Recycling & Waste treatment technologies tour
Kitakyushu is offering various Recycling and Waste treatment technologies.
Kitakyushu City, once known as a “town of pollution,” now plays the role of the driving
force in creating a recycling-oriented society in Japan making use of the experience
and know-how it accumulated in the process of overcoming its pollution in order to
provide international cooperation. Our study tour provides the solutions of Recycling
and waste treatment issues
Model of the tour
・Lecture of Recycling and waste treatment
Lecturer : Masa Kondo, managing director of Japan KYUSHU Tourist
(have expertise and experience in the technical field)
Content of lecture
History to Environmental Future city
World leading Recycling and waste treatment business
Venue : Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery
Where to visit
Please select from the following
Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town. It introduces initiatives and activities
implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities
as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors.
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Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are sorted by municipalities and recycled into pellets and
flakes, which can be used as raw materials for polyester fibers and egg cartons.
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Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant
The collected waste including metals is melted at over 1,700 degree Celsius in the Melting Furnace
and then the melted slag and metals are discharged. The slag is used as raw materials for pavement
and bricks and the metals are re-used for other steel products. The process and technology of the
Melting Furnace can be learned.
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Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi
Refined waste papers is recycled into toilet papers. Sludge generated during the toilet paper
production process is used to produce a foaming inhibitor used by steel works.
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Hiagari Sewage water treatment plant
The sewage come through the sewer pipe is purified in the plant and flow into the sea. There is an
also new technology plant which the electricity is generated using the sludge from sewage. At the
Visitor Center established in 2015, sewage treatment process and technologies can be learned.
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Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
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Saga, Kashima, Yotoku Inari Shrine tour
Where to Explore
Kashima, Utoku Inari Shrine, Saga-city
General condition
・Departure and disbandment place is in Fukuoka-city
・Chartered vehicle is used
Itinerary
8:30 Depart Fukuoka-city
Transfer to Kashima using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour 30 minutes
Visit Yotoku Inari Shrine
transfer to Saga
Lunch at Saga-city
Exploring Saga-city
Saga Castle History Museum. Saga Shrine, Mietsu Naval Dock
Transfer to Fukuoka using Kyushu Expressway, 1 hour
18:00 Arrive at Fukuoka-city
Located about 60 kilometers southwest of Saga City.
It borders the Ariake Sea to the east and Nagasaki Prefecture to the southwest.
Feature sightseeing spot is Yutoku Inari Shrine and also Sake brewery visiting is recommended.
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The Shrine was used as a Shooting location of Thailand drama.
One of the most famous Inari shrines in Japan and located in Kashima-city, Saga-prefecture.
Dedicated to Inari, the deity whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind
in Japan.
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It faces the Ariake Sea on the south and is home to Saga Airport.
Saga is known as the plece where it has made a great contribution to the Japanese
Industrial Revolution.
Japan’s Industrial Modernization activity was started here in Saga.
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 years ago.
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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.
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World Heritage, Site of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution
Before Meiji Restoration, the Mietsu Naval Dock served as a venue for naval drilling and
maintenance of Western-style ship, as the naval base of Saga Clan.
Japan’s first practical steam ship, the Ryofu-maru was constructed there in 1865.
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Lie on the spacious hilly area in the northeastern part of Saga. Remains of a ringed-dugout settlement
presumably dating back to the 3rd century B.C. were unearthed there, and excavation is still underway
at the site. They are among the largest archeological remains in Japan.
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Note : we can arrange any other destinations considering your preferences for making
your own plan.
Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Industrial Heritage tour in Kitakyushu
The tour offers how Japan became the world’s leading
Industrial country.
In 1901, Japanese modern steel industry started in Kitakyushu. Since then Kitakyushu became
the industry city and Japan’s Industrial modernization has been achieved here with
unprecedented surprising speed.
Tour condition
・Start and end of the tour is to be Kitakyushu
・Guided by Industrial Heritage guide
・Chartered vehicle such as a jumbo taxi or bus
World Herigtage → Lunch at Otani Kaikan Hall → Kawachi Resevoir
Japan’s Modern Steel Works history started here
Yawata was a rural village with a small population of agriculture and fishing industry.
And this place was decided in Parliament as the Japan’s Modern Steel Works
construction site in 1897.
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In April 2007, based on this theme of “innovation,” the Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery & Studio (KIGS)
opened in Yahata, Higashida, the first site of steel manufacturing in Japan’s modern age.
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Museum Building |
World Heritage, Meiji Japan’s Industry Revolution |
Introducing Industry innovation history of Japan |
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This office is a Witness who has been watching the history of industrial
modernization in Japan while also experiencing war.
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World leading rails producing in the Steel Works |
First Head Office building registered on the World Heritage |
Observation deck of the World Heritage |
received the Kitakyushu City Architectural Culture Award in 1989.
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Connected between Yawata and Tobata. Construction work took three years, and completed in 1930.
The most difficult and hard work was making Miyatayama tunnel with a total length of 1180 m due to
suffering from floods.
The gates of the Miyatayama tunnel are decorated with stately designs.
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The rail way crossing the road |
Miyatayama tunnel Yahata side |
Miyatayama tunnel Tobata |
Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Takeo & Arita & Imari
The Onsen resort, has 1200 years history
Takeo is located in the western part of Saga-prefecture.
The hot spring temperature is 18 to 52 degrees. Spring quality is smooth with alkaline simple
hot spring. It is said that the color is colorless and transparent and has an outstanding effect
on recovery from fatigue.
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.
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Beautiful Japanese Garden, located in the southwestern foot of Mifuneyama
Construction of the garden took about 3 years and completed in 1845, the area is about 5ha.
The dynamic cliffs of Mifuneyama Mountain can be seen from the gardesn.
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Big Camphor tree at Takeo Shrine
One of the oldest Camphor tree in Japan.
The tree is one of the largest in Japan and over 3,000 years old. Designated a natural monument
of the city. It is 30 m high, has a circumference of 20 m, and its branches extend 30 m east-west
and 33 m north-south.
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Famous for Arita yaki which is 400-years old porcelain. The piece is bright, elegant pictures
drawn in transparent white porcelain.
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Arita Porcelain Park
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Porcelain Manufacturer
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The porcelain town, has 400years history.
Imari is most notable because of Imari porcelain, which is the European collectors’ name for
Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, Saga Prefecture.
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Location of Takeo & Arita & Imari
Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Environmental and Waste management tour
Kitakyushu is offering various Environmental and Waste manatement
technologies.
Kitakyushu-city, once known as a “town of pollution,” now plays the role of the driving
force in creating a recycling-oriented society in Japan making use of the experience
and know-how it accumulated in the process of overcoming its pollution in order to
provide international cooperation.
Our study tour provides the solutions of the Environmental issues
Model of the tour
Lecture of Environmental improvement business
Lecturer : Masa Kondo, managing director of Japan KYUSHU Tourist
(have expertise and experience in the technical field)
Content of lecture
History to Environmental Future city
World leading environmental business
Venue : Kitakyushu Innovation Gallery
Where to visit
Please select from the following
Eco Project information center that supports the Eco-town. It introduces initiatives and activities
implemented in Eco-town to encourage people to proactively used the facility for such activities
as environmental study sessions and interaction amongst visitors.
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Zero Emission Transportation System
The Electric bus driven by the electricity generated by a solar power generation, therefor no global
warming gases emitted from the bus. Operation of the system is commenced in 2015.
The solar power generation plant, the power charging equipment and Electric bus can be observed.
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Solar Power Generation for the Electric bus |
Electric bus |
On the Electric bus |
Waste treatment and Recycling
Plastic PET Bottle recycling / Nishi-Nippon PET Recycling
PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles are sorted by municipalities and recycled into
pellets and flakes, which can be used as raw materials for polyester fibers and egg cartons
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Melting Furnace / Sin-Moji Plant
The collected waste including metals is melted at over 1,700 degree Celsius in the Melting
Furnace and then the melted slag and metals are discharged.
The slag is used as raw materials for pavement and bricks and the metals are re-used for
other steel products. The process and technology of the Melting Furnace can be learned.
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Waste paper recycling / Kyushu Seishi
Refined waste papers is recycled into toilet papers.
Sludge generated during the toilet paper production process is used to produce a
foaming inhibitor used by steel works.
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Power generation plants
Kyushu Electric Power / Shin-Kokura Plant
Kyushu’s first thermal power plant used LNG and power generation capacity is 1,800,000kw.
Generation of electricity process can be learned by visiting the turbine room, control room and
boiler plant
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The company have been supplying low-cost and reliable electricity for over 60 years.
And research and development of the environmental measurement have been conducted.
New solar power generation and wind power generation systems can be learned.
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Japan’s first wind power generation plant constructed at the coast line facing windy strong
Hibikinada sea. 10 wind power generators line up and total generation capacity is 15,000kw.
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Water treatment plants and facilities
Hiagari Sewage water treatment plant
The sewage come through the sewer pipe is purified in the plant and flow into the sea.
There is an also new technology plant which the electricity is generated using the sludge from sewage.
At the Visitor Center established in 2015, sewage treatment process and technologies can be learned.
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The Plant making fresh water from sea water and sewage water established in 2011.
The desalination process and technology can be leared.
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Should you need further information please feel free to contact us.
Your equiry can be sent by selecting the Enquiry Form link below.
You can also contact us by e-mail at info@japan-kyushu-tourist.com
Tel : +81-93-521-8897, Fax : +81-93-521-8898
Address : AIM buiding 6th floor, 3-8-1 Asano, Kokura-kitaku, Kitakyushu-city, Fukuoka-prefecture
Hiroshima
Hiroshima is located in southwestern part of the Japanese archipelago and face to the Seto Inland Sea.
It has two World Heritage sites: the Atomic Bomb Dome and Itsukushima Shrine, both of which attract
many visitors.
A Shinto shrine dedicated to the three daughter of the deity of seas and storms on the sacred Miyajima
Island in Seto Inland Sea, where gods are believe.
The vermillion-painted buildings connected by corridors and its symbolic great torii gate appear as if
floating on the sea at high tides. more …
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It is the only structure left standing in the area where the first atomic bomb exploded on August 6 1945.
The Atomic Bomb Dome is the ruin of the former Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall that
was destroyed when the first nuclear weapon, atomic bomb, in human history was dropped by an
American Air Force bomber in 1945. more …
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Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum is located adjacent to the world heritage-listed Atomic Bomb
Dome, is a war memorial museum that reminds the world of the first atomic bombing.
This museum features a variety of exhibits bits such as belongings left by the victims and photos
that portray the horror of nuclear devastation. more …
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Hiroshima Castle is was constructed in 1589. The donjon, which was once designated as National
Treasure, was completely destroyed by an atomic bomb in 1945.
The present five-layered donjon was reconstructed in 1958 and the interior of the donjon is used
as Museum of Historical Materials, which introduces the culture of warriors. more …
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Local Cuisines
Grilled eel on rice (アナゴ飯）
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Charcoal grilled eel seasoned with soy sauce and mirin served on boiled rice. The aroma that rises the cooking eel is mouthwatering. |
Oyster （カキ）
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Hiroshima is Japan’s leading oyster producing area and the oyster that come out of Hiroshima are popular for their delicious flavor. They are generally eaten raw or grilled but we also recommend you try the Oyster Dote hotpot, in which a sweet miso paste is gradually blended in to the stock. |
Tsuetate Onsen
Tsuetate-onsen located on the border of Kumamoto and Oita prefectures in the middle of
Kyushu, was called “the inner parlor of Kyushu” in early to mid-Showa period.
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| Name plate of Tsuetate Onsen | Map of Onsen town | Cooking site |
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Okinawa
When the Ryukyu Kingdom was unified in 1429, the royal family built a castle on the small hill overlooking the present city of Naha to show its power over the island.
The Okinawa people have preserved their ancestor’s religious festival, music, traditional foods and historic sites.
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