The largest Shrine in Kyushu / Kora Taisha Shrine
The largest Shrine in Kyushu and the shrine is specified as Ichino-miya or the representative
Shrine in Chikugo region. Located in Kurume-city, stand at the middle of Kora Mountain.
From the Shrine compound, breath taking magnificent view of Chikugo plain can be seen.
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Torii Gate, entrance of Shrine |
Kyushu’s largest Shrine building |
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June 15, 2020
Eel cuisine
The lunch today is Steamed Eel at local restaurant Chikurintei in Kitakyushu.
Steamed Eel was born in Yanagawa more than 300 years ago.
Rice seasoned with a special sauce is topped by grilled eel and thin shredded
omelet, all of which is steamed in a bamboo steamer.
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June 14, 2020
Breakfast today
I had breakfast today at the local restaurant Sukesan.
This is a typical Japanese menu.
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June 13, 2020
Horseshoe in Kitakyushu
The horseshoe lives in Sone Tidal flat in Kitakyushu.
It has hardly changed in hundreds of millions of years and is considered to be living fossils.
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June 12, 2020
Shinozaki Shrine
Japan Meteorological Agency announced that Fukuoka-prefecture started the rainy
season today.
This is Shinozaki Shrine where I visit every morning.
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June 11, 2020
Around our office
The weather forecast said that the rainy season in Fukuoka prefecture will start tomorrow.
The photos are around our office just before the rainy season.
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June 10, 2020
June flowers, Hydrangea
Hydrangea is a flower in the rainy season of Japan.
Usually, the rainy season begins in early June, however the season has not started
yet this year. We need rain.
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The photos are taken at Yahata port in Kitakyushu-city, today.
June 08, 2020.
Kawachi Reservoir
It is beautiful day today.
The temperature is like early summer and is 28 degree Celsius.
I walk around Kawachi Reservoir.
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Kawachi Resevoir is the first-class civil construction heritage completed in 1927, the triggered
the registration of World Cultural Heritage of Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution.
The Reservoir was constructed for the industrial water supply to Yawata Steel Works.
The dam was constructed at the Okura River and upper stream of the dam was expanded and
making the 7milion cubic metre reservoir.
June 07, 2020
Seasonal flowers, iris
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posted on June 6, 2020.