Kokua Castle Garden made at the former site of Shitayashiki (lord’s guest house) located next to Kokura Castle. This garden consists of a Japanese garden and a daimyo yashiki  (a lord’s house), a building of the Shoin-zukuri type (a style of Japanese domestic architecture). In this garden, not only can you see Japanese traditional architecture, but also enjoy the Tea Ceremony at the Experience Zone.  

Kokua Castle Garden, in Kitakyushu-city…の続きを読む

  Imitated the beautiful scenery of Japan. It is a refined circular garden of Momoyama period style and represents the 53 Stations of the Tokaido Road including Mt. Fuji. The fresh springs in the garden release clean, cold water, which flows there from Mt. Aso via underground currents. In 1636, Tadatoshi, the third Lord of Hosokawa, began its construction as a tea retreat, and he also built the temple here for Priest Gentaku called Suizenji. This beautiful Momoyama style garden evolve during the reigns of the fourth and fifth Lords. In all it took about 80 years to complete.

Suizenji-koen park, in Kumamoto…の続きを読む

  Takachiho is located in the south is Aso and offers dynamic nature Takachiho Gorge.  The gorge has been created by volcanic activity of Aso for many years.  The V-shaped narrow and deep gorge formed by columnar joins is made by erosion due to water flow of the Gokase river over many years. In addition, here is the birthplace of Japanese mythology. It is the supposed site of legend where Amaterasu, the Shrine Sun Goddess, disturbed by her brother’s cruel pranks, hid herself in a cave, prompting the other gods and goddesses to try and lure her out.             

Takachiho, in Miyazaki Prefecture…の続きを読む

  Kitakyushu Manga Museum is located next to JR Kokura station. The museum is located on the 6th floor of Aru Aru City, a multi-floored shopping mall devoted to products and services for anime, manga, idol culture, and cosplay fans, a kind of Harajuku in miniature. The permanent exhibition area on the 6th floor concentrates on manga writers and artists who have a connection with Kitakyushu; and while more than thirty are listed, the best known is Reiji Matsumoto, who is also the honorary director of the museum. The rest of the Aru Aru City shopping mall is devoted to shops and services for Japan’s pop youth culture. There are lots of shops selling manga, anime DVDs, J-Pop CDs, computer games, trading cards, as well as related paraphernalia such posters and figurines. There are games arcades, an internet cafe, model car racetrack, a karaoke bar, and several cafes and bars serving alcohol, as well as a full maid cafe.

Kitakyushu Manga Museum, in Kitakyushu…の続きを読む

  Kawachi Wisteria Garden is a private garden at the Mountain foot of Sarakura in  Kitakyushu-city  and famous for its spectacularly presented, large numbers of  wisteria flowers. The garden is opened to the public seasonally during the wisteria season w hich usually peaks around late April to middle of May. The garden’s most prominent features are two, roughly 100 meter long tunnels made of wisteria trees of differing varieties and colors, ranging from white to dark purple.

Kawachi Wisteria Garden, in Kitakyushu-c…の続きを読む

  Kyushu National Museum was opened in 2005 in Dazaifu-city next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, as Japan’s fourth national museum after Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara. Dazaifu is the place where played important role as an administrative center and a center for trade with China and Korea since 1300 years ago, therefore the concept of the museum is decided “Interpreting the formation of Japanese culture from the perspective of Asian history”.  

Kyushu National Museum, in Dazaifu…の続きを読む

  One of the most popular hot spring for foreign tourists, located at the foot of Kuju mountain range in Oita-prefecture.  The hot spring is known as one of the world’s top carbonate spring.

Nagayu Onsen…の続きを読む

  The first-class civil construction heritage, the triggered the registration of World Cultural  Heritage of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution  The Kawachi Reservoir was constructed for the industrial water supply to Yawata Steel Works. The dam was constructed at the Okura River and upper stream of the dam was expanded and making the 7milion cubic metre reservoir. In the construction of the dam, the unprecedented design in the world has been applied in order to harmonize with nature and to save the construction cost. The stones come out from the mountain when the river was expanded have been utilized for construction of the dam. All stones are cut into sizes and shapes by the stone technicians  according to the place of use.  The large size stone were used at the main construction of the dam and the small size stones  were used for other places as per size and shape. Construction was started in 1919 and was  completed in1927 by 900 thousand total number of workers.

Kawachi Reservoir, in Kitakyushu-city…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 cultural property. Albert Einstein (1879-1955), one of the world’s most famous theoretical physicists, stayed here during his visit to Japan with his wife in 1922, and his room is displayed exactly as it was at that time.

Mitsui Club…の続きを読む

  The sprawling, family oriented public park located on a narrow peninsula across the bay from central Fukuoka. The park is made up of several different areas including flower gardens, playgrounds, an amusement park with ferris wheel, sports fields, a water park, a zoo and large open spaces and lawns perfect for picnicking.

Uminonakamichi Seaside Park…の続きを読む