Niouza Historical Road
Feel the Weight of Time
It’s fun to walk around Usuki’s old castle town. The landscape has been selected as one of the “100 Best Cityscapes” by...
Mameda and Tenryou Hita Ohina-Matsuri (Girls' Festival of Hita)
the Prospered Merchant
The Hita Basin (Hita) is in the middle of Kyushu, with roads running in all four directions. With many sites from prehi...
Castle Town of Kitsuki
a Town of Slopes That Warms the Heart
Beneath Kitsuki Castle is a town of slopes. Everything, from the castle mountain where the castle keep, rebuilt in 1970...
The Cobblestone Slopes in the Yunohira Onsen
Traditional and Nostalgic Atmosphere
Stone-paved path is symbolic of Yunohira Onsen. The gentle slope spreads about 500 meters. Both sides of the path are f...
Hoashi Honke and the Townscapes of Hetsugi Honmachi
a Glimpse of the Prosperity Till Present
Go south on National Route 10 from downtown City of Oita and cross the Ono River, and you will find the Hetsugi d...
Showa Town
Distinctive Regional Revitalization
Showa Town comprises the shopping alleys of central Bungotakada, including the Central Street, Shinmachi, and...
Bungo Tsurusaki, Kusou Shisaku no Michi (Road of Kusou's Thoughts)
Taught with Sword and Pen
Tsurusaki is a port town in Bungo that Higo, Kumamoto clan established during the Edo period as a gateway to the ...
The Stone Pavement of Notsuharu Imaichi
the Atmosphere of Post Station Passed Down
The stone pavement of Imaichi used to be the road for Sankin Koutai (the Alternate Attendance Policy to have fe...