Mejiro Limestone Cave
It is the longest cave in Hiraodai Karst, over 2 km in length. The highlight of this cave
is the monolithic ceiling which is a very unique structure as a limestone caves.
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General information
| Address | 3-1-1 Horadai, Kokura-minamiku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
45 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Usa 100 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu 100 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin |
| Open hours |
10:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 500 |
| Days closed | No regular closing days |
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Ojika Limestone Cave
The cave is called footfall of dinosaurs. It is the very rare cave in Japan; the entrance
is vertical pit with 25 meter, when getting down to the bottom, you follow the underground
horizontal cave and you can see the hidden aspects of Hiraodai Karst.
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General information
| Address | 2-6-58 Horadai, Kokura-minamiku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
45 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Usa 100 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu 100 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin |
| Open hours |
10:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 500 |
| Days closed | No regular closing days |
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Hirotani Wetland
It is the only wetland in Fukuoka-prefecture. Located 600 meters west from Seiryu Cave
and 2,500 m east from Hiraodai Nature Observation Center. The wetland is an important
part of Hiraodai Karst landform, offering a variety of wetland plant life such as the Sagiso
(rein orchis), Tokiso (pogonia), and Nohanasyobu (iris).
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General information
| Address |
located in north-east side of Fukuoka-prefecture Kokura-minami-ku and Kanda-machi Miyako-gun |
| Access |
40 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura station to Hiraodai Nature Center 40 minutes walk from Hiraodai Nature Center to Hirotani Wetland |
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Kyushu Railway Museum
It is a railway theme park organized by JR Kyushu, showing the history of Kyushu Railways.
Consists of 3 areas; main building, train exhibition hall and mini railroad park. The main
building has diverted from the original Kyushu Railway Headquarters red brick building built
in 1891.
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Steam locomotive C59 manufactured in 1941 |
Electric limited express train manufactured 1969 |
Exhibit the trains used during Meiji era |
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General information
| Address | 3-29 Kiyotaki, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
A Short walk from JR Mojiko Station |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 300 |
| Days closed | 2nd Wednesday except August, 2nd Wednesday and Thursday in July |
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Senbutsu Limestone Cave
The largest limestone caves in Hiraodai Karst Plateau, extending about 900 m while
meandering toward the northeast. Senbutsu Literally means 1,000 Buddha Cave and
the shape of the cave is narrow. The narrow ceiling ravine with a maximum width of
10 m and a maximum ceiling height of 15 m.
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Approximately 30 large and small stalactites hang down at the entrance, giving a spectacular scenery.
Abundant groundwater still continues to erode in the cave.
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General information
| Address | 3-2-1 Kokura-minakiku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
45 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura Station 80 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 80 minutes by a vehicle from Usa 100 minutes by a vehicle from Beppu 100 minutes by a vehicle from Yufuin |
| Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 Week day 9:00 to 18:00 Saturday, Sunday and National holidays |
| Admission fee | JPY 800 |
| Days closed | No closing days |
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Blue Wing Moji
This bridge, made in 2003, is the only pedestrian draw bridge in Japan, and is one the most
popular photo spot in Mojiko Retro. The length of the bridge is 108 meters and it is opened
6 times a day at 10h, 11h, 13h, 14h, 15h and 16h. When a ship passes through, the main
24-meter span and the secondary 14-meter span are raised 60 degrees from the horizontal.
Don’t miss a beautiful sunset.
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General information
| Address | 4-1 Minato-machi, Moji-ku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access | 5 minutes walk from JR Mojiko Station |
Kanmon Straits
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The Kanmon Straits, separating Honshu and Kyushu, is a very busy waterway with as many as 700 small and large ships a day passing through it. There are a total of seven ways to cross the straits such as the 1,068-meter-lomg “Kanmonkyo Bridge”, which is for motor vehicles only, the “Shin-Kanmon Tunnel” for Shinkansen bullet trains, the “Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel”, which enables people to cross on foot, the “ferries”, and the like. |
| Kanmonkyo Bridge | Mojiko Retro | Ferry to Shimonoseki |
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| Makari Park | Mt. Hinoyama | Seikyo Statue |
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| Hankyo Ferry to Osaka | Shinmoji Marina | Hisyakuda Fishing Port |
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Kanmonkyo bridgeThe suspended bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch |
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Konamon Pedestrian tunnel |
Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery Studio
Museum of Industrial Technology. 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. Various things related Industry
technologies are exhibited ; Exhibition Gallery shows items on the theme of technology
development World Heritage Gallery shows items related Meiji Japan’s industrial Revolution.
At the adjacent workshop building, manufacturing experience can be done.
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General information
| Address | 2-2-11 Higashida, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station |
| Open hours |
9:00 to 19:00 weekdays 9:00 to 17:00 Saturday, Sunday and National holiday |
| Admission fee | No admission fee is required |
| Days closed | every Monday |
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Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
The largest scale Museum in Western Japan for Natural history and Human history
located in Higashida district.
What to Exhibit
| Natural History Zone | History Zone |
| The History of Earth and Life | Local Festival lobby |
| The Time traveling room | Local Culture history |
| Diversity of life | Discovering history |
| Discovering Nature | History of Kitakyushu |
| Eco-garden | Theme Exhibition |
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Natural history, exhibit various creatures including dinosaurs |
East Asia, exhibition theme of cultural exchange |
Human history, exhibit the history and lifestyle in Kitakyushu |
General information
| Address | 2-4-1 Higashida Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station |
| Open hours | 9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | JPY 500 |
| Days closed | New year’s holidays |
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Environmental Museum in Kitakyushu
The museum has Environmental learning function, Environmental information function and
Environmental activity function. The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu,
Global warming and other various environmental issues can be learned.
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The Museum Building |
Learn the Global warming |
The Environmental improvement history of Kitakyushu |
General information
| Address | 2-2-6 Higashida, Yahata-higashi, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
| Access |
5 minutes walk from JR Space World Station |
| Open hours |
9:00 to 17:00 |
| Admission fee | No admission fee is required |
| Days closed | every Monday |
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