Yanagawa is the birthplace of Steamed Eel.  The most recommended local cuisine is Steamed Eel that was born in Yanagawa more than 300 years ago. Rice seasoned with a special sauce is topped by grilled eel and thin …

Eel cuisines in Yanagawa…の続きを読む

  Yoakejaya, Japanese restaurant using local delicacies of the Ariake Sea. Yanagawa is facing to Ariake Sea where many fresh and unique fishes are caught. Yoakejaya is serving Japanese cuisine using local delicacies …

Local delicacies restaurant in Yanagawa…の続きを読む

  Yanagawa Canal boat cruise is to board a small boat called the Donkobune and slowly go down the river skillfully maneuvered by a boatman with bamboo pole.      You will enjoy a leisurely cruise along the …

Yanagawa Canal boat cruise…の続きを読む

  Listed on National Scenic Landmark.  Built in 1697 as the villa of the Fourth Lord Tachibana Akitora.  At that time the region was called Hanabatake (Field of flower), so the villa was  named Ohana or Flower. The …

Ohana and Shotoen Garden…の続きを読む

  Yanagawa is the birthplace of renown poet Hakushu Kitahara, whose accomplishments  are marked by a memorial park and the many stone monuments bearing his works placed throughout the city.    The house harmoni …

Birthplace of Hakushu Kitahara…の続きを読む

  The Zen temple famous for its beautiful stone garden. It was built during the Kamakura period just next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and is within walking distance of Nishitetsu Dazaifu station.     Genera …

Komyozen-ji temple…の続きを読む

  The festival is held on the first Sunday of March. Kyokusui-no-en is a Japanese traditional ceremony held at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on the first Sunday of March, a purification ceremony on a winding stream, is perform …

Kyokusui-no-en at Dazaifu Shrine…の続きを読む

  Yanagawa Sagemon Festival is one of the most beautiful and very unique Japanese traditional Festival in Kyushu.  The festival is held from February 11 through April 3 in Yanagawa.  Hina dolls are displayed by fami …

Yanagawa Sagemon Festival…の続きを読む