The country of Green Tea, Yame.  The Green Tea grown in Yame is one of the highest grade of tea throughout Japan.  This is the large Tea plantation spreading on a gently sloping hilly area, about 70 ha. There is an observatory at the top of hill,  Ariake bay as well as Shimabara Peninsula in Nagasaki-prefecture can be seen on sunny days.

Yame Central Tea Plantation, in Yame…の続きを読む

  Kokura was the transportation hub from Honshu and all areas of Kyushu during Edo period from 17th to 19th century. The Castle town was constructed in the Kokura and Kokura Castle was build in 1602 and spent 7 years construction at the north side of Kokura facing to Kanmon strait and next to Murasaki river.​   The height of Castle tower is 6th tallest in Japan after Himeji Castle. The castle had a fivefold and six layered donjon and it was built in the architectural  style called “Kara-zukuri”.

Kokura Castle…の続きを読む