Nabegataki Waterfall is a hidden tourist spot in Kumamoto prefecture, located just outside Oguni town in Aso region. One of the area’s more well-known waterfalls. Looking like a mini-Niagara.     The hi …

Nabegataki Watarfalls…の続きを読む

  Only the place in the world !   You can cross the strait on foot. The Kanmon Strait, separating Honshu and Kyushu, is a very beautiful and busy waterway with as many as 700 small and  large ships a day passing thr …

Kanmon Pedestrian tunnel…の続きを読む

  The complex of building and gardens comprising Suwa Shrine nestles on a shaded stretch of hillside overlooking the heart of Nagasaki-city. The shrine was founded in the wake of ban of Christianity in the early 17t …

Suwa Shrine…の続きを読む

  Dr. Albert Einstein who awarded Nobel Prize in Physics stayed here. It was built by the Mitsui Co., Ltd in 1921 as a reception centre and to provide accommodation for VIP’s.  It is now designated as an important c …

Mitsui Club…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

  One of the most famous temple in Fukuoka prefecture known for being a great place for cherry blossom viewing in the spring, and many people visit in the autumn to see the fall foliage.     The temple was …

Raizan Sennyo-ji temple…の続きを読む

  Shimabara Castle, is located in Shimabara and was built in 1625 by the feudal load Matsukura Shigemasa, who was regarded as a master of castle building. The castle, which took 7 years to complete, is also known as …

Shimabara Castle…の続きを読む

  Samurai was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. The Samurai Houses in Shimabara along the old Samurai street nearby Shimabara Castle were built in 18th century.     Three samurai ho …

Samurai Houses…の続きを読む

  Samurai street lined with stone walls and a spring water canal running down the center commemorates the old samurai section of Shimabara. Three Samurai houses have been restored and opened as exhibits.   &nbs …

Samurai Street…の続きを読む

  The festival is held on the first Sunday of March. Kyokusui-no-en is a Japanese traditional ceremony held at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine on the first Sunday of March, a purification ceremony on a winding stream, is perform …

Kyokusui-no-en at Dazaifu Shrine…の続きを読む