Ukiha one-day tour
Agricultural industries area spreading in the Kyushu’s largest Chikugo plain.
Let’s meet real Japan by enjoying Japanese traditional countryside landscape, local cuisines,
breweries, fruit picking and cultures of Japanese towns & villages.
Location of Chikugo region
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
・English speaking tour attendant escorts your journey to produce a pleasant trip.
・Chartered vehicle is utilized as per number of person.
Itinerary
9:00 Depart Fukuoka-city
Transfer to Toho Village by vehicle using Kyushu Express Way
Exploring Toho Village
Visiting Ukiha Inari Shrine
Fujii Apiary
Exploring Shirakabe-dori Avenue
Lunch at the featured restaurant Shirakabe
Visiting a Shochu brewery
Back to Fukuoka using Kyushu Express Way
17:30 Arrive Fukuoka-city
Option : the following sites can be arranged as a option.
Pottery experience at Koishiwara
Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
Where to explore
Hoshuyama district, a mountain area blessed with nature and Koisiwara district, pottery industry
representative of Kyushu. Koishiwara-yaki is 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.
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Japanese traditional pottery in Koishiwara |
Typical Koishiwara Pottery shop |
Featured desighn of Koishiwara Pottery |
Breath taking beautiful scenery in harmony 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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To the Shrine |
Shrine main building |
Breath taking view from Shrine |
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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Yamada Weir in Chikugo river |
Asakura Triple Water Wheel |
Rice field |
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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Welcome to Fujii Apiary |
Honey collecting in Japan |
Honey from all over the World |
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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White painted clay walls considered fire protection |
All the houses are about 100 years old |
The canel running through the town |
Lunch at Shirakabe or Shogetsu
Shirakabe, 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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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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Visiting Shochu brewery |
Featured Shochu, Beniotone |
Enjoy tasting Shochu |
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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Sakurano-baba Street |
Cherry Blossoms |
 Autumn leaves
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Only here in Japan, the stone-covered Weir constructed. Yamada weir is a construction
for the irrigation system that water is supplied from Yamada weir in Chikugo through the
canal to the Triple Water Wheel to rice field. The large and small stones are stacked against
water flow, and leads water to the irrigation canal while suppressing the momentum of the
Chikugo River.
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Stone-overed construction |
Yamada Weir |
Water supply area |
Pottery experience at Koishiwara
Make your own original Koishiwara-yaki pottery. Try your hand at making the famous local
Koishiwara-yaki pottery at Ota-gama pottery, by learning how to create your own piece of
Koishiwara-yaki pottery.
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Making own pottery |
Painting |
Your own piece |
Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum
The main exhibit room displays a few letters and other items of kamikaze pilots who died
in battle. One case has photos of about 50 kamikaze pilots from Tachiarai Air Base and
includes the following information on each pilot: name, unit, plane used, date of death,
and air base of final sortie.
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Peace Memorial Museum |
Zero-sen fighter |
Cockpit of Zero-sen |
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.
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Torii Gate, entrance of Shrine |
Kyushu’s largest Shrine building |
Magnificent view from the Shrine |
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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Strawbery : December to May |
Grape : August to October |
Apple : August to December Persimmon : Oct. to Dec. |
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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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