The only remaining lenticular truss bridge in Japan  ( lens type truss bridge), located at the south side of Kawachi Reservoir and it was designed by Hisanori Numata and completed in 1926. This shape and color really harmonize with nature and become a symbol of the Iron town Yahata.    

Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge…の続きを読む

  Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It served, and still serves, to deliver  industrial water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. This supply is integral to the steel  production process and was necessary to cope with the 1st phase expansion of the  Imperial Steel Works. The site has been registered on the UNESCO World Heritage, Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution     Onga River  Onga River Pump Station  Water piping to the Steel Works  

Onga River Pump Station…の続きを読む

  Japan’s Modern Steel Works history started here. Yawata was a rural village with a small population of agriculture and fishing industry. And this place was decided in Parliament as the Japan’s Modern Steel Works construction site in 1897.     At that time, there were no construction machineries, the Steel Works was constructed with human power in just 4 years.      

Yahata port…の続きを読む

  The most distinguished Japanese Karstic Hiraodai Park.  There is 22ha of lawn square with observation platform, and a wild grass garden. There is also a plateau fruit tree garden.  Moreover, the visitor can enjoy the experience of doing activities such as making buckwheat noodle (soba), ceramics, art flower, and woodwork.​    

Hiraodai Countryside Park…の続きを読む

  Beautiful Resort Park facing to Suo Sea, located in the northern part of Bungo Takada-city, the tip of the Kunishin peninsula.  The cape that faces the Suo Sea, and protruding like a “nose” . The resort park features a beach, a campsite, restaurant and more. The entire premises gets painted beautifully with colors of each and every seasonal flower in season. There are also the Lodge and Auto Camping site.         

Nagasaki-bana Cape in Kunisaki peninsula…の続きを読む

  Coffee break under the traditional atmosphere. The restaurant was designed by renown architecture designer Kengo Kuma in 2011. The concept of the design is Harmony of Modern and traditional by natural material; 2000 cedar timber is assembled in a traditional wood structure without using nails. Enjoy the luxurious time in the warmth of wood and the scent of coffee.    

Starbucks at Dazaifu Shrine…の続きを読む

  One of the most beautiful beach in Itoshima. Anego no Hama Beach is a beach of “singing” sand that makes a squeaking sound when people walk on it. It is said that singing sand exists only on clean beaches, and that 90 such beaches used to exist in Japan.  Today, however, just 20 singing sand beaches remain due to environmental changes, making beaches like Anego-hama a rarity.      

Anego-hama beach…の続きを読む

  Let’s enoy Hakara Ramen.  Ichiran is an authentic tonkotsu ramen  (pork born soup ramen) restaurant, established in 1960.  The ramen producing factory can be visited and various  type of ramen can be enjoyed at Ichiran-no-mori.      

Ichirano-no mori, Hakata Ramen…の続きを読む

  The Onsen resort town where the Yunohana or Alum have been collected since more than 200 years ago.  Myoban means Alum in Japanese. Myoban is a geothermal area located at an altitude of 400 metre at the middle Garan mountain and a little away from the centre of Beppu. The beautiful scenery of steam rising area where Beppu stone wall is built in the steeply sloping geothermal field chosen as the important cultural landscape of the country as the Hot spring landscape. Yunohana koya or Alum hut with the straw roof which is the Alum collecting facility can be visited.           Onsen Hoyo land The Onsen is a public bath located in Myoban Onsen resort. This place is known by its mud looks like a cream, and is rarely found in Japan. The mud has an excellent skin beautifying effect. The outdoor mud is a mixed-gender bath.      

Myoban Onsen…の続きを読む

  Recreation facilities facing to Hyuga Sea. It is located along national road 10 in the southern part of Hyuga.  It is a complex leisure facility with hot spring facilities and road stations Hyuga, restaurants and camping grounds.        

Hyuga Sun Park…の続きを読む