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 neces …

Onga River Pump Station…の続きを読む

  Dedicated Railway for Yawata Steel Works. The railway connected between Yawata and Tobata, construction work took three years, and completed in 1930. The most difficult and hard work was making Miyatayama tunnel w …

Kurogane Railway…の続きを読む

  Local Japanese Cuisines cooked by the best chef in Chikugo region. The chef who makes that cuisines also experienced the imperial family’s cook. Japanese cuisines using best local ingredients that vary by season c …

Japanese restaurant, Shirakabe…の続きを読む

  Breath taking scenery in harmony with the Shrine.  Ukiha Inari Shrine, located at foot of Mino mountain range, 130 m height from sea level. The 90 vermilion coloured Torii Gates stand on the 300 steps stairs is in …

Ukiha Inari Shrine…の続きを読む

  Takeo Onsen resort Takeo has 1200 years history and is located in the western part of Saga-prefecture. The hot spring temperature is 18 to 52 degrees. Spring quality is smooth with alkaline simple hot spring.  It …

Takeo and Ureshino travel guide…の続きを読む

  Time-honored scenery, back to 100 years ago. The Avenue is located in Yoshii-machi,  Ukiha-city.  Shirakabe, literary meaning is white wall. The avenue of houses with white wall were constructed about 100 years ag …

Shirakabe-dori Avenue…の続きを読む

  The narrow chasm cut through the rock by the Gokase River. The nearly sheer cliffs lining  the gorge are made of slow forming volcanic basalt columns which resemble the scales of a dragon where the stone twisted a …

Takachiho Gorge…の続きを読む