Only here in Japan,  the stone-covered Weir constructed. Yamada weir is a construction for the irrigation system that water is supplied from Yamada weir in Chikugo through the canal to the Triple Water Wheel to rice field.               Chikugo River         Triple Water Wheel                    Rice field   The large and small stones are stacked against water flow, and leads water to the irrigation canal while suppressing the momentum of the Chikugo River.  The Yamada Weir was completed in 1790 and it is the now only structure in Japan.     Stone-overed construction            Yamada Weir           Water supply area   Eso Hachiman Shrine. The Shrine was established in 673 next to Yamada Weir.            Shrine gate, Torii          Main Shrine building          Deity of the Shrine  

Yamada Weir…の続きを読む

  The country of Green Tea, Yame.  The Green Tea grown in Yame is one of the highest grade of tea throughout Japan.  This is the large Tea plantation spreading on a gently sloping hilly area, about 70 ha.     There is an observatory at the top of hill,  Ariake bay as well as Shimabara Peninsula in Nagasaki-prefecture can be seen on sunny days.    

Yame Central Tea Plantation…の続きを読む

  Hoshuyama district, a mountain area blessed with nature, Koisiwara district, pottery industry representative of Kyushu. Toho is a small village with a population of about 2,000 people in Fukuoka-prefecture, and is located north side of Asakura-city. The Village consist of Hoshuyama district and Koishiwara district. On July 5, 2017, the heavy rain disaster occurred in the northern part of Kyushu, and Toho Village, both Hoshuyama and Koishiwara districts also suffered great damages. Even, it takes a little time to return to previous conditions, you can enjoy your journey here.      Hoshuyama district     Koishiwara district   Koishiwara-yaki pittery A type of Japanese traditional pottery in Koishiwara. The history dates back to the 17th century, when the third Lord Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628–1707) invited potters from Imari, Saga-prefecture to Fukuoka.     Furnace for pottery   Featured Pottery, Takatori-yaki Hachizan   Featured Pottery, Koisiwara-yaki Tsurumi Pottery   Lodge in the Ponta no mori (Ponta forest)   Gyoja sugi The big Cedar, called Gyoja sugi, literary meaning is Religious Trainee Cedar planted more than 600 years ago. Circumference length : 8.3 metre, height : 52 metre.                     Pottery experience at Koishiwara  Make your own original Koishiwara-yaki pottery. Try your hand at making the famous local Koishiwara-yaki pottery at Ota-gama pottery, by learning …

Toho Village…の続きを読む

  Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago. The Avenue is located in Yoshii-machi,  Ukiha-city.  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 traditional buildings preservation district.     In the Edo era (1603-1868), Yoshii flourished as a post town between Kurume and Hita. In the Meiji era ( from 1868), this area experienced a big fire three times. In order to protect from the fire, people have rebuilt the houses with the fire resistance design using clay wall painted by white.     Hina Doll Festival   Featured Restaurant, Shirakabe 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. The chef who makes that cuisines also experienced the imperial family’s cook.      

Shirakabe-dori Avenue…の続きを読む

  Akizuki is a former castle town located in northern Asakura. It is a famous spot for cherry blossoms in the spring and vibrant foliage in the autumn.     You can enjoy the harmony of countryside landscape and former castle town scenery that makes the atmosphere like a time of 400 years ago.      

Akizuki…の続きを読む

                     Asakura is the only area in Japan to use water wheels for irrigation. The irrigation system used the Triple Water Wheel was completed in 1760. The water is supplied from Yamada weir in Chikugo through the canal to the Triple Water Wheel.  And then the water distributed to each rice field by Triple Water Wheel.     The water wheel currently operates between mid June and mid October, irrigating an area of 35 hectares along with two other pumping water wheels (Mijima Double Water Wheel and Hisashige Double Water Wheel).        Bank of Chikugo River             Chikugo River            Yamada Weir   The Triple Water Wheel is a Municipally-Designated Tangible Folk Cultural Asset and became a Government-Designated Historical Site in 1990.                   Canal                    Rice field                 Rice field  

Asakura Triple Water Wheel…の続きを読む

  Recreation facilities facing to Hyuga Sea. It is located along national road 10 in the southern part of Hyuga.  It is a complex leisure facility with hot spring facilities and road stations Hyuga, restaurants and camping grounds.        

Hyuga Sun Park…の続きを読む

  Let’s meet the old days of Japan. The area is designated a National Important Preservation District for Groups of Historic buildings, and there remain much of the atmosphere of the 19th  century, including buildings of old times, earthen walls, and stone pavements.     According to the ancient myths set down in Japan’s oldest books, Kojiki and Nihongi, Mimitsu is where the mythical first emperor of Japan, Jimmu, built a fleet and set sail to conquer central Japan and set up the Yamato Dynasty.          

Mimitsu…の続きを読む

  Exciting scenery created by raging wave of Hyuga Sea. The coastline here is a ria coastline, marked by intricate waterways sandwiched between cliffs. The cliffs here are 70m high and the waves’ splashing against them is an enchanting sight.                         Exploring Umagase The bare rock faces of the cliffs have given way to columnar joints, which are formed when magma from a volcanic eruption cools and hardens. The source of the name “Umagase” is thought to come from the fact that the rocks here are similar in colour to horses.        

Umagase…の続きを読む

  Your wishes come true here. The Cruz Sea is an area of ocean that appears to have a cross in it when viewed from an observatory.     This cape is known as a ria coast; the “cross shape” was created by the narrow terrain here being eroded by rivers, resulting in a cross-shaped sea route.     Because the cross-shape looks similar to the Japanese kanji character 叶 (meaning “to grant a wish”) it is commonly said that if you make a wish here it will be granted.    

Cruz Sea…の続きを読む