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Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge
2026/04/01
Kitakyushu travel guideThe 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 …
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First Head office of the Steel Works
2026/04/10
Kitakyushu travel guideThe the building for the Head office of the Imperial Steel Works was constructed in 1899, two years before commencement of Japan’s Steel Industry. The design of the building is a harmony of European and Japanese a …
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Onga River Pump Station
2026/04/01
Kitakyushu travel guideBuilt 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 neces …
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Kurogi large Wisteria tree
2026/04/05
Yame Travel GuideThe tree is more than 600 years old, the total area of its scaffolding structure at 3,000 square meters and its longest flower clusters measuring in at 150 centimeters, the tree looks truly spectacular when it blo …
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Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace
2026/04/07
Saga travel guideThis is the Japan’s first constructed Reflectance Furnace. In the late Edo period when the necessity of maritime defence increased, the Saga clan built the Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace for making cast iron-made Wes …
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Mitake mountain Observatory
2026/04/02
Munakata & Fukutsu travel guideEnjoy breathtaking view from top of the mountain From the observation deck atop Mt Mitakesan, visitors can view not only the main island of Kyushu, but also Okinoshima Island.
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Windmill Observatory
2026/04/02
Munakata & Fukutsu travel guideEnjoy breath taking scenery From the site of a cannon fort used during World War II, visitors can view Okinoshima on a clear day. The path linking the fort site with Okitsu-gu Yohaisho was constructed by the Japanese I …
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Munakata Shrine Okitsu-gu Yohaisho
2026/04/19
Munakata & Fukutsu travel guideThe Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata region Because Okinoshima has long been an object of worship, public access to the island is strictly limited. The Okinoshima landscape has been pr …
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Munakata Shrine Nakatsu-gu
2026/04/02
Munakata & Fukutsu travel guideThe Shrine is part of the World Heritage that the Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata Region has been registered on the World Heritage in 2016. Nakatsu-gu, one of the three shrines that c …
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Oshima Ferry
2026/04/12
Munakata & Fukutsu travel guideThe ferry to Oshima Island.from Konominato port. It takes 25 minutes by Oshima ferry and 15 minutes by Shiokaze ferry Fare for a adult : JPY 560 (one way) Konominato Port To Oshima Island …
