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Chiran Peace Museum for the Kamikaze Pilots, in Chiran
2024/03/09
MuseumsThis museum exhibits precious materials such as pictures, letters, wills, articles and mementos of the 1,036 Kamikaze pilots based in Chiran who participated in the Battle for Okinawa towards the end of World War …
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Tachiarai Peace Memorial Museum, in Asakura
2024/03/09
MuseumsThe main exhibit room displays a few letters and other items of kamikaze pilots who died in battle. One case has photos of about 50 kamikaze pilots from Tachiarai Air Base and includes the following information on …
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Yanagawa Sagemon Festival
2024/03/09
Festivals and EventsYanagawa Sagemon Festival is one of the most beautiful and very unique Japanese traditional Festival in Kyushu. The festival is held from February 11 through April 3 in Yanagawa. Hina dolls are displayed by fami …
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Ohana and Shotoen Garden, in Yanagawa
2024/03/09
Japanese gardenListed 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 …
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Marine World Uminonakamichi, in Fukuoka-city
2024/03/09
Amusement parksThe aquarium focuses on the aquatic life found around Kyushu. The main tank is a huge, seven meter deep pool filled with all different kinds of marine life including over 120 sharks of 20 different varieties. Ther …
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Kyokusui-no-en at Dazaifu Shrine
2024/03/09
Festivals and EventsThe 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 pe …