Karato Fish Market established in 1933

Karato Fish Market, is a fish market in Shimonoseki establish in 1933, and the blowfish

trading volume is Japan’s highest. This market is not only the wholesale market of fresh

fishes taken in the sea around Shimonoseki but also the retail market for general consumers

of fishes, marine products and sushi.

Plenty of tourists including oversea people visit and enjoy shopping.

The Special event is “Iki iki Bakngai” which is the food stall event held every weekend

Friday to Sunday and on public holidays.

There are so many kinds of seafood stalls that you’ll be spoiled for choice with Sushi, hearty

seafood bowls and seafood soup.

We recommend having lunch of purchased sushi overlooking the Kanmon Straits

in front of you.

Atomic bomb in Nagasaki in 1945

Disastrous War must not be repeated.

The plutonium atomic bomb exploded about 500m over the central monument

at 11:02 a.m. on August 9, 1945. 
The most part of Nagasaki was destroyed, and a tremendous number of lives were lost.  

And about 70,000 of Nagasaki’s 240,000 residents died instantly, and up to 60,000 were injured.

The radius of total destruction was about 1.6km, followed by fires across the northern portion of the 

city to 3.2km south of the bomb.

The total number of residents died may have been as many as 80,000, including those who died

from radiation poisoning in the following months. Even now, many atomic bomb survivors are

suffering. The list of names of the atomic bomb victim who died up to now is stored in the monument.

Wakato bridge in Kitakyushu-city, constructed in 1962

Wakato bridge is Japan’s first suspension bridge over the Dokai Bay, connecting Wakamatsu

and Tobata, and was completed in 1962.

At the time of its completion, it was the largest suspension bridge in the East, and

due to problems with welding reliability, it was constructed using riveted joints.

24,000 tons of steel used manufactured at Yawata Steel Works.

Amakusa Gokyo, built in 1966

Amakusa Gokyo or Amakusa five bridges, is a general term for five bridges which connects 

from Misumi at the Udo peninsula to the Oyano island, the Nagaura island, Ikejima, Maejima,

and Amakusa Kamishima, was built in 1966. The area on the National road route 266 called as

the Pearl Line.

Kanmonkyo bridge built in 1973

Kanmonkyo bridge is the suspended bridge crossing the Kanmon Straits, a stretch of water

separating two of Japan’s four main islands. On the Honshu side of the bridge is Shimonoseki

and on the Kyushu side is Kitakyushu-city.  The Kanmonkyo bridge was opened to vehicles

in 1973 and connected the Kyushu Expressway in 1984. It is the 34^th largest suspension bridge

in the world with a central span of 712 meters.

The Kanmonkyo bridge was opened to vehicles in 1973 and connected the Kyushu Expressway in

1984. It is the 34^th largest suspension bridge in the world with a central span of 712 meters.

Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution registered on World Heritage in 2015

Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution sites registered on UNESCO World Heritafe in 2015

Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining are a group of historic sites that played

an important part in the industrialization of Japan in the Bakumatsu during National

isolation period and Meiji periods, and are part of the industrial heritage of Japan.

The UNESCO World Heritages consist of eight areas with thirty component sites located

throughout Japan from Northern part Tohoku to Kyushu.

Kyushu has 5 areas with 16 sites as follows;

・Kitakyushu : 4 sites for Iron and Steel

・Miike (Omuta, Arao and Misumi)  : 3 sites for Coal Mining

・Saga : 1 site for Shipbuilding

・Nagasaki : 5 sites for Shipbuilding and Coal Mining

・Kagoshima : 3 sites for Iron and Steel

Okinoshiam and Associated site in Munakata registered on World Hetitage in 2017

The island of Okinoshima is located in the Genkai sea between Japan and Korea,  As even

landing on the island has been prohibited, the strict taboos have preserved archaeological ritual

sites on the island almost intact over a millennium.In three shrines of Munakata Taisha, located

in the islands of Okinshima, Oshima and Kyushu. 

From Okitsu-miya Yohaisho on Oshima, we can worship Okinoshima from afar. And Shimbaru-Nuyama

Mounded Tomb Group is the evidence of people who nurtured the tradition of worshipping the sacred

island. Location of the sites are Munakata, Fukutsu, and Oshima.

Hidden Christian sites registered on World Heritage in 2018

Hidden Christian sites in Nagasaki regions is registered on UNESCO’s World Heritage in 2018. 

Japanese Christianity has a long history of continuing faith while coexisting with Japanese

 traditional religion Shinto and General society. 

Japan’s unique practice of the Christian faith continued even during the ban on Christianity. 

Hidden Christian Site in Nagasaki,  Shimabara , Hirado and Amakusa Regions bear unique 

testimony to the tradition of people and their communities who secretly transmitted

their faith in Christianity while surviving in the midst of the conventional society and its religions

during the time of prohibition.