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This map was prepared with the approval of the director of the Geospatial Information Authority of using the Authority’s 1:500,000 and 1:25,000 scale maps and its Digital Map 25000. (Approval number Heisei 29, No. 444-1340) of the ← ory W Okitsu-miya, A B UNESCO World Heritage m or A B C D E e ld 1 2 3 4 Munakata Taisha M Component E S C The sacred island of Part Okitsu-miya, U N O A Richard Henry and Associated Sites Component Sakubei Munakata Taisha Brunton in the Munakata Region B Part Okitsu-miya Yohaisho, World Munakata Taisha MUNAKATA Yamamoto Heritage Registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017. Collection to This site consists of Okitsu-miya, Nakatsu-miya and Hetsu-miya. The Shimbaru-Nuyama Mounded Tomb N Yamabushi Mountain D-3 Former E-3 Kozanji Temple D・E-1 Ruins of D-1 Group is a cultural site that tells the existence of the orld O W He Munakata clan. C ri Ascetic Cultural Room Kurauchi Home Katsuyama Palace S ta E g 6 N e Mount Hiko is one of Japan's It was the head house of the The Chofu Mori Family Tem- Mouri Motochika, the feudal   U  three major Shugendo sites. Kurauchi family, who operat- ple was dates from 1327. See lord of the Chofu domain, 1: 20,000 0 500 1000m The sacred Valuable materials related to ed coal mines mainly in Chi- a national treasure and the moved his residence from Component Yamabushi Shugendo are kuho. The adjacent Kifune oldest building designed in its coastal location to further  C Part Nakatsu-miya island of displayed here. Local spe- Shrine, shrine gate, shrine the Zen-style architecture that inland, in preparation for a re- Undis- of Munakata Taisha Okinoshima cialty products are on sale road, and rock bridge were exists in Japan. It is the tem- taliation attack from foreign closed Component and there is also a slope car built together. 396 Oaza ple where Takasugi Shinsaku ships. This palace was built D Part Hetsu-miya and Associated Sites station. 1487 Oaza Hikosan, Kamifukano, Chikujo-machi, established himself. 1-2-3 in just five months. Oaza of Munakata Taisha in the Munakata Soeda-machi, Tagawa-gun Chikujo-gun Chofukawabata, Shimonose- Takura, City Nikka Whisky Moji Region 0947-85-0375 0930-52-2530 ki City 083-245-0258 083-231-1933 D-1 Getting to Factory Munakata A shochu (Japanese liquor) factory founded by Suzuki Sacred Island The closest place to Okinoshima Sta. 5 Component Shoten in 1914. At the time, ABC Part shochu was produced for ex- A-1 Okitsu-miya A-1 JR Shime The Imperial Steel Works,Japan Okitsu-miya, Munakata Taisha port to Korea and China. A B Yohaisho, 40 Min. Main Line Mining Shaft 2-1 Dairimoto-machi, Mo- (Okinoshima,Koyajima,Mikadobashira,Tenguiwa) Rapid Service Tower B-3 ji-ku, City 093- Munakata Taisha Togo Sta. ACCESS GUIDE MAP 志免町教育委員会 © 381-1431 Okinoshima (Okitsu-miya) is itself being the precinct of Mu- A place to worship Okinoshi- A reinforced concrete nakata-Taisha Shrine. Okinoshima has no inhabitants, and ma from afar. Located on the Nishitetsu 10 Min. bus building with has been protected to this day by strict prohibitions. Tagori- northern seaside of Oshima, high value in 7 hime-no-, one of the three goddesses, is enshrined. The visitors can see Okinoshima. modern con- island is forbidden for tourists to land here. 1293 Oshima, Munakata City Hetsu-miya struction his- Component of E Part Shimbaru-Nuyama tory. It has been designated  Munakata as a Modern Industrial Herit- Yasukawa Mounded Tomb Group age and a Nationally Impor- Keiichiro Taisha tant Cultural Property. 495- to 10 Min. 3 Oaza Shime, Shime-machi,  NAKAMA By car YAWA  Kasuya-gun 092-935-7100 Shimbaru- Moji Beer Museum D-1 to Nuyama Kitakyushu A building complex built in  Mounded KITAKYUSHU 1913 as a beer factory. The YAHATA AREA Oshima's Life and Faith Mainland's Life and Faith Tombs of the Munakata clan Tomb 10 Min. Nishitetsu Legend four facilities in the complex Group bus Chikuho & are Tangible Cultural Proper- Nakatsu-miya of Hetsu-miya of Shimbaru-Nuyama ty. 3-6-1 Dairihon-machi, C D E Konominato Hatoba Roadside Shrine Station to Moji-ku, Kitakyushu City Munakata Taisha Munakata Taisha Mounded Tomb Kanmon Post office to 093-382-1717 15-25 Min. Ferry School MUNAKATA A-1 B-2 Group B-2 NOGATA TA Temple Hotel Component Tagitsu-hime-no-Kami, one Ichikishima-hime-no-Kami, The tombs of the ancient D Part Onga River Pumping Station of the three goddesses of one of the three goddesses and powerful Munakata SITES OF JAPAN’S MEIJI Munakata, is enshrined of Munakata, is enshrined family, who performed rit- Oshima INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Waka- here. 1811 Oshima, Mu- here. 2331 Tashima, Mu- uals of Okinoshima. Near Ashiya matsu nakata City nakata City Katsuura, Fukutsu City A B Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution Component Part Kaijima Tasuke Port Visitor Center Nakama Guide App Passport Information Center Dokai Bay A B C Yanagiwara Byakuren Local Historical Facility 1 2 The Japan’s Meiji Indus- Tagawa, trial Revolution Guide Iizuka, Coal was App is now available. It etc. carried this way 5 provides fun, easy to un- AR MAP Since the Edo period, coal derstand information on Open the AR camera inside was transported by Kawa- industrial cultural herit- hirata boats on the Onga age sites and the various KITAKYUSHU the app, then simply hold River. From around 1897   areas in Yawata. it over the map to display Former A-2 Historic Ryokan B-2 Map QR movies, photos, and more. the ratio of transport by Kawahirata and railway re- Shokai Bldg. Shunpanro

☞ CHIKUHO versed, and  Completed in 1915 as Akita It is the venue where the Maeda Battery Site C-1 Download Here to Hold over became mainstream. Coal  Shokai's company building Treaty of Shimonoseki was was transported to west- One of the forts built by the & TAGAWA map and residence. The rooftop concluded, and the site of the ern Japan from Wakamat- has a and first licensed pufferfish cui- Shinsaku Takasugi Choshu Domain along the AR Map su Port. building, creating a unique sine restaurant after Ito Hiro- Kanmon Straits during the KANMON to blend of Japanese and West- bumi lifted the ban on eating Shimonoseki military cam- IIZUKA ern styles. 23-11 Nabe-cho, pufferfish. 4-2 Amidaiji-cho, paign. One of the cannons N Shimonoseki City Shimonoseki City destroyed and requisitioned 083-231-4141 083-223-7181 by the Allied Fleet is on dis- iOS Android play at the Shimonoseki City Museum of History. 1-7 website Images are Maeda, Shimonoseki City displayed 3 083-254-469 © Yamamoto Family Tagawa City Coal Min- 1: 290,000 0 5 10km ing Historical Museum Produced / Supervised by National Congress of Industrial Heritage Aso Takichi [email protected] TEL：03-3359-2005 A B C D E This map was prepared with the approval of the director of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan using the Authority’s 50m mesh (elevation) digital map. (Approval number Heisei No. 29, No. 445-691)   G etting to K okura The Memory of the World program is one of the three major heritage projects by UNESCO. Explore the“ Memory of the World”and the Coal Industry The program was established in 1992 to preserve and disseminate historical records such as endangered ancient documents and books. Former Yamaguchi Bank CHIKUHO On May 25, 2011, The collection of Yamamoto Sakubei’s coal mining paintings and a diary were registered as Japan’s first Memory of the World program. Headquarters A-2 Highway Bus A tangible cultural property of the prefecture constructed A B C D f the Wo in 1920 that served as the Hakata, Orion Bus o rld ry Mitsui Bank Shimonoseki Dejima 14 Hours o Branch. At the attached Yam- m See the Paintings of 3 Hours 15 Min. e agin Historical Museum, finan- 4 6 Yamamoto Sakubei here. cial materials are displayed. Kokura ROYAL EXPRESS, Dontaku TAGAWA M Station Yamamoto Sakubei grew up helping his fa- 10-6 Kannonzaki, Shimon- Yunokuni 10 Hours oseki City 083-232-0800 Oita bus ther work in a coal mine. The collection of 2 Hours 40 Min. terminal Orion Bus, Yutaka Liner,  N  his paintings has the vividness and immedi- 4 Tagawa City D-1 STAR EXPRESS, WILLER EXPRESS acy that cannot be found in official govern- Limousine bus Coal Mining ment records. This reality is what makes it Kitakyushu Kitakyushu Line 9 Hours Historical Museum Airport 40 Min. worthy of being a UNESCO Memory of the World. 2734-1 Oaza Ita, Taga- Formerly Dalian Route Idemitsu Museum of 1: 25,000 0 300 600m wa City 0947-44-5745 Terminal B-3 Arts, Moji C-3 Photography by Paintings and a diary Airplane Masakatsu Hashimoto that provide a record of  KANMON It was used as internation- This art museum is located in  coal mining. You can learn al terminal in the early Showa the Port of Moji, the birth- about mining and trans- STRAITS era when Dalian, China, and place of the Idemitsu Kosan 1 Hour 40 Min. portation, jointly made by the Port of Moji were con- petroleum company, and 1 2 N a miner and his wife. It is nected. An Art Deco design houses the art collections of an internationally signifi- incorporating geometric pat- Sazo Idemitsu. It was reno- cant work that serves as terns tells how Moji flour- vated in 2016. 2-3 Hi- a record to learn about ished at the time. 1-3-5 Ni- gashiminato-machi, Moji-ku, shikaigan,Moji-ku, Kitakyushu Kitakyushu City 093-332- 3 Japan’s industrial devel- 1: 20,000 0 500 1000m opment. *Exhibited works City 093-322-5020 0251 Railway The Principal mine shaft ar- Ita Shaft may change. Kyushu Kyushu Sanyo A-1 C-1 cheological site that remains Shinkansen Shin- Sanyo Tokaido / Sanyo NAKAMURA Museum Ryotei Aogiri © Yamamoto Family Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum A B C kansen Shinkansen Shinkansen  in Chikuho. This was devel-  Kagoshima Shin Opened as a central facility of A designated national cultur- oped by the Mitsui-Tagawa Chuo Kumamoto Hakata Osaka Tokyo D-1 43 Min. 33 Min. 17 Min. 2 Hours 11 Min. 2 Hours 27 Min. the Ike no Okuen. On display al heritage property consist- Coal Mine as the key to Taga- are modern Japanese and ing of a 100 year-old Shoya wa's development. The chim- E F Can Western paintings, ceramics, structure building. You can ney sung in the Tanko Bushi 7 only be JR K JR JR Sanyo Main Line sculptures, glass crafts and enjoy Chikuho kaiseki while (a folk tune of a coal mine) is viewed from Nishitetsu Nippo Main Line Kagoshima Shimonoseki inkstones. 3782-1 Seki no experiencing a touch of the next to the tower. 2734-1 outside bus O Main Line 7 Min. Kitakyushu Kusami K Moji Yama, Oaza Yugeta, Tagawa times. 21-28 Shin-machi, Oaza Ita, Tagawa City Airport 25 Min. 20 Min. 7 Min. JR Kagoshima Main Line U Mojiko City 0947-42-1018 Tagawa City 0947-49-1400 0947-44-5745 R 8 Min. A JR Nippo Main Line JR Chikuho Main Line A B C D JR Nippo Main Line Limited Express (JR Fukuhoku Yutaka Line)   Limited Express Sonic Nogata Municipal Coal Kanmon Oita Orio Nakama Nogata Iizuka F-2 10 Former C-3 12 Kitakyushu Bank C-3 14 Former C-3 1 Hour 32 min. Memorial Museum 16 Min. 6 Min. 14 Min. 18 Min. A B Moji Mitsui Club Moji Branch Moji Customs Bldg. A museum that tells the his- “ Nostalgic” The people who built Chikuho tory of coal mines. The mu- Mitsui's Social Club, built in A branch of the Red brick building. The in- JR seum is composed of three 1921, is a modern Art Deco Specie Bank, specializing side contains a display of Tagawa Ita buildings, and exhibits a vari- Straits 55 Min. style building. in trade financing. old documents and a gallery. IIZUKA He was poor during childhood. When he got his start in coal ety of valuable artifacts. -Memories of 692-4 Oaza Nogata, Noga- Can Ito Denemon mine management, he became a coal baron along with the Japan’s modernization frozen only be Public road Chugoku Chikuho big three (Aso, Kaijima, Yasukawa). His donations to ta City 0949-25-2243 viewed from Car Expressway fund renovation of the Onga River and education are one of in time- outside Front of Kokura  N  Wakato tunnel Station Mine his achievements. The Kanmon Straits have been functioning as the "Adam’s Apple of Kitakyushu Urban 5 Min. 6 Old Ito Denemon House B-3 Wakato Expressway North of the Archipelago". The Shimonoseki Bridge Tobata Ozuki This is a modern Japanese style mansion built and then rebuilt 1: 50,000 0 500 1000 1500m Fortress was built here in the Meiji 11 Holme Ringer C-3 13 Sankiro C-3 15 Former JR Kyushu 10 Min. and extended between the late Meiji era to the early Showa NOGATA The Imperial Shimonoseki era. The property site is about 7,600 square meters. The build- era, as it is an important base of na- & Co. Head Office Bldg. C-3 Steel Works, Katsuyama City Shimonoseki   Japan Yanagiwara ings, fittings and gardens are decorated with a number of de- tional land defense, going back to It continues the lineage of Built in 1931, it is the largest Mitsui & Co. 3rd generation Byakuren signs preferred by Denemon. 300 Kobukuro, Iizuka City N the days of Nagato Castle. Here, we 8 Former British Consulate A-2 a trading company estab- three-story wooden restau- office building constructed 1 Min. Front of Mojiko Shimoitozu Otemachi Station Mojiko 0948-22-9700 will introduce a part of Japanese The oldest surviving consulate building in lished by a British trader. rant in Kyushu. in 1937. Edamitsu 5 Min. Kanmon Heritage. Japan, built in 1906. The first floor houses Murasaki- Expressway 5 ating the futu Otani JCT Dairi Kasuga an office space and you can view docu- illumin re (Mic gawa JCT ouse hish Higashida Moji 1: 40,000 0 500 1000m ments. hth irub Lig These lighthouses have been illuminating e) 15 Min. the modernization of Japan. Munakata Kaijima Yasukawa Aso E F Introducing lighthouses built by R. Brunton, Shrine Nakama City Kurosaki Kyushu Expressway Tasuke Keiichiro Takichi known as the “Father of Japanese Lighthouses.” 25 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. Can Can Kahogekijyo Theater B-4 Set in Chikuho! NHK morning TV drama only be only be   viewed from viewed from Kokura Kitakyushu Kokura Created in 1931 by Ito Takashi. series Hanako to Anne Seishun no Koga Wakamiya Kurate Yahata Minami JCT Higashi He was born as the child He succeeded the family Started in the coal mining outside outside It is a mass audience theater Hirooka Asako of a farmer. He opened the coal mine business and es- business at Shakanoo Goy- NHK morning TV drama The Old Ito Denemon House This novel started serializing 15 Min. 15 Min. 35 Min. that has survived three major Onoura Coal Mine in 1885. tablished many companies, ozan in 1872 and went on is also known as the place by Itsuki Hiroyuki in 1969. Higashi disasters and still offers per- series Asa ga kita! where Byakuren, the model Kawaradake is the setting Kyushu 20 Min. His business ventures grew laying the foundation for the to establish Aso Shoten. Nogata City Tagawa City Expressway formances today. Tours are It depicts accidents in the for series character Hayama for this story. This is a work in line with the economic Yasukawa financial group. He also contributed to the A-1 D-1 E-1 35 Min. possible except on perfor- mine and the lives of people, Renko, was married to Ito that presents the Chikuho 7 B-3 9 Former Mitsui O.S.K.Lines C-3 16 Tsunoshima 17 Mutsurejima 18 Hesaki All times are estimates. mance days. 5-23 Iizuka, boom. He was also involved And he contributed to the establishment of the Kaho and when Kyushu flourished Denemon. You can look out coal field that helped drive JR Mojiko Station 25 Min. 35 Min. Kanda Kitaky- Kitakyushu Ltd.Bldg. Lighthouse Lighthouse Lighthouse Some directions cannot be taken ushu Airport Airport Iizuka City 0948-22-0266 in the education of local chil- maintenance of Wakamatsu Theater and other communi- with the coal industry. This over the Japanese garden Japan’s modernization. It on the Kitakyushu Urban Expressway 10 Min. dren. Port too. ty projects. drama was modelled after from her room on the sec- is occasionally made into a A neo-renaissance style railway station It is a renovated building of the Moji Branch 2343-2 Oaza Tsunoshi- Oaza Mutsurejima, Shi- Oaza Shiranoe, Moji-ku, depending on the entrance used. the Uruno mine in Iizuka City. ond floor. film or drama. built in 1914 and renovated in 2019. of the Osaka MOL. ma, Hohoku-cho, Shimon- monoseki City 093-321- Kitakyushu City 093-321- Entrance Exit Iizuka City Tsuiki A B oseki City 0837-86-0108 1481 1481 Insertion Produced/ order Supervised by National Congress of Industrial Heritage http://www.japansmeijiindustrialrevolution.com/ TEL: 03-3359-2005 N E S C O Kitakyushu Cuisine U SITES OF JAPAN’s MEIJI INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AREA 8 The Imperial Steel Works,Japan IRON AND STEEL Further development of Japan’s World IRON AND STEEL, SHIPBUILDING AND COAL MINING Industrial Revolution Heritage Japan industrialized rapidly between the second-half of the 19th century and the start of the 20th century, The Imperial Steel Works,Japan photos 6 photos © Nippon Steel Corporation Yawata Steel WorksOrder No. 839)” started here! Nukadaki forming the basis for an industrial nation. There are 23 heritage sites located in 8 prefectures and 11 cities Lay a railway, build a ship and make a steam engine. Ja- "Nukadaki" is a lo- throughout Japan, that act as records of this industrialization. pan’s modernization happened with iron, and iron has cal dish said to have become essential. In 1901, the government-owned Im- begun in the Edo pe- Private company property; no access Private company property; no access riod. Blueback fish is perial Steel Works, Japan, Japan’s first integrated iron and steel mill, began boiled with the nu- The foundation of The manufacture of forged products necessary Engraved with technology transfer operations thereby launching full-scale industrialization of ironmaking and kadoko (salted rice modern steel development Built in 1899. It is a two-storey red-brick building with for steelworks construction from Germany steelmaking in Japan. Introduces people and facilities related to the Imperial bran paste for pick- A Japanese tile-roofing, a symmetrical structure, and a B D-2, C-2 C D-2, C-2 ling). design that combines Japanese tradition with Western Steel Works. Yokoro Curry First Head Office architecture. As it aimed to become Japan's first inte- Former Forge Shop Repair Shop Handmade authentic D-2, C-2 grated iron and steel mill, this office building was the A steel structure constructed in 1900 using the designs It is the oldest existing steel-frame structure in Japan, Neji Choco (bolt chocolate) curry, finished with center of important decision-making for business plan- and steel materials of the German company GHH. At constructed of steel materials and designed by GHH in Bolt and nut-shaped chocolates inspired by exquisite spices and ning and operations management. Ogura, Yahatahi- that time, forgings required for steelworks construction Germany. It was used to repair machinery used in the the steel of the steelworks as souvenir candy ingredients carefully Can only be were manufactured. steelworks. It is still in operation. from Kitakyushu, a city with World Heritage. selected by the spe- viewed gashi-ku, Kitakyushu City 10 min. on foot from Bolts and nuts can actually be screwed and cialty chef of Liaison from Space World Sta./ 1 min. by car from Edamitsu IC unscrewed for fun. Mart. outside 093-582-2922 Steel is the "mother of industry" and Yahata Gyoza the basis for national security. Noro Kageyoshi Oshima Michitaro Tanaka Kumakichi Bite-sized crispy A leader in steelmaking and He was appointed Chief Japan's first shukuro (vet- gyoza (dumplings) Without steel, there can be no industry to create. steelmaking research. En- Technology Officer of the erans) of The Imperial Steel served on an iron Noro Kageyoshi " Tetsugyo shirabe," 1891 gaged in researching the steelworks, the facility's Works are called "Blast pan. It's always hot because the iron pan Repair shop in Yawata: GHH and Yawata stamps im- steelmaking business and first technical supervisor. Furnace Gods". He lost the is preheated. Served printed on steel materials, a testimony to the rapid trans- helped plan the establish- In order to formulate an sight of his left eye due to with spicy citron pep- fer of technology from Germany to Japan. ment of a steelworks. He action plan and procure a plant accident, but it is per! oversaw trial production of equipment and facilities, said that he remained able Kurogane Yokan wrought iron and improved he visited iron-making fa- to judge the state of the (bar-shaped the blast furnaces of the cilities in the world and de- blast furnace by sound, and azuki-bean jelly) state-owned Imperial Steel cided to introduce German worked until just before his This yokan was orig- Teppeito (iron flat sugar lumps) Works. technology. death. inally made for the workers. There is a Nagasaki highway that extended from Naga- passionate devotion saki to Kokura was called the suger road. It was created when part of the Imperial Steel Undis- 8 Takami D-3 11 Kawachi D-2 to making this yokan Works, Japan was recognized as part of a Can only be closed Club Reservoir firm and sweet since viewed its founding. World Cultural Heritage site. from A facility built for A reservoir built to a Supported the Imperial d outside socializing and store industrial wa- D Steel Works, Japan welcoming senior ter for the steel- Coal soft-serve Higashida Blast Onga River officials and junior works. There is ice cream Furnace No.1 C-2 Onga River government officials at the Imperial Steel "Kawachi Park" near here, a famous Limited to the "Chi- Pumping Station Works, Japan. The current building is the spot of cherry blossoms , and "Kawachi Wiste- kuho" area! Maybe you think it uses real The photo on the left shows the blast b third generation, remodeled in 1928 after the ria Garden," which appears as one of "World Viewing space A-1 Pumping coal ... but in fact, furnace for Japan's first integrated Nara Hotel. The Emperor Showa stayed in Picturesque Views 10." 1 Kawachi, Yahatahi- it's a bitter chocolate iron and steel mill built in 1901. The Kitakyushu Innovation You can view the outward appearance 1949. Currently not open to the public. gashi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi 093-671-1459 flavor with bamboo of the Onga River water source pump Station surviving facility is now a monument C-2 C-2, A-1 charcoal mixed in. featuring the 10th generation of the Gallery & Studio room from here. A comments guide Narikin Manju e Operations began in 1910 to 9 Former D-2 12 Minami- D-2 first blast furnace. 2-3-12 Higashida, A facility to view exhibits on the trans- board is available. 1-3-1 Dotenouchi, (sweet bun) send industrial water required Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City fer of industrial technology and experi- Nakama City 093-245-4665 Matsumoto kawachi In the Meiji era, a per- Onga River for steel production from the son who failed in the 093-582-2391 5 min. on foot ence the manufacturing. You can also 10 min. on foot from Chikuzen-Habu Family Residence Bridge Onga River to the State-owned Baked curry bean market spec- from Space World Sta./ 5 min. by car see the panel exhibit of the Imperial Pumping Station Sta./ 15 min. by car from Yahata IC It was built by Mat- Designated as a the Imperial Steel Works, Ja- This dish conveys the fashionable atmosphere ulation in Nogata, from Edamitsu IC Steel Works, Japan Exhibition Gallery sumoto Kenjiro, Japanese Impor- Information Center A-1 pan. Currently operating as of Moji. Nowadays, it is an established local kneaded bean jam that is part of Japan's Meiji Industrial one of the founders tant Cultural Prop- gourmet food in Mojiko, and a variety of baked a water supply facility. 1-3- with the extra beans Revolution. 2-2-11 Higashida, Ya- A facility where you can enjoy a de- of the Meiji College of Technology (now Ky- erty, this is the only lenticular truss bridge curry selections have appeared in shops and and made a sweet 1 Dotenouchi, Nakama City hatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City tailed explanation of the history of the ushu Institute of Technology). The West- now existing in Japan. It serves as a bridge are prepared in unique ways. bun. 10 min. on foot from 093-663-5411 5 min. on foot Onga River water source pump room, ern-style building was designed by Tatsuno over the Kawachi Reservoir. 3 Kawachi, Ya- c Chikuzen-Habu Sta./ 15 min. from Space World Sta./ 3 min. by car photos of the time of its operation and Kingo, who is known for his design of Tokyo hatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City 093-671- by car from Yahata IC Kaku-uchi from Edamitsu IC images from inside the pump room. Station and other buildings. It is the forerun- 1459 The Imperial C-2 With the opening of 660-1 Oaza Habu, Nakama City 093- 093-245-4665 ner of fully-fledged Art Nouveau architecture 245-4665 5 min. on foot from the Imperial Steel Steel Works,Japan in Japan. 1-433 Ichieda, Tobata-ku, Kitaky- A-1 Works, Japan, the Chikuzen-Habu Sta./ 15 min. by car Scan using 13 Nakama First Head Office Viewing space the app ushu City 093-871-1031 places where a quick from Yahata IC drink could be ob- Among the cultural assets, the exterior In 1621, the excava- tained became pop- C-3 of the Former Head Office can be These 2D codes offer local infor- 10 Ohtani ular. Thus Kaku-uchi View detailed Kaikan tion of the Horika- viewed, and there is also a space fea- information MapQR mation readable to humans and wa canal started took root. Hiyoko turing exhibits of old photos and virtual Map computers. They’re designed to in- The building, which under the orders of (chick-shaped reality to experience entering the inte- clude an easy-to-understand map has a characteristic Kuroda Nagamasa, the first feudal lord of the manju) rior of the building. 5 Higashida, Ya- for people, as well as provide accurate maps Art Deco design, Domain. This major construction, Hiyoko was created Route Tirolian hatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City Set your destination Guidance and a variety of local information when scanned opened as a so- from Nakama-shi to Dokai Bay, was discon- in the mining town of 093-582-2922 10 min. on foot on your GPS or using a smartphone app. This information can cial club for employees of the Imperial Steel tinued after Nagamasa's death and resumed Chikuho Iizuka. In Ii- Tirolian, a high-grade famous confection, uses zuka, sweet food was Chidori-ya original cream filling in roll cookies, from Space World Sta./ 1 min. by car mapping application. Facility also be transferred to in-car GPS systems and Works, Japan. At present it can be used by 130 years later. In 1762, during the age of the from Edamitsu IC Informa- mapping applications for route guidance. popular as a source baked according to a traditional recipe using tion the public for banquets and weddings. 1-2-4 6th feudal lord, the Nakama Karato was com- of energy for workers. fresh milk and butter. Enjoy the four flavors. Otani, Yahatahigashi-ku, Kitakyushu City pleted and opened. 2 Nakama, Nakama 093-671-0129 City 093-246-6224

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