Japan KYUSHU Tourist  ジャパン九州ツーリスト株式会社

We are the specialist’s for travel and tours in Kyushu, Japan
warmly welcoming customers from all over the world.

九州を旅行する日本人をはじめとする、世界中の人たちの旅行会社です

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Customized tour

 

When designing customized tour, we take into consideration the diversity of 

travellers from around the world, We understand that our customers have

different preferences and expectation.  We have extensive local expertise

on Kyushu, and our programs are designed to be different, thematic, flexible,

and authentic, Our itinerary is suitable for everyone.

 

1) Transportation

For making pleasant travel in accordance with your requirements

and preference, the Private vehicle is used as for transportation.

Private vehicle is utilized as per number of person and duration of the tour.

 

   

 

A jumbo taxi with 9 seats or a taxi with 4 seats is used for a small number of traveller,

and English speaking driver is available.

A bus is used for large number of traveller from more than 10 person and the English

speaking tour guide escorts your group in accordance with the tour itinerary.

 


 

2) Route design   

We have various kind of Model itineraries for making your Customized tour plan.

The Short duration tours from Fukuoka and Long duration tours covered all

area of Kyushu.

 

   

 

By using the most suitable Model itinerary, we will work closely with you and

making detail plan, including place to be visited, experienced to be done,

accommodation, meals and other things what you want.

 


 

3) Accommodation and rooming

We understand that accommodation is very important factor for pleasant journey. 

We have two type of accommodation in Japan, Japanese style accommodation

and Western style Hotel. 

 

     

 

We will combine those accommodation considered place to be stayed.

Japanese style accommodation are reccommended at Onsen resort and at there

Kaiseki dinner can be enjoyed.  The places other than Onsen resort, Western

style Hotel are reccommended and dinner is enjoyed outside of Hotel, we will

select the place of Hotel in considaration of dinner.

For choosing suitable accommodation, we will also give detail information such 

as location, meals including Kaiseki dinner, tyle of Onsen, accommodation

facilities, services with homely atmosphere and expense. 

 


 

4) Meal planning, Japanese cuisine

One of the most enjoyable things is experience of Japanese cuisine. There are m

any types of dishes and local specialties, therefore you can taste various Japanese

cuisines and also you can enjoy Kaiseki-dinner at the Japanese traditional

accommodation.

 

       

 

Kaiseki dinner is a traditional multi-course Japanese dinner. It places a huge

emphasis on seasonal ingredients as well as presentation. Each dish is a

delicate balancing act of flavor, texture and color. Every aspect is considered in

detail, including the tableware each course is served on. Kaiseki is just as

much a feast for the eyes as the taste buds and is a culinary experience unlike

anything else.

When we propose the Meal planning we will consider the following things that

is is one of important issue requires a lot of attentions. We will refer to your

preferences, including the type of cuisines, frequently of meals, allergies and

restrictions, and design each day’s outline based  on the above information.

 


 

5) Activities

Kyushu composed of numerous unique and charming regions made by own nature,

history, climate and culture.  

 

      

 

During travelling Kyushu, you will make a lot of unforgettable experiences as follows.

Authentic Japanese cuisines, local foods, Sake brewery, Food stall Yatai in Fukuoka

and Kitakyushu.

Fruits harvest experience, Dolphin watchingCanal boat cruise, Gunkan-jima island

cruiseOnsen experience, Hell tour in Beppu, enjoy night view in Kitakyushu and

Nagasaki, Shopping at each local area, Local souvenirs, Local Festivals

 

We are always striving to exceed expectations for your satisfaction.

 


 

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Tailor-made tour in Kyushu

 

We are delighted offer the package tours for traveling Kyushu exclusively for you.

Start and end place of the tour is Fukuoka.

All of our tours are customized tours includes transportation and accommodation.

 

The tour is planned as per the following conditions

・Number of participant, composition of the group ; family or other group,

・Accommodation ; room type, grade, meals

・Meals ; preference, allergy, Halal, physical condition, any other issues to be

    considered

・Transportation

 Private vehicle is utilized in accordance with number of persons and duration

    Chartered taxi : max 8 persons

    Chartered bus : max 30 persons

 


 

Model Itineraries                                                Make an Enquiry

 

We have various Model Iineraries of Kyushu tours starting from Fukuoka.

Please find the most suit your condition and then contact us by sending 

an Enquiry.

 


 

12 days Kyushu tour 

 

Exploring the whole of Kyushu, and visiting the major destinations in Kyushu.

Start from Fukuoka.

Day 1 : Nagasaki ; harmony with foreign countries cultures, stay Nagasaki

Day 2 : beautiful Castle town Shimabara, gentle Onsen resort Unzen, 

             stay Unzen

Day 3 : one of Japan’s largest Castle town Kumamoto, stay in Kumamoto

Day 4 : harmonized with subtropical nature Satuma peninsla, stay Ibusuki Onsen famous for sand bath

Day 5 : southern most city Kagoshima and the active volcano Sakura-jima Island, stay Kagoshima

Day 6 : Nisihnan and Miyazaki facing the Pacific Ocean, stay Miyazaki

Day 7 : Takachiho with dynamic and beautiful Gorge, stay Aso

Day 8 : Aso, the world’s largest caldera and active volcano, stay Aso

Day 9 : one of Japan’s most famous Onsen resort Yufuin and Beppu, stay Beppu

Day 10 : Kitakyushu, offer the most dynamic night veiw in the world, stay Kitakyushu

Day 11 : return to Fukuoka, Free and Easy, stay Fukuoka

Day 12 : return to Home


 

8 days enjoy nature, Onsen and local speciality tour

 

This is the recomended tour exploring the featured destinations

while enjoying  Nature, Onsen and local speciality. 

Start from Fukuoka

Day 1 : Ukiha ; many orchards spread outstay Harazuru Onsen

Day 2 : one of Japan’s most famous Onsen resort Beppu, stay Beppu

Day 3 : A beautiful and tranquil Onsen Resort Yufuin, stay in Yufuin

Day 4 : Takachiho with dynamic and beautiful Gorge, stay Aso

Day 5 : Aso, the world’s largest caldera and active volcano, stay Aso

Day 6 : beautiful canal town Yanagawa, stay Fukuoka

Day 7 : Free and Easy, stay Fukuoka

Day 8 : return to Home


 

9 days Northern & Central Kyushu tour

 

Exploring Northern & Central Kyushu from Fukuoka, and enjoying 

variety of nature in each region and diversity of culture

Start from Fukuoka.

Day 1 : Ureshino famous for its tea, stay Nagasaki 

Day 2 : Nagasaki, in harmony with foreign countries cultures, stay Nagasaki

Day 3 : beautiful Castle town Shimabara, gentle Onsen resort Unzen,

             stay Unzen 

Day 4 : one of Japan’s largest Castle town Kumamoto, stay in Kumamoto

Day 5 : Aso, the world’s largest caldera and active volcano, stay Aso

Day 6 : one of Japan’s most famous Onsen resort Yufuin and Beppu, stay Beppu

Day 7 : Kitakyushu, offer the most dynamic night veiw in the world, stay Kitakyushu

Day 8 : return to Fukuoka, Free and Easy, stay Fukuoka

Day 9 : return to Home


 

9 days Southern & Central Kyushu tour

 

Exploring Southern & Central Kyushu from Fukuoka and

enjoy diverse nature.  Start from Fukuoka

Day 1 : one of Japan’s largest Castle town Kumamoto,

             stay Ibisuki Onsen famous for sand bath

Day 2 : harmonized with subtropical nature Satuma peninsla,

             stay Kagoshima 

Day 3 : southern most city Kagoshima and the active volcano Sakura-jima Island, stay Kagoshima

Day 4 : Nisihnan and Miyazaki facing the Pacific Ocean, stay Miyazaki

Day 5 : Takachiho with dynamic and beautiful Gorge, stay Aso

Day 6 : Aso, the world’s largest caldera and active volcano, stay Aso

Day 7 : beautiful canal town Yanagawa, stay Fukuoka

Day 8 : Free and Easy, stay Fukuoka

Day 9 : return to Home


 

7 days North-West Kyushu tour

 

Exploring Northern & Central Kyushu from Fukuoka, and enjoying 

beautiful Japanese local scenery and numerous  unique cultures.

Start from Fukuoka

Day 1 : Ureshino famous for its tea, stay Nagasaki 

Day 2 : Nagasaki, in harmony with foreign countries cultures, stay Nagasaki

Day 3 : beautiful Castle town Shimabara, gentle Onsen resort Unzen, stay Unzen

Day 4 : beautiful canal town Yanagawa, stay Kitakyushu

Day 7 : exploring Kitakyushu, offer the most dynamic night veiw in the world, stay Kitakyushu

Day 8 : return to Fukuoka, Free and Easy, stay Fukuoka

Day 9 : return to Home


 

Short duration tours in Kyushu

 

Many kind of fascinating tourist destinations are in northern part of

Kyushu. The starting and end of the tour is Fukuoka.

Fukuoka one-day tour

Yanagawa & Dazaifu one-day tour

Kitakyushu one-day tour

Itoshima one-day tour

2 days Yufuin & Beppu Onsen tour

2 days Aso & Takachio tour

2 days Kitakyushu tour, enjoy the most dynamic night veiw in the World

3 days Kumamoto, Aso and Takachiho tour

   


 

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Private vehicle for Kyushu tour

 

Private vehicle is utilized as per number of persons and duration of the tour.

 

Small group travelers 

  Number of passenger

   ・ Japan Taxi : max 3 persons

   ・ HIACE  : max 8 persons

  English or Chinese speaking driver is available as per request

 

 

 

Large group travelers 

  Number of passenger

 ・Small size bus : max 25 persons

 ・Medium size bus : max 30 persons

 ・Large size bus : max 45 persons

  

 

 


 

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Self-guided tour

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This is the journey to explore by yourself independently without a escorted Tour leader

 or Tour guide.  Our Self-guided tour make it easy to explore the Kyushu by yourself 

with our support every step of the way.

Mainly use JR and local transportation, and also use a private vehicle for a smooth trip

in the areas where Local transportation are not convenient

The Personalised tour guide-pack is provided easy and safety journey.       

 

                                        

 
Travel style
・Start and end of the tour is Fukuoka–city, Fukuoka airport or Hotel 

・Tour date : please specify the date

Accommodation, selected from budget hotels to luxury properties

JR Kyushu Rail Pass

Local transportation

Private vehicle (taxi) in the areas where Local transportation are not convenient

    If Private vehicle is used in or from Fukuoka-city, English or Chinese speaking

    drivers are available.

 

Prior to start the tour, our staff will meet you at Tour starting place such as

Fukuoka airport or Hotel, and provide all the information for the tour.

 

For more information e-mail us :  info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com  or call : +81-93-521-8897

 


 

Featured tours

 

Kyushu 11 days tour

Exploring throughout Kyushu where is the fascinating destination

of Japan like no others.

Where to explore are NagasakiShimabara, UnzenKumamotoIbusukiKagoshima,

Sakurajima islandNichinan and Miyazaki, HyugaTakachiho

AsoYufuinBeppuKitakyushu and Fukuoka.


 

Northern & Central Kyushu 8 days tour

Many fascinating tourist destinations are concentrated in this area 

and a lot of Photo spots on the way to main tourist destinations. 

Where to explore are

NagasakiShimabaraUnzen, KumamotoKurokawa OnsenAso

YufuinBeppuKitakyushu and Fukuoka.


 

Nagasaki 2 days tour

The city in harmony with foreign countries cultures. The cultures

of Nagasaki have been created since Japan began exchanging

with foreign countries during the National isolation period. 

The city have many oversea countries cultures and also the 

significant Japanese histories like no other areas.


 

Aso & Takachiho 3 days tour

The dynamic nature of Aso and Takachiho where is spreading

around Mount Aso.

Mount Aso is the largest active volcano in Japan, is among the largest

in the world and has a fairly large caldera which is one of the largest

caldera in the world, 25 km north-south and 18 km east-west with a 

circumference of around 120 km, although sources vary on the

exact distance.


 

Christian Pilgrimage 3 days tour

Where to visit are Pilgrimage sites in SotomeNagasaki-tyShimabara 

and UnzenChristian history in Japan was started when St. Francis

Xavier came to Japan as a first Christian missionary in 1549.

Then Christianity was spread  in Nagasaki region. During ban on

Christianity, people secretly continued to faith while surviving in the 

midst of the conventional society and Japanese religions.

 


 

 

Featured destinations in Kyushu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

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Our Services

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Japan KYUSHU Tourist is the Specialist of Fukuoka and Kyushu tours.  

We offers various types of customized private tours and trips exclusively for you.

Your own customized tour can be planned based on your purpose and interest of journey.   

 


 

Our Services  

 

Tailor-made tour  

Our Tailor-made tour is being offered for a group with maximum 30 person

as the package tour including a chartered  vehicle, a English speaking

guide or driver, accommodations, as well as meals.

we can design your customized tour exactly matches your requirements

and preferences.     Tailor-made tour results


 

Study tour  

Our Study tour is being offered for Schools, Universities, companies and

any other groups. The places where we are proceeding the study tours are

Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-city and Nagasaki-city. We have various themes

of study such as Environment, Solid Waste management, Industry, Science,

Geography, Architecture as well as Economy.  Study tour results 


 

Golf tour  

Fukuoka and Kyushu are Paradises of Golf. Kyushu has about 250 golf

courses and you can play golf comfortably throughout the year because

it is warmer than other areas in Japan.

Our Golf tour is a package tour including arrangement of golf courses,

transportation, accommodations and any other extras you may need

such as sightseeing and meals arrangement.  Golf tour results


 

Our customers from all over the World : 46 countries so far  

Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Chile, USA, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia

Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, Korea, Taiwan, Laos, Bangladesh

Mongolia, Cambodia, Myanmar, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kyrgyz, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq

Turkey, Finland, England, Scotland, Italy, France, Netherlands, Germany, Australia, Fiji

Morocco, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Japan

 


 

The tour results up to now are shown links below.

Tailor-made tour result     Study tour result     Golf tour result

 


 

Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.

Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.

Enquiry Form

You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com

And we would love to chat about your travel plans on the phone as well,

please ring our office a call in English   

Tel : +81-93-521-8897

Address :  AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture 

 


 

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Recycling & Waste treatment technologies tour

 

Kitakyushu is offering various Recycling and Waste treatment technologies.

Kitakyushu City, once known as a “town of pollution,” now plays the role of the driving 
force in creating a recycling-oriented society in Japan making use of the experience 
and know-how it accumulated in the process of overcoming its pollution in order to 
provide international cooperation.
 Our study tour provides the solutions of Recycling

and waste treatment issues

 


 

Model of the tour

 

Lecture of Recycling and waste treatment 

 Lecturer : Masa Kondo, managing director of Japan KYUSHU Tourist

         (have expertise and experience in the technical field)

   Content of lecture

      History to Environmental Future city

      World leading Recycling and waste treatment business

   Venue : Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery

 


 

Where to visit  

 

Please select from the following

 

Eco Town Center 

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.


 

Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling

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.


 

Melting Furnace  / Sin-Moji Plant 

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. 


 

Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi 

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.


 

Hiagari Sewage water treatment plant 

The sewage come through the sewer pipe is purified in the plant and flow into the sea. There is an

also new technology plant which the electricity is generated using the sludge from sewage. At the

Visitor Center established in 2015, sewage treatment process and technologies can be learned.


 

 

Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.

Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.

Enquiry Form 

You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com

Tel :  +81-93-521-8897, Fax :  +81-93-521-8898

Address :  AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture 

 


 

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Saga, Kashima, Yotoku Inari Shrine tour

 

 Where to Explore  

 

Kashima, Utoku Inari Shrine, Saga-city

 

 

General condition

・Departure and disbandment place is in Fukuoka-city

・Chartered vehicle is used

 


 

 Itinerary  

 

8:30 Depart Fukuoka-city

Transfer to Kashima using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour 30 minutes

Visit Yotoku Inari Shrine

transfer to Saga

Lunch at Saga-city

Exploring Saga-city

  Saga Castle History Museum. Saga Shrine, Mietsu Naval Dock

Transfer to Fukuoka using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour  

18:00 Arrive at Fukuoka-city 

 


 

Kashima

Located about 60 kilometers southwest of Saga City.

It borders the Ariake Sea to the east and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest.

Feature sightseeing spot is Yutoku Inari Shrine and also Sake brewery visiting is recommended.

           Sake Brewery

           Sake Brewery

           Ariake Sea

Yutoku Inari Shrine

The Shrine was used as a Shooting location of Thailand drama.

One of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan and located in Kashima-city, Saga-prefecture.

Dedicated to Inari, the deity whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind

in Japan.


 

Saga-city

It faces the Ariake Sea on the south and is home to Saga Airport.

Saga is known as the plece where it has made a great contribution to the Japanese

Industrial Revolution.

 

Saga Castle History Museum

Japan’s Industrial Modernization activity was started here in Saga.

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.


 

Saga Shrine

The shrine is designated as the special government shrine.

The shrine dedicated to Naomasa Nabeshima, who oversaw the manufacture of Japan’s

first modern Cannon.


 

Mietsu Naval Dock

World Heritage, Site of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution

Before Meiji Restoration, the Mietsu Naval Dock served as a venue for naval drilling and

maintenance of Western-style ship, as the naval base of Saga Clan.

Japan’s first practical steam ship, the Ryofu-maru was constructed there in 1865.

   

 

Yoshinogari Remains

Lie on the spacious hilly area in the northeastern part of Saga. Remains of a ringed-dugout settlement

presumably dating back to the 3rd century B.C. were unearthed there, and excavation is still underway

at the site. They are among the largest archeological remains in Japan.

   

 

Note : we can arrange any other destinations considering your preferences for making

           your own plan.

 


 

 

Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.

Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.

 Enquiry Form 

 

You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com

Tel :  +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898

Address :  AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture 

 


 

 

Karatsu, Yobuko, Arita, Takeo tour

 

 Where to Explore  

 

Karatsu, Yobuko, Arita and Takeo

 

 

General condition

・Departure and disbandment place is in Fukuoka-city

・Chartered vehicle is used

 


 

Itinerary  

8:30 Depart Fukuoka-city

Transfer to Karatsu using Nishi-kyushu Expressway, 1 hour

Visit Karatsu Castle

transfer to Yobuko and Hado-misaki Cape

Lunch at Yobuko. enjoy fresh Squid

transfer to Arita and visit Arita Porcelain Park

Exploring Takeo

Transfer to Fukuoka using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour 30minutes 

18:00 Arrive at Fukuoka-city 

 


 

Where to explore

 

Karatsu 

Located on the Higashi Matsuura Peninsula in the northwestern part of Saga-prefecture,

have been prosperous from ancient times as an important point for trade with China.

Karatsu Castle

Kagamiyama Mountain

 

Karatsu Shrine

 


 

Yobuko

Town of Fishing industry, famous for Squid and Morning Market called Asaichi.

Yobuko is located northern tip of Saga-prefecture and is facing to Denkai-nada Sea.

A lot of places were as a Shooting location of Thailand drama.

Yobuko Port

Yobuko Asaichi

     

Fresh Squid


 

Hado-misaki Cape

Lovers’ sanctuary Cape

The main attractions of Cape Hado are the heart-shaped monument, underwater observation tower,

and the sunset. It is frequented by young couples who take photos in front of the heart monument,

and also by families who hang out at the wide, beautiful grasslands by the sea.

  Hado-misaki beach

  Heart monument

  The north-west end


 

Arita

Famous for Arita yaki which is 400-years old porcelain. The piece is bright, elegant pictures

drawn in transparent white porcelain.  

     

 

Takeo

Onsen town, has 1300 years history. 

Takeo is located in the western part of Saga-prefecture and Takeo’s Onsen waters feel silky

smooth on skin thanks to a high concentration of sodium bicarbonate.

The town was used as a Shooting location of Thailand drama.

Romon Gate

 

Mifuneyama-rakuen Garden

 

Great Camphor tree

 


 

 

Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.

Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.

 Enquiry Form 

 

You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com

Tel :  +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898

Address :  AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture 

 


 

 

Industrial Heritage tour in Kitakyushu

 

The tour offers how Japan became the world’s leading

Industrial country.

 

In 1901, Japanese modern steel industry started in Kitakyushu. Since then Kitakyushu became

the industry city and Japan’s Industrial modernization has been achieved here with
unprecedented surprising speed.

 

Tour condition
・Start and end of the tour is to be Kitakyushu
・Guided by Industrial Heritage guide 
・Chartered vehicle such as a jumbo taxi or bus

 

 

 
 Itinerary  
 
・Depart a hotel in Kitakyushu
 Yahata port → Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio → Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

    World Herigtage  → Lunch at Otani Kaikan Hall → Kawachi Resevoir

 Dedicated railway for Yawata Steel Works
・Disband at the hotel in Kitakyushu
 

 
 Where to explore
 

Japan’s Modern Steel Works history started here

Yawata was a rural village with a small population of agriculture and fishing industry.

And this place was decided in Parliament as the Japan’s Modern Steel Works

construction site in 1897.


 

In April 2007, based on this theme of “innovation,” the Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery & Studio (KIGS)

opened in Yahata, Higashida, the first site of steel manufacturing in Japan’s modern age.

Museum Building

World Heritage,

Meiji Japan’s Industry Revolution

Introducing Industry innovation

history of Japan


 
The birth place where Japan’s steel industry began in 1901
It contributed greatly to the development of the Japanese steel industry and was used until 1972,
and has been preserved just as it was. 

 

Built in 1899, ahead of production facilities. It is an architectural fusion
of Japanese and European design, a two story red brick building with
bilateral symmetry and a central dome set in a Japanese tile roof. 

This office is a Witness who has been watching the history of industrial

modernization in Japan while also experiencing war. 

World leading rails producing

in the Steel Works

First Head Office building

registered on the World Heritage

Observation deck of the

World Heritage


 
The western-style building of Art Deco style architecture which was completed in 1927,
and opened as an employee club of the then-owned Yawata Steel Works. The Hall building 
received the Kitakyushu City Architectural Culture Award in 1989. 
 

 
The first-class civil construction heritage that triggered the registration of World Cultural Heritage of
Meiji Japan’s Industrial Revolution. The Kawachi Reservoir was constructed for the industrial water
supply to Yawata Steel Works. 

 

Connected between Yawata and Tobata. Construction work took three years, and completed in 1930. 

The most difficult and hard work was making Miyatayama tunnel with a total length of 1180 m due to

suffering from floods.

The gates of the Miyatayama tunnel are decorated with stately designs.

The rail way crossing the road

Miyatayama tunnel Yahata side

Miyatayama tunnel Tobata


 
 

Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.

Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.

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Takeo & Arita & Imari

 

Takeo

 

The Onsen resort, has 1200 years history

Takeo is located in the western part of Saga-prefecture.

The hot spring temperature is 18 to 52 degrees. Spring quality is smooth with alkaline simple

hot spring.  It is said that the color is colorless and transparent and has an outstanding effect

on recovery from fatigue.

 

Romon Gate

The landmark of Takeo Onsen.

Romon Gate, which was designed by a renowned architect in the Meiji Era, Kingo Tatsuno,

and is at the entrance of the Onsen area.

     


 

Mifuneyama-rakuen Garden

Beautiful Japanese Garden, located in the southwestern foot of Mifuneyama

Construction of the garden took about 3 years and completed in 1845, the area is about 5ha.

The dynamic cliffs of Mifuneyama Mountain can be seen from the gardesn.

     

 

Big Camphor tree at Takeo Shrine

One of the oldest Camphor tree in Japan.

The tree is one of the largest in Japan and over 3,000 years old. Designated a natural monument

of the city. It is 30 m high, has a circumference of 20 m, and its branches extend 30 m east-west

and 33 m north-south.


 

Arita

Famous for Arita yaki which is 400-years old porcelain. The piece is bright, elegant pictures

drawn in transparent white porcelain. 


 

Arita Porcelain Park

 

     

 

Porcelain Manufacturer


 

Imari

The porcelain town, has 400years history.

Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors’ name for

Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture.

 


 

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