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 approach pat…の続きを読む

  The route of this day was from Kokura in Kitakyushu to Akama in Munakata via Koyanose , the distance was 34.5 km. Started at Kokura accommodation around Kokura Castle, and walked to Tobata port along the Kanmon St …

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 28…の続きを読む

  There were 24 martyrs when they started Kyoto, but two more martyrs were added in Shimonoseki, then became 26 martyrs in total.   The route of this day was from Karato in Shimonoseki to Kokura in Kitakyushu. …

26 Saints Pilgrimage route on January 27…の続きを読む

  Akizuki is a former Castle town located in northern part of Asakura.  It is a famous spot for cherry blossom in spring and fall foliage in autumn.   You can enjoy the harmony of countryside landscape and form …

Akizuki, in Asakura…の続きを読む

  In 1579, Priest Alessandro Valignano of Jesus from Portugal came to Japan to inspect the situatin of missionary work in Japan. Valignano believed that training Japanese priests and monks was the key to the success …

Japan's first Seminary…の続きを読む

  Japanese industry at the end of 19th century was 200 years behind.  After Mathew C Perry came to Japan in 1853, Japan’s industrial Revolution was started.   Japan’s modern Steel industry was started as Yawata Stee …

Japan’s modern Steel industry in 1901…の続きを読む

  Disastrous War must not be repeated. The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945.  The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of li …

Atomic bomb in Nagasaki in 1945…の続きを読む

  Kasuga Village and Mount Yasugatake is a Christian Pilgrimage site and is registered on the World Heritage as Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region.   This idyllic, remote village was refuge to a smal …

Hidden Christian site, Kasuga Village…の続きを読む

  Oppression against Christians began with the Tokugawa shogunate’s ban on Christianity. The missionaries were expelled to oversea countries, and those who remained secretly in Japan were also captured and mar …

Hidden Christians…の続きを読む

  Japanese Government selected Yawata as the site for construction of Japanese Steel Works from the 17 candidate sites across the country 1897. The 17 candidate locations are as follows. From the north; Aomori, Kama …

Yawata was selected as Japanese Steel Wo…の続きを読む