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Pottery experience at Koishiwara

 

Make your own original Koishiwara-yaki pottery.  Koishiwara-yaki is a type of Japanese

traditional pottery in Koishiwara. The history dates back to the 17th century, when the third

Lord Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628–1707) invited potters from Imari, Saga-prefecture to Fukuoka.

 


 

Try your hand at making the famous local Koishiwara-yaki pottery at Ota-gama pottery,

by learning how to create your own piece of Koishiwara-yaki pottery.

 


 

Location of Toho village Koishiwara

 

  

 


 

General information

Address

Village hall ; 6425 Oaza-Hoshuyama, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-prefecture

Access

70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

80 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city

90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city

Population 2,000   pupulation density : 39 / km2 

 


 

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Akizuki

 

Akizuki is a former Castle town located in northern part of AsakuraIt is a famous spot for

cherry blossom in spring and fall foliage in autumn.

 


 

You can enjoy the harmony of countryside landscape and former castle town scenery that

makes the atmosphere like a time of 400 years ago.

 


 


 

 

General information  

Address Akizuki, Asakura-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka Airport

55 minutes by a vehicle from JR Hakata station

35 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

70 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city

90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city


 

 


 

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Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum

 

The main exhibit room displays a few letters and other items of kamikaze pilots who died

in battle. One case has photos of about 50 kamikaze pilots from Tachiarai Air Base and

includes the following information on each pilot: name, unit, plane used, date of death,

and air base of final sortie.

 


 

The museum does not give any historical summary of the kamikaze operations but rather

focuses on the stories of the pilots stationed at Tachiarai Air Base.

 


 

 

General information  

Address 2561-1 Takada, Chikuzan-machi, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

30 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu

50 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa

40 minutes by a vehicle from Yame

80 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city

Open hours 9:00 to 17:00
Admission fee JPY 500
Days closed December 29 to January 3

 

 


 

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Asakura Triple Water Wheel

 

Asakura is the only area in Japan to use water wheels for irrigation. The irrigation system

used the Triple Water Wheel was completed in 1760. The water is supplied from Yamada

weir in Chikugo through the canal to the Triple Water Wheel.  And then the water distributed

to each rice field by Triple Water Wheel.

 


 

The water wheel currently operates between mid June and mid October, irrigating an area

of 35 hectares along with two other pumping water wheels (Mijima Double Water Wheel and

Hisashige Double Water Wheel).

 

     Bank of Chikugo River

            Chikugo River

           Yamada Weir


 

The Triple Water Wheel is a Municipally-Designated Tangible Folk Cultural Asset and

became a Government-Designated Historical Site in 1990.

 

                Canal

                   Rice field

                Rice field


 

 

General information  

Address Hishino, Asakura-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city

90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city


 

 


 

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Toho Village

 

Hoshuyama district, a mountain area blessed with nature, Koisiwara district, pottery industry

representative of Kyushu. Toho is a small village with a population of about 2,000 people in

Fukuoka-prefecture, and is located north side of Asakura-city. The Village consist of Hoshuyama

district and Koishiwara district. On July 5, 2017, the heavy rain disaster occurred in the northern

part of Kyushu, and Toho Village, both Hoshuyama and Koishiwara districts also suffered

great damages. Even, it takes a little time to return to previous conditions, you can enjoy

your journey here. 

 


 

Hoshuyama district

 


 

Koishiwara district

 

Koishiwara-yaki pittery

A type of Japanese traditional pottery in Koishiwara. The history dates back to the 17th century,

when the third Lord Kuroda Mitsuyuki (1628–1707) invited potters from Imari, Saga-prefecture

to Fukuoka.

 


 

Furnace for pottery


 

Featured Pottery, Takatori-yaki Hachizan


 

Featured Pottery, Koisiwara-yaki Tsurumi Pottery


 

Lodge in the Ponta no mori (Ponta forest)


 

Gyoja sugi

The big Cedar, called Gyoja sugi, literary meaning is Religious Trainee Cedar planted more

than 600 years ago. Circumference length : 8.3 metre, height : 52 metre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Pottery experience at Koishiwara 

Make your own original Koishiwara-yaki pottery. Try your hand at making the famous local

Koishiwara-yaki pottery at Ota-gama pottery, by learning how to create your own piece of

Koishiwara-yaki pottery.

 


 

 

General information

Address

Village hall ; 6425 Oaza-Hoshuyama, Asakura-gun, Fukuoka-prefecture

Access

70 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

80 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city

90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city

Population 2,000   population density : 39 / km2 
 

 

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Harazuru Onsen

 

A tranquil Onsen Resort near Fukuoka-city, located in Asakura-city on the banks of

Chikugo River.  The quality hot spring is weakly alkaline and sulfur is mixed and has

the effect of dropping old horn and creating beautiful skin.

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           Onsen area

              Chikugo River

            Chikugo River


 


 

   Asakura Triple Water wheel

             Yamada Weir

   Ukai place, the cormorant fishing


 

General information  

Address Haki-kugumiya, Asakura-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

55 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

50 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

65 minutes by a vehicle from Yaanagawa-city

95 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city


 

 


 

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Yamada Weir

 

Only here in Japan,  the stone-covered Weir constructed. Yamada weir is a construction for

the irrigation system that water is supplied from Yamada weir in Chikugo through the canal

to the Triple Water Wheel to rice field.

 

            Chikugo River

        Triple Water Wheel

                   Rice field


 

The large and small stones are stacked against water flow, and leads water to the irrigation canal

while suppressing the momentum of the Chikugo River.  The Yamada Weir was completed in 1790

and it is the now only structure in Japan.

 

  Stone-overed construction

           Yamada Weir

          Water supply area


 

Eso Hachiman Shrine. The Shrine was established in 673 next to Yamada Weir. 

 

        Shrine gate, Torii

         Main Shrine building

         Deity of the Shrine


 

 

General information  

Address 161 Yamada, Asakura-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access

50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city

45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city

60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city

90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city


 

 


 

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