Day 9 Yanagawa

A beautiful canal town Yanagawa, Canal boat cruise can be enjoyed while experience the

atmospheres of Japanese castle town and rural Japanese life style. The estuary town facing

the Ariake Sea through the Chikugo River and Yabe River. People started to live here since

ancient times and the agriculture and fishery have been engaged in by making Horiwari literary

means the artificial canal.

Itinerary

Check out Hotel in Harazuru Onsen

Transfer to Kurume by JR Chikugo-yoshii to Kurume station by a local train, 40 minutes

Transfer to Nishitetsu Kurume station from JR Kurume station by a local bus, 10 minutes

Transfer to Yanagawa by Shishitetsu train from Nishitesu Kurume to Nishitesu Yanagawa

Walk to Canal boat cruise landing place, 10 miutes

Exploring Yanagawa included Ohana Shotoen Garden

Transfer to Kurume by Nishitetsu train from Yanagawa

Transfer to Kitakyushu by a Shinkansen from Kurume to Kokura

stay Kitakyushu

Where to explore

Canal boat cruise

Yanagawa Canal boat cruise is to board a small boat called the Donkobune and slowly

go down the river skillfully maneuvered by a boatman with bamboo pole. A 30minutes

cruise starting Okinohata and go around Ohana & Shotoen Garden is most recommended.

Lunch

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.

Listed on National Scenic Landmark, was built in 1697 as the villa of the Fourth Lord Tachibana

Akitora. At that time the region was called Hanabatake (Field of flower), so the villa was named

Ohana or Flower.

stay

Kitakyushu

The Industrial Innovation city with many different fascinating feature. Kitakyushu offers amazing

possibilities for tourism and travel with a combination of spectacular scenery, rich cultural

experiences as well as learning possibilities through Study tours based on the environmental

and industrial themes.