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 pe …

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

  The Sueyama Shrine is located in Arita Town, Nishimatsuura District. Feature of the Shrine is Shrine gate made by porcelain, and usually the Shrine gate are made of stone or wood. It is dedicated to Emperor Ōjin,  …

Sueyama Shrine, in Arita…の続きを読む

  This is the Japan’s first constructed Reflectance Furnace. In the late Edo period when the necessity of maritime defence increased, the Saga clan built the Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace for making cast iron-made Wes …

Tsukiji Reflectance Furnace, Saga…の続きを読む

  The shrine is designated as the special government shrine. The shrine dedicated to Naomasa Nabeshima, who oversaw the manufacture of Japan’s first modern Cannon. A New Year event in which a canon is shot for celeb …

Saga Shrine, in Saga…の続きを読む

  Japan’s Industrial Modernization activity was started here.  The largest restored wooden building in Japan at 2,500m2, the museum offers the unparalleled chance to experience a Japanese castle from more than 175 y …

Saga Castle History Museum, in Saga…の続きを読む

  The Former Pattern Shop has been registered on UNESCO World Heritage as Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.  The Former Pattern Shop was built in 1898 to produce wooden patterns for castings and is the o …

Former Pattern Shop / Shipyard History M…の続きを読む

  Atomic Bomb Museum opened in Nagasaki Peace Park in 1996 as part of the 50th  anniversary project for the Nagasaki atomic bombing. The museum replaced Nagasaki International Cultural Hall, where a number of  artif …

Atomic Bomb Museum, in Nagasaki…の続きを読む

  Japan’s own replica of Moai Statues. Enjoy a breath taking panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, the Sun Messe Nichinan has replicas of the Moai statues from the Easter Island placed here and there in the area. The …

Sun Messe Nichinan, in Miyazaki…の続きを読む

  Miyazaki Shrine is the oldest and most important shrine in the city. Dedicated to Emperor Jimmu, the mythical first emperor of Japan, it is said to have been established over 2600 years ago. The shrine’s buildings …

Miyazaki Shrine, in Miyazaki…の続きを読む

  The landmark of Takeo Onsen.  Romon Gate, which was designed by a renowned architect in the Meiji Era, Kingo Tatsuno, and is at the entrance of the Onsen area.  The gate has become the symbol of Takeo Onsen. In ad …

Romon Gate, in Takeo…の続きを読む