Only the place in the world !   You can cross the strait on foot. The Kanmon Strait, separating Honshu and Kyushu, is a very beautiful and busy waterway with as many as 700 small and  large ships a day passing thr …

Kanmon Pedestrian tunnel…の続きを読む

  The Shrine dedicated to the deity of learning, many Japanese visit the Shrine to pass the examination successfully. Built on the site of grave of Sugawara Michizane, who is deified as the Deity of scholarship. The …

Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine…の続きを読む

  The Cathedral is one of the significant Christian Pilgrimage site in Japan.  Established 1865, this church is officially known as “Oura Cathedral, the Church of 26 Martyrs.” It was built by the French …

Oura Cathedral…の続きを読む

  The complex of building and gardens comprising Suwa Shrine nestles on a shaded stretch of hillside overlooking the heart of Nagasaki-city. The shrine was founded in the wake of ban of Christianity in the early 17t …

Suwa Shrine…の続きを読む

  Dr. Albert Einstein who awarded Nobel Prize in Physics stayed here. It was built by the Mitsui Co., Ltd in 1921 as a reception centre and to provide accommodation for VIP’s.  It is now designated as an important c …

Mitsui Club…の続きを読む

                                                                                                                                            HOME    This bridge, made in 2003, is the only pedestrian draw bridge in Ja …

Blue Wing Moji…の続きを読む

Nagasaki Kunchi is one of big-three festival in Japan, held on October 7 to 9 at Suwa Shrine. The festival features Chinese dance including Ja-odori (Snake dance), this time dancing all around the city but especially at …

Nagasaki Kunchi…の続きを読む

  The Zen temple famous for its beautiful stone garden. It was built during the Kamakura period just next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and is within walking distance of Nishitetsu Dazaifu station.     Genera …

Komyozen-ji temple…の続きを読む

  Government site of Ancient Kyushu.  Known as TOFURO, the site was used during the Nara (710 to 794 AD) and Heian (794 to 1185 AD) period. The Dazaifu was responsible for supervising Japan’s maritime frontier, as w …

Site of Dazaifu Government Office…の続きを読む

  Atomic Bomb Museum opened in Nagasaki Peace Park in 1996 as part of the 50th anniversary project for the Nagasaki atomic bombing. The museum replaced Nagasaki International Cultural Hall, where a number of artifac …

Atomic Bomb Museum…の続きを読む