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Onsen experience, in Beppu, Oira-prefecture
2024/05/09
Experiences, Staff BlogHyotan Onsen is the most popular pubulic bath where is located in Kannawa district. You can enjoy Onsen experience of various type of Onsen including the sand bath. There are Outdoor bathes, Hyotan bath, Waterfall bath, Steam bath and Sand bath. You can also enjoy meals at the restaurant; local specialty cuisine Dangojiru, or food steamed with the steam from hot spring. The waters of this Onsen contain sodium chloride which is effective for neuralgia and women’s diseases.
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Sueyama Shrine, in Arita
2024/03/08
Shinto ShrineThe Sueyama Shrine is located in Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District. Feature of the Shrine is Shrine gate made by porcelain, and usually the Shrine gate are made of stone or wood. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin, Nabeshima Naoshige, and Yi Sam-pyeong. It was founded in 1658. The Shire gate or Torii was built in 1888. It had been designated Tangible Cultural Properties on April 28, 2000. The Yi Sam-pyeong Monument was built in 1917 to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Arita’s porcelain. It is on a hill, from which one can view Arita town.
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Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace, Saga
2024/03/08
Industrial HeritagesThis is the Japan’s first constructed Reflectance Furnace. In the late Edo period when the necessity of maritime defence increased, the Saga clan built the Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace for making cast iron-made Western cannons and completed in 1850. And then, the cast iron cannon was manufactured the first time in Japan in 1851. The reflectance furnace was greatly contributed for initial stage of Japan’s Industrial Modernization.
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Saga Shrine, in Saga
2024/03/08
Shinto ShrineThe shrine is designated as the special government shrine. The shrine dedicated to Naomasa Nabeshima, who oversaw the manufacture of Japan’s first modern Cannon. A New Year event in which a canon is shot for celebration by the governor, mayor and other participants is held at the shrine at the midnight of December 31st.
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Saga Castle History Museum, in Saga
2024/03/08
MuseumsJapan’s Industrial Modernization activity was started here. The largest restored wooden building in Japan at 2,500m2, the museum offers the unparalleled chance to experience a Japanese castle from more than 175 years ago.
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Itoshima, in Fukuoka Prefecture
2026/01/28
Discover the Natural Wonders of Kyushu, Staff BlogItoshima is located next to Fukuoka City. Its northern side faces the Genkai Sea, featuring an intricate coastline shaped by dynamic waves. The plains and low mountains nestled between the northern coast and the Sefuri Mountain Range in the south create a stunning landscape. The main industries are fishing and agriculture, including rice, fruits, and flowers. Sake rice is also cultivated here, and the area is home to several local Sake breweries. Visitors can enjoy a wide variety of cuisines, such as fresh seafood, oyster barbecues, and sushi, as well as Fukuoka’s famous Ramen.
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Former Pattern Shop / Shipyard History Museum, in Nagasaki
2024/03/08
MuseumsThe Former Pattern Shop has been registered on UNESCO World Heritage as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. The Former Pattern Shop was built in 1898 to produce wooden patterns for castings and is the oldest factory building in the shipyard. It is a two-storied brick building with a timber roof truss. There is a U-shaped rail on the ceiling to transport materials. The building was refurbished to the Shipyard History Museum in 1985 and is open to the public.
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Former Pattern Shop / Shipyard History Museum, in Nagasaki
2024/05/11
Industrial HeritagesThe Former Pattern Shop has been registered on UNESCO World Heritage as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. The Former Pattern Shop was built in 1898 to produce wooden patterns for castings and is the oldest factory building in the shipyard. It is a two-storied brick building with a timber roof truss. There is a U-shaped rail on the ceiling to transport materials. The building was refurbished to the Shipyard History Museum in 1985 and is open to the public.
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Gunkan-jima island cruise, in Nagasaki-prefecture
2024/06/30
ExperiencesThe cruise ship take you exploring Tachibana bay from Nagasaki port and landing on Hashima island. The site has been registered on UNESCO World Heritages as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution. Now Hashima is a ruins called “Gunkanjima”, so called after its resemblance to the silhouette. Hashima Island is located 3 km southwest of Takashima, and it was the success of Takashima that led Mitsubishi to purchase this island, both islands giving access to the same undersea coal deposit. Hashima coal mining island is an artificial reclaimed island and the site of Japan’s first major undersea coal exploitation pioneered by Mitsubishi – and host to one of the world’s most extraordinary former mining communities.
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Samurai experience, in Kumamoto-city, Kumamoto-prefecture
2024/04/30
ExperiencesDiscover the spirit of Miyamoto Musashi who was the strongest Sumurai in Japan. You can learn the real Samurai swordsmanship and sprituality that has been passed down for 380 years. Japan KYUSHU Tourist can organized Samurai Experience in Kumamoto.
