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Mojiko Station, in Kitakyushu-city
2024/03/07
Featured ArchitecturesIt is the only Station building that is designated as an Important National Cultural Property together with Tokyo Station. Mojiko Station is a beautiful station built in the Renaissance style and modeled on the …
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Mount Sarakura, in Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
2024/03/07
Off the beaten pathMount Sarakura is the best scenic spot in Kitakyushu-city. The height of the mountain is 622 meters from sea level. At the top you are presented with a magnificent and spectacular view of Kitakyushu. In 10 minute …
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Tobata Gion Yamagasa, in Kitakyushu-city
2024/03/07
Festivals and EventsFloat Festivals including Tobata Gion Yamagasa inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Heritage List in 2016. The festival has a lot of energy and is very dynamic as is the case with festivals such as the Hakata Gion Yamag …
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Kokura Gion Daiko, in Kitakyushu-city
2024/03/07
Festivals and EventsKokura Gion Daiko is a summer festivals in which the main attraction is the playing the drums. In 1958 the event was designated as an intangible folk cultural asset of Fukuoka prefecture. On July 1st the Kokura Gi …
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Nagasaki Lantern Festival
2024/03/07
Festivals and EventsAn 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 thou …