Coming-of-Age Day Ceremony in Kitakyushu-city is held at Media Dome today. When Japanese people celebrate the coming of age all the youth who have reach the age of twenty in course of the year proceeding it. The local cities and communities play host to them at the celebration ceremonies, where many girls attend in gorgeous Kimono specially prepared this occasion.   Jan. 09, 2022

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今日の昼食は資さんうどん・一枝店。 資さんうどん発祥の店です。メニューはいつもの、肉うどんといなりです。 肉うどんには、とろろ昆布と天かすをトッピング。 2022年1月9日

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今日は三連休の始まり。 気温も少し上がり、最高の天気です。                  小倉港 2022年1月8日                日本製鉄              北九州スタジアム

小倉の様子…の続きを読む

The unique building located near JR Kokura station, next to our office is Kitakyushu International Conference Center Building, designed by Arata Isozaki.   Jan. 08, 2022

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The huts open during the season, from end of October to March or April. Kitakyushu-city is one of the best place to enjoy Oyster barbecue including sea foods.     Jan. 07, 2022

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Japanese indigenous religion, Shinto, has no founder or written doctrine and places a great emphasis on ancestor and nature worship. Japanese with no strong religious beliefs consider religion as traditional customs handed down from ancestors. This has developed great tolerance for other religions. The other Japanese major religion, Buddhist, has the founder, but he was a human, not the absolute, almighty god as that of Christianity or Islam. This has also contributed to Japanese tolerance toward other religions. Those are the reason why Japanese religious orientation is eclectic.   Jan. 02, 2022

Why is Japanese religious orientation ec…の続きを読む

Hatsumode is a religious customer in Japan on New Year’s Day. The first visit of the year to a shrine or temple at New Year’s. Worshippers often visit noted shrines or temples on New Year’s Eve or first of January to pray for happiness and prosperity in the new year. Some of people visit shrines or temples on the first three days of New Year or later during the first week. To buy good-luck charms such as hamaya at the stalls on their way back home.   Jan. 01, 2022

Hatsumode / 初詣…の続きを読む

謹賀新年   昨年中は色々お世話になりありがとうございました 本年も皆様に楽しんで頂けるサービスを提供して まいりますので、どうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます 2022年1月1日 ジャパン九州ツーリスト株式会社 代表取締役 近藤 政一

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Japan is a foodie’s paradise, with some of the finest and most  varied cuisine in the world.    Traditional cuisine of Japan (日本食） It is based on steamed rice, soy bean soup and The traditional  cuisine of Japan is based on steamed rice, soy bean soup and  other dishes; there is an emphasis on seasonal ingredients.  more …      Baked Eel（うなぎの蒲焼） Eel are very nutritious, and are believed to provide us with a  lot of physical energy. Before eating, powdered “Sansho”, a kind of spice, is usually  sprinkled over the eel to heighten its flavor.  more…    Grilled eel on rice (アナゴ飯） It is a local cuisine in Hiroshima. Charcoal grilled eel seasoned with soy sauce and  mirin served on boiled rice. The aroma that rises the cooking eel is mouthwatering.   Yobuko Squid (呼子のイカ） The squid has a sweetness that melt upon the tangue.　 In the finely crafted style of sashimi known as Ikezukuri, the flesh  of still-living seafood is served. The freshness is outstanding in fact, flesh is usually still twitching  while served up on the plate.   more …   Udon, wheat noodle（うどん） It is noodle from wheat flour, and is a little thicker than  Soba noodle. Udon is eaten either from bowls filled with hot soup, or by  dipping it into special soup as in the case of Soba. more..   Soba, buckwheat noodle（そば） Long, thin brownish …

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                                                                                                                                            HOME    An annual festival in Nagasaki held on Chinese new year.  The festival has been started to celebrate a new year by Chinese who lived in Nagasaki, and it became the Nagasaki’s festival since 1994. More than 10 thousand lanterns are decorated at China town during the festival.        Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour    Kyushu tour packages　    

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