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  KAPATERIA Café

  Posted in: Kyushu, Fukuoka

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  JR Tanushimaru Station has an adorable kappa design exterior based on the legend of the famous mythical creature in Tanushimaru, Kurume City. Inside, visit the KAPATERIA, a fun cafe serving delightful kappa-motif sweets and meals. Sit at one of the seats overlooking the platform, and enjoy the view of the huge Welcoming Kappa on the platform against the backdrop of the beautiful Minou Mountain Ranges as the trains leisurely pass by. Also, visit the information desk inside the station for the...

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  Akizuki Onsen Seiryuan

  Posted in: Kyushu, Fukuoka

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  Seiryuan is a peaceful ryokan with a prestigious Japanese restaurant surrounded by a beautiful Japanese garden in Akizuki, a town known as the Little Kyoto located close to Fukuoka City. The garden that can be seen from the large hall and the guestrooms display painting-like, beautiful views every season. Away from the hustle and bustle of city life, you can spend a relaxing time surrounded by the calming sound of the river, which is ideal for sleep, while songbirds wake you up in the morning.

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  Tea Museum in Yame

  Posted in: Kyushu, Fukuoka

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  Green tea is deeply rooted in the lives of Yame City, its culture, history, and tradition. At the Tea Museum located in Hoshino village in the area known as Okuyame, you can enjoy the traditional Hon-Gyokuro green tea “Shizuku tea,” an original tea from the region. Other tea products such as Gyokuro, tea noodles, tea leaf rice, matcha ice cream, rice-cake stuffed with bean jam and steamed sweet buns are also available. Enjoy the rich and mild flavors of the tea that Hoshino village has to offer.

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  Kurume Ramen Alley

  Posted in: Kyushu, Fukuoka

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  Tonkotsu ramen, popular for the savory pork marrow soup, is now a standard dish across Japan, but it is not so well known that Kurume in Fukuoka Prefecture is its birthplace in 1937. To master tonkotsu ramen, let’s start by visiting the Kurume Ramen Yokocho!

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  Suo-Oshima Island

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  The tourism keyword for Suo-Oshima Island in Yamaguchi Prefecture’s Oshima County is “Hawaii.” Known as the Hawaii of Setouchi, Suo-Oshima Island is a sister island with the Island of Kauai, with many related events taking place. The roadside rest area, Michi-no-Eki Sazan Seto Towa also has many Hawaiian goods on offer. Of course, you can also purchase goods produced locally on Suo-Oshima Island as souvenirs.

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  Shimonoseki Shunpanro Main Restaurant

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  The Shimonoseki Shunpanro Main Restaurant is a prestigious kappo ryokan (inn serving traditional Japanese cuisine) that has welcomed many members of the Imperial Family as its guests. Located in Amidaiji Town in Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, it was the first restaurant to receive a public license to serve fugu (blowfish). Enjoy the seasonal delicacies of Yamaguchi Prefecture, and take pleasure in gazing out at the ocean from your guestroom or while soaking in the bath.

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  Kintai Bridge

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  Kintai Bridge is one of Japan’s leading wooden bridges, renowned as one of the three most famous bridges in Japan. It is located in Iwakuni of Iwakuni City in Yamaguchi Prefecture, and has been designated as a place with scenic beauty by the Japanese government. The illuminated bridge at night, which can be viewed every year from August, is very popular.

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  Motonosumi Inari Shrine

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  In 1955, a white fox appeared by the bedside of Hitoshi Okamura, a local fishing business owner. The fox asked, "Who do you think you have to thank for having come this far with fishing?" After he explained his past, the fox said, “You must hold a ceremony on this land to appease me" This prompted Okamura to build Motonosumi Inari Shrine.

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  Tsunoshima Bridge

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  Tsunoshima Bridge was opened in the year 2000, and it is Japan’s longest (1780m) bridge to an isolated island that you can cross for free, as it is a non-toll road.

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  Rurikoji Temple Five-Storied Pagoda

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  Counted among the top three pagodas in Japan alongside Horyuji Temple and Daigoji Temple, Rurikoji Temple's five-storied pagoda is lauded as one of the greatest architectures of the mid-Muromachi Period (1336-1573). Within the pagoda sit an Amida Nyorai (seated Amitabha Buddha) statue and a sculpture of the samurai Yoshihiro Ouchi. The pagoda is picturesque in any season, from the plum and cherry blossoms in spring to fresh greenery in summer, autumn foliage, and snowscape in the winter.

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  Yuda Onsen

  Posted in: Chugoku, Yamaguchi

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  Yuda Onsen is one of the most famous hot springs in Yamaguchi Prefecture with a rich history of around 600 years and abundant spring water. The simple alkaline hot spring is soft and smooth to the touch, and legend has it that it was discovered by an injured white fox that nursed its wound in the hot spring.

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  Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park

  Posted in: Chugoku, Hiroshima

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  In Hiroshima City, Hiroshima, there are many famous tourists’ spots where you can learn about the past, present, and future of Hiroshima, such as Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, the Atomic Bomb Dome, and Orizuru Tower.

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