Nanzoin is a Shingon Buddhist Temple in Sasaguri, Fukuoka-prefecture. It is notable for its bronze statue of a reclining Buddha, said to be the largest bronze statue in the world. Completed in 1995, the giant bron …

Nanzoin Temple, Reclining Buddha statue…の続きを読む

  A salt making plant by the ancient production method. Mataichino shio  “Kobo Totan” located in Shima-cho, Itoshima peninsula. A salt and a magnesium chloride are produced with Genkai sea water by the ancient produ …

Mataichino shio  “Kobo Totan", in Itoshi…の続きを読む

  The peaceful Sotome, the setting of Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence. Sotome area of Nagasaki city has an abundance of natural beauty in its sea, mountains and rivers. It also is blessed with a unique history and cult …

Endo Shusaku Literary Museum, in Sotome,…の続きを読む

  The 26 Martyrs Museum is dedicated to the 26 Christians who were executed here on February 5, 1597. They included both foreign missionaries and Japanese laymen. Missionary activities were prohibited at the time, a …

The 26 Martyrs Museum, in Nagasaki…の続きを読む

  Usa shrine is located in Usa, Oita-prefecture. One of the most beautiful Shrine in Japan, the head shrine of Hachiman Shrine that is  composed 44,000 shrines that dedicated to the Hachiman Deity. Emperor Ojin, who …

Usa shrine, in Oita-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Yamanami Highway is one of the most beautiful driving route in Kyushu from Yufuin to Aso through Aso Kuju National Park, it is not expressway. The literal meaning of Yamanami is a series of mountains. The beautifu …

Yamanami Highway…の続きを読む

  Yamanami Highway is one of the most beautiful driving route in Kyushu from Yufuin to Aso through Aso Kuju National Park, it is not expressway. The literal meaning of Yamanami is a series of mountains. The beautifu …

Yamanami Highway…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; 20 …

Starbucks at Dazaifu Shrine, in Fukuoka-…の続きを読む

  Huis Ten Bosch is a theme park in Sasebo, which recreates the Netherlands by displaying life-sized copies of old Dutch buildings. The name Huis Ten Bosch translates into English as “House in the Woods/bush”.  It i …

Huis Ten Bosch, in Nagasaki-prefecture…の続きを読む

  Breath taking scenery in harmony 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 in …

Ukiha Inari Shrine, Fukuoka-prefecture…の続きを読む