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Nagasaki Lantern Festival

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An annual festival in Nagasaki held on Chinese new year The festival has been started to

celebrate a new year by Chinese who lived in Nagasaki, and it became the Nagasaki’s festival

since 1994. More than 10 thousand lanterns are decorated at China town during the festival.

 

Kokura Gion Daiko (小倉祇園太鼓)

 

Kokura Gion Daiko is a summer festivals in which the main attraction is the playing the drums.

In 1958 the event was designated as an intangible folk cultural asset of Fukuoka prefecture.
On July 1st the Kokura Gion Taiko Uchizome-shiki (the ceremony to 
inaugurate Taiko practice sessions) is held,and from that moment,Kokura’s exciting summer begins,with each town and company group striving to perfect its own Taiko performance ahead of the Festival which is held from Friday of the third weel

in July.

A prominent feature of the festival are the dashi (decorated cart) parades through the town,carrying two drums,one at the front of the cart and one at the rear,with four drummers beating the Taiko in time to gongs called jangara, and reciting the phrase Yassa Yare Yare. 

The highlights of the Festival which you should not miss are the Taiko Performing Contest held at Kokura Castle on July 16th; and the Taiko Performing Parade held at Komonji-dori street on Sunday of the third week in July.

Japanese Castle

Long ago Japan was divided into many small provinces. The lords of each province fought to take

each other’s territory. Castles were built by the lords to show off their power and control their provinces.

They were both residences and military bases. They were made of wood, but used various defensive

devices for protection. For example, moats were built around some castles.

Additionally, many castles were built on plateaus or hills. The slopes were then steepened, making

them difficult for enemies to climb. In some castles the grounds from the gate to main building were

designed like a maze to confuse enemies.

The main castle building is usually in the center and is called the Tensyukaku (Castle tower).

They are tall and magnificent structure. The loads and their immediate servants lived in the Tensyukaku.

 


 

Castles in Kyushu

 

Kokura Castle

The Castle located within a walking distance of JR Kokura Stations. 

Hosokawa Tadaoki commenced the construction of Kokura Castle

 in 1602 and spent 7 years to completed it. The castle had a five fold

and six layered Castle tower and it was built in the architectural style

called  “Kara-zukuri”. Then, it served as a residence of the Ogasawara clan.


 

Karatsu Castle

Karatsu Castle is called Dancing Crane Castle. The Castle, which

stands beside Karatsu Bay, is unusual in that the stonework rises directly 

out of the water, using the ocean as a natural moat. It resembles the

figure of a bird with its wings spread wide as there is a pine grove extending

left to right and because its donjon is thought to look like the head of a crane.


 

Shimabara Castle

Located in Shimabara-city and was built in 1625 by the feudal load

Matsukura Shigemasa, who was regarded as a master of castle

building. The castle, which took 7 years to complete, is also known as 

“Moritake Castle”. It was an almost rectangular flatland castle built in

the Renkaku-style.


 

Kumamoto Castle

The Castle is one of the three great castles and one of the 100 best places

in Japan to view cherry blossoms. Due to the Earthquakes in 2016, the

Castle have heavy damages and many of Castle buildings were destroyed.

After that the restoration activities are being performed as fast as possible.

 

 


 

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Nature in Kyushu

Kyushu has rich landscapes including nature and diverse cultures including food cultures.

And also, Kyushu is known as ‘Onsen island’ and there are many Onsen resorts to stop into

while you’re travelling around.

 


 

Hiraodai Karst Plateau & Caves in Kitakyushu 

One of the three largest Karst Plateau in Japan. It is located in south

eastern part of Kitakyushu-cityAt altitudes between 400 and 600

meters above sea level and stretching 6 km from north to south

and 2 km from east to west.  


 

Mount Sarakura in Kitakyushu

The height of the mountain is 622 meters from sea level. At the top

you are presented with a magnificent and spectacular view of

Kitakyushu. Three Major Night View of Japan from Mount Sarakura to

be experienced. The beautiful night view is created by combination

of industrial zones and rich nature areas.  


 

Sakurai Futamigaura in Itoshima

A beautiful sunset scenic spot at Genkai Sea in Itoshima, the place is

selected as Japan’s 100 scenic beauty sunset beach.  Located in Genkai

Quasi-National Park. The married rock is connected by the large

Shimenawa with 30 metre length and 1 ton weight. Male rock is 11.8

metre high and Female rock is 11.2 metre height.


 

Keya Cave cruise in Itoshima

The most largest basalt cave in Japan located consist of octagon and

hexagon columnar joints. The entrance of the cave is 64 metre high

and 10 metre width and the depth is 90 metre. It is designated as one

of three major Basalt caves in Japan.


 

Unzen

Unzen is a gentle Onsen resort situated in the Unzen National Park.

 The Resort area was originally developed for foreigners as a place

close to Nagasaki-cityIt is started receiving foreign tourists around

the year 1900 when Kaempfer and Siebold introduced the city to

Europe and China.


 

Dolphins watching cruise

Approximately 300 wild Dolphins live in the sea between the Shimabara

Peninsula and Amakusa. The dolphin watching cruises have become

increasingly popular for all ages, especially because it is possible to see

the dolphins so close that you could almost touch them.


 

Mount Tsurumi

 Soaring 1375 metres into the sky, Mount Tsurumi is a breath taking

mountain overlooking Beppu that offers some decent hiking, rare flora

and outstanding vistas. Visitors can take a ropeway 800 metres up

and revel in being surrounded by acres of rolling greenery. 


 

Aso

One of the must visit tourist destination in Kyushu. The world’s

largest caldera and the active volcano give a lot of excitements. 

And numerous unforgettable experiences in the rural area

can be made including Onsen, variety of sports and local cuisines.


 

Takachiho Gorge

A narrow chasm cut through the rock by the Gokase River. 

 The nearly sheer cliffs lining the gorge are made of slow forming

volcanic basalt columns which resemble the scales of a dragon

 where the stone twisted and flowed as it formed.


 

Hyuga

Spectacle art collection of exposed Rocks created by raging wave.

 Hyuga is a bay cityfacing the Hyuga nada SeaThe whole area

along Cape Hyuga- misaki with its many exposed rocks is

designated as the Nippo-Kaigan Quasi-National Park. 


 

Sakura-jima Island

An active volcano with three peaks, Kita-dake, Naka-dake and still

active Minami-dake. Formerly an island, it became connected with

the Osumi Peninsula in 1914 when lava from its summit closed the 

channel between the two.

 

 


 

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Wasshoi Million Summer Festival

 

Wasshoi Million Summer Festival is one of the festivals representing Kyushu and  started in 1988

to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the formation of the city and has more than one and half

million spectators every year. 

 

  
 
The festival is held on Komonji dori Avenue in front of Kitakyushu City Government  Office on the
first Saturday and Sunday of August ( August 5 and 6 this year).
 
  

On the first day (Saturday)
,after the opening ceremony parade, festivals representing each of the
old cities assemble to join the parade and excitement grows among all the festival participants and spectators.

  
 
On the second day (Sunday), the Million Dance is performed around Kokura Castle by one and half million citizens who come from local companies and town groups,wearing themed festival costumes.
They dance and dance, enlivening and energising the festival.
One of the greatest highlights is the firework display,this spectacular show marks the finale of the festival.
 
・Venue : Komonji Avenue and Katsuyama Park Kokura kitaku

・Direction : A 15 min. walk from JR Kokura Station

 


 

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Hakata Dontaku Festival

Hakata Dontaku Festival, the name Dontaku is a corruption of the Dutch word 
Zontag, meaning Sunday.
The festival is said to have started as a New Year parade of merchants going 
to the local lord’s residence to celebrate. It is held on May 3 and 4 in Hakata,
Fukuoka-city.

 

  

About 30,000 of local townspeople take part, and its attractions include the 
traditional Matsuribayashi parade, a fancy-dress parade and a shamoji band.

 

Matsuribayashi is a parade of children and adults intraditional dress, led by the three 
gods Fuku-no-Kami, Ebisu and Daikoku, on horseback.
The kasahoko, a float that forms part of the Matsuribayashi parade.
It is believed in Fukuoka that babies carried under the kasahoko will grow up strong 
and healthy.
The shamoji band parade around the town beating time with the shamoji, the wooden 
spatulas used for serving rice.

Tamaseseri / wooden ball catching festival

 

Tamaseseri, a lively New Year’s Festival held on January, 
at Hakozaki Shrine in Fukuoka-city, including a traditional form of fortune-telling.
 

     
 
Several hundred men wearing lion cloths compete on piggy-back in 
two teams, the “sea” team and the “land” team team, for possession of 
a wooden ball.

If the sea team wins, a bountiful fishing catch is predicted for the year; 
if the land team wins a rich harvest is predicted. 

Hojoya

Hojoya is the festival held Hakozaki Shrine to celebration of all living creatures
It has a history of over 1000 years.


    
  

Hundred of doves and carp will be released on September 18 in reverence 
of all living things, a solemn mikoshi (shrine) procession take place 
on the 12th.


Most visitors are usually happy just to amble about, doing little more than 
munch on grilled food, gulp cold beer and amuse themselves with 
traditional sugar-cutting or goldfish catching games.

 

Join the cheerful crowd in colorful yukata and experience a rare, unhurried 
slice of old-time festivities in Fukuoka.

 

 

 

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Sumo

Sumo is a Japanese traditional martial art, which is the match of two Sumo 
wrestlers in the round ring called Dohyo.
The winner is one who first makes his opponent step outside of the ring or 
into touching the ground with anything other than the sole of feet, 
there are 48 wining techniques.


 

Professional Sumo Tournament is held six times a year, 
in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka-city.

 

 

 

Fukuoka Tournamentis held at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in November.

 

 

Japanese cuisines and local delicacies

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One of our most proud things in Kyushu is Japanese cuisines and local delicacies. You can enjoy

many different local dishes using fresh and unique ingredients in various places during your travel.

 


 

Fukuoka-prefecture

 

Fukuoka-city

 

Hakata Ramen Yatai

Food stalls “Yatai” is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year,

there are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have

to try Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles.

 


 

Ramen Stadium

Ramen Stadium isn’t really a stadium as the name suggests, but a food court on the fifth floor

of Canal City’s Cinema Building. It carries not one, but eight famous ramen stalls that serves

different ramen styles from across JapanRamen Stadium has eight ramen stalls with ramen

from Hakata, Kurume, and as far as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Sapporo.

 


 

Mizutaki

It is a local cuisine in Fukuoka.  izutaki (boil in water) describes, this is a hot pot dish made

with chopped chickens, negi, and a variety of vegetables put in a pot of water and boiled,

then dipped in ponzu sauce.

 

 

 

Kitakyushu-city

 

Yaki curry

Yaki curry latterly means baked curry and is local cuisine in Moji which is curry with rice

topped with cheese and/or egg heated in oven. The melted cheese and soft-boiled egg

combine with the spicy curry to enhance its flavor even more.

 


 

Tanga Yatai

At night time, food stalls called Yatai open in the square in front of Tanga Market.
Here you can try delicious oden (a stew made from various ingredients) and ramen.

 


 

Itoshima

 

Seafood restaurant at Keya area

Featured seafood restaurant, Isonoya. Special seafood dish used fresh fishes caught in the

Genkai Sea can be enjoyed.

 


 

Oyster Barbecue Hut

Itoshima oyster growing up in the rich nature of mountain and sea. There are many Oyster

Barbecue Huts at five fishing harbours. The huts only open during the season, from end of

October to March or April.

 


 

Ichirano-no mori, Hakata Ramen

Ichiran is an authentic tonkotsu ramen or pork born soup ramen restaurant, established in 1960.  

The ramen producing factory can be visited and various type of ramen can be enjoyed at 

Ichiran-no-mori.

 

 


 

Yanagawa 

 

Eel cuisines

Yanagawa is the birthplace of Steamed Eel that has more than 300 years history. There are many

restaurants which have their long history and each restaurants have been keeping the traditional

source and brand value.

 


 

Seafood cuisine of Ariake sea 

Yanagawa is facing to Ariake Sea where many fresh and unique fishes are caughtJapanese

cuisines using local delicacies is also recommended. 

 

 


 

Chikugo region

 

Authentic Japanese restaurant, Shirakabe

The chef who makes that cuisines also has experienced the imperial family’s cook.

The restaurant Shirakabe is in the former merchant’s building constructed in 1928Japanese

cuisines using best local ingredients that vary by season can be enjoyed.

 


 

Shogetsu, Eel restanrant 

Chilugo region is one of the famous place for Eel cuisines along with Yanagawa. Shogetu is the

renown Eel restaurant located in Asakura along the Chikugo river side and established 70 years ago.

 


 

Featured Japanese restaurant Ginnoka in Yame

The restaurant Ginnoka uses Japanese old style house built 100 years ago, and located next

to the Sake brewery Kitaya. The restaurant opened in 2014 and serving Japanese cuisines

which is compatible with Sake using local abundant ingredients such as vegetables, fruits and

fresh river and sea fishes.

 


 

Saga-prefecture

 

Yobuko fresh Squid 

Famous for fresh Squid, transparent in body and firm in texture. The squid has a sweetness that melt

upon the tongue. In the finely crafted style of sashimi known as Ikezukuri, the flesh of still-living

seafood is served.

 


 

Saga beef

Saga beef is esteemed as one of the best Wagyu beef brands in Japan. The cattle used for our

meats are fattened in adherence to the regulations of the Japan Agriculture Co-operative, and

we use only Japanese black cattle registered with their cattle traceability system.

 


 

Takezaki crab

Takezaki crab is the local specialty of Tara, and is well-known for its rich flavor. Takezaki crabs are

available almost year around. From summer into fall the male crabs are delicious, with the females

and their eggs most delicious during the autumn and winter. You could even try one of each.

 


 

Nagasaki-prefecture

 

Nagasaki Wharf in Nagasaki-city

Elegant international & domestic tourist harbour. Made up of around 20 unique shops and

restaurants lined up at the water front, offering various choices such Japanese, Western,

and Italian cuisine, to beauty salons, outdoor shops and more.

 


 

China Town

Nagasaki China town at shinchi is one of the big three china town in Japan.  There are about 50

Chinese restaurants and many Chinese sundries shops in there.

 


 

local delicacy food, Guzoni

Guzoni is said to created during the Shimabara Rebellion of 1637When Christians were fought

under the leadership of Amakusa Shiro, they brought various ingredients such as rice cake, fishes

and vegetables, and made a stew.   This is the origin of Guzoni.

 


 

Indian restaurant, TAJ MAHAL in Shimabara


 

Obama Chanpon 

It is a local cuisine in Obama Onsen resort, made of noodles, seafood, and vegetables. The feature

of the restaurant in Obama Onsen serving everything from any Japanese style including Susi and

Chanpon. Shrimp are found in abundance along the beaches near the Onsen, and a special soup

is made from them.

 


 

Kumamoto-prefecture

 

Enjoy Aso beef and local cuisines. The restaurant uses the old private house with thatched roof

built more than 200 years ago. Bake the meat and local ingredients with charcoal at a Japanese

traditional style fire place.

 

Aso Akaushi beef rice bowl

Aso Akaushi laterally means red beef that is unique in that it has a higher proportion of red meat

with just the right amount of fat, combined with great taste, tenderness and healthiness. Aso Akaushi

beer rice bowl is a local cuisine in Aso consisting of a bowl of rice put in a mildly sweet sauce and

topped with Akaushi beef and egg.

 


 

Oita-prefecture

 

Seiro-mushi, Yufuin Kagura

Seiro-mushi is prepared with large bamboo baskets in front of diners.

Featured by the enriched flavor with warmth and fragrance of the cypress basket (seiro).

Live the lively, hot spring steam-like, “Jigoku steams” (literally hell’s steams) dishes right in

front of you with the traditional local taste of BeppuOita-prefecture.

 


 

Yufumabushi in Yufuin

Yufumabushi is a local cuisine which serves really nice BUNGO Beef. But surprisingly, the way

they serve beef is not BBQ or SUKIYAKI style that are seen in most cases, but “Yufumabushi

 ” style which we rarely see for beef dish.

 


 

Jigoku Mushi kobo

Jigoku Mushi, literally “hell-steaming” is a unique cooking method found in Beppu. The ingredients

such as vegetables, seafood and meals are cooked using the steam from natural hot spring.

You can operate the steam cookers all by yourself and you can cook whatever you want.

 

 

 

local specialty cuisines in Oita-prefecture

Bungo Beef, Seki  Aji & Seki Saba, mackerels, Oita fugu, blowfish

 

 


 

Miyazaki-prefecture

 

Somen nagashi in Takachiho

Somen is a kind of noodle which is made by wheat and is usually eaten by dipping style.
Somen nagashi is the way of eating Somen with waterslide traditionally made by bamboo

like as video below. Nagashi means flowing.

 


 

Kagoshima-prefecture

 

Makurazaki Osakana Center

 

 

 

Somen noodle nagashi

The unique Somen noodle nagashi in Tosenkyo ravine in Kaimon open throughout the 

year serving cold Somen noodle that swim in the revolving container.

 

 


 

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