HOME    Sone tideland facing the Seto Inland Sea from Sone, in Kitakyushu-city and is one of the largest tideland in the Seto Inland Sea ; it is about 5 km offshore with an area of about 517 ha.     The tideland is the home to some 326 species of benthic animals in the tidal flat, including a handful of endangered species, like the ancient horseshoe crab that has not changed since the age of dinosaurs. Several endangered birds are seen during the summer, like the Saunders’s Gulls, Eastern Marsh Harrier, and the Intermediate Egret.     Horseshoe Raising house, the ecology of the horseshoe can be learn here.       Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour   Kyushu tour packages　    

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                                                                                                                                  HOME    We have four UNESCO World Heritages in Kyushu. Those sites are located all over Kyushu.   ・ Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution   registered in 2015   ・ Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region   registered in 2018   ・ The Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata region  registered in 2017   ・ Yama, Hoko, Yatai, float festivals in Japan   registered in 2016      Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution  Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding, and Coal Mining, are a grouping of historic sites that played an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods. Location of the site : Kitakyushu, Nakama, Saga, Omuta, Arao, Misumi, Nagasaki, Kagoshima.     Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki Regions bear unique testimony to the tradition of people and their communities who secretly transmitted their faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the conventional society and its religions during the time of prohibition. Location of the sites are Nagasaki, Shimabara, Hirado and Amakusa.     The Sacred Island Okinoshiam and Associated site in the Munakata The island of Okinoshima is located in the Genkai sea between Japan and Korea,  As even landing on the island has been prohibited, the strict taboos have preserved archaeological ritual sites on the island …

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                                                                                                                                          HOME    Historic Building representing modern Japanese architecture The building was constructed in 1911 as the former Matsumoto Kenjiro residence, and was designed by renown architectural designer Tatsuno Kingo, whose representative works was JR Tokyo Station.  The building is designated as a national cultural asset.   Former owner, Matsumoto Kenjiro was a Japan’s prominent business person and one of founder of Meiji Senmon Gakkō or Meiji Technical College, Current Kyushu Institute of Technology.   This building is now open to the public, and it is used as a restaurant, party and wedding reception.      General information   Address 1-4-3 Ichieda, Tobata, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture Access 20 minutes by a vehicle from JR Kokura World Station 10 minutes by a vehicle from JR Tobata Station     Home  Tailor-made tours　Study tours　Christian Pilgrimage tours　Golf tour  Kyushu tour packages    

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                                                                                                                                          HOME    Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith continued even during the ban on Christianity Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki Regions bear unique testimony to the tradition of people and their communities who secretly transmitted their faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the conventional society and its religions during the time of prohibition.     Oura Cathedral It was built in 1865 under the supervision of the French priest Bernard Petitjean. On March 17, 1865, a group of peasants from Urakami came to the church and professed their faith to Father Petitjean,  thus revealing that Christianity had survived through the centuries of persecution. The white marble statue of the Holy Mother at the entrance was built in commemoration of the dramatic discovery of the  “Hidden Christians.     Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki is the place of Martyrdom of 26 Japanese Saints. The Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on February 5, 1597.Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan. In 1950, Pope Pius XII designated this place as an official pilgrimage site for Catholics. And Saint Teresa of Calcutta commonly known as Mother Teresa visited here in 1982.   By putting them to death, Hideyoshi threatened people, saying “I hereby ban Christianity”.  Responded the martyrs’ chant “All …

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