Visit Fukuoka

Visit Fukuoka Fukuoka is the gate way to Kyushu and a fascinating destination in Kyushu. Welcome to Fukuoka!
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This page is provided by Japan KYUHSU Tourist for introducing tourist information of Fukuoka.

Beautiful Island Nokonoshima, in the middle of Hakata BayThe must visit island when you travel Fukuoka, and you can get ...
04/05/2017

Beautiful Island Nokonoshima, in the middle of Hakata Bay
The must visit island when you travel Fukuoka, and you can get there in 10 minutes ride on the ferry boat from Meinohama Port.
Beautiful flowers all year round can be enjoyed at the Nokonoshima Island Park.
Cherry blossoms, rapeseed blossoms, cosmos, and other seasonal flowers planted the natural park all year round.
And breathtaking panoramic view of the Hakata Bay can also be enjoyed.

Kanmon Kaikyo Strait has been registered on the Japan Heritage as Kanmon Nostalgic Strait in 2017.Kanmon Kaikyo Strait w...
30/04/2017

Kanmon Kaikyo Strait has been registered on the Japan Heritage as Kanmon Nostalgic Strait in 2017.
Kanmon Kaikyo 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 Kaikyo 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.

Kawachi Wisteria GardenA little more time needed to full bloom
29/04/2017

Kawachi Wisteria Garden
A little more time needed to full bloom

Raizan Sennyo-ji templeOne of the most famous temple in Fukuoka prefecture known for being a great place for cherry blos...
29/04/2017

Raizan Sennyo-ji temple
One of the most famous temple in Fukuoka prefecture known for being a great place for cherry blossom viewing in the spring, and many people visit in the autumn to see the fall foliage.
The temple was founded in 725, Nara period by Seiga, who come from India as a priest
during the period.
The main hall was founded by Kuroda Tsugutaka who was the 6th feudal lord of Kuroda clan in Fukuoka
400 years of age big maple tree, which has been designated as natural monument of Fukuoka prefecture, has been said to be planted by him.
There is an Important Cultural Property which is the 4.8 meter wooden Avalokitesvara statue in the main hall.

Mataichino shio, is a salt producing plant in Itoshima.the sea water of Genkai sea is utilized.
28/04/2017

Mataichino shio, is a salt producing plant in Itoshima.
the sea water of Genkai sea is utilized.

Keya CaveThe 1st largest basalt cave in Japan consist of octagon and hexagon columnar joint.The cave is designated as a ...
27/04/2017

Keya Cave
The 1st largest basalt cave in Japan consist of octagon and hexagon columnar joint.
The cave is designated as a natural treasure; 64m high, 10m width and 90m depth cave.
A 30 minute sightseeing cruise is available from April to November.

Sumo match, French rugby team's mascot against the high school champion
19/04/2017

Sumo match, French rugby team's mascot against the high school champion

Motonosumi Inari Shrine in Yamaguchi prefectureThe most beautiful place in Japan 31selection, by CNN
14/04/2017

Motonosumi Inari Shrine in Yamaguchi prefecture
The most beautiful place in Japan 31selection, by CNN

Minami Kawachi bridge at Kawachi Reservoir in Kitakyushu-city.
13/04/2017

Minami Kawachi bridge at Kawachi Reservoir in Kitakyushu-city.

Sumo training of the highschool students.
12/04/2017

Sumo training of the highschool students.

Camel shaped rock in Kunisaki peninsula
11/04/2017

Camel shaped rock in Kunisaki peninsula

Takachiho gorge
10/04/2017

Takachiho gorge

various color tulip is now full bloom at Nogata Riverside Park
09/04/2017

various color tulip is now full bloom at Nogata Riverside Park

Pilgrimage trip in the sacred mountain Hikosan
08/04/2017

Pilgrimage trip in the sacred mountain Hikosan

Sarakurayama Mountain Slope car
07/04/2017

Sarakurayama Mountain Slope car

Nabegataki waterfall, hidden tourist spot in Kumamoto-prefecture  It is very unique waterfalls, you can actually climb b...
06/04/2017

Nabegataki waterfall, hidden tourist spot in Kumamoto-prefecture
It is very unique waterfalls, you can actually climb behind the falls to see how the water has carved out the rock over the years. This is a great spot for photographers - the light that filters through the trees creates an impressive backdrop if you can capture it.

Cherry blossom at Kokura Castle
05/04/2017

Cherry blossom at Kokura Castle

Kunisaki Peninsula began to develop 1,300 years ago as a sacred religious ground influenced by mountain and nature worsh...
04/04/2017

Kunisaki Peninsula
began to develop 1,300 years ago as a sacred religious ground influenced by mountain and nature worship, Buddhism, and Usa shrine rising in the region.
Here remains in Bungotakada city the historical background for “home of prayer” consecrating en mass the Shinto deity, Buddha, and ancestral spirit.

Kumano magaibutsu A grouping of relief sculptures of the late Heian or early Kamakura period in Kunisaki Peminsulam, Oit...
03/04/2017

Kumano magaibutsu
A grouping of relief sculptures of the late Heian or early Kamakura period in Kunisaki Peminsulam, Oita prefecture.

OkinawaOkinawa archipelago was an independent country known as the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 to 1879.Due to its strategic...
04/01/2017

Okinawa
Okinawa archipelago was an independent country known as the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 to 1879.
Due to its strategic location along trading route between Japan, China and Southeast Asia, it developed a unique culture borrowing from all its neighbors.
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.
Shuri Castle become the residence of the king and served as the site for religious rituals.
It became the political and administrative center of kingdom.
Okinawa is subtropical and consists of some 60 islands, known collectively as the Ryukyu Island.
Agriculture is limited to sugarcane, pineapple and vegetables and main industry is tourism.
The Okinawa people have preserved their ancestor’s religious festival, music, traditional foods and historic sites.

Kumamoto Castle is one of the three great castles, along with Nagoya Castle and Osaka Castle and one of the 100 best pla...
18/07/2016

Kumamoto Castle is one of the three great castles, along with Nagoya Castle and Osaka Castle and one of the 100 best places in Japan to view cherry blossoms.
The current castle was built in 1601 by Kiyomasa Kato, a great commander and took 7 years to complete.
The 980,000-square-meter premises are dotted with many memorable view such as donjons, turrets, turret gates, castle gates and long fences.
This castle is particularly famous for its beautiful curving stonewall called “Musha-gaeshi, which were built to defend against invading armies.
The stone walls have been designated a National Historic Site and 12 buildings in addition to the Uto-yagura turret have been designated National Treasure.

熊本城
熊本城は名古屋城と大阪城とともに日本三大名城に数えられ、更に桜の名所100選にも選ばれています。
1601年から7年の歳月をかけて、加藤清正によって築上されました。
広さが98万m2の敷地には、天守閣、櫓、櫓門、城門、長壁など見どころが多く、なかでも「武者返し」と呼ばれる美しい曲線を描く石垣は有名で、外壁の侵入を防ぐために作られたものです。
熊本城の石垣が国指定、宇都櫓他12棟が国宝に指定されています。

Harajiri FallsIt is called Niagara Falls of JapanThe Ogata River, running through the center of the Ogata plain in Oita ...
17/07/2016

Harajiri Falls
It is called Niagara Falls of Japan
The Ogata River, running through the center of the Ogata plain in Oita Prefecture, flows furiously down a cliff and creates Harajiri Falls.
The falls, 120 meters wide and 20 meters tall, are selected as one of the best 100 falls in Japan.
Lava flows produced by the great eruption of Mt. A*o accumulated and created Harajiri Falls.

原尻の滝
日本のナイアガラと言われている滝です。
大分県にある緒方平野の中心を流れる緒方川が、断崖から激しく落ちて出来た滝です。
幅120m、高さ20mで、日本の滝百選に選ばれています。
阿蘇山の大噴火によってできた溶岩流が堆積して形成されました。

Atita-yaki (有田焼き)Arita-yaki is 400-year old porcelain from Arita in Saga Prefecture.The piece have bright, elegant pictu...
08/07/2016

Atita-yaki (有田焼き)
Arita-yaki is 400-year old porcelain from Arita in Saga Prefecture.
The piece have bright, elegant pictures drawn in transparent while porcelain.
In the early 17th century, a group led by the Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong discovered a pottery stone in the Izumi Mountain of Arita. He was the first to make porcelain in Japan.
In those days, it was shipped from Imari Port, and do Arita-yaki is sometimes called Imari.
Arita-yaki was exported to Europe in the later half of the century, and it, along with Chinese porcelain, greatly influenced European pottery.
The unique Arita-yaki red, green and yellow pattern called Kakiemon style was loved by Europe’s aristocrats.
Every year during Golden Week in spring, the Arita Ceramic Bazaar is held in Arita.
Over 500 shops set up business and over a million people come from around the country.
You’ll find all kinds of pottery, from daily items costing less than 100yen to masterpieces costing millions of yen.

約400年の伝統を持つ有田焼は佐賀県の有田町で作られている磁器の総称です。
透き通るように美しい白磁と、その上に描かれた雅やかで華やかな絵付けが特徴です。
17世紀の初頭、朝鮮人陶工・李参平らが有田の泉山で陶石を発見し、日本初の白磁を焼いたことが起源と言われています。
当時は積出が伊万里港かたなされていたので、有田焼は「伊万里」という別名で呼ばれたこともあります。
有田焼は17世紀後半にヨーロッパに輸出され、中国陶磁とともに、ヨーロッパの陶芸に大きな影響を与えました。
柿右衛門様式と呼ばれる、赤・緑・黄で作られた有田焼独特の文様は、当時のヨーロッパの王侯貴族たちを大いに魅了しました。
有田では毎年春のゴールデンウイークの期間中に、有田陶器市が開かれています。
500以上もの店舗が出店され、全国から100万人以上もの人たちが訪れます。
百円を切る安価な日用品の陶器から、何百万円もする美術品まで、さまざまな陶器が販売されています。

Shimabara Castle (島原城)Shimabara Castle was built in 1625 by the feudal load Matsukura Shigemasa, who was regarded as a m...
03/07/2016

Shimabara Castle (島原城)
Shimabara Castle was built in 1625 by the feudal load Matsukura Shigemasa, who was regarded as a master of castle building.
The castle, which took 7 years to complete, is also known as “Moritake Castle”.
It was an almost rectangular flatland castle built in the Renkaku-style.
Also, it was a superb example of a castle where three-layered yagura turrets were placed at strategic points around the five-layered donjon which was influenced by the architectural style of the Azuch-Momoyama period.
Through it was demolished in 1874 during Meiji Restoration, west turret called “Nishi-no-yagura” was first restored in 1960 and the donjon was restored in 1964.
In the castle, the Christianity Museum has been established. Many Christian historical materials, local collection, and ethnic collections are exhibited in the museum.

島原城
島原城は、築城の名手として知られる藩主・松倉重政により、1625年に7年の歳月をかけて築かれたものです。 別名を森岳城と言います。
城郭の形式はほぼ長方形の連郭式平城で、安土桃山時代の築上洋式を取り入れた5層天守閣を中心に、3層の櫓を要所に配置した壮麗な城です。
1874年に明治維新で解体されましたが、1960年にまず「西の櫓」が、1964年に天守閣が復元されました。
城内にはキリシタン史料館が設けられ、キリシタン史料、ならびに郷土資料・民俗資料が多数展示されています。

Tochoji Temple (東長寺)Tochoji Temple was founded in 806 by Kobo-daishi Kukai and it is the oldest temple of the Shingon se...
29/06/2016

Tochoji Temple (東長寺)
Tochoji Temple was founded in 806 by Kobo-daishi Kukai and it is the oldest temple of the Shingon sect in Japan that Kobo-daishi set up.
It is also known as “Tocho-mitsuji Temple”. It is said that Kobo-daishi, who returned to Hakata after undergoing ascetic training in China called Tang back then, prayed for the eastward dissemination and perpetuation of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism.
The Fukuoka Daibutsu called Great Buddha of Fukuoka completed in 1993 stands 10.8 meters tall and is the largest seated wooden image of Buddha in Japan.
The door of Rokkakudo in the premise is opened on the 28th of each month and 6 Buddhist statue can be seen.
The wooden image of Senju Kannon (Thousand armed Avalokiteshvara), an Important Cultural Property, is housed in the main hall.

東長寺
東長寺は806年弘法大師空海によって開基された寺で、真言宗の弘法大師創建の寺としては日本で一番古い寺院です。
別名「東長密寺」とも呼ばれており、唐での修行を終えて博多に帰着した弘法大師が、真言密教が東に長く伝わるようにと願って名付けられたと伝えられています。
1993年に完成した福岡大仏は、高さ10.8mで木造座像としては日本最大です。
敷地内の六角堂は、毎月28日にはその扉が開かれ。6体の仏像が拝観できるようになっています。
本堂には、国の重要文化財の木造千手観音像が収められています。

Kintaikyou Bridge (錦帯橋)Kintaikyo Bridge, is located in Iwakuni-city, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a series of five-arched wo...
25/06/2016

Kintaikyou Bridge (錦帯橋)
Kintaikyo Bridge, is located in Iwakuni-city, Yamaguchi Prefecture, is a series of five-arched wooden bridge on four stone piers that extends across the lower Nishiki River.
This unique bridge, which is 193.3 meters long and five meters wide, has an elaborate wooden framework made of winding wires and clamps, and is counted as one of the three most famous bridge in Japan.
It has gone through three reconstructions since it was originally built in 1673 by third load of Iwakuni domain, Kikkawa Hiroyoshi.

山口県岩国市にある錦帯橋は、錦川下流に4基の石製脚上に架橋された5連のアーチを描いた木製の橋です。長さ193.3m、幅5mのこの珍しい橋は、巻金とかすがいによる複雑組木を持ち、日本三大名橋の一つに数えられています。
1673年、3代岩国藩吉川広嘉により創建されて以来、三度の再建を経ています。 
現在は4代目に当たります。

Ibusuki Onsen (指宿温泉)It is a group of hot springs that include Surigahama Onsen, Yajigayu Onsen and Nigatsuden Onsen at t...
24/06/2016

Ibusuki Onsen (指宿温泉)
It is a group of hot springs that include Surigahama Onsen, Yajigayu Onsen and Nigatsuden Onsen at the southern end of the Satsuma Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture.
It is best known for its steaming sand baths along the beach, where bathers in a yukata, or Japanese bathrobe get buried in the sand up to their neck.
The sand heated by steam containing marine minerals is scientifically proven to have therapeutic effects on neuralgia, rheumatism, back pain and other ailments.

指宿温泉は。鹿児島県最南端・薩摩半島にある摺ヶ浜温泉、弥次ヶ原温泉、二月田温泉などの温泉群の総称であり、海岸沿いにある砂蒸し風呂でよく知られている。
砂蒸しでは浴衣を着て首まで砂に埋まります。
海水ミネラルを含む蒸気で温まった砂は、神経痛、リュウマチ、腰痛などの病に効果があると科学的に立証されています。

Hiraodai Plateau (平尾台)The Hiraodai Plateau, located in southeastern part of Kitakyushu-city, is a karst plateau at altit...
22/06/2016

Hiraodai Plateau (平尾台)
The Hiraodai Plateau, located in southeastern part of Kitakyushu-city, is a karst plateau at altitudes between 400 and 600 meters above sea level and stretching 6 km from north to south and 2 km from east to west.
It is counted as one of the three largest karst plateau in Japan along with the Akiyoshi-dai Plateau and the Shikoku Karst.
Yougunbaru, which was so names because of the limestone which stands in row like a flock of sheep in a vast meadow, dolines (conical hollows) and limestone caves create distinctive scenery.

平尾台は、北九州市の南東部にある、標高400~600m、南北6km、東西2kmの及ぶカルスト台地です。
秋吉台・四国カルストと並ぶ、日本三大カルストの一つに数えられます。
広大な草原に羊の群れのように石灰石が立ち並んでいることから名付けられた羊群原「ようぐんばる」や、ドリーネ(すり鉢状の窪地)、鍾乳洞などが、独特の景観を造りだしています。

Gunkan-jima Island (軍艦島)Although it official name is Hashima Island, it is commonly known as Gunkan-jima Island, after t...
21/06/2016

Gunkan-jima Island (軍艦島)
Although it official name is Hashima Island, it is commonly known as Gunkan-jima Island, after the Japanese name for battleship.
It was registered as the World Cultural Heritage of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution site in 2015.
The island was once the site of an underwater mining operation and a town with several thousand residents.
Coal was mined at 1,000 meters under the sea here, yielding a significant annual output.
The multiple high-rise housing until on the island employed some of the most advanced construction methods of the time.
The mine itself ceased operation in 1974 and the entire island was abandoned.

Kanmon Straits (関門海峡)The Kanmon Straits, separating Honshu and Kyushu, is a very busy waterway with as many as 700 small...
19/06/2016

Kanmon Straits (関門海峡)
The Kanmon Straits, separating Honshu and Kyushu, is a very busy waterway with as many as 700 small and large ships a day passing through it.
There are a total of seven ways to cross the straits such as the 1,068-meter-lomg “Kanmonkyo Bridge”, which is for motor vehicles only, the “Shin-Kanmon Tunnel” for Shinkansen bullet trains, the “Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel”, which enables people to cross on foot, the “ferries”, and the like.

関門海峡は、本州と九州を隔てる海の海峡で、1日に大小700隻もの船が行き交う。
関門海峡には、自動車専用道路である全長1,068mの関門橋や、新幹線が通過する「新関門トンネル」、そして徒歩でも渡れる「関門人道トンネル」「フェリー」など、合わせて7つの横断ルートがある。

Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan(日本二十六聖人殉教地)Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki reminds us of the Martyrdom of 26 Japanese Sai...
17/06/2016

Martyrdom of the 26 Saints of Japan(日本二十六聖人殉教地)
Nishizaka Hill in Nagasaki reminds us of the Martyrdom of 26 Japanese Saints.
Their long trek to the Cross, verification of their faith in God and their chant for ascension are well visualized with memorial made by Yasutake Funakoshi.
On February 5, 1597, Paulo Miki and 25 others were crucified for their belief in God on order of Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The martyrs including four Spaniards, one from Goa, India, one Mexican and 20 Japanese demonstrated their spiritual unity despite differences in races, ages and professions.
By putting them to death, Hideyoshi threatened people, saying “I hereby ban Christianity”.
Responded the martyrs’ chant “All people, bless God!” Death and life, liberty and persecution and Dictators and the people confronted on Nishizaka Hill.
The martyrs are immortal.
In 1862, the 26 Japanese martyrs were canonized by Pope Pius IX.
In 1956, the place of their martyrdom was designated as a Historical Place by Nagasaki Prefecture.
A monument dedicated to them was built on June 10 in 1962.

長崎の西坂といえば、日本二十六聖人の殉教を思い出す。 彼らが歩いた長い十字架の道、殉教者たちの愛の証、十字架から聞こえる昇天の歌。
船越保武氏作の記念碑はその最後の場面を伝えている。 1597年2月5日 豊臣秀吉の命令によって、パウロ三木他26名のキリストの証し人としてその生命を捧げた。スペイン人4名、インド、ゴア1名、メキシコ人1名、日本人20名と、多様な民族、年齢、職業などの中にあった見事に信仰と心の一致を見せた。
「私は新しいこの信仰を禁じる」と、死刑の宣告で秀吉は脅した。
「全ての国民よ、神を讃めたたえよ」と、殉教者たちの歌が答えている。
死と生、自由と迫害、権力者と民衆の対立が西坂の丘で斬し行われた。殉教者たちは生き続ける。
1862年、日本二十六聖人の殉教者はローマ法王ピオ9世によって列聖され、1956年彼らの殉教地は長崎県によって史跡として指定され、ついに1962年6月10日、そこに殉教碑が完成した。

Kurokawa Onsen (黒川温泉) is a hot spring resort, located on the northern side of Mt. A*o in Kumamoto Prefecture.Widely know...
15/06/2016

Kurokawa Onsen (黒川温泉) is a hot spring resort, located on the northern side of Mt. A*o in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Widely known for its open-air baths, it is one of the best places to enjoy the atmosphere of old town in Japan, where more than 20 inns(Ryokan)and gift shops standing in a row along the Tanoharu River, a headstream of the Chikugo River.
With an “Onsen Tegata”, a pass made of cedar, travelers can make the rounds of three different open-air Onsen.
黒川温泉は、九州阿蘇山の北側に位置する熊本県にある温泉郷です。
露天風呂で広く知られる黒川温泉は、情緒溢れる町並みの一つで、筑後川の源流である田の原川沿いに20以上の旅館やお土産物屋が軒を連ねています。
杉製の入浴券「温泉手形」で3軒の露天風呂巡りが楽しめます。

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