The time-honored Japanese garden. 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 Te …

Yusentei Garden…の続きを読む

  The most historical and traditional local shopping street in Hakata. The entrance of the shopping street is located next to Kushida Shrine. Approximately 130 shops built in the 400 metre arcade.     Ther …

Kawabata-dori Shopping Street…の続きを読む

  Tomioka Castle was built in 1602, one year after Terasawa Shimanokami hirotaka came to Amakusa. Although Amakusa ruled by proxy for Terasawa from Tomioka Castle, he revelled with his army in the Shimabara Rebellio …

Tomioka Castle Ruins…の続きを読む

  During the period of the Southern and Northern Courts (1337-92), the Arima family ruling the Shimabara Peninsula constructed a castle named Hinoe-jo. The 14th lord, Harunobu (1567-1612) was a Christian daimyo and …

Hinoe Castle Ruins…の続きを読む

  Magnificent and panoramic view of Nagasaki-city. Kazagashira Park is located on the summit of Kazagashira with 152 m high, and is on the other side of Inasa Mountain across Nagasaki Harbour.     At the o …

Kazagashira Park…の続きを読む

  The oldest stone arch bridge in Japan. Meganebashi or Spectacles Bridge, over the Nakashima River was built in Nagasaki in 1634 by the Chinese monk Mokusunyoujo who is a second generation of Chinese monks living a …

Megane-bashi bridge…の続きを読む

  Unzen is a beautiful highland Onsen Resort situated Unzen National Park. Unzen was  the first area to be designated as a National Park in Japan and then the area has been developed as Onsen Resort for both tourist …

Unzen trekking…の続きを読む

  Symbol of Shimabara peninsula, Mount Unzen. Located at the centre of Shimabara peninsula, in Nagasaki-prefecture. Consist of 9 mountains, the highest is Heisei-sinzan (1483 m) formed  by volcanic explosion from 19 …

Mount Unzen…の続きを読む

  Japan’s oldest public golf course.  Opened in 1913, the oldest public course in Japan, and second oldest golf course after the Kobe Golf Club, which opened in 1903. Moreover, Unzen has been designated as Japan&#82 …

Unzen Golf Course…の続きを読む

  One of the largest Camphor tree in Japan. The tree is one of the largest in Japan and over 3,000 years old. Designated a natural monument of the city.   It is 30 m high, has a circumference of 20 m, and its b …

Great Camphor tree at Takeo Shrine…の続きを読む