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Kirishima is an active volcanic mountain range that lies on the border between Miyazaki and Kagoshima Prefectures. It is made up of mountains, highlands, volcanic lakes and hot springs and offers good hiking through beautiful mountainous surroundings. Due to recent eruptions by Mount Shinmoedake, some of the hiking trails are currently closed.

The mountains of Kirishima play an important role in Japanese mythology. They are said to be the site where the god Ninigi no Mikoto, grandson of the sun goddess Amaterasu, was sent to rule over the earth and establish the lineage of Japanese Emperors. At the top of Mount Takachiho-no-mine you can see the spear sunk in the mountaintop, which Ninigi no Mikoto used to descend to earth.

Ebino Kogen and Kirishima Onsen are the two most prominent resort towns in the Kirishima area. Ebino Kogenon the Miyazaki side of the border, is a small village with a couple of hotels in a highland area surrounded by mountains and volcanic lakes. On the Kagoshima side is Kirishima Onsen, a more developed hot spring town with good baths and nice views over Kagoshima Prefecture.

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Sakurajima and Kagoshima City seen from Shiroyama Park

Kagoshima is Kyushu's southernmost major city and the capital of Kagoshima Prefecture. The city is often compared with its Italian sister city Naples due to a similarly mild climate, palm tree lined streets, relatively hot tempered inhabitants and Sakurajima, Kagoshima's Vesuvius.

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Mount Kaimondake seen from Cape Nagasakibana

The Satsuma Peninsula (è–©æ‘©å�Šå³¶, Satsuma HantÅ�) extends about 50 kilometers south from Kagoshima City, making up the southwestern section of Kagoshima Prefecture. Named after the former Satsuma feudal domain (roughly equivalent to modern day Kagoshima Prefecture), the peninsula offers a mixture of hot springs, subtropical natural attractions and cultural sites.

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Japan City Guides: Oita & Beppu, Oita Prefecture

Oita Attractions | Beppu | Hita | Access - Getting To Oita | Hotels in Oita & Beppu

Beppu åˆ¥åºœ & Oita å¤§åˆ†

population: 125,000 on the scenic southern island of Kyushu.
kitsch, commercial spa town with many hot springs on Japan's Riviera.
new soccer stadium and Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University part of Oita's plans to re-invent itself as a happening place.
hot sand baths and mud baths to ease aches and pains.
food specialty: fugu (blowfish, pufferfish).
International ATMs in Post Offices, and Oita Mirai Bank just east of the JR Beppu station will give cash advances on credit cards (show passport).
Modern aquarium "Umi no Tamago" (Sea Egg) well worth a visit.

Things to see and do in the Oita / Beppu region

Famous throughout Japan for onsen baths, the two tourist towns of Beppu and Yufuin attract millions of domestic visitors every year.

Ranging from the tacky to the traditional, the hot spring baths of Oita Prefecture should be high on any visitors' list of things to do.

Yamada Besso & Beppu Sand Baths, Beppu Onsen

Beppu coast line, Oita Prefecture, Kyushu

Beppu is famous for a number of jigoku or "hells", a term often given to places where geothermally heated water bubbles up to the surface as steamy ponds or sulphurous gloop. These hells are given the full tourist treatment so be prepared for tack.

The Hells - see boiling, steaming coloured ponds such as Blood Pond Hell and Oniyama Hell.

Beppu is also well know for its seedy side as a walk around the downtown area or a visit to the Hihokan Sex Museum will show you.
Hihokan Sex Museum in the Kannawa Hells area (9am-10pm, 1000 yen) - now unfortunately closed (2011).

Of course, a trip to Beppu would not be complete without a soak in a few of the innumerable onsen dotted around town.

The adventurous might want to try a mud bath or shell out to be buried in hot sand. The popular seaside Beppu Kaihinsunayu (sand bath) (Tel: 0977 66 5737) is a short walk east of the ferry terminal on your right on the ocean side.

Other onsens well-worth a visit are Shibaseki onsen (Tel: 0977 67 4100) near the historic Kifune Castle, Horita Onsen (Tel: 0977 24 9418) and Hyotan onsen (Tel: 0977 66 0527) near the Hells.

Yufuin

Yufuin is a quite different onsen town to Beppu on the coast. Yufuin is more geared towards gentle strolls and arts and crafts and attracts an older clientele.

There are pleasant walks to be had around Kinrin-ko, a warm(ish) pond at the foot of Mt. Yufu and the mountain itself is a not too strenuous two hour climb.

Baths in Yufuin are in plentiful supply and traditional ryokan accommodation is of a very high standard, if a little expensive.

Paragliding in the clear skies below the twin peaks of Yufuin-date

Foreign Tourist Information Centre (9am-5pm; tel 23-1119) in Kita-Meitengai Department store in north-east corner of JR Beppu Station.

Outdoor Beppu / Oita

The Yamanami Highway heading out of Beppu leads, via Yufuin, to the mountains and rolling plateaus of the Aso caldera, the world's largest volcanic crater. The area offers numerous trails and scalable peaks for hiking enthusiasts as well as log houses and campsites. The area is still very much alive as the steaming crater of Mt. Aso testifies and many visitors take the ropeway (cable car) to the top to peer into it - sulphourous gas emissions permitting.

Onsen are also in abundance. Kyushu's highest peaks are however to be found in the Kuju range, also volcanic but significantly less active than Aso. Animal lovers should visit Mt. Takasaki (15 mins south of Beppu) where hundreds of wild monkeys can be seen. The monkeys form distinct "tribes" which take turns to feed at the foot of the mountain.

Another fun excursion in Beppu is to drive out to African Safari, a drive through safari park set in wonderful countryside with tigers, cheetahs, elephants and many other animals to see from your car or park tour bus.

Much farther afield off the south-west coast of Kyushu the natural island of Yakushima is a hiker's dream.

Culture

It is speculated that it was in Oita that Buddhism first gained a foothold in Japan over 1300 years ago. Evidence of this can be seen in the form of numerous stone Buddha statues carved into cliffs and rock faces all over the prefecture. Over 80% of all the stone Buddhas in Japan can be found here. Most famous of all are the statues at Usuki. Obviously once a site of some importance, there are 60 well-preserved 12th century carvings here in an atmospheric rural setting.

More carvings can be found on the Kunisaki Peninsula, where modern Japan seems a million miles away and the sleepy farming villages are almost eerily quiet. Countless temples and shrines dot the rugged landscape including Fuku-ji, where you can see the oldest wooden building in Kyushu and one of Oita's grandest temples, Futago-ji.

The Usa-jingu shrine is the most important of all Japan's Hachiman-gu shrines dedicated to the God of War. Usa Jingu Shrine is in the city of Usa, adjacent to the Kunisaki Peninsula.

Rakanji Temple, built into a mountain

Rakanji Temple in Takatsu

Rakan-ji Temple is another of Oita's grandest temples. Rakanji dates from the 13th century, is built into a towering cliff, and incorporates several caves. Rakanji Temple is home to over 3,700 stone buddhas. A chairlift (or stone stairs for the hale and hearty) takes you up to Rakanji itself, and then on to the top of the mountain for a panoramic view of the the surrounding peaks and valleys. Read more about Rakanji Temple

Hita

The historical onsen town of Hita often called "Kyoto in Kyushu" makes for a pleasant excursion by train or hire-car from Beppu, Oita or Fukuoka. The hot-springs are located near to the river, where you can also see cormorant-fishing from May-October, and the Mametamachi area behind the station contains a number of preserved wooden buildings including a sake factory still in use today.

Usa Shrine, Kunisaki Peninsula, Oita, Japan

Oita was put on the international map by the 2002 World Cup. The purpose built "Big Eye" stadium, somewhat reminiscent of a giant titanium turtle, was designed by the celebrated Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa (who also designed Toyota stadium, the Wakayama Museum of Modern Art, Kuala Lumpur Airport and the New Wing of the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam).

Oita Stadium can be reached via shuttle bus from Oita Station. Oita Stadium (aka Oita Bank Dome; å¤§åˆ†éŠ€è¡Œãƒ‰ãƒ¼ãƒ ) is the home ground of J-League soccer team Oita Trinita.

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Funai Castle in the center of Oita city has been partially renovated and its historic stone walls and moat contain a public park known for the beauty of its cherry trees.

Steam rising in Kannawa, Oita Prefecture.

Steam rising in Kannawa, Beppu Onsen, Oita Prefecture

Access To Oita/Beppu/Eastern Kyushu

Ferry

Ferry to Kobe (13 hours 30 mins) or Osaka (13 hours).
Kansai Kisen Ferry Reservations:
Osaka (tel 06-6572-5181), Matsuyama (tel 089-967-7180), Beppu (tel 0977-22-2181)
Daily, 7030 yen.

Regular ferry services run between between Oita and Kansai via Matsuyama. Overnight ferries also available. Cars and bicycles carried. Accommodation is either in large shared tatami rooms or in private cabins of various classes. There is a restaurant, shop and public bath on board.

Diamond Ferry
Kobe - Oita: 13 hours 30 mins
www.diamond-ferry.co.jp (Japanese only, online reservations)

Kansai Kisen
Osaka - Beppu: 13 hours 10 mins (stopping service), 11 hours 30 mins (direct)
www.kanki.co.jp (Japanese only, online reservations)

Trains

Train to Fukuoka/Hakata Station 2.5 hours, 5750 yen from Oita.
Connects with the Shinkansen bullet train for Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto, Yokohama and Tokyo.
From Fukuoka (Hakata Station): 2 hours (Ltd. Express Sonic)
From Kokura: 1 hour 20 mins (Ltd. Express Sonic)

For up to date train timetables and fare information for Kyushu click here

Sonic Express at Kitsuki Station, Kunisaki, Japan.

Sonic Express to Oita at Kitsuki Station, Kunisaki

Air

There are air connections to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Kagoshima, Seoul and Okinawa.
Oita to Oita airport by hovercraft (25 minutes; 2,980 yen).
Regular buses run to and from Oita Airport from Oita Station, the Tokiwa Department Store in Beppu and the bus station in Yufuin.

Internet Access

Media Cafe Popeye
outside Oita Station
24 hour, membership fee 500yen, 250yen for 30 mins then 90yen for 15 mins

NTT Oita branch, Funai-cho 3-9-11, Oita.
tel 0975-38-8383, free.
9:00 - 16:00 Closed on Sat. Sun. Hols.

Kannawa hot springs, Beppu Onsen, Oita Prefecture

Hotel Accommodation in Beppu & Oita

Oita city and Beppu have a wide range of accommodation to suit all budgets ranging from traditional Japanese tatami-floored ryokan and minshuku with futon beds to western style resort hotels with ensuite bathrooms and full facilities.

Chances are that wherever you stay in Beppu and Oita your accommodation will have its own onsen hot spring spa. For an authentic Japanese style onsen ryokan try Yamada Besso or the Kappo Ryokan Sennari.

Other recommended places to stay in the Oita and Beppu area include the Rembrandt Hotel Oita, the Oita Regal Hotel, the Hotel New Tsuruta in Beppu and the four-star Motoyu-no-yado Kurodaya also in Beppu. See here for a full listing of hotel accommodation in Beppu and Oita.

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7 Jul 14, 21:51

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Japan City Guides: Kumamoto

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Kumamoto Castle, Kumamoto, Kyushu, Japan.

Lively, historic castle town on the west coast of Kyushu.
Kumamoto is 90 minutes by train from Fukuoka.
Location of one of Japan's best gardens - Suizenjikoen.
Good base to explore Mount Aso and surrounding onsen.
Population around 675,000.
Writers Lafcadio Hearn and Natsume Soseki both spent time here.
Modern apartment blocks and public buildings designed by top architects as part of the Kumamoto Artpolis project.

Kumamoto is a pleasant, medium-sized and growing town on the west coast of Kyushu. Kumamoto is a major transport hub on Kyushu's north-south axis and for Unzen and Shimabara to the west.

Things to see and do in Kumamoto

Kumamoto Castle is the town's main attraction and a spectacular site, which underwent restoration in time for its 400th anniversary. Kumamoto Castle, built by Kato Kiyomasa between 1601-1607, is Japan's third largest castle after Osaka Castle and Nagoya Castle.

Kumamoto Castle is a masterpiece of defensive architecture and has never been successfully stormed.

The outer walls of Kumamoto Castle measured 13km and the inner walls 5km. The original castle had 49 turrets and 29 gates. Kato planted camphor and gingko trees to provide firewood and edible nuts in time of seige and also dug 120 wells to provide the inhabitants with water.

The wood used in the castle's construction was stained a dark color with persimmon tannin and pine soot to withstand insects and the changes in the weather.

Most of the original wooden buildings were destroyed in a fire during the 1877 siege of the castle by a rebel army led by Saigo Takamori (the model for the Hollywood blockbuster The Last Samurai during the Seinan War. The defenders under the command of Kanjo Tani (1837-1911) still managed to hold out for 50 days until reinforcements arrived and Saigo's rebellion was crushed. Only the Uto-Yagura turret survived the fire.

Reconstruction of Kumamoto Castle began in 1960 and continued during 2007 so the castle can be restored to its former glory for its 400th anniversary. The huge Hon-Maru Go-ten Ohiroma reception hall of the feudal lord is now an impressive piece of wooden architecture, with much of the reconstruction work done by skilled carpenters and painters from Kyoto.

Kumamoto Castle & Suizenji Garden - two of the top attractions in Kumamoto

Kumamoto tram and the Kyushu Shinkansen

The main tower of the 6-storey, 30-meter keep (donjon) contains an interesting museum detailing the history of Kumamoto Castle along with exhibits of Japanese armor, shells used in the 1877 attack and original black and white photographs.

Hosokawa Gyobutei Mansion, Kumamoto Castle, Kyushu.

Inner garden at the Hosokawa Gyobutei, Kumamoto

A short walk northwest of the castle is Hosokawa Gyobu-tei (Tel: 096 352 6522) a 300-year old residence and gardens of Lord Gyobu, a member of the ruling Hosokawa clan.

The 24 rooms of the mansion open to the public contain Edo Period furniture including a rare clock, lacquerware and items of clothing.

The kitchen has a number of original pots and pans as well as an original kamado stove, and such a large samurai mansion remains one of the few left in the country.

Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum, Kyushu.

Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum Chibajo Annex

Museums & Galleries in Kumamoto

Kumamoto Castle grounds and the sloping path leading to the castle are popular places for cherry blossom viewing and contain Kumamoto's modernist Prefectural Art Museum (Tel: 096 352 2111; closed Monday) in Ninomaru Park with displays of the family possessions of the Hosokawa and Kato clans, a tea room, modern European and Japanese paintings and items found in archaeological digs in the area including some stone Buddhist scuptures. Kumamoto Prefectural Art Museum was designed by the noted architect Maekawa Kunio, who is also responsible for the Saitama Prefectural Museum in Omiya.

The Kumamoto Prefectural Traditional Crafts Center (Tel: 096 324 4930) has displays of ceramics, bamboo crafts, lanterns and wood carvings. Access by bus to the Dento-koteikan-mae bus stop.

Kumamoto Castle General Office
1-1 Kyo-machi Kumamoto 860-0007
Tel: 096 352 5900
Admission is currently 500 yen.

Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto is located on the second floor of a commercial building on the north side of the main street that runs west from Kumamoto Castle between Tori-cho Suji and Sudoucho tram stops.

Entrance is free although special exhibitions have an entry fee. As well as galleries there is a tea room, shop, children's studio and workshop and a rather fine library.

The library and foyer include light-based artworks including one by American James Turrell.

Contemporary Art Museum Kumamoto (CAMK)
2-3 Kamitori-cho, Chuou-ku, Kumamoto City, 860-0845
Tel: 96 278 7500

Engawa at Kumamoto Goten Palace, Kumamoto Castle, Kyushu, Japan.

Engawa at Kumamoto Honmaru Goten Palace, Kumamoto Castle

Suizenji Garden

A short tram ride southeast of Kumamoto Castle is Kumamoto's other must-see sight - Suizenji Garden.

This beautiful strolling garden and tea arbor was built over a period of 80 years from 1632 by three successive Hosokawa feudal lords.

The centerpiece of this Momoyama-style garden is the pond which is fed by pure, underground streams from nearby Mt. Aso.

The layout of the garden represents the 53 Stations of the old Tokaido highway from Kyoto to Tokyo.

The garden contains an instantly recognizable, miniature Mount Fuji and Lake Biwa, Izumi Shrine (dedicated to the ancestors of the Hosokawa clan), an Inari Shrine, a Noh stage (with Noh performances in spring and fall), a statue of the garden's creator Tadatoshi Hosokawa and a classical teahouse.

Suizenji Garden takes about 30-40 minutes to walk but is also a favorite spot for cherry blossom viewing or just sitting and relaxing in general.

Suizenji Garden
8-1 Suizenji Koen Kumamoto City
862-0956
Tel: 096 383 0074
Admission 400 Yen
Hours:
March-November 7.30am-6pm
December-February 8.30am-5pm
Access: Tram or train to Shin Suizenji Station on the Hohi Main Line.

Kumamoto North Police Station Kumamoto Kyushu Japan.

Kumamoto North Police Station, Part of the Artpolis Project in Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan

The ongoing Kumamoto Artpolis project began in 1988 and aimed to encourage top architects to design in Kumamoto and its surrounding area.

Striking modern structures built as a result include the North Kumamoto Police Station, the Misumi Harbor Ferry Terminal, Mamihara Bridge, Tamana City Observatory Museum, Kuma High School of Industry, Saishunkan Lady's Residence, Shinchi Public Housing development, Kouda Akebono Nursery School, the Reihoku Community Hall, the Yatsushiro Municipal Museum and the Prefectural Decorative Tumulus Museum designed by Tadao Ando and the Kumamoto Prefectural Museum of Art Chibajo Annex (see image above) by Spanish architects Elias Torres and José Antonio Martínez-Lapeña, which was constructed in 1992.

The Former Residence of L.L. Janes was the first western-style building constructed in Kumamoto and was the home of the American educator and missionary Leroy Lansing Janes (1838–1909). Janes was invited to teach at the Kumamoto Yogakko and designed a curriculum entirely in English.

Takahashi Inari Jinja, Kumamoto, Kyushu.

The main shrine at Takahashi Inari Jinja, west of downtown Kumamoto, Kyushu

The Former Residence of L.L. Janes, Kumamoto

Kumamoto Temples & Galleries

Kumamoto's other sites include Honmyoji Temple which contains the mausoleum of Kato Kiyomasa, which was built to be at the same height as the keep at Kumamoto Castle.

Nearby is the Shimada Art Gallery (Tel: 096 352 597), which has exhibits relating to the life of master Edo Period swordsman Miyamoto Musashi, who spent his last years in Kumamoto. Take a bus to Jikei-byoin-mae bus stop.

Writers Lafcadio Hearn and Natsume Soseki both lived in Kumamoto for periods in their lives and it is possible to visit their former homes. Hearn's previous house (Tel: 096 354 7842), which is now a museum is at 2-6 Ansei-machi in the center of town.

Natsume Soseki's residence is preserved as the Soseki Memorial Hall (Tel: 096 325 9127) at 4-22 Tsubo-machi, north of the castle.

Tatsuda Shizen-koen northeast of downtown Kumamoto includes Taisho-ji Temple, which contains the grave of Hosokawa Gracia (1563-1600), a convert to Christianity and the daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide, the betrayer of Oda Nobunaga at Honnoji Temple in Kyoto. Married to Hosokawa Tadaoki, she was killed by a servant in Osaka Castle on the orders of her husband to prevent her being taken hostage by Ishida Mitsunari, an enemy of Hosokawa and his ally Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Eating in Kumamoto

Horse meat is a local delicacy and can be sample in a number of eateries near Kumamoto Castle. Another local food is karashi renkon - deep-fried lotus root. The volcan soils of the area are also supposed to produce a distinctive sake.

Horse sign, Mount Aso, Kumamoto, Kyushu.

Raw horse meat - basashi - and a road sign for horses in Kumamoto

Kumamoto Tourist Office (Tel: 096 352 3743) is located inside the railway station.

Hotels in Kumamoto

Kumamoto's hotels are ground near Kumamoto Castle, Suizenji and Kumamoto Station. Near Kumamoto Station there are a number of good business hotels including Toyoko Inn Kumamoto Ekimae, the Kyushu Hotel Kumamoto, the Hotel Shirogane and Hotel New Otani Kumamoto. Close to Suizenji choose from the Extol Inn Kumamoto-Suizenji, the Suizenji Comfort Hotel and the Hotel Anesso Matsuya. Hotels near Kumamoto Castle include the Hotel Sunroute Kumamoto, the Castle Hotel Kumamoto, the Maruko Hotel Kumamoto and the Ark Hotel Kumamoto.

Kumamoto Access

Air

Kumamoto Airport has direct flights to Tokyo, Osaka, Naha (Okinawa), Nagoya (Chubu and Komaki), Kobe and other cities in Japan. Kumamoto Airport is about 50 minutes from downtown by regular bus. Airlines that fly into and depart Kumamoto Airport include ANA, JAL, Cathay Pacific and Asiana.

There are buses to Kumamoto Airport from Kumamoto railway tation and Kumamoto bus station. There are bus services from Kumamoto Airport to Oita (3 hours), Beppu (4 hours), Takachiho (3 hours), Aso (1 hours) and Kurokawa Onsen (90 minutes). Buses from Kumamoto to Miyazaki take 3 hours, 15 minutes.

Kumamoto Station, Kumamoto

Rail

The JR Kagoshima Line runs north to Hakata Station (Fukuoka) in about 90 minutes with journeys south to Kagoshima taking approximately the same time. The JR Hohi Line has trains to Beppu in 3 hours. The Kyushu shinkansen line opened on schedule and now extends from Fukuoka to Kumamoto and on to Kagoshima with a branch to Nagasaki.

Kumamoto Castle Loop Bus, Kumamoto

Bus

There are highway bus services from the Kumamoto Kotsu bus station, south of the castle, to most major destinations in Kyushu. The north-south Kyushu Highway connects Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Kagoshima.

The Kumamoto Castle Loop bus, Shiromegurin, starts from Kumamoto JR station and then heads to Kumamoto Castle where it does a loop around the extensive grounds before heading downtown and then back to the station. Many of the most popular tourist sites in the central area are reachable by it. The Kumamoto Castle Loop Bus stops at the Kotsu bus station, castle parking area, Children's Culture Center, Prefectural Art Museum, Municipal Museum, Hosokawa Residence, Traditional Crafts Center, and the Art Museum Chibajo Annex. Downtown it stops near the Contemporary Art Museum and Lafcadio Hearn House.

A single ride is 130 yen for adults and 70 yen for children. A one day pass is 300 yen and 150 yen.

If you plan on going further afield there is a new city-wide public transport pass at 500 yen for one day or 800 yen for 2 days. The 2 days do not have to be consecutive. This pass covers all the trams as well as all the city buses including the Shiromegurin and also JR trains within the prescribed area. The Kumamoto Port Shuttle Bus in not included in the pass, though if you take a regular bus to the port the pass covers part of the fare.

Kumamoto Port & Shimabara Port

Ferry To Kumamoto

Two ferry companies run car ferries from Shimabara to Kumamoto. The crossing takes one hour on the cheaper, slower boat run by Kyusho Ferry (Tel: 096 329 6111) or 30 minutes on the more expensive quicker boat operated by Kumamoto Ferry (Tel: 0957 63 8008). The last crossing on weekdays from Shimabara to Kumamoto is 5.30pm with Kumamoto Ferry and 6.55pm with Kyusho Ferry. Both companies have later sailings on weekends and public holidays from April to December. 7.20pm for Kumamoto Ferry and 7.05pm for Kyusho Ferry.

Kumamoto tram

Getting Around Kumamoto

The bus and tram network covers all of Kumamoto's main sites but traffic can be heavy with people driving in from surrounding areas and cross-Kyushu traffic. It is possible to buy one-day passes for the street car network which are also valid on the green city buses (700 yen). The Castle Loop Bus (shiro-megurin) runs from the bus station and passes many of the city attractions. The service runs 18 buses daily from 8.30am-5pm over the 50-minute loop and a one-day ticket is 300 yen (see above).

Kumamoto Ferry

Kumamoto Map, Kumamoto Prefecture, Kyushu

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Japan City Guides: Fukuoka

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population: 1,300,000 on the northern coast of Kyushu.
energetic, lively and cosmopolitan urban center.
largest city in Kyushu and expanding fast.
growing international links to Korea and China.
food specialities: Hakata ramen, nagahara ramen, mentaiko (spicy cod roe).
one of Japan's most pleasant places to live.
major new developments at Canal City and Hawks Town.
superb, modern architecture
home of the Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival

Things to see and do in Fukuoka

Historically split by the Nakagawa River between the castle town of Fukuoka to the west and the merchant quarter of Hakata to the east, Fukuoka is fast-becoming one of Japan's most dynamic and livable cities with many interesting attractions to entice visitors.

Only a few relics of Fukuoka Castle still remain but the former castle's grounds now form Ohori-koen - Fukuoka's largest park which contains the Fukuoka Art Gallery (Fukuoka-shi Bijitsukan) with paintings by Chagall, Miro and Andy Warhol alongside contemporary Japanese artists and pieces from earlier periods.

Northwest of Ohori Park is Momochi - an area of land reclaimed from the sea - which is the location for the futuristic, glass-clad, 234-meter high Fukuoka Tower and the interesting Fukuoka City Museum (Fukuoka-shi Hakubutsukan) with its prized exhibit, the Kin-in Gold Seal presented to the ancient Japanese king of Na by China's Han Emperor.

Momochi Seaside Park is a 2km man-made beach with an enjoining quay - 'Marizon' - packed with shops, restaurants & cafes.

A short walk to the east is Hawks Town - a modern development built by the Daiei group and housing the Japan's biggest hotel - the exotic five-star Sea Hawk.

Next door is the equally impressive Fukuoka Dome, home to the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks baseball team. Nishijin and Tojinmachi are the nearest subway stations to the area.

Fukuoka has a deserved reputation for the quality of its cuisine

Fukuoka has a growing international reputation for its striking modern architecture.

East of Ohori Koen are the entertainment area of Tenjin and the modern business district of Hakata. Tenjin has the city's most popular nightspots along Oyafukudori plus lively shopping at the ACROS building next to Chuo Park and the IMS plaza. On the Hakata side of the Nakagawa River lies Kushida Jinja, a shrine dating from the 8th century which plays host to the annual Gion Yamakasa Festival (July 1-15).

Fukuoka Museums

The Hakata Machiya Folk Museum (Hakata Machiya Furusato-kan) presents a history of Hakata and a demonstration of silk weaving by local craftspeople. The Nakasu entertainment and red-light area is built on a sand bar in between the Nakagawa and Hakata rivers and houses over 3,000 bars and restaurants with a reputation for expense.

Part of the Hakata Riverain shopping complex is the modern Fukuoka Asian Art Museum - with exhibits of photography, sculpture and avant-garde installations.

Kushida Shrine founded in 757AD is Hakata's main shrine and displays one of the floats used in the Gion Yamakasa Festival.

Fukuoka Tower and Canal City are two of Fukuoka's standout modern buildings.

Canal City

Canal City, Hakata, is a recent futuristic development containing a huge multi-screen cinema, hotels, bars, restaurants and shops in its multi-colored precincts. Canal City was American architect Jon Jerde's first Japan project and completed in 1996.

The overall design of Canal City was inspired by the cliffs of Arizona and the building is Fukuoka's most interesting shopping experience. Canyon-like in construction, the complex features cafes and stores that appear as you wander by the twisty-turny curves of the canal. Access from Nakasu-Kawabata subway station or a ten-minute walk from Hakata Station.

Shofukuji Temple is the oldest Zen temple in Japan dating from 1195 when it was founded by the priest Eisai on his return from China.

Shofukuji Temple

Five minutes from Gion subway station and within walking distance of Hakata station, is Japan's oldest Zen temple Shofukuji Temple (è�–ç¦�å¯º), founded in 1195 by the monk Eisai on his return from China. Shofukuji Temple contains the graves of many of Fukoka's feudal lords and the former main gate of Fukuoka Castle.

Hakata Gion Yamakasa Festival

Hakata's most famous festival dates back to 1241 AD and is held every year from July 1-15. This festival honors Kushida Shrine, the guardian shrine of Hakata.

The colorful Gion Yamakasa Festival owes its origins to Priest Shoichi, the founder of Jotenji Temple, who was carried around the city on a portable shrine spreading holy water, to ward off an epidemic. Kushida Shrine is located where Canal City north joins Kawabata shopping arcade.

Fukuoka Tower is one of the city's iconic modern buildings

Day Trips from Fukuoka

Yanagawa

Yanagawa is a beautiful town with canals and well preserved buildings. Yanagawa is known for its delicious river eel.

Dazaifu

Dazaifu is only 15km from Fukuoka and is famous for its historic temples and Tenmangu Shrine.

Kita-Kyushu Area

Also close to Fukuoka to the north east towards Shimonoseki are Kita-Kyushu, Space World, Kokura with Kokura Castle, and Mojiko.

All are worth the visit if you have an extended stay in Fukuoka and are easily reached by train or car.

Tourist Information Centers in Fukuoka

The Tourist Information Center (9am-7pm; tel 092 431 3003) in JR Hakata Station has hotel lists, maps and sightseeing information in English and other languages.

Fukuoka International Association Rainbow Plaza 8F IMS Building has wide-ranging information for both tourists and residents, a library and free Internet access for students and visitors.

Prefectural Information Center (092 725 9100) ACROS Fukuoka Bldg. 2F

Fukuoka Now is a free monthly whats-on listings magazine online at
www.fukuoka-now.com
Teaching English in Japan's Fukuoka links directory

Bull statue at Fukuoka's Kushida Shrine

Fukuoka Access - Getting To Fukuoka

Air

Fukuoka Airport.
Regular buses run to and from Fukuoka Airport to Hakata Station and Tenjin (15 mins). The Fukuoka Airport subway station is only 5 mins from Hakata Station and 11 mins from Tenjin.

There are domestic flights to most destinations including 50 flights daily to Tokyo (1 hour 45 minutes). International destinations from Fukuoka Airport include Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, China, Korea and the USA.

View of Fukuoka city from the Hilton Hotel, Fukuoka

Trains to Fukuoka

Hakata station is the main train station with Shinkansen connections to Osaka (2 hours, 30 minutes), Kyoto (2 hours, 45 minutes) and Tokyo (5 hours) and from March 2011 to Kumamoto and Kagoshima to the south on the Kyushu Shinkansen.

For up to date train timetables and fare information for Kyushu click here

Hakata Station connects Fukuoka to Tokyo, Hiroshima and Osaka to the east by shinkansen.

Bus

There are long distance buses to several destinations from Fukuoka including Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo departing from the Kotsu bus station near Hakata Station and the Tenjin bus center. Buses from Fukuoka to Miyazaki take four hours.

Ferries to Fukuoka

There are regular ferry and hydrofoil services between Hakata and Busan in Korea. See our travel between Japan and Korea section for further details. There are also ferry services from Kita-Kyushu (Kokura) to Osaka, Kobe, Matsuyama and Tokyo.

Internet Access

Cybac Internet Cafes
24-hours branches in Tenjin, Nishin & Nishi-dori.

Fukuoka Subway Video

Fukuoka Hotel Accommodation

Fukuoka has many standout hotels as well as western-style hotels, ryokan and hostel accommodation to suit all budgets.

Choose from a full list of hotels in Fukuoka which are located mainly near Hakata Station and in the Tenjin entertainment and dining area - recommended places to stay in Fukuoka include the Best Western Fukuoka Nakasu Inn, the Candeo Hotels Hakata Terrace, the four-star Hotel Qurega Tenjin, the business hotel Hotel Smart Inn Hakata Ekimae near Hakata Station convenient for the bullet train from Hiroshima, Osaka, Nagoya or Tokyo, the Toyoko Inn Hakata Nishi-Nakasu and the up-market Hotel New Otani Hakata.

Fukuoka Map

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kinwashi

7 Jul 14, 21:55

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Japan Regional Guide: Kyushu & Okinawa

Japan's Regions: Kyushu & Okinawa ä¹�å·žãƒ»æ²–ç¸„

Kyushu is the most southerly of Japan's main islands.
Okinawa is part of a chain of sub-tropical islands (Nansei Shoto).
Kyushu known for its volcanoes and onsen.
evidence of early civilization found in Kyushu.
marine sports heaven on the beaches of Okinawa.
population of Kyushu around 15 million; Okinawa 1.3 million.
traditional Ryukyu culture still survives in music, food and dress on Okinawa
many popular, bizarre and spectacular festivals throughout the year.

Kyushu is the most southerly of Japan's four main islands and the third biggest in terms of size.

Kyushu includes the seven prefectures of Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Miyazaki and Oita.

Kyushu's landscape has been formed by volcanic activity and there remain many active craters to this day. The weather on Kyushu is marked by mild winters and hot, almost sub-tropical summers.

New Year Ceremony at Shuri Castle, Naha, Okinawa

Kyushu's early history saw the Yamato clan extend its influence north onto Honshu. Many Buddhist stone carvings on the Kunisaki Peninsula around Usuki bear witness to the spread of the religion from China through nearby Korea.

Nagasaki grew up as a major port for foreign trade with the west and China during the Edo Period (1603-1868). Dutch traders were based on a small, artificial island Dejima - just off Nagasaki.

Kyushu's main towns and places of interest are:

Fukuoka, Kyushu's major city and transport hub - terminus of the Sanyo Shinkansen connecting Fukuoka and Kitakyushu with Osaka and Tokyo. Many international and domestic flights fly in to Fukuoka airport.

Dazaifu, historic town now most famous for its Tenmangu shrine.

Yanagawa, peaceful canal town 70km south west of Fukuoka.

Nagasaki, Japan's ancient gateway to the world and site of the world's second atomic attack.

Kumamoto, location of one of Japan's most beautiful castles.

Mount Aso, National Park and site of one of the world's largest caldera.

Beppu & Oita, onsen paradise on Kyushu's west coast Riviera.

Kirishima, near Kagoshima is known for its crater lakes, hot springs and forested hiking trails.

Sakurajima, is one of the world's most active volcanoes.

Okinawa is part of the chain of sub-tropical islands (Nansei Shoto) stretching 1000km from the tip of southern Kyushu to Taiwan. The northern part of the chain is part of Kagoshima prefecture and includes the UNESCO World Heritage listed island of Yakushima, while the southern half is part of Okinawa prefecture.

The islands of Okinawa were part of the Chinese-influenced Ryukyu Kingdom until absorbed by Japan at the end of the nineteenth century and the islands retain vestiges of their traditional culture.

Okinawa, still the poorest of Japan's prefectures and with a heavy US military presence, is now considered a tropical holiday destination with excellent beaches, snorkelling, windsurfing and scuba-diving.

Access

Air

There are airports in Fukuoka, which has many international connections to destinations around the world including Beijing and Seoul in East Asia and direct flights to many cities throughout Japan. There are other regional airports in Oita, Nagasaki, Kagoshima, Kumamoto and Miyazaki.

The main airport in Okinawa is on the main island in the capital, Naha, which has direct flights to many destinations throughout Japan and to Seoul, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Taipei.

There are also regional airports in Amami Oshima, Ishigaki (for ferries to Taketomi) and an airport on Miyako Island. Yakushima has an airport with flights to Kagoshima. Kagoshima also has flights to Amami Oshima, Tokunoshima, Tanegashima, Yoron-to and Okinoerabujima all islands in Kagoshima prefecture.

Ferry

There are a number of ferry services operating to and from various ports in Kyushu and Okinawa.
Beppu in Kyushu direct to Osaka or via Kobe and Matsuyama in Shikoku
Miyazaki to Osaka
Kitakyushu to Osaka
Kumamoto to Shimabara
Naha to Osaka, Nagoya, Hakata, Tokyo, Kobe and Kagoshima.
Naha is the hub for boat services to the other islands in Okinawa.

Oita to Kobe to (via Imabari & Matsuyama)
Kitakyushu (Kyushu) to Kobe
Shibushi in Miyazaki prefecture (Kyushu) to Kobe

There are ferries (jetfoils) to Yakushima from Kagoshima and Miyazaki. Fukuoka has a daily hydrofoil service to Busan in Korea.

Ishigaki Island Express Ferry, Yaeyama, Okinawa

Train

Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Hiroshima, Nagoya and Tokyo are all connected to Fukuoka via the Sanyo shinkansen. All the major cities in Kyushu connect with each other by train: the JR Nagasaki Line from Fukuoka to Nagasaki (2 hours, 10 mins), the JR Nippo Line runs from Fukuoka to Beppu (2 hours) and Miyazaki (6 hours), the JR Kagoshima Line serves Kumamoto (1 hours, 20 mins) and Kagoshima (3 hours, 50 mins). The Kyushu Shinkansen now links Hakata Station with Kagoshima.

Bus

Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe all have regular highway bus services to Fukuoka and other cities in Kyushu.

kinwashi

7 Jul 14, 21:58

This is all about KYUSHU.

the next time if you show some interest of going.

Holiday to Southern part of Japan.

so the above are all there.

Choose carefully what you want from Kyushu.

kinwashi

7 Jul 14, 22:19

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Japan City Guides: Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Miyazaki History | Miyazaki Attractions | Around Miyazaki | Miyazaki Hotels | Access

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Miyazaki is the prefectural capital city of Miyazaki Prefecture on the south east coast of Kyushu. Miyazaki city is the largest city in the mainly rural prefecture with a population of over 365,000 inhabitants.

Miyazaki city is a pleasant seaside town popular with people on vacation and a fun place to base yourself to visit the many attractions the prefecture has to offer.

Miyazaki enjoys the most sunshine hours of any city in Japan and visitors come for the relaxed atmosphere as well as the castle towns of Aya and Obi, the scenic Nichinan Coast and the sub-tropical island of Aoshima. Inland is the scenic gorge, kagura dances and Shinto shrines of Takachiho.

Modern Sculpture at Miyazaki Culture Park

Miyazaki History

Modern day Miyazaki Prefecture was divided among a number of clans (domains) during the Edo Period (1603-1867) including the powerful Shimazu clan based in Kagoshima to the south, the Nobeoka clan to the north around the modern town of that name and the Sadowara and Obi clans.

Takachiho In Miyazaki is connected with the myths surrounding Japan's creation and the antics of such gods as Amaterasu, Tajikarao, Ameno-Uzume and Izanagi and Izanami at Amano Iwato Shrine, where the sun goddess Amaterasu was found hiding in a cave by Tajikarao and enticed out by a comic and bawdy dance by Ameno-Uzume, thus creating the world.

Miyazaki is also associated with the mythical first emperor of Japan, Jimmu. The Emperor Jimmu is supposed to have lived in the 7th century BCE and legendary site of his palace was placed in modern-day Miyazaki.

In 1940 the Hakko Ichiu pillar was constructed as part of the celebrations of the 2600th anniversary of the founding of Japan. The 37m-tall tower is now part of the Heiwadai-koen Peace Park. Hakko Ichiu ("Eight corners of the world under one roof") was a slogan adopted as part of Japan's growing colonial expansionism in the 1930s and 1940s. Other celebrations of this nationalistic "anniversary" in 1940 include the enshrining of the Emperor Komei, the father of Emperor Meiji and the last Japanese monarch to permanently live in Kyoto, in Heian Shrine.

Hakko Ichiu Monument, Heiwadai Koen, Miyazaki, Kyushu

Miyazaki Culture Park, Kyushu, Japan

Miyazaki Attractions

Miyazaki's attractions are mostly of the modern kind and include a number of worthwhile museums. The Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum includes work by the Japanese artists Shiotsuki Toho, Yamada Shinichi, Nakazawa Hiromitsu, Yamaguchi Kaoru and Kitagawa Tamiji as well as such European masters as Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso and Paul Klee.

The Miyazaki Prefectural Art Museum is located in the Miyazaki Culture Park, a pleasant urban green space with grass lawns, fountains, mountain art sculptures, a walking/jogging path and a cherry tree avenue, popular with residents in spring.

The Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History is situated in the grounds of Miyazaki Jingu close to Miyazaki Jingu Station. The Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Nature and History is surrounded by the open-air Miyazaki Prefectural Museum Minka-en, where four original rural dwellings, some of them over 200 years old, have been relocated from the hinterland of the prefecture to this location.

Miyazaki Science Center (Cosmoland) is right across from Miyazaki Station. The Miyazaki Science Center displays an impressive 40m-tall model of a Japanese H-1 rocket outside the building and inside the facility there is a scale model of the Apollo 11 spacecraft, which landed on the moon in 1969.

Other facilities at Miyazaki Science Center include a handicraft workshop, a space lab, an energy circus dedicated to alternative energy and nuclear power and a 6m-tall glass dome looking at the power of tornadoes.

The 27m planetarium at Miyazaki Science Center is one of the largest in Japan and has three shows on weekdays and four shows on weekends and Japanese national holidays.

Miyazaki Science Center (Cosmoland), Miyazaki, Kyushu

Tachibana Park lines the banks of the Oyodo-gawa River south of Miyazaki Station and is particularly attractive at night when the park's signature palm trees are illuminated.

The Heiwadai-koen Peace Park contains the former Hakko Ichiu Monument, now the Peace Monument, built with stones from around the war-time Japanese empire. Heiwadai Koen also has a collection of reproduction clay haniwa sculptures in the Haniwa Garden from the excavations of Kofun Period tombs at Saitobaru.

Miyazaki Jingu is dedicated to the mythical Emperor Jimmu and the shrine grounds are full of pleasant woods and roaming semi-wild chickens. Miyazaki Shrine hosts a number of festivals throughout the year including a demonstration of yabusame - horse back archery.

The aptly-named Phoenix Seagaia Resort is what remains of the original 1990s Seagaia Resort, which went bankrupt when the Japanese economic bubble burst in 2001. Restructuring of the massive seaside resort involved closing Ocean Dome, at the time the world's biggest indoor water park and artificial beach. The resort now has onsen hot spring baths, hotels, shops and restaurants, a zoo, golf courses and tennis courts. Hotels at the complex include the 154m-tall Sheraton Grande Ocean Resort, the Sun Phoenix Hotel and the condominium-type Luxze Hitosuba. The golf courses at the Phoenix Seagaia Resort include the Tom Watson GC, designed by the man himself, the Phoenix Country Club and the Phoenix Golf Academy.

Medikit Arts Center, Miyazaki, Kyushu

The Medikit Arts Center is a multi-functional concert hall and theater space with performances of Western classical music, musicals as well as Japanese musical genres. The Medikit Arts Center (Tel: 0985 28 3210) is home to Japan's largest pipe organ and is located in Miyazaki Culture Park.

Miyazaki's principal festivals are the Yabusame or horse-back archery held at Miyazaki Jingu in early April, a huge fireworks display in August over the banks of the Oyodo River, the Miyazaki Jingu Festival in October and the new Erekocha Matsuri with parades on Tachibana Dori around the end of July.

Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Art, Kyushu, Japan.

Miyazaki Prefectural Museum of Art, Miyazaki, Kyushu

Around Miyazaki

Takachiho

North of Miyazaki city, Takachiho is a spiritual center of Shinto mythology and the beautiful Takachiho Gorge, about three hours by car or bus from Kumamoto and over four hours from Miyazaki, attracts tourists from all over Japan.

Takachiho Gorge, Miyazaki, Kyushu

Aya Castle, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Nichinan Coast & Cape Toi

The Nichinan Kaigan is a 50km stretch of coast known for its beautiful beaches and isolated coves. The area is popular with surfers and people who come to enjoy the superb ocean views at Cape Toi. The tiny islet of Kojima off Ishinami is home to a group of Japanese monkeys who have taken to washing their food in the sea. Sun Messe Park (Tel: 0987 29 1900) on the Nichinan Coast is a small theme park near Nichinan city with seven replicas of the famous Easter Island Moai statues.

Aya

Aya Castle is a lovely, reconstructed castle in the historic town of Aya, 40km north west of Miyazaki city. Aya is known for its handicrafts including local crafts, shochu, ceramics, woodwork as well as bamboo and lacquer ware. All of these products make excellent souvenirs and can be found in the Shusen-no-Mori complex 3km out of town. Shusen-no-Mori is centered around a shochu distillery, winery and local micro-brewery. There is also an onsen bath to relax.

Seven kilometers northwest of Aya is the Teruha Suspension Bridge (Teruha Otsuri-bashi), said to be one of the highest pedestrian suspension bridges in the world at 142m. (The Kokonoe "Yume" Otsurihashi in Oita Prefecture is now higher at 173m). The Teruha Suspension Bridge is 250m long and perched over a valley of beautiful evergreen forest and the Aya Minami River below. The name in Japanese means "shining leaves."

Teruha Suspension Bridge, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Aoshima

Located 14km south of Miyazaki on the Nichinan Coast is the tiny sub-tropical island of Aoshima. Aoshima is ringed with beautiful, white sandy beaches and at low tide visitors can see the phenomenon of Oni-no-sentakuita, ("Devil's washboard"), basalt rocks on the sea floor resembling a washboard.

Aoshima-jinja on the island is dedicated to the Shinto kami, Yamasachi Hiko (the father of Emperor Jimmu), who is honored in two fairly bizarre festivals: one in June/July and the other in January. In the summer festival locals carry portable shrines (mikoshi) through the waves and in winter dive into the ocean wearing only loincloths.

There are a number of hotels to stay in Aoshima including the Hotel Route Inn Miyazaki Aoshima and the ANA Holiday Inn Resort Miyazaki.

Udo Jingu

Further south from Aoshima is Udo Jingu, the mythical birthplace of the Emperor Jimmu's father, Yamasachi Hiko aka Yamasachihiko. The shrine is popular with young couples hoping for (easy) childbirth and a happy marriage. Udo Jingu is located in a cave in the side of the cliff and has spectacular views out over the ocean. A pair of breast shaped rocks give Udo Jingu its reputation for a happy birth. Visitors are encouraged to try their luck at throwing undama - lucky ceramic balls - into the pool at the top of one of the rocks. Men throw with their left hands; women their right.

Teruha Suspension Bridge, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Obi

Obi is a small castle town about one hour south of Miyazaki on the JR Nichinan Line. Only the castle walls and now dry moats survive of the original Obi-jo (Obi Castle), which was the power base of the local Ito clan, though the Ote-mon gate survives and the castle museum has the usual displays of samurai armor and swords and family treasures relating to the Ito family. The feudal lord's private residence Matsuo-no-maruhas been reconstructed in local cedar and just near the castle entrance is the Yoshokan, the former house of the daimyo's chief retainer, with a pleasant garden with "borrowed" views of Mt. Atago. The Ito family moved here when the feudal domains were abolished by the Meiji government in the 1870s. The Hanko Shintoku-do is an Edo Period school for young samurai dating from 1831. A single ticket allows entry to most of these sights. The Komura Memorial Hall (Komura Kinenkan) is dedicated to the life of locally-born Komura Jutaro, a Meiji era foreign minister who signed the 1905 Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War.

Kirishima & Ebino Kogen

Kirishima in the northern part of Kagoshima Prefecture and Ebino Kogen straddling both Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures are natural areas known for their volcanic hot springs (onsen), crater lakes and forested mountain walks. Lake Fudo-ike is a beautifully clear, crater like that was used as a location in the James Bond movie, You Only Live Twice.

Fudo-ike, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan.

Fudo-ike (Lake Fudo), Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Shopping in Miyazaki

Miyazaki Station and the Ichibangai entertainment area are the best places to shop and pick up local souvenirs. The Miyazaki Prefecture Products Shop Konne (Tel: 0985 22 7389) has clay haniwa, tetsumugi textiles, fruit and vegetables including yuzu, shochu and kagura masks from Takachiho.

Hotels in Miyazaki

Miyazaki city has a number of good hotels and Japanese style accommodations to suit all budgets, whether you are a business traveler or budget back-packer. Situated around Miyazaki Station are JR Kyushu Hotel Miyazaki, the Toyoko Inn Miyazaki Ekimae, the APA Hotel Miyazakieki - Tachibanadori and the Hotel Grandy Miyazaki. See here for a full listing of available hotels in Miyazaki.

Access - Getting to Miyazaki

Miyazaki is the transportation hub for Miyazaki Prefecture.

Air

Miyazaki Airport (KMI) has flight connections to Seoul with Asiana Airlines, Taipei in Taiwan as well as domestic flights to Tokyo (Haneda Airport, 90 minutes), Osaka (Itami, 60 minutes), Fukuoka (40 minutes), Nagoya Centrair (70 minutes) and Naha in Okinawa (85 minutes).

From Miyazaki Airport

Miyazaki Airport is just 3km south of Miyazaki city. There are buses and rail connections (on the Miyazaki Kuko Line) to downtown Miyazaki city. Buses take 20 minutes and the trains just 8 minutes. There are also buses from Miyazaki Airport to Takachiho (4 hours, 30 minutes), Ebino Kogen (2 hours, 25 minutes), Aoshima (20 minutes), Hyuga (2 hours, 15 minutes), Nobeoka (3 hours), Saito (1 hour, 15 minutes), Aya (1 hour, 10 minutes), Miyakonojo, Udo Jingu, Nichinan and Cape Toi.

Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Ferries

Miyazaki Car Ferry has daily sailings to Osaka Nanko Port leaving at 7pm and arriving in Osaka at 7.30am the next day. From Osaka boats leave at 6.45pm Monday - Saturday and at 6pm on Sundays arriving in Miyazaki at 8.40am the next day on the 500km route. Contact telephone numbers are 06 6616 4661 in Osaka and 0985 29 5566 in Miyazaki.

The cheapest 2nd class fare ranges from 11,600 yen to 12,800 yen depending on the season.

There is a charge of 2,000 yen to transport pets in a special pet cage provided either by the passenger or the company. Bicycles and motorbikes as well as cars can all be transported.

See our Japan travel section for further details.

Trains

The JR Nippo Line runs to Kagoshima (2 hours) and Beppu (3 hours). The JR Nichinan Line has trains to Aoshima (30 mins) and Obi (65 mins). The Umisachi Yamasachi Limited Express is a sightseeing train that runs from Miyazaki Station to Nango along the Nichinan Coast on weekends, national holidays and selected holiday periods.

Nichinan Coast near Aoshima, Miyazaki Prefecture, Kyushu

Buses

There are long distance highway buses from Miyazaki Station to Fukuoka (4 hours), Kagoshima (2 hours, 30 minutes), Nagasaki (5 hours, 30 minutes) and Kumamoto (3 hours, 45 minutes).

Transportation within Miyazaki

Car hire is an option if you wish to see more of rural Miyazaki Prefecture including Takachiho with the main car rental chains situated around Miyazaki Station and at Miyazaki Airport.

Miyazaki Map

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kinwashi

8 Jul 14, 23:38

So next my Japanese guests had another local favourite dish,

That you and i alway ate this. over here.

kinwashi

8 Jul 14, 23:43

So i explained to them its Daikon.

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Daikon (from Japanese ãƒ€ã‚¤ã‚³ãƒ³ (daikon?), literally "large root"), Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored, very large, white East Asian radish. Despite being known most commonly by its Japanese name, it did not originate in Japan, but rather in continental Asia.

Although there are many varieties of daikon, the most common in Japan, the Aokubi-daikon, has the shape of a giant carrot, approximately 20 to 35 cm (7.9 to 14 in) long and 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) in diameter. One of the most unusually shaped varieties of daikon is the turnip-shaped Sakurajima-daikon often grows as large as 50 cm (20 in) in diameter and weighs as much as 45 kg (99 lb) cultivated in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Chinese radishes are grown commercially in Texas, primarily near Houston in south Texas. Major production is in California. They can be found on the market 12 months out of the year, especially in areas having an Oriental population.

The flavour is generally rather mild compared to smaller radishes.

In Chinese cuisine, turnip cake and chai tow kway are made with daikon. In Korean cuisine, kkakdugi and nabak kimchi use the vegetable. In Japanese cuisine, dishes made with daikon include takuan and bettarazuke.

The roots can be stored for some weeks without the leaves if lifted and kept in a cool dry place. If left in the ground the texture tends to become woody, but the storage life of untreated whole roots is not long. Chinese radishes will keep well in the refrigerator if they are placed in a sealed container or plastic bag in order to maintain high humidity.

Daikon is very low in food energy. A 3 ounce (85 g) serving contains only 18 Calories (75 kJ) but provides 34 percent of the RDA for vitamin C. Daikon also contains the active enzyme myrosinase that aid digestion, particularly of starchy foods. Select those that feel heavy and have lustrous skin and fresh leaves.

kinwashi

8 Jul 14, 23:50

Red daikon, red mochi.

A colorful version of the Chinese snack that is called in Japan daikon mochi and I can’t pronounce any of its names in Chinese dialects… Well, radish cake.

I washed and grated my red skin daikon radish. It’s white inside as usual.

I steamed the daikon. Added an equivalent volume of mochiko (sticky rice flour) with enough water to get it creamy. For flavoring : salt, chili pepper flakes, dry shiitake mushroom, fish flakes (skip for vegan version). And fried slices of garlic.

I steamed the cakes. Let them chill.

Then pan-fried cuts of very cold cakes in sesame oil. They become creamy inside, crispy around. The flower is a slice of raw daikon.

kinwashi

9 Jul 14, 00:03

With Hashimoto san we went to this stall,

i ordered four pieces of the below,

show him how is the process of this cake,

and with Daikon again is added.

kinwashi

9 Jul 14, 16:58

- So if you ask any Singaporean, most will tell you only Mt Fuji.
  
  So if you come to Kyushu, Mt Aso already covered, Mt Sakurajima this also covered.
  
  Mt Krishima.
  
  Also from Kyushu.
  
  so safe or not.
  
  http://youtu.be/E-Npx2uMe_4
- 03 Mar `13, 10:18PM
  
  Krishima.
  
  Mt Shinmoe.
  
  http://youtu.be/LBsHGJM-fp0
- 03 Mar `13, 10:21PM
  
  So you like Japan.
  
  Soo you like this.
  
  http://youtu.be/fXUrDPFu9qw
- 03 Mar `13, 10:28PM
  
  Kagoshima ken.
  
  This are the inconvenient factor staying near volcano area..
  
  But people still love here.
  
  when, where, they come, they came.
  
  No one know.
- 03 Mar `13, 10:32PM
  
  This is alway the probelm, hope the wind favour you not coming into your direction.
  
  If not everyday you need to do tis routine.
  
  video by kinwashi.
  
  http://youtu.be/DiW-Fn08rDY
- 04 Mar `13, 6:51PM
  
  You dont know when it come and when it go.
  
  Mt Sakurajima. from Kyushu.active everyday.
- 04 Mar `13, 6:52PM
- 04 Mar `13, 6:54PM
- 04 Mar `13, 6:54PM
- 04 Mar `13, 10:06PM
  
  Come see,
  
  a better understand, when you are near.
  
  those pictures above are opposite from the mainland we took.
  
  http://youtu.be/1NNZXJurOng
- 04 Mar `13, 10:11PM
  
  sourceMonday, May 21, 2012
  
  Volcanic Ash Envelops Japan's Kagoshima City
  
  Volcanic Ash Envelops Japan's Kagoshima City
- 04 Mar `13, 10:13PM
  
  Volcanic eruptions drape Kagoshima in ash
  
  News On Japan via majirox news -- Sep 15
  
  Repeated eruptions from the Sakurajima volcano have produced large amounts of ash draping the city center Sept. 15, the Kagoshima Local Meteorological Agency said. Eruptions from the volcano overlooking the city of Kagoshima began on Wednesday morning, dumping 217 grams of ash per square meter (7 ounces per 10 square feet), the third-highest level of ash to fall since records began in 1994. Volcanic ash covered much of Kagoshima's Tenmmonkan entertainment and business district on Thursday morning, visibly forming clouds as cars drove through it and many pedestrians covering their faces with towels or surgical masks to avoid breathing it in.
- 04 Mar `13, 10:17PM
  
  The actual senerio, once the ash came to the Kagoshima City.
  
  Nobody like this kind of condition.
  
  video.
  
  http://youtu.be/m99UfwTJEWQ
  
  Which is better,
  
  video by kinwashi.
  
  http://youtu.be/htzv7684mCk
  
  Which is better,
  
  video.
  
  http://youtu.be/SikvLkCJv1s
  
  No Ash is better.
  
  video.
  
  http://youtu.be/my2F3Eszsxk
- 05 Mar `13, 10:16PM
  
  Once you saw this, get yourself prepare.
  
  As like the Indonesia haze is coming.
  
  Boom Boom sound.
  
  Edited by kinwashi 05 Mar `13, 10:19PM
24 Jun `13, 9:28PM
What is PSI, over here.

Kagoshima.

See the ash you cannot run.
- 05 Mar `13, 10:29PM
  
  source
  
  source
  
  source
25 Jun `13, 9:27PM

Volcanic Ash ended make good use.

source.

Edited by kinwashi 25 Jun `13, 9:36PM
25 Jun `13, 9:29PM

Shirasu, contained in the volcanic ash of Mt. Sakurajima in Kagoshima, Japan has been used by the local people to wash cutlery for a long time. That secret wisdom is now concentrated in “Shirasu - Volcanic Ash - Soap”. Erupted hundreds of years ago, absorbing various minerals in the sea, later becoming the white stratums of the earth, Shirasu has been nourished in the nature over the years. Utilizing the hidden merits of Shirasu to the maximum, we would like to help you pursue beauty and health furthermore.

With the dense and almost elastic bubbles featured with the soap, the froth made from the spheres of the ultrafine particle Shirasu removes the dirt on the skin to the deep inside the pore where ordinary cleansing cream cannot reach. It also features Lipidure which is often used for artificial blood vessel contact lenses and others. When used in a soap, it creates artificial cells on the surface of the skin, and even after rinsing, moisture remains in the cells.

1. Make a froth with the bubbling net. Take “Sugoka Soap, made from Volcanic Ash” at the size of about a cherry or a piece of pearl, to the bubbling net, adding a small amount of warm water, making a froth. 2. Soft bubbles gently cleanse the skin Put the froth on your palm and wash your face gently.
* No need to rub your face hard. Massage your face with the dense bubble, skimming over the skin.
While moisture protected on the skin, it removes the surplus oil and dirt deep inside the pores. Rinse the face thoroughly, removing the bubbles. The shining refreshed skin appears.

Copyright (C) 2009 Brain Cosmos Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved
25 Jun `13, 9:35PM

More on Volcanic Ash.

From Sakurajima.

http://www.photovolcanica.com/VolcanoInfo/Sakurajima/Sakurajima.html

Ash remobilized by wind, view along S coast of Sakurajima

Sign for evacuation

Sign warning about ash on roads

Collecting ash, S coast, Sakurajima Island

Ash collection site, Sakurajima Island

Agricultural land SE of Sakurajima, the latter being veiled in ash

Town SE of Sakurajima with ashing volcano behind

Buried Torii in Kurokamicho, E flank of Sakurajima

Shelter near official viewpoint
25 Jun `13, 9:49PM
For those who are new here.

One more time, we cover this again.
- Going to school
  
  children, why are they with helmet.
  
  Sakurajima? often you can see.
  
  Edited by kinwashi 22 Jul `12, 10:28PM
- 22 Jul `12, 10:33PM
  
  See what you can see.
  
  live current camera video.
  
  at night.
  
  http://kagoshima-live.com/en/sakurajima.html
- 22 Jul `12, 10:42PM
  
  This attraction will heading there tour for one day,
  
  with rental cars from the island, and crushing the whole day round..
  
  WE will be taking turn driving given every kakis a change to do it.
  
  Sakurajima.
- 23 Jul `12, 6:27PM
  
  At 6.24 pm...23 Aug 2012.
  
  What Sakurajima looked like.
  
  live current video camera.
  
  http://kagoshima-live.com/en/sakurajima.html
- 23 Jul `12, 10:18PM
  
  This island you just need 5 to 6 hours to complete by car.
  
  source
- 23 Jul `12, 10:20PM
  
  See again in the daylight, maybe 2 moro.
  
  sure very interesting.
  
  live video camera.
  
  http://kagoshima-live.com/en/sakurajima.html
- 23 Jul `12, 10:25PM
  
  Attractions.....Sakurajima.
  
  http://www.frommers.com/destinations/kagoshima/2944010029.html
- 23 Jul `12, 10:30PM
  
  Gallery Index: Kagoshima, Japan - Home of Mount Sakurajima
  
  Volcanic Lava Rocks on Sakurajima Volcano near Kagoshima, Japan
  
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  Volcanic Lava Rocks on Sakurajima Volcano near Kagoshima, Japan
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  Mount Sakurajima spews rocks and ash so frequently that school children are required to wear hard hats when out of doors. We passed by some small children walking home from school and were surprised to see them dressed in their helmets! The peninsula where Mount Sakurajima is located also has many sturdily built shelters along the roads. These are useful as bus stops and for shelter when the volcano erupts.
- 23 Jul `12, 10:33PM
  
  You will see many of this on this island..
  
  http://www.panoramio.com/photo/57026634
- 23 Jul `12, 10:41PM
  
  This is the best over here in this island.
  
  volcanic soil.
  
  source.
- 23 Jul `12, 10:50PM
  
  Not sure what is all about?
  
  Not only me, and my few new kakis going this trip.
  
  and you all here.
  
  source
  
  See this link......
  
  http://www.camemberu.com/2012/01/justin-quek-showcases-kagoshimas-finest.html
- 24 Jul `12, 9:05PM
  
  How big is this Daikon from Sakurajima?
  
  see for yourself.
  
  World's largest.
  
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/nachosan/3588274/
  
  daikon radish
  
  The most well known products of Sakurajima are the world's largest Sakurajima daikon radish and the world's smallest Sakurajima mandarin. Both are raised in Sakurajima's volcano ash soil.
  The Sakurajima radish is called "Shima-dekon" by the locals. It is the biggest and heaviest radish recorded in the Guinness world of Records. The record stands at 29.6kg!! The Sakurajima radish is jucier and more tender than other radishes. The harvest time is around December. "The World Biggest Sakurajima daikon radish contest" is held in Sakurajima every year. They can be eaten cooked with soy sauce, dried in strips or pickled.
- 24 Jul `12, 10:21PM
  
  source
26 Jun `13, 6:47PM

For those who are new here,

What is Volcanic Ash from Sakurajima.

Here is a bottle i took back as souvenir fro Kagoshima.

What Happen? What Happen?

No..this is what i brought back from Kagoshima.

Volcano Ash.

This is what happen now,

Free from anywhere.

You name it, they are there.

Video.

http://youtu.be/XUpicKVrjiI
26 Jun `13, 6:54PM

No time frame, once it come mean it come, the wind direction also a factor.

This poor lady needed to do it,

the wind direction blowing toward Kagshima ken.

At this morning when I am there, happened took this video back.

something intersting you can never see people doing this.

The Indonesia Haze.

As like the Haze from Indonesia favouring us this few days,

blowing toward Mainland Malaysia.

video.

http://youtu.be/DiW-Fn08rDY
26 Jun `13, 9:49PM

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http://youtu.be/7z9pJfL3Hq8

Edited by kinwashi 26 Jun `13, 9:50PM

Sarasheeza

10 Jul 14, 13:08

I'm you know you can imagine continually having is repeated insults where year converting more and more crabs too fat ultimately leads to cascade or ripple effect where you scam have the potentially a lot of collateral damage occurring leading to metabolic syndrome and type Somatodrol diabetes and so I would argue this alternative for secondary path of carbohydrate is a four month scam carbohydrate intolerance and I like to use that term to describe the condition because it's shorter it's almost intuitive what a solution would be and so the idea scam here is that insulin resistance which is incredibly complex and there's billions of dollars being a thrown it trying to understand this,.

http://intrafitne.com/

helpme123

10 Jul 14, 14:55

Another Million Air TD.

kinwashi

10 Jul 14, 20:56

Storm makes landfall on Kyushu, 3 dead

NHK -- JUL 10

Severe tropical storm Neoguri made landfall on the Japanese southernmost main island of Kyushu on Thursday. The storm has brought heavy rain across the country, killing three people and injuring 45 others.

The Japan Meteorological Agency says Neoguri made landfall at Akune City in Kagoshima Prefecture shortly before 7 AM on Thursday after passing through the islands of Okinawa.

Neoguri is moving east at 30 kilometers per hour with a maximum wind velocity of about 90 kilometers per hour.

Heavy rains caused a landslide in a mountainous town in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, on Wednesday. It swept away a house, killing a 12-year-old boy. The landslide occurred 10 minutes before local authorities could issue an evacuation advisory.

Two men were found dead separately in two prefectures after falling into irrigation ditches.

kinwashi

10 Jul 14, 21:02

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http://youtu.be/5BIuLBIIkCw

kinwashi

10 Jul 14, 21:11

What Diabetes what nosense are you talking. Come here.

Let me show you in Japan, waht Diabetes what Carbohydrate.

What are you talking about ???

Let me show you the secret of Okinawan.

The Japanese Organic way.

see no popping of pill require, just this vegetable is good enough.

source.

Okinawa goya touted as aid against diseases

Goya is Okinawa’s very popular, but very bitter vegetable.

Goya has always traveled with claims of ‘healthy’ and ‘promotes longevity’, but now its advocates are saying the cucumber-like melon is good for nearly whatever ails you. It is being used in processed foods, mixed in salads and champura dishes, and now is finding a niche in new food products.

The humble goya is billed as having three times more vitamin C than lemon fruits, and five times as much as the tomato, and it protects against heat. Some advocates claim it even battles fat, providing nutrition while keeping fat from forming. Medical researchers are discovering the goya reduces blood sugar levels, a boon to diabetics, and works to lower high blood pressure.

Businesses are targeting retired mainland Japanese for the goya, describing the bitter vegetable’s medicinal values, which they say extends to protecting against internal organ problems. Businesses say older men have time and money, and are wanting to make their bodies more healthy.

Goya’s promotion is expanding to new products such as goya chips, which are said to be not quite so bitter and have a good taste. And the latest? Goya chocolate. Promoters say the goya sweets are available now at supermarkets everywhere.

Note:
Go check your Blood Sugar and check your Blood Pressure.
Already proven by many Taxi Uncles that i taught them,
Super everyone said.
27 May `14, 11:28PM
Bitter gourd (melon) nutrition facts

Perhaps bitter gourd (melon) is the secret of the Okinawa Islander longevity! Although, the bitterness of this gourd might turn some people away from it, in-fact, it can really sweeten your health because of its disease preventing and health promoting phyto chemical compounds.

Botanically it belongs to the family of Cucurbitaceae, of the genus: Momordica and is a member of the same family of squash, watermelon, cantaloupes, cucumber, etc. Scientific name: Momordica charantia. Some of the related varieties are balsam pear, cundeamor, la-kwa, etc.

Bitter melons (Momordica charantia). Oriental variety. Note for the uneven pebble like longitudinally arranged ridges. The ends are round and blunt. Bitter melons hanging down in a vine. a variety commonly found in Indian subcontinent. Note for pointed ends.

Bitter melon is the immature pod vegetable, popular in many Asian countries. This widely grown as edible pod is, in fact, among the most bitter of all culinary vegetables.

Bitter melon is a temperate /tropical vegetable probably originated in South-East Asia. Like other members of the Cucurbitaceae family, this plant is a fast-growing, trailing or climbing vine with thin stems and tendrils and requires trellis to support the climbing vine.

The pods are characterized by smooth lengthwise ridges and uneven pebbly surface. Depending upon the cultivar type, immature pods are light to dark green and have oblong or oval shapes with a pointed tip at the blossom end. Internally, the flesh is white with rough edged seeds, somewhat similar to ridge gourd seeds. As the fruits begin to mature, they gradually turn yellow or orange.

Health benefits of Bitter gourd
- The vegetable is very low in calories, providing just 17 calories per 100g. Nevertheless, its pods are rich in phytonutrients like dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins and anti-oxidants.
- Bitter melon notably contains phyto-nutrient, polypeptide-P; a plant insulin known to lower blood sugar levels. In addition, it composes hypoglycemic agent called charantin. Charantin increases glucose uptake and glycogen synthesis in the cells of liver, muscle and adipose tissue. Together, these compounds are thought to be responsible for reduction of blood sugar levels in the treatment of type-2 diabetes.
- Fresh pods are an excellent source of folates, contain about 72 µg/100g (Provides 18% of RDA). Folate helps reduce the incidence of neural tube defects in the newborns when taken by mothers during early pregnancy.
- Fresh bitter melon is an excellent source of vitamin-C (100 g of raw pod provides 84 mg or about 140% of RDI). Vitamin-C, one of the powerful natural antioxidants, helps the body scavenge deleterious free radicals one of the reasons for cancer development.
- It is an excellent source of health benefiting flavonoids such as ß-carotene, α-carotene, lutein, and zea-xanthin. It also contains a good amount of vitamin A. Together; these compounds help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging, cancers and various disease processes.
- Bitter melon stimulates easy digestion and peristalsis of food through the bowel until it is excreted from the body. Thus, helps in relieving indigestion and constipation problems.
- In addition, the vegetable is an also good source of niacin (vitamin B-3), pantothenic acid (vitamin B-5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) and minerals such as iron, zinc, potassium, manganese and magnesium.
- Early laboratory tests suggest that compounds in bitter melon might be effective for treating HIV infection.
27 May `14, 11:38PM

Don't believe what i say, you can experiment yourself.

So the below this cuisine, never say you never know, from Okinawa.

If you don't believe, you can experiment yourself no harm at all, its only vegetable.

Good new for those who got diabetes,

try this one or two day before you go for you blood test on sugar level.

see your result whether eaten or not eaten any difference.
27 May `14, 11:41PM
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11 Jul 14, 19:57

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Reservations are essential at Takase, a traditional sushi shop found on an Otsuka backstreet and open for lunch only on Fridays and Saturdays. The lively master will start serving his stuff practically as soon as you sit down at the small counter, and the rare treats just keep coming: tairagi mollusks, sea urchin and oysters were some of the choices served on our visit, and the bean jelly dessert finished things off beautifully. If you’re going on a weekend, make sure to combine your course with a cup of sake off the impressively long drink menu. Expect to pay around ¥4,000 per head at lunch, while the price roughly triples at night.

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11 Jul 14, 23:20

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Tokyo’s Best Restaurants

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With more Michelin stars than any other city (take that, Paris!), Tokyo has become one of the world’s top destinations for fine-dining lovers. From exclusive sushi bars to first-rate French restaurants, Tokyo offers nearly every kind of cuisine and promises to please even the most discerning palates. A culinary trip to Japan’s capital may leave your wallet considerably lighter, but you’ll definitely eat like a king.

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RyuGin

RyuGin owner and chef Seiji Yamamoto has been making waves with his contemporary approach to kaiseki ryori (traditional Japanese haute cuisine) ever since the restaurant opened in 2003. Mr. Yamamoto is known for his embrace of cutting edge techniques: he famously used a CAT scan to discover the best way to debone a conger eel. RyuGin, which currently ranks 20th on the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, received its third Michelin star in 2012 and continues to dazzle guests with unique dishes such as grilled sea perch encrusted with a coating of toasted rice and the minus 385-degrees Celsius candy apple, filled with powdered ice cream.

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Taku

Dining at a high-end sushi restaurant can be an intimidating experience. Not so at 2-starred restaurant Taku, a relaxed, modern sushi bar in the residential neighborhood of Nishi-Azabu. The young sushi chef Takuya Sato trained in some of Tokyo’s top restaurants before opening his own, and he serves top-quality fish in a refined, traditional style. The excellent selection of wine, sake and shochu is a plus.

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Narisawa

At the contemporary French restaurant Narisawa, chef Yoshihiro Narisawa’s aim is to bring nature to the plate, and he does so in ingenious and delicious ways. An earthy “forest bread” incorporates tree sap and powdered chestnut wood, while a whole grilled squid -- topped with nitrogen-frozen olive oil, lemon juice and ash made from charred red peppers -- invokes the misty shores of northern Spain. The chef trained under French masters such as Joel Robuchon and Paul Bocuse. His restaurant now boasts 2 Michelin stars and ranks 12th on the San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

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Koju

Hidden along a back street behind the Nikko hotel in Ginza, Koju is one of Tokyo’s finest places to experience kappo-style cuisine (fine cuisine served “in the kitchen”), or what you might call a more intimate version of kaiseki ryori. Michelin certainly agrees: Koju has been awarded 3 stars every year since the Tokyo guide was released in 2008. Chef Toru Okuda has a keen eye for detail and uses only the freshest meat, seafood and produce. Dishes at Koju are minimal works of culinary art, with emphasis on the quality of the ingredients.

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Sense

Chef Kenichi Takase has traveled throughout the southern Chinese province of Guangzhou more than 50 times since he began his career. At Michelin-starred Sense, located on the 37th floor of the posh Mandarin Oriental hotel, Mr. Takase’s love for Cantonese food comes through with unmistakable clarity. The chef takes a fresh approach to this cuisine and delivers elegant dishes that are both authentic in flavor and contemporary in feel.

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Sawada

Sawada is one of Tokyo’s most popular sushi restaurants. With only 6 seats and 2 Michelin stars, getting a reservation can be tricky, but owner and chef Koji Sawada is a welcoming host. Meals here are elaborate 3-hour feasts offering the best in seasonal seafood from all over Japan -- creamy bites of sea urchin from the Japanese islands of Hokkaido and Kyushu, chewy morsels of cuttlefish from Chiba. Perfection, however, comes at a price. Expect to pay 21,000 yen ($270) for lunch -- and more for dinner. But the experience is worth every yen.

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Il Ristorante

Like French restaurants, Italian eateries abound in Tokyo, but the sleek Bulgari Il Ristorante in Ginza manages to stand out. Located on the 9th floor of the Bulgari Tower, the restaurant offers pleasant views and a sophisticated atmosphere. Chef Luca Fantin, who earned his first Michelin star in 2012, prepares fittingly stylish modern Italian cuisine infused with well-considered Japanese touches, such as black olive gnocchi with raw cuttlefish.

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Motoyoshi

No trip to Tokyo would be complete without tempura, those sinful mouthfuls of deep-fried bliss. The crispy delicacies at Michelin-starred Motoyoshi are almost guilt-free, encased in a light golden batter and cooked to perfection. Young chef Kazuhito Motoyoshi pays particular attention to the quality of seasonal vegetables, as well as seafood specialties such as sweet scallops and sea urchin wrapped in shiso (perilla) leaves.

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Chiran is a small town located in the middle of the Satsuma Peninsula of Kagoshima Prefecture on the island of Kyushu.

In 2003 Chiran merged with other towns to form the new city of Minamikyushu. During World War II there was a small airfield just outside the town, and towards the end of the war is was home to a "Special Attack Squadron", now known by the name kamikaze.

A huge museum complex on the site of the old base, Chiran Peace Museum For Kamikaze Pilots, is the major tourist attraction bringing visitors to the town, but there is also a well preserved samurai residence district with seven delightful zen gardens that is also a big draw.

Most visitors come on a day trip to visit these two sites, but for those who take the time to linger and explore there are some other interesting things to see.

Tomiya Shokudo, Chiran, Kagoshima

Chiran Attractions

Tomiya Shokudo was a small eatery in the town frequented by the pilots from the base. Tome Torihama had a very maternal attitude to her customers, many of whom were very young, and some of whom ate their last meals there. Some of the stories of Tome and her young customers were made into the semi fictional 2001 move Hotaru (Firefly) which has contributed to the boom in tourism to Chiran. The building has been restored as a memorial museum to Tome and the pilots.

Tomiya Shokudo
103-1 Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima 897-0302.
Tel: 0993 58 7566
Open from 9am to 5pm.

Chiran Doll & Toy Museum

Boasting a collection of more than 10,000 items, the Chiran Doll & Toy Museum is the result of 25 years collecting Japanese dolls, large and small, by the owner. The time span covers all the periods from Edo up to the present. Several times a year special themed exhibitions are also held. There is also a patio coffee shop.

The Chiran Doll & Toy Museum is located near the bridge at the western entrance to the samurai district.
Open 10am to 5pm. Closed Wednesdays. Entrance 400 yen adults, 200 yen kids.
Chiran Ningyohakubutsukan, 29 Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima 897-0302
Tel: 0993 83 2589

Chiran Doll and Toy Museum, Chiran, Kagoshima.

Chiran Doll & Toy Museum, Chiran, Kagoshima

Tea World with London Bus, Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture

Tea World

A rather quirky combination of small museum and English-style tea room, the museum focuses on the Anglo-Satsuma War of 1863. a one day war which claimed the lives of 13 British sailors and only 5 Japanese. Caused by an event the previous year when a small group of British citizens were riding along the Tokaido, the main highway into Edo.

Encountering an official procession from Satsuma, the British refused to dismount and show proper respect to the samurai official and were promptly attacked by the samurai. One man, Charles Richardson, was killed and two others wounded.

The British government demanded reparations from both the Japanese government and the Satsuma authorities. From the Japanese they received 100,000 pounds, a huge sum worth about sixty million pounds in today's money, but from Satsuma received nothing, so a Royal Navy Squadron was sent to Kagoshima where they took three Satsuma steamships and were promptly fired upon by Satsuma cannon.

In retaliation Kagoshima was bombarded. The death toll among Japanese was so light because the town had already been evacuated, but over 500 buildings were destroyed. Later Satsuma did pay reparations and Satsuma and Britain enjoyed a close relationship from then on including Britain supplying ships, weapons, and training to the Satsuma forces that went on to overthrow the Shogunate and usher in the Meiji Restoration.

The tea room serves a variety of teas, afternoon tea, scones, ice cream, home made cakes etc. They also serve lunches including British Curry (from which Japanese Curry is derived), and a Harry Potter Lunch, which may include Jacket Potatoes, Shepherds Pie, or Cornish Pasty. Reservations are required for some of the lunches.

There is also a small shop selling tea products, postcards, books etc.
The museum/tearoom is open from 10am to 6pm. Closed Tuesdays and the New Year.
Entrance to the museum is 500 yen, but that includes a tea, or free with the purchase of anything from the menu.
13746-4 Chiran-cho, Minamikyushu, Kagoshima 897-0302
Tel: 0993 83 3963

Toyotamahime Shrine

The only shrine of note in Chiran is located north of the main street. The torii entrance gate is clearly visible. It's a pleasant enough shrine with vermillion architecture, but what is of most interest is in a small building in the main courtyard.

Looking in through the large windows you will see a display of mizukarakuri ningyo. Karakuri means "mechanical" and ningyo means "doll" or "puppet", so they are mechanical dolls, or automata, and were very popular in the Edo Period. Mizu means "water", and the karakuri here are somewhat unusual in that they are powered by water.

If you look behind the building you can see a small waterwheel, which, when the water is flowing, drives the wheel which powers the hidden mechanisms that makes the dolls move. It is said the first mizukarakuri ningyo in Chiran were made in 1780. They are the style known as Dashi Karakuri, made to appear on floats during religious festivals and usually depicting scenes from ancient myths. The one here at Chiran is changed every year. Unfortunately it only "performs" for a few days in July.

Chiran Castle Ruins

South of the town center and east of the Kamikaze Peace Museum is the site of Chiran Castle. At the free car park you can pick up a guide and map. Chiran Castle was constructed at the turn of the 14th century by Minamoto no Yoritomo. In the middle of the 15th century the castle was awarded to the Sata Clan, a branch of the Shimazu.

The Sata lord was removed by Hideyoshi Toyotomi in 1591, and shortly afterwards it burnt down and was never rebuilt. There is little to see now, not even any stonework, but it is a most unusual design. The hillside of soft, volcanic ash, was eroded by a series of very deep and narrow gullies, in effect making a series of islands, each one of which had a fortified structure on top accessed by switchback trails. Maybe only worth visiting for diehard castle fans, or someone wanting some time in nature.

At the eastern end of the samurai street a path leads up the hill to a secondary castle site, known as Chiran Ikko Castle. Once again there is nothing left to see but an opportunity to get away from the town. The path down from the castle site ends at the Yabitsu Bridge.

Display of mizukarakuri ningyo, Toyotamahime Shrine, Chiran, Kagoshima, Kyushu

Samurai District, Chiran, Kagoshima

Accommodation in Chiran

Most visitors come to Chiran on a day trip but there are several ryokan in the town and a very convenient Business Hotel, the Chiran Green Business Hotel, on the main road.

Access - Getting to Chiran

Chiran is small enough to be explored on foot, but for those wanting to venture a little further bicycle rentals are available from a depot on the main street.

From Kagoshima Chuo Station take a train on the Ibusuki Makurazaki Line to Hirakawa Station (36 minutes) and then a bus to Chiran (32 minutes).

Alternatively there are buses from Kiire Station to Chiran. There are also direct buses from Kagoshima to Chiran samurai district and the Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots from Yamagataya Bus Center and Kagoshima Chuo Station. From Yamagataya Bus Station the first bus in 6.20am and the last bus is 6.10pm. The journey time is 1 hour and 26 minutes.

By hire car a visit to Chiran can be combined with a sand bath at Ibusuki Onsen and a trip to Ikeda Lake.

Yabitsu Bridge, Chiran, Kagoshima

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