Yoakejaya, Japanese restaurant using local delicacies of the Ariake Sea. Yanagawa is facing to Ariake Sea where many fresh and unique fishes are caught. Yoakejaya is serving Japanese cuisine using local delicacies of Ariake Sea.       

Seafood restaurant in Yanagawa…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    The largest three-story wooden building used for Ryotei in Kyushu. The Ryotei is a type of luxurious traditional Japanese restaurant Sankiro was built in 1928 and was the largest three-story wooden building used for Ryotei in Kyushu, and was a representative building for the time. There were over 1200 square meters of floor space and more than 20 rooms.   At the present, the building is used for Japanese restaurant, Shunpanro.     General information   Address 3-6-8 Kiyotaki, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city Access 10 minutes walk from JR Mojiko station 25 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura station Open hours 10:00 to 17:00 Admission fee No fee is required Days closed Monday     Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages　    

Sankiro…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                               HOME    Art Deco style building used for Banquet and Wedding ceremony. Built in 1927, opened as an employee club of the then-owned Yawata Steel Works The western-style building of Art Deco style architecture. The Hall building received the Kitakyushu City Architectural Culture Award in 1989.      General information   Address 1-2-4 Otani Yahata-higashiku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 20 minutes by a vehicle  from JR Kokura Station 60 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 100 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu 100 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin     Home   Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages　    

Otani-kaikan Hall…の続きを読む

Ukiha blessed with nature where many orchards spread out at the foot of Mino mountain range. Yoshii, in the center of Chikugo flourished as a post town during the Edo period, and there a lot of Sake brewery which have established the Edo period. A fruits picking and Sake brewery visit can be enjoyed here.   Shirakabe-dori Avenue Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago. Located in Yoshii-machi,  Shirakabe, literary meaning is white wall. The avenue of houses with  white wall were constructed about 100 years ago.  About 250 houses in the area has been designated as National important raditional buildings preservation district.   Authentic Japanese restaurant, Shirakabe The chef who makes that cuisines also has experienced the imperial family’s cook. The restaurant Shirakabe is in the former merchant’s building constructed in 1928. Japanese cuisines using best local ingredients that vary by season can be enjoyed.   Ukiha Inari Shrine Breath taking scenery harmonizes with the Shrine. Ukiha Inari Shrine, located at foot of Mino mountain range, 130 m height from sea level.  The 90 vermilion coloured Torii Gates stand on the 300 steps stairs is introduced you from bottom area to the Shrine main building.   Shochu Brewery Let’s sample Chochu at Beniotome Shuzo. Shochu is a Japanese distilled beverage less than 45% alcohol by volume. The shochu of Beniotome Shuzo is distilled from Sesame. The brewery can be visited and there is a tasting corner,  Let’s sample Chochu.     Kora Taisha Shrine   The largest Shrine in Kyushu and the shrine is specified as Ichino-miya or the …

Ukiha travel guide…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

  Local Japanese Cuisines cooked by the best chef in Chikugo region. The chef who makes that cuisines also experienced the imperial family’s cook. Japanese cuisines using best local ingredients that vary by season can be enjoyed.     The authentic Japanese restaurant Shirakabe is in the former merchant’s building constructed in 1928. The building is designated by Government as Traditional building at the Conservation district in Ukiha-city.    

Japanese restaurant, Shirakabe…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    The Museum was established along the Murasaki River.  You can see and feel the Nature from the view point of fishes, birds and insects at the experience corner. There are ecology tanks, you can learn about the river and the environment in Kitakyushu-city. And also there is the huge River observation window with 2.3 metre high and 7.2 metre wide, You can observe River creatures and fishes as well as Seawater fishes.      General information   Address 1-2 Senbamachi, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 10 minutes walk from JR Kokura Station Open hours 10:00 to 19:00   Admission fee No fee is required Days closed New year holidays     Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages     

Environmental Museum of Water…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    The activities for protecting fireflies have been continued for over 30 years by citizens in Kitakyushu-city. Firefly Museum was established as a facility that supports activities related to preservation of the natural environment, learning and research on fireflies and other waterside creatures and their habitats.      General information   Address 2-5-1 Kumagai, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 15 by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station Open hours 9:00 to 17:00   Admission fee No fee is required Days closed Tuesday, New year holidays     Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages     

Kitakyushu Firefly Museum…の続きを読む

  Featured Seafood restaurant, Isonoya. Special seafood dish used fresh fishes caught in the Genkai Sea can be enjoyed. The restaurant is located adjacent to Keya fishing port and the port is also used for Keya Cave cruise.      

Featured Seafood restaurant in Itoshima…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