Country of customer : Singapore Number of participant : 28 persons   Schedule : May 28 to June 1, 2018 Transportation : chartered bus Tour guide & conductor : English speaking guide Where to play : Itoshima, Hisayama and Yasukogen   Itinerary    Day 1, May 28 8:35  Arrive at Fukuoka Airport by SQ656   9:00 Transfer to Dazaifu 9:40-11:30  Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine 12:30-14:30 Yanagawa (lunch)             Yanagawa : canal boat sailing 15:30-17:00 TOSU  Premium Outlet 18:00 arrive at Hotel Stay at ANA Crown Plaza Fukuoka   Day 2 , May 29 8:50 Leave the Hotel    transfer to golf course 9:20 arrive at Ito Golf Club 10:17- 16:00 Play Golf 16:30 Chartered bus pick up from golf course to Hotel 17:30 arrive at Hotel Stay at ANA Crown Plaza Fukuoka   Day 3 , May 30 7:50 Leave the Hotel    transfer to golf course   8:20 arrive at Hisayama Country Club 9:01-15:30 Play Golf   16:00 Chartered bus pick up from golf course to Hotel 17:30 arrive at Hotel Stay at ANA Crown Plaza Fukuoka   Day 4 , May 31 7:50 Leave the Hotel transfer to golf course  8:40 arrive at Yasukogen Country Club 9:30-15:30 Play Golf 16:00 Chartered bus pick up from golf course to Hotel 17:30 arrive at the Hotel  Stay at ANA Crown Plaza Fukuoka   Day 5 , …

5 days Golf tour to Fukuoka for Singapor…の続きを読む

  Stands on a hill guarding Hirado Port and the Hirado Strait, which used to be part of an important trade route between Japan and the Asian mainland. The original fortress was built in 1599 by the local Matsura Lord; however, he destroyed the structure after fighting the Tokugawa on the losing side of the Battle of Sekigahara as a gesture of loyalty to the victor. The Matsura Clan continued ruling Hirado for the next two and a half centuries.   A new castle, also known as Kameoka Castle was built on the site a hundred years later in 1718 as part of the coastal defences erected during Japan’s self imposed seclusion in the Edo Period. This structure stood for over 150 years, but eventually fell into disrepair and was dismantled during the Meiji Period.        

Hirado Castle…の続きを読む

  The church is a Christian Pilgrimage site and was designed by Tetsukawa Yosuke, a famous architect of various churches in Nagasaki-prefecture, and built between December 1915 and October 1917. It is one of the latest brick churches in the prefecture of Nagasaki. Tetsukawa Yosuke has called this one of his best works. The beautiful building facing Hirado Strait offers artists and photographers a motif typical of the Tabira district. The church has been designated an important cultural asset by the Japanese government.     The history of the Tabira district began with the work of two foreign missionaries. In 1886, the French missionary Emile Raguet, in charge of Kuroshima Church at the time, purchased one hectare (2.5 acres) of wilderness at his own expense and urged three families in need to settle there. The same year, Marc-Marie de Rotz of Shitsu Church bought one hectare and sent four families to cultivate the pristine land. Gradually the number of the settlers increased a nd reached 80 families by the early Taisho era (1910s). In 1914, the Japanese priest Nakata Tokichi arrived in the parish. To replace the humble prayer house, he made tremendous efforts to raise funds for a formal church. Tetsukawa Yosuke designed the brick building, and the parishioners cooperated in the construction project, gathering a large number of …

Tabira Church…の続きを読む

  Country of customer : England Number of participant : 2 persons   Schedule : April 25 through 27, 2019 Transportation : Chartered taxi Tour guide & conductor : Licensed English speaking guide Where to visit :  Nagasaki, Unzen, Shimabara       Itinerary    Day 1, April 25 9:00 depart Toyo Hotel in Fukuoka city  Transfer form Hakata to Nagasaki by JR limit express train Hakata 9:15 →　Nagasaki 11:24  by Kamome 11 Peace Park, Ground Zero, Urakami Cathedral   Martyrdom of 26 Saints of Japan →　Oura Cathedral 17:30 check in the Hotel Stay at Wing Port Nagasaki   Day 2, April 26 9:00 depart hotel transfer to Sotome area and exploring Sotome transfer to Unzen and visit Unzen Jigoku 17:30 check in the Hotel Stay at Unzen Sky hotel, Dinner & breakfast included   Day 3, April 27 9:00 depart hotel transfer to Minami Shimabara Harajo Castle ruins, Shimabara Castle 15:30   Transfer to JR Isahaya Station Isahaya 15:38 → Hakata 17:13 by Kamome 26 17:30 check in the Hotel Stay at Comfort hotel Hakata    

3 days Hidden Christian sites tour for B…の続きを読む

  Country of customer : Hong Kong Number of participant : 6 persons   Schedule : April 18 through 26, 2019 Transportation : Private vehicle  Tour guide : Licensed English speaking guide Where to visit : Nagasaki, Sotome, Goto Island, Shimabara, Unzen, Amakusa, Hirado, Fukuoka       Itinerary    Day 1, April 18 12:00 Arrive at Fukuoka(3 person)→13:00 leave Fukuoka airport 14:30 Pick 3 person at JR Imari station 16:00 meet with English speaking Guide at JR Nagasaki Station Visit site of Martyrdom of 26 Saints of Japan Stay at Nagasaki : Hotel New Nagasaki   Day 2, April 19 9:00 leave the hotel Exploring Nagasaki   Ground Zero and Ruins of Urakami Cathedral Lunch at China Town →　Oura Cathedral 17:30 arrive at the Hotel Stay at Nagasaki : Hotel New Nagasaki   Day 3, April 20 9:00 leave the hotel Exploring Sotome area  Sotome Historical Museum, Shitsu Church, Former Shitsu Aid Centre, Ono Church Endo Shusaku Literary Museum Stay at Nagasaki :Hotel New Nagasaki   Day 4, April 21 6:50 leave the Hotel, transfer to Nagasaki port by taxis 7:40 Nagasaki to Goto Island by the jetfoil, 9:05 arrive at Fukue  Goto Island sites 16:39 Fukue to Nagasaki by the jetfoil, 18:20 arrive at Nagasaki 18:30 arrive at the Hotel Stay at Nagasaki : Hotel New Nagasaki     Day …

8 days Hidden Christian sites tour for H…の続きを読む

  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

  Kasuga Village and Mount Yasugatake is a Christian Pilgrimage site and is registered on the World Heritage as Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region.   This idyllic, remote village was refuge to a small community of Hidden Christians who practiced here for centuries, far from the prying eyes of the government. After the ban on Christianity was lifted, the local villagers decided to continue practicing their own unique brand of the religion rather than rejoin the Catholic Church. As a result, churches were not erected in the village, and the religion remains outwardly invisible.      

Kasuga Village / Hidden Christian Site…の続きを読む

  Hirado is the first place where Portuguese ships landed in Japan in 1549, and after that St. Francis Xavier visited in 1550, and Japanese Christianity started here in Hirado. In the 1580s, the Portuguese established a trading station, followed soon by the Dutch and the British. Hirado is located north-west side of Nagasaki and facing to Genkai Sea, and is mainly composed of Kitamatsuura Peninsula, Hirado Island and Ikitsuki Island, which are connected by Hirado bridge and Ikitsuki bridge.       Where to explore   Hirado Castle Stands on a hill guarding Hirado Port and the Hirado Strait, which used to be part of an important trade route between Japan and the Asian mainland. The original fortress was built in 1599 by the local Matsura Lord.   Dutch Trading Post 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.   Nakae no Shima / UNESCO World Heritage Located two kilometers off the coast of Hirado Island, Nakae no Shima is a small, uninhabited island where religious leaders were executed during the persecution of Christians. The …

Hirado travel guide…の続きを読む

  Country of customer : USA Number of participant : 3 persons Schedule : April 24 and 25, 2019 Transportation : chartered taxi with English speaking driver         Itinerary    Kitakyushu & Kawachi Wisteria garden on April 24 9:00 Leave hotel, Hotel Nikko Fukuoka visit Kawachi Wisteria garden Explore Mojiko Retro and lunch visit Kokura Castle 18:00 Arrive Hotel   Dazaifu and Yanagawa on April 25 9:00 Leave hotel, Hotel Nikko Fukuoka Exploring Dazaifu including Dazaifu tenmangu Shrine transfer to Yanagawa lunch at Wakamatsuya, eel Exploring Yanagawa including Canal boat cruise 18:00 Arrive Hotel    

2 days tour for USA customer…の続きを読む

  Country of customer : Hong Kong Number of participant : 8 persons   Schedule : August 31 to September 5, 2018 Transportation : chartered bus Tour guide & conductor : English speaking guide Where to play : Aso   Itinerary Day 1, August 31 Arrive at Fukuoka airport transfer to Yufuin Stay in Yufuin, Kamenoi Besso   Day 2, September 1 9:00 leave hotel Sightseeing Aso region Daikanbo, Kusasenrigahama, Mt.Aso, Nakadake Lunch : Aso Beef Stay Kurokawa Onsen, Hotel Gekkouju   Day 3, September 2 8:30 hotel depart Play golf : Atsumaru Aso Akamizu Golf Club Stay Kurokawa Onsen, Hotel Gekkouju   Day 4, September 3 8:00 hotel depart Play Golf : Kumamoto Kuko Country Club transfer to Fukuoka Stay Fukuoka, Grand Hyatt Fukuoka  

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