Yanagawa is the birthplace of Steamed Eel.  The most recommended local cuisine is Steamed Eel that was born in Yanagawa more than 300 years ago. Rice seasoned with a special sauce is topped by grilled eel and thin …

Eel cuisines in Yanagawa…の続きを読む

  Yoakejaya, Japanese restaurant using local delicacies of the Ariake Sea. Yanagawa is facing to Ariake Sea where many fresh and unique fishes are caught. Yoakejaya is serving Japanese cuisine using local delicacies …

Local delicacies restaurant in Yanagawa…の続きを読む

  Coffee break under the traditional atmosphere. The restaurant was designed by renown architecture designer Kengo Kuma in 2011. The concept of the design is Harmony of Modern and traditional by natural material; 20 …

Starbucks at Dazaifu Shrine…の続きを読む

  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.      You will enjoy a leisurely cruise along the …

Yanagawa Canal boat cruise…の続きを読む

  Listed on National Scenic Landmark.  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. The …

Ohana and Shotoen Garden…の続きを読む

  Yanagawa is the birthplace of renown poet Hakushu Kitahara, whose accomplishments  are marked by a memorial park and the many stone monuments bearing his works placed throughout the city.    The house harmoni …

Birthplace of Hakushu Kitahara…の続きを読む

  The Shrine dedicated to the deity of learning, many Japanese visit the Shrine to pass the examination successfully. Built on the site of grave of Sugawara Michizane, who is deified as the Deity of scholarship. The …

Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine…の続きを読む

  The Zen temple famous for its beautiful stone garden. It was built during the Kamakura period just next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine and is within walking distance of Nishitetsu Dazaifu station.     Genera …

Komyozen-ji temple…の続きを読む

  Government site of Ancient Kyushu.  Known as TOFURO, the site was used during the Nara (710 to 794 AD) and Heian (794 to 1185 AD) period. The Dazaifu was responsible for supervising Japan’s maritime frontier, as w …

Site of Dazaifu Government Office…の続きを読む

  Kyushu National Museum was opened in 2005 in Dazaifu-city next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, as Japan’s fourth national museum after Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara. Dazaifu is the place where played important role as a …

Kyushu National Museum…の続きを読む