One of the most famous temple in Fukuoka prefecture known for being a great place for cherry blossom viewing in the spring, and many people visit in the autumn to see the fall foliage.     The temple was …

Raizan Sennyo-ji temple…の続きを読む

  The Shrine of Hakata Gion Yamagasa Festival.  Located in Hakata nearby Canal City Hakata  and was built in 757 as a guardian deity of Hakata. The most exciting summer festival in Kyushu,  Hakata Gion Yamakasa is h …

Kushida Shrine…の続きを読む

  Shimabara Castle, is located in Shimabara and was built in 1625 by the feudal load Matsukura Shigemasa, who was regarded as a master of castle building. The castle, which took 7 years to complete, is also known as …

Shimabara Castle…の続きを読む

  Samurai was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. The Samurai Houses in Shimabara along the old Samurai street nearby Shimabara Castle were built in 18th century.     Three samurai ho …

Samurai Houses…の続きを読む

  Samurai street lined with stone walls and a spring water canal running down the center commemorates the old samurai section of Shimabara. Three Samurai houses have been restored and opened as exhibits.   &nbs …

Samurai Street…の続きを読む

  Nokonoshima, in the middle of Hakata Bay Beautiful flowers can be enjoyable throughout the year. Rapeseed blossom, Cherry blossom, Livingstone daisy Poppy, Rhododendro, Marigold, Hydrengea, Plumed cockscomb, Dahli …

Nokonoshima Island…の続きを読む

  Blast Furnace is a Steel plant for making the pig iron from iron ore and coke. Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace is only the Blast Furnace in the world which preserved as it was.  The birth place where Japan’s st …

Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace…の続きを読む

  Kyushu National Museum was opened in 2005 in Dazaifu-city next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, as Japan’s fourth national museum after Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara. Dazaifu is the place where played important role as a …

Kyushu National Museum…の続きを読む

  The festival is held on the first Sunday of March. Kyokusui-no-en is a Japanese traditional ceremony held at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on the first Sunday of March, a purification ceremony on a winding stream, is perform …

Kyokusui-no-en at Dazaifu Shrine…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                          HOME    Typical Japanese market, known as “the kitchen” in Kitakyushu-city.  …

Tanga Market…の続きを読む