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Traditional Culture Kono-uchihamono/Nakano-shuzo Ltd. A small historic city Kitsuki prospered as a castle town with 32,000 fiefs of the Kitsuki feudal clan Matsudaira in the Edo era (1603-1868) and has been the focal point of Peninsula for a long time. It is blessed with rich 歴史 nature, surrounded by the sea and mountains, and Kitsuki Castle still faces the capital from a hilltop. Several samurai residences still exist on the north and south hill around the castle, and there is a street of merchant houses in the town.

[DATA] 211-1 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎0978-63-1488 Daily 09:00-17:00( lastlast entryentry 16:3016:30) Price ¥200、child¥100 Isoya-tei The historic old samurai residence of Kato Yogoemon was used as a rest place for the feudal lord in the Edo era. Now, there is the Kurihara Katsumi Museum in the garden, which exhibits works such as Suiboku-ga( ink painting).

1 Kitsuki A small historic city Kitsuki prospered as a castle town with 32,000 fiefs of the Kitsuki feudal clan Matsudaira in the Edo era (1603-1868) and has been the focal point of Kunisaki Peninsula for a long time. It is blessed with rich 歴史 nature, surrounded by the sea and mountains, and Kitsuki Castle still faces the capital from a hilltop. Several samurai residences still exist on the north and south hill around the castle, and there is a street of merchant houses in the town.

[DATA] 211-1 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎0978-63-1488 Daily 09:00-17:00( lastlast entryentry 16:3016:30) Price ¥200、child¥100 Isoya-tei The historic old samurai residence of Kato Yogoemon was used as a rest place for the feudal lord in the Edo era. Now, there is the Kurihara Katsumi Museum in the garden, which exhibits works such as Suiboku-ga( ink painting).

Kitsuki 2 To feel deeply in touch with aspects o f Japan. There are several places to experience kimono culture in Kitsuki. One is at Shurakukan, which holds 楽しむ Japanese-style performances, and another is Waraku-an, where you can see various colours of kimonos. You will feel deeply in touch with Japan if you put on kimono or watch a play with actors wearing kimono.

Kitsuki Shurakukan As Kitsuki prospered in marine trade, popular dramas were often held in the old days. Shurakukan, a Shibai-goya(play hut or theatre) which held Japanese-style performances for the masses by touring theatre companies, was opened in 1887 and closed in 1953. It was reopened in 2009 and the current building is a renovated old Japanese sake storehouse which still has pillars and beams from the Taisho era.

[DATA] 398-1, Kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎0978-66-1112 Daily Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00 Saturday–Sunday 09:00-21:00

Why not watch the beautiful Japanese garden in kimono?

Waraku-an(Nakane-tei) Waraku-an is the luxurious residence of Nakane, who was the chief retainer in Kitsuki during the Edo era. The house was In the old days, built in 1862 by Genemon, the ninth of the Nakane’s, to spend the rest of his life in popular dramas were held and are and is provided with a Japanese-style now popular with people again. tea-ceremony room. Kitsuki received the first certificate of the “Historic Cityscape with Kimono” in the whole country. Lease of kimono is ¥2,400, tabi (traditional Japanese socks) is an additional ¥100.

[DATA] 372-4, kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎0978-63-1210 Daily 09:00-16:30( lease 10:00-14:00)

3 Kitsuki To feel deeply in touch with aspects o f Japan. There are several places to experience kimono culture in Kitsuki. One is at Shurakukan, which holds 楽しむ Japanese-style performances, and another is Waraku-an, where you can see various colours of kimonos. You will feel deeply in touch with Japan if you put on kimono or watch a play with actors wearing kimono.

Kitsuki Shurakukan As Kitsuki prospered in marine trade, popular dramas were often held in the old days. Shurakukan, a Shibai-goya(play hut or theatre) which held Japanese-style performances for the masses by touring theatre companies, was opened in 1887 and closed in 1953. It was reopened in 2009 and the current building is a renovated old Japanese sake storehouse which still has pillars and beams from the Taisho era.

[DATA] 398-1, Kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎0978-66-1112 Daily Monday-Friday 09:00-18:00 Saturday–Sunday 09:00-21:00

Why not watch the beautiful Japanese garden in kimono?

Waraku-an(Nakane-tei) Waraku-an is the luxurious residence of Nakane, who was the chief retainer in Kitsuki during the Edo era. The house was In the old days, built in 1862 by Genemon, the ninth of the Nakane’s, to spend the rest of his life in popular dramas were held and are and is provided with a Japanese-style now popular with people again. tea-ceremony room. Kitsuki received the first certificate of the “Historic Cityscape with Kimono” in the whole country. Lease of kimono is ¥2,400, tabi (traditional Japanese socks) is an additional ¥100.

[DATA] 372-4, kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎0978-63-1210 Daily 09:00-16:30( lease 10:00-14:00)

Kitsuki 4 A lot of restaurants, coffee shops and food stores stand in the town. Particularly Tomaya and Wakaeya There is a unique food culture in Kitsuk i. have the longest histories of all. Kitsuki castle town has a unique food culture with a heritage stretching 食す back to the Edo era. You can thoroughly enjoy dishes in the Japanese atmosphere.

Green tea ¥540 ¥1,800 and homemade Rakugan Tai-chazuke Ureshino

Ocha-no-Tomaya Wakaeya Wakaeya is a historical Japanese-style restaurant Ocha-no-Tomaya is from the middle of the Edo founded in 1698. Tai-chazuke Ureshino is a era and it has a history of over 270 years of specialty of Kitsuki from the Edo era and it was serving only tea. You can have tasty green tea named after a feudal lord said “I’m pleasure” with homemade traditional Japanese sweets (ureshino in Japanese) when he had it, a long such as Rakugan( a hard, dainty sweet made of time ago. Chazuke is a very popular simple meal [DATA] soybean and rice flour mixed with sugar) and with rice and hot green tea, but Ureshino is a 385 Shinmachi, Kitsuki city Monaka (a wafer cake filled with bean jam) more luxurious meal, slices of fresh sea bream [ ] ☎0978-62-2139 made by the 10th generation storekeeper here. DATA with sesame soy sauce on rice with hot green tea 665-429 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city Daily 09:00-19:00 The current building was built in 1875. Tradition- poured over it. ☎0978-63-5555 ※It is possible to experience al seasonal preparations and old tea tools are a a Japanese-style tea ceremony by Daily 11:00-15:00, reservation (max. 30 people). must-see. night time is by request only.

5 Kitsuki A lot of restaurants, coffee shops and food stores stand in the town. Particularly Tomaya and Wakaeya There is a unique food culture in Kitsuk i. have the longest histories of all. Kitsuki castle town has a unique food culture with a heritage stretching 食す back to the Edo era. You can thoroughly enjoy dishes in the Japanese atmosphere.

Green tea ¥540 ¥1,800 and homemade Rakugan Tai-chazuke Ureshino

Ocha-no-Tomaya Wakaeya Wakaeya is a historical Japanese-style restaurant Ocha-no-Tomaya is from the middle of the Edo founded in 1698. Tai-chazuke Ureshino is a era and it has a history of over 270 years of specialty of Kitsuki from the Edo era and it was serving only tea. You can have tasty green tea named after a feudal lord said “I’m pleasure” with homemade traditional Japanese sweets (ureshino in Japanese) when he had it, a long such as Rakugan( a hard, dainty sweet made of time ago. Chazuke is a very popular simple meal [DATA] soybean and rice flour mixed with sugar) and with rice and hot green tea, but Ureshino is a 385 Shinmachi, Kitsuki city Monaka (a wafer cake filled with bean jam) more luxurious meal, slices of fresh sea bream [ ] ☎0978-62-2139 made by the 10th generation storekeeper here. DATA with sesame soy sauce on rice with hot green tea 665-429 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city Daily 09:00-19:00 The current building was built in 1875. Tradition- poured over it. ☎0978-63-5555 ※It is possible to experience al seasonal preparations and old tea tools are a a Japanese-style tea ceremony by Daily 11:00-15:00, reservation (max. 30 people). must-see. night time is by request only.

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Profile Mr. Nakano Atsuyuki Born in Kitsuki, he is the sixth CEO of Nakano-shuzo of CEO sixth the is he Kitsuki, in Born which was established in 1874. He is currently Ltd, He is trying to become a chief brewer. training to Chiebijin by using high quality the quality of improve Kitsuki farmers and veryrice from groundwater pure tastier sake. an even produce to Japanese sake which used higher polished rice only ( Junmai-ginjo ] 0978-62-2109 DATA 2487-1 Minamikitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎ http://www.nakanosyuzou.jp/ Nakano-shuzo Ltd. [ The groundwater gushes out from 200m underground in the sake storehouse and it has received Only one sake brewer has produced Only one sake in Kitsuki castle town tasty sake for more than 130 years. There had been many sake brewing companies in Kitsuki castle companies brewing had been many sake There Edo era. But now, in the prospered culture where town, A big old Nakano-shuzo is the only one still in existence. walls and the traditional white building, with the Edo era’s still stands in the scenery the quiet country of - solid tiled roof, Chiebijin, sake, of continued making one brand side. They have of illustration the is distinguished by It its establishment. since coiffure. in kimono and Japanese a woman ▲ Monde Selection Best Gold Medals. main here. Particularly Kaji is one of the very one of Kaji is Particularly few main here. 0978-68-8670 FAX. uki Furusato Industries Store. Industries Store. Kitsuki Furusato sold in are Both products ] 0978-62-3416 DATA North Gion, Kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎ Kono-uchihamono [ d also various traditional cultures flourished. A Kaji cultures traditional d also various in the Edo era an as a castle town Kitsuki prospered re still family brewing craftsmansake old an and popular with people. Their products are known as high quality and very known are Their products in the whole country. even still exist, that cultures 60 years experience. Excellent quality knives Excellent quality Kaji means blacksmith, a traditional culture that has lasted two two that has lasted Kaji means blacksmith, a traditional culture was a blacksmith in each town There thousand years in Japan. blacksmiths in ten were until the 1960s-1970s. There in Japan - is only Kono-uchi Kitsuki until 50 years ago, but now is there craftsman master is the modern who Kono hamono. Mr. tools He continues making various all the knives. completes for digs for shellfish or oysters such as sickles, hoes and even knives. as kitchen in Kitsuki, as well fishermen made by a Kaji craftsman with made by a ) 18cm : blade length ( A kitchen knife,¥17,325 Mr. Kono Tadaki Storekeeper of Kono-uchihamono. He was attracted attracted was He Kono-uchihamono. of Storekeeper started and young, was he when sword-making by When he was 26, the under a swordsmith. his career died, and at the last training place in Kitsuki teacher the few He is one of so he became a storekeeper. Kaji craftsmen in Oita prefecture. Profile Kitsuki FILE:1 7 FILE:2 8 Kitsuki ) 720ml ( , ¥1,944 )

Profile Mr. Nakano Atsuyuki Born in Kitsuki, he is the sixth CEO of Nakano-shuzo of CEO sixth the is he Kitsuki, in Born which was established in 1874. He is currently Ltd, He is trying to become a chief brewer. training to Chiebijin by using high quality the quality of improve Kitsuki farmers and veryrice from groundwater pure tastier sake. an even produce to Japanese sake which used higher polished rice only ( Junmai-ginjo ] 0978-62-2109 DATA 2487-1 Minamikitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎ http://www.nakanosyuzou.jp/ Nakano-shuzo Ltd. [

The groundwater gushes out from 200m underground in the sake storehouse and it has received Only one sake brewer has produced Only one sake in Kitsuki castle town tasty sake for more than 130 years. There had been many sake brewing companies in Kitsuki castle companies brewing had been many sake There Edo era. But now, in the prospered culture where town, A big old Nakano-shuzo is the only one still in existence. walls and the traditional white building, with the Edo era’s still stands in the scenery the quiet country of - solid tiled roof, Chiebijin, sake, of continued making one brand side. They have of illustration the is distinguished by It its establishment. since coiffure. in kimono and Japanese a woman ▲ Monde Selection Best Gold Medals. d also various traditional cultures flourished. A Kaji flourished. A Kaji traditional cultures d also various 0978-68-8670 FAX. uki Furusato Industries Store. Industries Store. Kitsuki Furusato sold in are Both products ] 0978-62-3416 DATA North Gion, Kitsuki, Kitsuki city ☎ Kono-uchihamono [ Kitsuki prospered as a castle town in the Edo era an as a castle town Kitsuki prospered verythe one of Kaji is Particularly few main here. re still family brewing craftsmansake old an and known as high quality and very are Their products in the whole country. even still exist, that cultures popular with people. 60 years experience. Excellent quality knives Excellent quality Kaji means blacksmith, a traditional culture that has lasted two two that has lasted Kaji means blacksmith, a traditional culture was a blacksmith in each town There thousand years in Japan. blacksmiths in ten were until the 1960s-1970s. There in Japan - is only Kono-uchi Kitsuki until 50 years ago, but now is there craftsman master is the modern who Kono hamono. Mr. tools He continues making various all the knives. completes for digs for shellfish or oysters such as sickles, hoes and even knives. as kitchen in Kitsuki, as well fishermen made by a Kaji craftsman with made by a ) 18cm : blade length ( A kitchen knife,¥17,325 Mr. Kono Tadaki Storekeeper of Kono-uchihamono. He was attracted attracted was He Kono-uchihamono. of Storekeeper started and young, was he when sword-making by When he was 26, the under a swordsmith. his career died, and at the last training place in Kitsuki teacher the few He is one of so he became a storekeeper. Kaji craftsmen in Oita prefecture. Profile

FILE:1 There are a large range of products such as art & crafts and sp ecialty foods in Kitsuki. Please take them back home as a souvenir.

Barley miso(fermented for more than a year) Kitsuki speciality “Yukisasa(bamboo grass)” Circular steamer made from A cup and saucer ¥570 ¥130 Japanese cypress with birch “Shirayuri(white lily)” Homemade miso is produced at Ayabe-miso in the traditional This sweet bears the family coat of arms of the Kitsuki feudal (18cm diameter), ¥4,320 ¥5,400 way without any change since its establishment in 1900. lord Matsudaira on it. Monaka is a traditional Japanese sweet The house was built in the Edo era and is the oldest of the of bean jam in a wafer cake made from glutinous rice. Manrikiya was founded in 1877 and the craftsmen produce There is a large range of beautiful, white ceramic-ware merchant houses in Kitsuki, with an atmosphere of old Japan. This Monaka has homemade whole black bean jam which is traditional Japanese wooden kitchen tools. Their speciality is produced by a female ceramist. She makes earthenware made from the Hokkaido black bean. high quality circular steamers made with Japanese cypress. in a studio in an old merchant house built 100 years ago.

Ayabe-miso Matsuyama-do Manrikiya Wakako Ceramics

[DATA] [DATA] [DATA] [DATA] 169 Tanimachi, Kitsuki city 173 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city 157 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city 381 Shinmachi, Kitsuki city ☎0978-62-2169 ☎0978-62-2223 ☎0978-62-3060 FAX.0978-68-8066 ☎090-7395-6026 Daily 08:00 -19:00 Daily 08:30-18:30 Daily 08:00-19:30 http://wakako-ceramics.eek.jp

9 Kitsuki There are a large range of products such as art & crafts and sp ecialty foods in Kitsuki. Please take them back home as a souvenir.

Barley miso(fermented for more than a year) Kitsuki speciality “Yukisasa(bamboo grass)” Circular steamer made from A cup and saucer ¥570 ¥130 Japanese cypress with birch “Shirayuri(white lily)” Homemade miso is produced at Ayabe-miso in the traditional This sweet bears the family coat of arms of the Kitsuki feudal (18cm diameter), ¥4,320 ¥5,400 way without any change since its establishment in 1900. lord Matsudaira on it. Monaka is a traditional Japanese sweet The house was built in the Edo era and is the oldest of the of bean jam in a wafer cake made from glutinous rice. Manrikiya was founded in 1877 and the craftsmen produce There is a large range of beautiful, white ceramic-ware merchant houses in Kitsuki, with an atmosphere of old Japan. This Monaka has homemade whole black bean jam which is traditional Japanese wooden kitchen tools. Their speciality is produced by a female ceramist. She makes earthenware made from the Hokkaido black bean. high quality circular steamers made with Japanese cypress. in a studio in an old merchant house built 100 years ago.

Ayabe-miso Matsuyama-do Manrikiya Wakako Ceramics

[DATA] [DATA] [DATA] [DATA] 169 Tanimachi, Kitsuki city 173 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city 157 Kitsuki, Kitsuki city 381 Shinmachi, Kitsuki city ☎0978-62-2169 ☎0978-62-2223 ☎0978-62-3060 FAX.0978-68-8066 ☎090-7395-6026 Daily 08:00 -19:00 Daily 08:30-18:30 Daily 08:00-19:30 http://wakako-ceramics.eek.jp

Kitsuki 10 The south-eastern part of Kitsuki beside Beppu Bay in the south and the Iyo-nada Sea in the east has the beautiful Nature seashore for a view. Mountains sweep away from Futago-san in the north and Kumogadake in the west, and 200m~600m high mountains surround the north-western part. About Kitsuki has a Seto Inland Sea-style warm climate, with an annual average temperature of around 16 degrees and annual average rainfall of approxi- Horseshoe Crabs Kitsuki mately 130㎝. There is little snow. ◆Mountains ◆Beach Kitsuki is located in the north-eastern part of Oita prefecture and forms the southern part of the Kunisaki Peninsula. Kitsuki covers 280㎢ (approximately 23km north to south and 29km east to west), which is 4.4% of the prefecture(6,338㎢). Kitsuki has a population of approxi- mately 32,000 people. The city tree is the Bungo Plum and the city flower is the Calanthe discolor. There are a lot of mountains in Yamaga-machi, and three There is the beautiful Nata beach, chosen as one of Japan's The topography is full of ups and downs from the seaside facing Beppu representative mountains, Tawarayama(543m), Tsuwado-san 100 Best Beaches, which is known for its white sand and blue Bay to the surrounding mountains. Kitsuki is not only located near Oita (529m) and Kumogatake(654m), are called "Yamaga Sanzan". pines, and is also one of Japan’s 100 Best Beaches for airport but also the major cities of Beppu and Oita, the capital city of Nature watching is held in spring and autumn, and you can Swimming. The beach, which spreads north to south over 2㎞, Kitsuki Castle Oita prefecture. Kitsuki is also a strategic connecting point of three enjoy the delights of nature in all four seasons. is the best beach for swimming in East Kyushu and is full of major roads: the Oita Airport road, the Usa-Beppu road and the Oita swimmers during the summer. Expressway. There are rare species of fish such as king crabs and silage parvisquamis gills in Morie Bay.

During the Nara (710-784) and Heian (794-1191) Various events and festivals are held throughout the year. "Kimono Thanksgiving Day" is held on the eras it was part of the Hayami-gun and Kunisaki-gun third Saturday of every month and it is full of special privileges for people wearing kimono. For History districts in the eight Bungo counties and later became Events example, there is cherry on the cake for people who are wearing kimono on "Kimono Thanksgiving the home of the Usa Shrine. Day". Hiring and dressing of kimono is performed in Warakuan, the old residence of Nakane, the chief Daimyo(feudal lord) Otomo came to the area in the retainer in the Edo era. Why not take a walk in Kitsuki wearing kimono? Kamakura era (1192-1333) and changed the family name to Kizuki. The fourth daimyo, Kizuki Yorinao, constructed Kitsuki Castle in 1394 during the Muromachi era(1338-1573). ◆Spring( March to May) ◆Summer( June to August) Kitsuki prospered as a castle town with 32,000 fiefs of the Kitsuki There is gathering of clams on the beach A lot of people come for swimming and and a Calanthe(flower)festival in the fireworks in summer. In addition, the Tenjin feudal clan Matsudaira. It was the main place of politics and economy mountains. "Kitsuki Castle Festival" is Festival is held in the old castle town for in Kunisaki Peninsula in the Edo era(1603-1868) until the abolition of familiar with people as a civil spring two days and there is a parade of floats feudal domains and establishment of prefectures. festival.Kitadai-bukeyashiki and Minamidai-bukeyashiki are crowded with from each town and ancient-style court After the Meiji era, and the beginning of the modernisation of Japan, people putting on clothes of the Edo era, and it feels like a carriages along the street. It climaxes with "a quarrel" when the the former Kitsuki city and Ota village became Kitsuki prefecture, and time-slip into Edo times. There are a lot of attractions such floats finally crash into each other. the former Yamaga-machi was divided between Hiji prefecture and Hita as a feudal lord's procession, an oiran(geisha) parade and playing of Japanese drums. prefecture. The change was repeated in the passage of time, and the ◆Autumn( September to November) ◆Winter( December to February) former Kitsuki city, Yamaga- There is a Castle Town Health Walk Rally In winter, the Dolls Watching Festival is machi in Hayami-gun and and Doburoku(raw sake) Festival in held and "an ancient and modern doll in Ota village in Nishikunisaki- autumn. During the Moon-Viewing Festival, Edo era" related to the feudal lord Matsud- gun were merged in 2005 the old castle town is faintly lit with not aira is exhibited in Kitsuki Castle Town only the moonlight, but also a lot of square Museum. You can enjoy various types of into the expanded city of paper lanterns and bamboo lanterns lining the streets, and it dolls in Sanos of the clan doctor, Ohara-tei(a senior retainer Kitsuki. leads people to the mysterious world. residence), Isoya-tei(a rest place for the feudal lord), Kitsuki Slopes Ohara-Tei Castle and so on. Shioya-no-saka(front) Suya-no-saka(back) 11 Kitsuki The south-eastern part of Kitsuki beside Beppu Bay in the south and the Iyo-nada Sea in the east has the beautiful Nature seashore for a view. Mountains sweep away from Futago-san in the north and Kumogadake in the west, and 200m~600m high mountains surround the north-western part. About Kitsuki has a Seto Inland Sea-style warm climate, with an annual average temperature of around 16 degrees and annual average rainfall of approxi- Horseshoe Crabs Kitsuki mately 130㎝. There is little snow. ◆Mountains ◆Beach Kitsuki is located in the north-eastern part of Oita prefecture and forms the southern part of the Kunisaki Peninsula. Kitsuki covers 280㎢ (approximately 23km north to south and 29km east to west), which is 4.4% of the prefecture(6,338㎢). Kitsuki has a population of approxi- mately 32,000 people. The city tree is the Bungo Plum and the city flower is the Calanthe discolor. There are a lot of mountains in Yamaga-machi, and three There is the beautiful Nata beach, chosen as one of Japan's The topography is full of ups and downs from the seaside facing Beppu representative mountains, Tawarayama(543m), Tsuwado-san 100 Best Beaches, which is known for its white sand and blue Bay to the surrounding mountains. Kitsuki is not only located near Oita (529m) and Kumogatake(654m), are called "Yamaga Sanzan". pines, and is also one of Japan’s 100 Best Beaches for airport but also the major cities of Beppu and Oita, the capital city of Nature watching is held in spring and autumn, and you can Swimming. The beach, which spreads north to south over 2㎞, Kitsuki Castle Oita prefecture. Kitsuki is also a strategic connecting point of three enjoy the delights of nature in all four seasons. is the best beach for swimming in East Kyushu and is full of major roads: the Oita Airport road, the Usa-Beppu road and the Oita swimmers during the summer. Expressway. There are rare species of fish such as king crabs and silage parvisquamis gills in Morie Bay.

During the Nara (710-784) and Heian (794-1191) Various events and festivals are held throughout the year. "Kimono Thanksgiving Day" is held on the eras it was part of the Hayami-gun and Kunisaki-gun third Saturday of every month and it is full of special privileges for people wearing kimono. For History districts in the eight Bungo counties and later became Events example, there is cherry on the cake for people who are wearing kimono on "Kimono Thanksgiving the home of the Usa Shrine. Day". Hiring and dressing of kimono is performed in Warakuan, the old residence of Nakane, the chief Daimyo(feudal lord) Otomo came to the area in the retainer in the Edo era. Why not take a walk in Kitsuki wearing kimono? Kamakura era (1192-1333) and changed the family name to Kizuki. The fourth daimyo, Kizuki Yorinao, constructed Kitsuki Castle in 1394 during the Muromachi era(1338-1573). ◆Spring( March to May) ◆Summer( June to August) Kitsuki prospered as a castle town with 32,000 fiefs of the Kitsuki There is gathering of clams on the beach A lot of people come for swimming and and a Calanthe(flower)festival in the fireworks in summer. In addition, the Tenjin feudal clan Matsudaira. It was the main place of politics and economy mountains. "Kitsuki Castle Festival" is Festival is held in the old castle town for in Kunisaki Peninsula in the Edo era(1603-1868) until the abolition of familiar with people as a civil spring two days and there is a parade of floats feudal domains and establishment of prefectures. festival.Kitadai-bukeyashiki and Minamidai-bukeyashiki are crowded with from each town and ancient-style court After the Meiji era, and the beginning of the modernisation of Japan, people putting on clothes of the Edo era, and it feels like a carriages along the street. It climaxes with "a quarrel" when the the former Kitsuki city and Ota village became Kitsuki prefecture, and time-slip into Edo times. There are a lot of attractions such floats finally crash into each other. the former Yamaga-machi was divided between Hiji prefecture and Hita as a feudal lord's procession, an oiran(geisha) parade and playing of Japanese drums. prefecture. The change was repeated in the passage of time, and the ◆Autumn( September to November) ◆Winter( December to February) former Kitsuki city, Yamaga- There is a Castle Town Health Walk Rally In winter, the Dolls Watching Festival is machi in Hayami-gun and and Doburoku(raw sake) Festival in held and "an ancient and modern doll in Ota village in Nishikunisaki- autumn. During the Moon-Viewing Festival, Edo era" related to the feudal lord Matsud- gun were merged in 2005 the old castle town is faintly lit with not aira is exhibited in Kitsuki Castle Town only the moonlight, but also a lot of square Museum. You can enjoy various types of into the expanded city of paper lanterns and bamboo lanterns lining the streets, and it dolls in Sanos of the clan doctor, Ohara-tei(a senior retainer Kitsuki. leads people to the mysterious world. residence), Isoya-tei(a rest place for the feudal lord), Kitsuki Slopes Ohara-Tei Castle and so on. Shioya-no-saka(front) Suya-no-saka(back) Kitsuki 12 ↑Nakatsu/Kitakyushu Oita Airport Hiji/Yamaga Ota Suburbs

Hayami IC Oita Airport Road Kitsuki MAP

Orange Road Disabled Toilet Toilet Parking Bus Parking Tourist Information & Map JR.Nippo Line Kitsuki IC JR Kitsuki Station Headman’s Wakamiya residence Entrance to Hachiman-sha Jokamachi Shopping Precinct Shrine Eitai-bashi Bridge Yasaka-jinja ←Hiji/Beppu Public Shrine Oita Agricultural Cooperative Prosecutors Nakano-shuzo Association Kitsuki Orange Sorting Office Seisuiji-no- Takayama-gawa River Shigemitsus Iba-no- saka Minshuku saka Kono- Kitahama Azami JA Gas Station uchihamono

Law Courts Kondos Kitsuki Senior Fuda-no-tsuji Hotel Inasato Oita Airport B&G High School Kunisaki Kaiyo Center Bus Terminal Uwamachi Sanko Taxi Itos Kohara-juku site Oita Bank Kitsuki-Kunisaki [2F]Kitsuki Tourism Baseball Ground Godo Taxi Kubo-no-saka Organization Culture and Sports Kitahamaguchi Munechika Junior Sanos Children’s Center [1F]Kitsuki Furusato Kitsuki-jinja Complex Kitsuki Chamber of Kitsuki Guardhouse Industries Store High School Bansho-no-saka Shrine Commerce and Industry Shurakukan Ruin of Federal Lord Tomi-saka Shirayuri Residence Yumicho Kindergarten Kitsuki Hitotsuya-no-saka Kitsuki Site of Kitsuki Kinderg arten Elementary School Kitsuki Ishidas Shinmachi “Gakushukan” Retro-kan Post Office Warakuan School Kitsuki Police Tenman-sha Kita-dai Samurai Residences Konyamachi-no-saka Station Shrine Nakamachi Hanko-no-mon Ocha-no Iwahana-no- Kitsuki Junior Myokyo-ji Tomaya saka High School Temple Commercial districtIwahana-no-ido Seien-jinja Kitsuki Shrine Yotoku-ji Tenjin-zaka Wakaeya Kitsuki Catholic City Hall Ohara-tei Temple Sunlive Kitsuki Church Kanjoba-no- Ayabe-miso Dainochaya Tanimachi (Nomi-tei) saka Shiroyama Park Suy a-no-saka Taisen Imadeya Ryokan Stoneworks Park Shokaku-ji Ameya-no- Matsuyama Temple Ura-cho saka -do Isoya-tei Legal Affairs Myotoku-ji Bureau Temple Hon-cho Anju-ji Minami-dai Samurai Residences Shioya-no-saka Temple Manrikiya Tera-machi Nakane-tei Chosho-ji Kitsuki Castle Town Kitsuki Castle Temple Historical Museum Motodajuku Umegakoji Karo-cho Site Bingoya Hitotsumatsu Scenic -te i lookout Kitsuki Lifelong Kabutoishi-no-saka Takegakoji Hiji/Beppu Learning Center

Matsugakoji Uomachi

Oarsmen’s Kinko Residence Kinko-bashi Bridge

Sueba Horseshoe Crabs

Yasaka-gawa River

Kitsuki Bridge

Gathering Shellfish

13 Kitsuki ↑Nakatsu/Kitakyushu Oita Airport Hiji/Yamaga Ota Suburbs

Hayami IC Oita Airport Road Kitsuki MAP

Orange Road Disabled Toilet Toilet Parking Bus Parking Tourist Information & Map JR.Nippo Line Kitsuki IC JR Kitsuki Station Headman’s Wakamiya residence Entrance to Hachiman-sha Jokamachi Shopping Precinct Shrine Eitai-bashi Bridge Yasaka-jinja ←Hiji/Beppu Public Shrine Oita Agricultural Cooperative Prosecutors Nakano-shuzo Association Kitsuki Orange Sorting Office Seisuiji-no- Takayama-gawa River Shigemitsus Iba-no- saka Minshuku saka Kono- Kitahama Azami JA Gas Station uchihamono

Law Courts Kondos Kitsuki Senior Fuda-no-tsuji Hotel Inasato Oita Airport B&G High School Kunisaki Kaiyo Center Bus Terminal Uwamachi Sanko Taxi Itos Kohara-juku site Oita Bank Kitsuki-Kunisaki [2F]Kitsuki Tourism Baseball Ground Godo Taxi Kubo-no-saka Organization Culture and Sports Kitahamaguchi Munechika Junior Sanos Children’s Center [1F]Kitsuki Furusato Kitsuki-jinja Complex Kitsuki Chamber of Kitsuki Guardhouse Industries Store High School Bansho-no-saka Shrine Commerce and Industry Shurakukan Ruin of Federal Lord Tomi-saka Shirayuri Residence Yumicho Kindergarten Kitsuki Hitotsuya-no-saka Kitsuki Site of Kitsuki Kinderg arten Elementary School Kitsuki Ishidas Shinmachi “Gakushukan” Retro-kan Post Office Warakuan School Kitsuki Police Tenman-sha Kita-dai Samurai Residences Konyamachi-no-saka Station Shrine Nakamachi Hanko-no-mon Ocha-no Iwahana-no- Kitsuki Junior Myokyo-ji Tomaya saka High School Temple Commercial districtIwahana-no-ido Seien-jinja Kitsuki Shrine Yotoku-ji Tenjin-zaka Wakaeya Kitsuki Catholic City Hall Ohara-tei Temple Sunlive Kitsuki Church Kanjoba-no- Ayabe-miso Dainochaya Tanimachi (Nomi-tei) saka Shiroyama Park Suy a-no-saka Taisen Imadeya Ryokan Stoneworks Park Shokaku-ji Ameya-no- Matsuyama Temple Ura-cho saka -do Isoya-tei Legal Affairs Myotoku-ji Bureau Temple Hon-cho Anju-ji Minami-dai Samurai Residences Shioya-no-saka Temple Manrikiya Tera-machi Nakane-tei Chosho-ji Kitsuki Castle Town Kitsuki Castle Temple Historical Museum Motodajuku Umegakoji Karo-cho Site Bingoya Hitotsumatsu Scenic -te i lookout Kitsuki Lifelong Kabutoishi-no-saka Takegakoji Hiji/Beppu Learning Center

Matsugakoji Uomachi

Oarsmen’s Kinko Residence Kinko-bashi Bridge

Sueba Horseshoe Crabs

Yasaka-gawa River

Kitsuki Bridge

Gathering Shellfish

Kitsuki 14 To Bungotakada City

Usa Usa City To Wide area Nakatsu City Kitsuki MAP Bungotakada City

Shirahige Nishi-yashiki Tawara-jinjya Shrine

Maki-Odo Ota Town Hall Yokodake Nature Park

Aki Dam Kumano Magaibutsu Tateishi JR.Nippo Line

Kunisaki City Oita Airport

Yamaga Tourist Information office MAPCODE 265 121 243 Konosan Park Naka-yamaga KITSUKI City Orange Road Oita Airport Road Yamaga Town Hall Yamaga Hospital To Aki IC Ajimu IC Hisashi Dam Oita Agriculture Park Nada-gu Shrine Ikoinoyu Kitsuki IC Nada Coast Udo Falls Tourist Information office Karishuku Campsite Oita Agriculture Tourist Information office MAPCODE 46 899 747 Park IC MAPCODE 46 864 821 Kitsuki Kitsuki City Hall (Central Kitsuki city) Kitsuki Hot Spring Sumiyoshihama Resort Park

Aiwara PA Mojikou IC Fujiwara JCT Kokura Higashi IC Usa-Beppu Road Hiji IC Fukuoka IC Hiji Town East-Kyushu Expressway Oga Usa IC Hiji Bypass Kitsuki IC Oita Airport Kuroiwa Park Tosu JCT Hayami IC Hayami IC Yokoku Saga Yamato IC Oita Expressway Hiji JCT Hiji Kitsuki City JR.Nippo Line Yufuin IC Bungo-toyooka Sasebo Minato IC Ruin of Hiji Castle Beppu IC Oita IC Hiji Town Hall Takeo JCT Oita Tsukumi IC Hiji JCT Beppu City Saiki IC To To Yufuin IC Beppu IC To Beppu Kumamoto IC

Oita Expressway Nagasaki IC

Nobeoka IC Yatsushiro JCT Kyushu Expressway

ACCESS GUIDE East-Kyushu Ex pressway ACCESS Saito IC Ebino JCT

Beppu Kitahama bus stop JR Beppu Sta. JR Hakata Sta. Kiyotake JCT Miyazaki IC Ichiki IC Kajiki JCT・IC Limited Express Local Train Limited Express 14min 27min approx. 2hrs Bus Kagoshima IC 50min JR Kitsuki Sta.

Bus 11min Kitsuki Bus Terminal

One-minute walk Kitsuki Tourist Information Office

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