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Endo Shusaku Literary Museum, in Sotome, Nagasaki
2024/07/07
MuseumsThe peaceful Sotome, the setting of Endo Shusaku’s novel Silence. Sotome area of Nagasaki city has an abundance o …
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The 26 Martyrs Museum, in Nagasaki
2024/07/07
MuseumsThe 26 Martyrs Museum is dedicated to the 26 Christians who were executed here on February 5, 1597. They included …
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Huis Ten Bosch, in Nagasaki-prefecture
2024/07/04
Amusement parksHuis Ten Bosch is a theme park in Sasebo, which recreates the Netherlands by displaying life-sized copies of old …
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Okawachiyama porcelain district, in Imari, Saga-prefecture
2024/07/30
Off the beaten pathImari is most notable because of Imari porcelain which has 400 years history. The city borders Arita to the south …
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Samurai houses, in Shimabara, Nagasaki-prefecture
2024/07/25
Off the beaten pathSamurai was a term for the military nobility in pre-industrial Japan. The Samurai Houses in Shimabara along the o …
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Showano-machi, in Bungo-takada, Oita-prefecture
2024/07/16
Off the beaten path, Latest informationTime back Japan’s 60 years ago, one of worthwhile place to visit in Bungo-takada, Kunisaki Peninsula, Oita-prefec …
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Hitoyoshi, in Kumamoto-prefecture
2024/07/29
Hidden Gems in Kyushu, Latest informationHitoyoshi is located in the northern part of Kumamoto along Kuma-gawa River. Hitoyoshi is a castle town once pros …
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Amakusa, in Kumamoto-prefecture
2024/07/30
Hidden Gems in Kyushu, Latest informationAmakusa is situated on an archipelago consisting of several island on the west side of Kumamoto. It possesses a b …
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Ureshino, in Saga-prefecture
2024/07/10
Featured destinationsUreshino Onsen is a hot spring town in south-western Saga-prefecture. Its clear Onsen waters are high in sodium b …
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Arita, in Saga-prefecture
2024/07/09
Featured destinationsArita is located in the north side of Saga and surrounding the mountain ranges. And Arita is the first place prod …