Japan Heritage, Kanmon Strait
Kanmon Strait has been registered on the Japan Heritage as Kanmon Nostalgic
Strait in 2017.
Kanmon Strait was an important and key place of inland and sea transportation
since ancient times.
And at the end of Tokugawa Shogunate period in the middle of 19th century, Moji and
Shimonoseki ports were established at both side of Kanmon Kaikyo Strait.
Since then, the western style lighthouses were constructed and many heavy modern
western buildings were constructed one after another at Moji and Shimonoseki.
Kanmon Strait was a stage of Japan’s modernization history.
At the both side of Strait, Moji and Shimonoseki, there are lot of retro
buildings and historical places used for modernization of Japan are still remain.
When you visit here, you can feel a nostalgic atmosphere, as if you are in a
historical movie scene.
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Chikugo Yoshii Hinadoll Festival in 2020
Hina matsuri, also called Doll’s Festival or Girls’ Day, is a special day in Japan, celebrated
each year on 3 March. A platforms covered with a red carpet-material are used to display a
set of ornamental hina dolls, representing the Emperor, Empress, attendants, and musicians
in traditional court dress of the Heian period.
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It is an occasion to pray for the well-being and prosperity of girls. It is thought that the festival has its roots
in an ancient purification ceremony, in which dolls were floated down the river, taking all of the girls’ bad
luck with them.
Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city Hina doll Festival
from February 11 through April 3
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Main Hina dolls are displayed at Shirakabe Avenue district, where the river is lined by attractive former
warehouses, all with traditional wood and white plaster exteriors. The doll displays of Ukiha usually
feature two types of dolls: okiage (paper cut-outs covered in cotton and wrapped in fabric) and hakobina
(dolls in individual display cases).
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General information
| Address | Yoshii-machi, Ukiha-city, Fukuoka-prefecture |
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50 minutes by a vehicle from Fukuoka-city 45 minutes by a vehicle from Dazaifu-city 60 minutes by a vehicle from Yanagawa-city 90 minutes by a vehicle from Kitakyushu-city |
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Fukuoka selected by CNN as 19 best places to visit in 2019
Fukuoka-prefecture only in Japan is selected by CNN Travel as
one of the top 19 places to visit in 2019.
Capital of Fukuoka-prefecture is Fukuoka-city and one of several host cities for
the 2019 Rugby World Cup, Fukuoka is the gateway to the island of Kyushu.
The prefecture consists of Fukuoka-city, Kitakyushu-city, Yanagawa, Dazaifu, Itoshima
and other fascinating regions such as Munakata and Chikugo region.
It’s the perfect destination for those looking to go beyond the well-trodden destinations like Osaka,
Tokyo and Kyoto and see a new corner of Japan.
The places introduced by CNN travel
Kawachi Wisteria Garden is a private garden at the Mountain foot of Sarakura in
Kitakyushu-city and famous for its spectacularly presented, large numbers of wisteria flowers.
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Kokura Castle is one of the most famous land marks in Kitakyushu. The construction was
commenced in 1602 and spent 7 years to completed it.
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Canal boat cruise can be enjoyed while experience the atmospheres of Japanese castle town
and rural Japanese life style. The estuary town facing the Ariake Sea through the Chikugo
River and Yabe River.
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Historical place Dazaifu About 1300 years ago, in Dazaifu, there was a government office to
manage the entire Kyushu for a long period of 500 years at the present Dazaifu.
There are numbers of historical sites which reflect to the ancient history of Dazaifu.
Worship Deity of scholarship Shrine, Built on the site of grave of Sugawara Michizane, who
is deified as Tenjin-sama, or the Deity of scholarship. The shrine is the headquarter shrine of
12,000 Tenmangu shrines in Japan.
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The Museum was opened in 2005 in Dazaifu-city next to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, as
Japan’s fourth national museum after Tokyo, Kyoto and Nara.
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The gate way to Kyushu and is the biggest cosmopolitan city in Kyushu. Due to its location
Fukuoka-city is the great starting point for exploring Kyushu. Fukuoka-city has a long history
as commercial town and castle town, and prospered as important district to Asian Continent
for many years. Now, Fukuoka-city is the International bub of Kyushu, the nation’s fourth
largest economic zone.
Fukuoka Chuo Wholesal fish Market
The Wholesale Market is open to the public on the second Saturday of every month as
Citizens Appreciation day.
Time is from 9h to 12h. The Special event is the Tuna Cooking Show, don’t miss it.
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Food stalls “Yatai” is one thing to enjoy in Fukuoka. Despite a decline in recent year, there
are said to be more than 160. The food stalls have all kind of food, but you have to try
Hakata ramen, usually made with white soup from pork bone and thin noodles.
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Taiwanes TV drama / Brave to Love
The Taiwanes TV drama was filmed in Kitakyushu-city & Shimonoseki-city.
Originally, Asunaro Hakusho (あすなろ白書Asunaro White Paper”) is a Japanese manga series
by Fumi Saimon that was serialized in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirits.
It won the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1992.
In 2019, the manga was adapted into a Taiwanese drama titled Brave to Love
(Chinese: 愛情白皮書; pinyin: Ai Qing Bai Pi Shu) starring Kingone Wang, Ting-hu Zhang, Gingle Wang,
Edison Song, Sylvia Hsieh and Andy Wu.
It will broadcast in Taiwan on Taiwan Television (TTV) (台視) in March 2019.
The drama was filmed in Kitakyushu-city and Shimonoseki-city
Where to film
Takami Shrine
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Kokura Castle
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Mojiko
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Wakato Bridge
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Shimonoseki
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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
Baked Eel
physical energy.
the eel to heighten its flavor.
is broiled over a charcoal fire while being dipped several times in a
special sauce.
rice wine.
Spring is coming soon. 春がそこまで来ています
I have found that cherry blossoms start to bloom at Chinkoku-ji temple in Munakata.
Cherry blossoms
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Plum blossoms
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Peach blossoms Narcissus flowers
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Autumn in Itoshima
is used to refer to the changing colors of autumn foliage.
as a natural monument.
monument, a white sandalwood tree located in the inner garden called
Shinji Teien, along with the autumn leaves.
The biggest Shimenawa in Japan (宮地嶽神社の日本一の注連縄)
Shimenawa is the thick, twisted, straw rope. It was believed in ancient days that
a Shimenawa had the power to keep off evil sprits, so many objects connected
with Shinto Shrines decorated with Shimenawa.
長さが11ｍあります。
昔、注連縄には悪魔を退ける力があるとしんじられていて、神社に関係の深い
多くのものには注連縄が飾られています。
Colorful autumn leaves in Unzen
where you can discover its absolute beauty in Japan.
Nita-toge Pass is the best place to enjoy autumn foliage.
Ema (絵馬）
Shrine and Temple.
One side of the plaque usually has a picture of horse or the
animal representing the zodiac sigh of that year.
for wide variety of things, then hang the Ema up the certain
places in the Shrine or Temple.
of offering real horses when they made wishes.
horse, as donating real horses became too much of financial
strain.