Set up in Hirado in 1609 as the base of operations of the Dutch East India Company in Japan. The building seen today is a warehouse which was originally constructed here in 1639 as part of the trading post, but torn down just three years later after the Dutch had been relocated to Dejima Island in the port of Nagasaki.   The warehouse was reconstructed in 2011. It was built as close to the original design as possible and exhibits the facility’s original Dutch architecture of interlocking stone blocks supported by large, exposed wooden beams. The structure is capped by a Japanese-style tile roof, just like the original.      

Dutch Trading Post…の続きを読む

  This museum exhibits precious materials such as pictures, letters, wills, articles and mementos of the 1,036 Kamikaze pilots based in Chiran who participated in the Battle for Okinawa towards the end of World War 2. It also houses a No.3 type fighter aircraft, Hien.                  Museum             Fighter aircraft       Kamikaze Pilot statue      Mother for World Peace               Zero-sen       Pray for World Peace  

Chiran Peace Museum for the Kamikaze Pil…の続きを読む

  Usa area including Ajimu are located at the base of Kunisaki peninsula and spreading around Usa Shrine. Since ancient time the Kunisaki peninsula has been home of Kyushu’s prominent Usa Shrine, influencing the surrounding hills and valleys with Buddhist culture. Although this is a Shinto shrine, it has long been holy ground to both Shinto and Buddhist activities, and the Kunisaki Mountains  and valleys were often chosen by monks as practice ground for meditation.     Exploring Usa & Ajimu   Usa Shrine The head shrine of Hachiman Shrine that is composed 44,000 shrines that dedicated to the  Hachiman Deity. Emperor Ojin, who was deified as Hachiman-jin  (the tutelary god of warriors), is said to be enshrined  in all the sites dedicated to him; and the first and earliest of these was at Usa in the early 8th century. The Shrine is was founded in 727.   Ajimu Winery Enjoy tasting Ajimu wines, The winery located in the natural rich Ajimu basin.  Ajimu Winery grows high-quality grapes by taking advantage of the temperature fluctuations found in the extreme climate unique to this region.    Scenic beauty           Sen Cliffs Higashi-shiya Waterfall       Suzai Waterfall   Cool Japan    Fukami Five Story    Pagoda             Trowel Painting        Trowel Painting   Futaba-no-sato Museum, Sumo Grand Champion Futabayama Museum     Senzai Farm Garden   250 wisteria flowers bloom at the …

Usa & Ajimu travel guide…の続きを読む