Trail, Trekking and Cycling
Hakata temple & shrine town trail, in Fukuoka-prefecture
Hakata temple and shrine town is located within walking distance of JR ]Hakata Station and
there are many Temples and Shrines where you can feel and soak up the ambience of true
traditional Japanese culture.
The history of Hakata temple and shrine town started with the dispatch of Japanese cultural and
political missions to China in the 7th century. Afterwards the area prospered as the hub of Hakata,
which at the time was the largest port trading city in Japan.
There are many valuable artefacts and monuments here, including Tochoji temple, Kushida
Shrine, Jotenji temple, Shofukuji temple as well as Engakuji temple.
It is also surprising that Hakata has little recognition for being the origin of many culinary staples
such as Udon and Soba noodles, Manju (steamed bun), Uiro (steamed cake made of rice flour),
and traditional beverages like Japanese green tea.
This important historical area is also the location of Japan’s first Zen-temple and Shingon-temple.
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Maple Yaba Cycling Road, in Nakatsu, Oita-prefecture
Maple Yaba Cycling Road is a bicycle path that uses the abandoned Yabakei
Railway line and was established in 1982. As it uses the old railway line,
the gradient is gentle and it is a recommended cycling course for beginners.
You can enjoy many scenic spots such as the autumn leaves and the “Ao no Cave
” made famous by Kikuchi Kan’s “Beyond Gratitude and Revenge”, and it is a
cycling road with a wide variety of routes including tunnels and iron bridges that
use the old railway line.
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Trekking in Hiraodai Karst Plateau, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Hiraodai Karst Plateau is also part of Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park along with Mount Sarakura
and one of the three largest karst plateau in Japan along with the Akiyoshi-dai Plateau and the
Shikoku Karst. It is located in southeastern part of Kitakyushu-city. At altitudes between 400 and
600 meters above sea level and stretching 6 km from north to south and 2 km from east to west.
There are a lot of hiking courses you can enjoy, and best season are spring and autumn.
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Trekking in Mount Sarakura, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Mount Satakura is a part of Kitakyushu Quasi-National Park and is located in Yahata-higashi.
The height of the mountain is 633 metre from the sea level. The 8 courses have developed from
Mount Sarakura Cable Car Station to the summit of the mountain.
It takes about 120 minutes and form Cable Car Station to the top of the mountain.
Spectacular view from the summit of mount Sarakura can be enjoyed.
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Study tours in Kyushu
Nagasaki / UNESCO Industrial Revolution One-day tour
We are providing the Study tours in Kitakyushu and Nagasaki from the viewpoint
of SDGs.
SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are
a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people
enjoy peace and prosperity and which is a collection of 17 Global Goals.
The Goals to be achieved vary by country and region and the solutions and difficulty
to reach the Goals also differ. Kitakyushu and Nagasaki are the best places of SDGs.
Because the histories, current environmental leadership and further plans of those
areas are related to all 17 Goals, therefore the solutions for each participant can
be found.
What to learn
Solid waste management & Recycling / Kitakyushu-city
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Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of Solid waste management in Japan. Comprehensive solid waste management system can be learned from waste colleting procedure at household to the final stage of waste treatment such as incineration, landfill and recycling. |
Low Carbon Society / Kitakyushu-city
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The city is promoting the Low Carbon Society in Asia while taking leadership as the Environmental Future city. The new generation technologies and the activities cooperated with Citizen to achieve Low Carbon Society can be learned. |
Industrial modernization & KAIZEN strategy / Kitakyushu-city
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Japanese industry at the end of 19th century was 200 years behind. Since Japan’s modern Steel Industry operation commenced in 1901 in Kitakyushu, Japan became the world’s leading industrialized country in only 100 years. There is the KAIZEN strategy in the background to Japan becoming an industrialized country at a rapid speed. |
UNSCO World Herigate / Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
Steel Industry Heritages in Kitakyushu-city and Ship building and Coal Industry Heritages in
Nagasaki ; those Heritages show the history of Japan’s Industrial modernization.
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The unique testimony to the tradition of people and their communities who secretly
transmitted their faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the conventional
society and its religions during the time of prohibition.
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Solid waste management tour in Kitakyushu
Kitakyushu-city is the advanced city of solid waste management in Japan. The comprehensive
Solid waste management system and Recycling technologies can be learned from waste
collecting procedure at household to the final stage of waste treatment such as incineration,
landfill and recycling.
What to learn
Comprehensive Solid waste management system and Recycling technologies
Tour conditions
The tour is the tailor-made study tour exclusively for your group
Number of participant : from 5 to 40
Tour duration : 2 days ( one-day tour can be arranged if required )
Study tour planning and arrangement :
Tour guide and interpreter (English ) : Japan KYUSHU Tourist
Transportation : a chartered vehicle
Itinerary
Day 1
8:30 leave hotel in Kitakyushu
Hiagari Recycling Center for waste cans and bottles
lunch
Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling
Citizen community Center
17:30 arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Day 2
8:30 leave hotel in Kitakyushu
Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi
Lunch
Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant
Sightseeing Mojiko Retro
17:30 arrive Hotel in Kitakyushu
Option : the following sites can be arranged as an option.
Where to visit and what to learn
Day 1
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Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town. It introduces initiatives and activities implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors. |
Hiagari Recycling Center for waste cans and bottles
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The Recycling Center where separates cans, bottles and PET bottles collected in Kitakyushu-city for recycling. And also paper containers and Styrofoam food packs are separated at this facility. |
Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling
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PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are sorted by municipalities and recycled into pellets and flakes, which can be used as raw materials for polyester fibers and egg cartons. |
Citizen community Center
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Introduce the Duties of Citizen and Self-government organization for recycling & waste management. |
Day 2
Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi
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Refined waste papers is recycled into toilet papers. Sludge generated during the toilet paper production process is used to produce a foaming inhibitor used by steel works.
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Only the Blast Furnace in the world which preserved as it was and here
is. It contributed greatly to the development of the Japanese steel industry
and was used until 1972, and has been preserved just as it was.
Equipment and tools which were actually used are exhibited in the square,
and you can see the iron-making process from the raw material
(ore and coke）to production of pig iron.
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Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant
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The collected waste including metals is melted at over 1,700 degree Celsius in the Melting Furnace and then the melted slag and metals are discharged. The slag is used as raw materials for pavement and bricks and the metals are re-used for other steel products. The process and technology of the Melting Furnace can be learned. |
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Dr. Albert Einstein awarded Nobel Prize in Physic visited Moji in 1922, and he acclaimed that everything could see were Arts. The exotic district of Mojiko Retro is visited by more than 2 million tourists a year. Moji-ko Port flourished following its 889 designation as a Special National Port for exporting coal and other products. |
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Japan’s largest Biotope, the Paradise of creatures made over the year in the waste disposal site. 237 kind of birds including circus spinouts listed on the Japan’s endangered species and 284 kind of vegetation have been confirmed in the Biotope of 41 hectares. |
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World’s first hydrogen station for vehicle to utilize the wastewater treated in the Fukuoka Chubu Sewage Treatment Center. The process has been developed as a result of the verification testing of technology for hydrogen creation sourced from wastewater biogas. |
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The biomass recycling facility that started operations in November 2006. It takes kitchen waste from the town’s households and restaurants, along with septic tank sludge and raw sewage, and uses a methane fermentation process to turn it into a biomass that can be used for power generation. After the fermentation, the digestive fluids are used as liquid fertilizer. Furthermore, Oki Town was the second in the country to make a zero-waste declaration, which it officially announced in March 2008 with its Oki town Mottainai Declaration. |
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Accommodation arrangement
Japan has a wide variety of accommodations that cannot be described simply as either
Western-style hotels or Japanese-style hotels. For example:
Onsen Resort Accommodation
Most of these accommodations offer Japanese-style service, and include dinner.
The accommodation buildings are either Japanese-style or a modern architectural style
that is in harmony with the surrounding nature. Most of the rooms are equipped with
modern beds, and some accommodations have open-air bath rooms .
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Tourist destinations accommodation
Most accommodations are in attractive modern architectural styles and many of these
offer breakfast but no dinner.
When choosing a place to stay, we certainly consider not only the services of the
Accommodation, but also the access to restaurants, facilities and tourist attractions.
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We would like to offer Suitable accommodation for your memorable stay in consideration of location,
meals, Onsen, facilities as well as services with homely atmosphere.
We will suggest the best accommodation as per the following information
・Number of travelers
・Type of accommodation ; such as Western and / or Japanese
・Grade of accommodation such as economy, intermediate or luxury
・How many people in a room
・Type of room such as Western and / or Japanese
・Bed type of Western style room such as twin beds and / or double bed and /or triple beds
・Preference of meals
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