HOME    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.    Steam locomotive C59  manufactured in 1941  Electric limited express  train manufactured 1969  Exhibit the trains used  during Meiji era       General information   Address 3-29 Kiyotaki, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access A Short walk from JR Mojiko Station Open hours 9:00 to 17:00 Admission fee JPY 300 Days closed 2nd Wednesday except August, 2nd Wednesday and Thursday in July       Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages    

Kyushu Railway Museum…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                         HOME    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 ; Exhibition Gallery shows items on the theme of technology development World Heritage Gallery shows items related Meiji Japan’s industrial Revolution. At the adjacent workshop building, manufacturing experience can be done.     General information   Address 2-2-11 Higashida, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station Open hours 9:00 to 19:00 weekdays 9:00 to 17:00 Saturday, Sunday and National holiday Admission fee No admission fee is required Days closed every Monday       Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour  Kyushu tour packages    

Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio…の続きを読む

  Minamata is located in Kumamoto Prefecture, It is on the west coast of Kyushu and faces Amakusa islands. There are two Onsen resorts; Yunotsuru Onsen located along the Yuide River in the mountains and called Mountain Onsen. Yunoko Onsen faces Yatsushiro Sea and called Ocean Onsen.   Yunotsuru Onsen Ryokan Ryokan   Yuido River Corridor of Ryokan Outdoor bath    Airinkan, local restaurant  Paddy field at mountain area Paddy field at mountain area        ​ Yunoko Onsen Yunoko Onsen Yunoko Onsen        Spanish Village, restaurant Spanish Village   Spanish Village     General information   Address City hall : 1-1-1 Jinnai, Minamata-city, Kumamoto-prefecture Access 60 minutes by a vehicle from Hitoyoshi 1 hour and 40 minutes by a vehicle from Kumamoto-city 2 hours and 30 minutes by a vehicle from Takachiho 2 hours and 20 minutes by a vehicle from Aso 2 hours and 40 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city Population 24,000   Population density 150        Home   Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours   Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages    

Minamata travel guide…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                        HOME    The urban living area where you can enjoy a resort lifestyle full of fun and entertainment.     There is also 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.     General information   Address 2-12-30 Odo, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 25 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station 30 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport Open hours 10:00 to 21:00   Admission fee No fee is required Days closed No closing days           Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages    

Marinoa City Fukuoka…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                          HOME    The Kanmon Straits, separating Honshu and Kyushu, is a very busy waterway with as many as 700 small and large ships a day passing through it.  There are a total of seven ways to cross the straits such as the 1,068-meter-lomg  “Kanmonkyo Bridge”, which is for motor vehicles only, the “Shin-Kanmon Tunnel” for Shinkansen bullet trains, the “Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel”, which enables people to cross on foot, the “ferries”, and the like.   Exploring Kanmon Straits  Kanmonkyo Bridge Mojiko Retro  Ferry to Shimonoseki     ​ Makari Park    Mt. Hinoyama Seikyo Statue     Hankyo Ferry to Osaka Shinmoji Marina Hisyakuda Fishing Port         Kanmonkyo bridge The suspended bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water separating two of Japan’s four main islands. On the Honshu side of the bridge is Shimonoseki and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu–city.       Konamon Pedestrian tunnel 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.        Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages    

Kanmon Straits…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    This bridge, made in 2003, is the only pedestrian draw bridge in Japan, and is one the most popular photo spot in Mojiko Retro. The length of the bridge is 108 meters and it is opened 6 times a day at 10h, 11h, 13h, 14h, 15h and 16h.​  When a ship passes through, the main 24-meter span and the secondary 14-meter span are raised 60 degrees from the horizontal. Don’t miss a beautiful sunset.      General information   Address 4-1 Minato-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 5 minutes walk from JR Mojiko Station       Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages    

Blue Wing Moji…の続きを読む