FukuokaShrines & TemplesKitakyushu
Yasaka Jinja (Kokura)
The shrine of the Kokura Gion drums. Drums struck on both heads are carried through the town.
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FukuokaShrines & TemplesKitakyushu
Mekari Jinja
Before dawn on the first day of the lunar year, priests wade into the sea to cut wakame. It stands on the shore of the Kanmon Strait.
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Kawachi Fuji Garden
A wisteria tunnel 110 metres long. Overseas photography sites made it famous overnight.
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Mojiko Retro
A Taisho-era station building and customs house. It faces Shimonoseki across the Kanmon Strait.
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FukuokaArt & CraftsKitakyushu
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art
Two square tubes projecting horizontally from a hilltop - nicknamed the binoculars, and a key early Isozaki.
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Imperial Steel Works, Yahata
Where Japanese heavy industry began; its red-brick head office survives inside a still-working steelworks.
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Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum
The novelist's Tokyo house rebuilt full size, library and all, down to how the papers were piled.
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Kitakyushu Manga Museum
Built around local artists including the creator of Galaxy Express 999, with 60,000 volumes free to read.
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Former Mitsui Club, Moji
A trading company's club in half-timbered style, keeping the room where Einstein stayed exactly as it was.
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Senbutsu Limestone Cave
A limestone cave in Kitakyushu City. It extends through Hiraodai’s karst plateau, is a national Natural Monument, and can be visited up to around 900 meters inside.
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Kanmon Pedestrian Tunnel
An undersea tunnel walkway in Kitakyushu City. It passes beneath the Kanmon Strait and includes the prefectural border between Fukuoka and Yamaguchi.
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Kokura Area
A central urban district of Kitakyushu City. Around Kokura Castle and along the Murasaki River are shopping facilities, a shrine, parks, and a memorial museum.
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JR Mojiko Station
A railway station in Kitakyushu City. Its Renaissance-style wooden station building was built in 1914 and is designated an Important Cultural Property.
FukuokaExperiencesKitakyushu
Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
A natural history and history museum in Kitakyushu City. It displays more than 9,000 natural history and history exhibits.
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Kitakyushu Open Top Bus
A double-decker sightseeing bus in Kitakyushu City. It tours city sightseeing spots and offers multilingual audio guides.
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West Japan General Exhibition Center / Kitakyushu International Conference Center
A convention area in Kitakyushu City. It has exhibition spaces and multipurpose halls used for exhibitions and academic meetings.
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Ishibashi Grape Farm
A fruit orchard in Kitakyushu City. Visitors can choose and harvest grapes and pears grown on the farm.
FukuokaFood & MarketsKitakyushu
Tanga Market
A market in Kitakyushu City. It has a 100-year history and is lined with vegetables, fruit, fresh fish, prepared dishes, and nukadaki.
FukuokaNature & SceneryKitakyushu
Mount Sarakura
A mountain in Kitakyushu City. Cable cars and slope cars reach the summit, with views of the city, Kanmon Strait, and the nightscape.
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Ainoshima Island
An island in Kitakyushu City. About 35 minutes by boat from Kokura, it can be explored on foot, including Senjojiki and the former lookout site.
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The Outlets Kitakyushu
An outlet mall in Kitakyushu City. One of Kyushu’s largest, it has shops, dining options, and play facilities.
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Blue Wing Moji
A pedestrian drawbridge in Kitakyushu City. This 108-meter blue bridge spans the Daiichi Funadamari basin.