Day 5 Kitakyushu-city

 

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Kawachi Wisteria Garden

Kokura Castle Garden

Konamon Pedestrian tunnel  

Manga Museum and Aru Aru City 

Hiraodai Karst Plateau & Caves 

 

Fukuoka–prefecture only in Japan is selected by CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places

to visit in 2019.  And the Photo of Kokura Castle is used for introducing Fukuoka-prefecture.

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

 

 

Lunch, local cuisines at Kokura

 

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Mojiko Retro

 

Higashida

Japan’s modern steel industry was started as Yawata steel Works at Higashida district in 1901.　

Since then, the Works greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization until rapid  post war

economic growth. The three sites in Higashida have been registered on UNESCO World Heritage  

as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.

 

Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

Only the Blast  Furnace in the world which preserved as it was. 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.

 

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First Head Office of the Steel Works  / UNESCO World Heritage

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.

 

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Kokura Castle Garden

Kokua Castle Garden made at the former site of lord’s guest house, located next to Kokura Castle.

This garden consists of a Japanese garden and a lord’s house, a building of the 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.

 

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Konamon Pedestrian tunnel

Only the place in the world !   You can cross the strait on foot.  The Kanmon Strait, separating

Honshu and Kyushu, is a very beautiful and busy waterway with as many as 700 small and 

large ships a day passing through it. the Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel, which enables people to 

cross on foot.

 

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Manga Museum and Aru Aru City 

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.

 

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Hiraodai Karst Plateau & Caves 

One of the three largest karst plateau in Japan. It is located in southe-astern 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.  

 

 

 

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Exploring Kitakyushu

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Kitakyushu is the second largest city in Kyushu and World leading Environmental Future city, 

and blessed with spectacular & stunning nature. The city is the Industrial Innovation city greatly

contributed to Japan’s Industrial modernization. Now Kitakyushu offers a lot of sightseeing spots

such as scenic beauty places, UNESCO World Heritage of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial

Revolution , Industrial heritages, placed introduce cultures of people living there, and various

historic sites.  

 

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Itinerary 

 

A Private car and English speaking driver will meet you at designated place such as

Airport or Hotel and navigate you the Kitakyushu tour

8:30 Depart Fukuoka-city

Transfer to Kitakyushu-city 

Mount Sarakura 

Visit Higashida

   Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

   UNESCO World Heritage /  Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution  

Lunch Local cuisines

Visit Kokokura Castle

Explore Mojiko Retro

Kanmon Pedestrian tunnel 

Transfer to Fukuoka-city by vehicle through Kanmon Bridge

17:30 Arrive Fukuoka-city

 

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Where to explore 

 

Mount Sarakura

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. ​In 10 minutes, you can reach the summit 

from the Cable Car Station using the Cable car and the Slope car. 

 

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Higashida

Japan’s modern steel industry was started as Yawata steel Works at Higashida district in 1901.

Since then, the Works greatly contributed to Japan’s industrial modernization. The three sites in

Higashida have been registered on UNESCO World Heritage  as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial

Revolution.

 

Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

Only the Blast  Furnace in the world which preserved as it was. 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.

 

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First Head Office of the Steel Works  / UNESCO World Heritage  

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.

 

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Kokura Castle

Fukuoka–prefecture only in Japan is selected by CNN Travel as one of the top 19 places

to visit in 2019.  And the Photo of Kokura Castle is used for introducing Fukuoka-prefecture

Kokura Castle is one of the most famous land marks in Kitakyushu. The construction was

commenced in 1602 and spent 7 years to completed it.  

 

Kawara Sobe

Kawara soba is a local cuisine which Soba noodles and meat are cooked together on a Kawara

(stone roof tile) and dipped into a special sauce when eating it.

 

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.

 

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Study tour in the STEM Education field

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Science Learn Science, Environment, Nature, Industry, various history

Geography Field of science devoted to the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, phenomena of Earth

Architectures Various unique architectures designed by renowned designers

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Kitakyushu-city hiking tour

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Although probably better known as industrial and environmentally advanced cities,

Kitakyushu-city is also blessed with spectacular & stunning natural feature surrounding

mountain and Seto inland Sea as well as Genkai Sea, and is located in the Seto Inland Sea

National Park, Kitakyushu Quasi–National Park ( Mount Sarakura and Hiraodai Karst Plateau)

and Genkai Quasi-National Park.  The city has developed a vibrant hiking courses to go

along with its geography. We offer abundant hiking opportunities in the beautiful nature of

Kitakyushu-city.  

 

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Mount Sarakura 

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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Hiraodai Karst Plateau

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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Mount Komunji  

Mount Komonji is very close to JR Kokura Station and the height is 366 metre from the sea level.

The hiking courses are developed from Adachi-yama forest park to the top of the mountain.

It is very easy hiking and takes about 60 minutes.

From the top, the magnificent view of heart of Kitakyushu-city can be seen.

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 Location of Kitakyushu-city

 

 

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Tour results

We are offering various types of tours, and the tour results up to now are shown links below.

Tailor-made tour      Study tour       Golf tour 

 

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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

 

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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

 

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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.

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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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.

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Industrial Heritages in Kitakyushu

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Kitakyushu-city  is the industrial innovation city where a lot of Japan’s Industries were born

and Japan’s industrial modernization has been achieved. The city presents various Industrial

Heritages including UNESCO World Herigate of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.

 

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First Head Office of the Steel Works   UNESCO World Heritage

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.

World leading rails producing in the Steel Works

First Head Office building registered on the World Heritage

Observation deck of the World Heritage

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Onga River Pump Station, UNESCO World Heritage

Built in 1910 on the east bank of the Onga River. It served, and still serves, to deliver industrial

water to Yawata via an 11.4 km pipeline. This supply is integral to the steel production process

and was necessary to cope with the 1st phase expansion of the Imperial Steel Works.

Onga River

Onga River Pump Station

Water piping to the Steel Works

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Kawachi Reservoir 

The first-class civil construction heritage that triggered the registration of World Cultural Heritage of

Meiji Japan’s Industrial Revolution.Th e Kawachi Reservoir was constructed for the industrial water

supply to Yawata Steel Works. 

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Minami Kawachi-bashi bridge

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Higashida No.1 Blast Furnace

The Blast Furnace used to make the pig iron and was 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.

Indication of the year of Steel Works operation commencement

Proper of Blast furnace, Hot Stoves and Stack

Cast house floor, the pig iron is being discharged

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Dedicated railway for 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 1180m

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 side

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Hiagari Sewage water treatment plant

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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.

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 General information

Address	96-3 Nishiminato-machi, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Access	20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station
Days of visit	Weekdays except Saturdays, Sundays and National Holidays
Fee	No visiting fee is required
Arrangment	Japan KYUSHU Tourist organize to visit

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River Walk Kitakyushu

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A large commercial facility along Murasaki river and next to Kokura Castle. It was opened

as part of the Kitakyushu Renaissance Scheme in 2003, and possesses many colorful and

originally-designed buildings. It consists of a specialty store area where you can enjoy

shopping; the commercial zone with a cinema complex; the cultural zone mainly comprising

a theater and an art museum and a media zone which includes the offices of a newspaper

publishing company.

 

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Furthermore, an interesting spot is “FOOD PAO”, offers a varied selection of inexpensive restaurants

where you can enjoy lunch or dinner.

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 Location of Kitakyushu-city

 

 

 

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Idemitsu Museum

 

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Dalian Friendship Memorial

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