Kokura Sta. Pref. ACCESS TWO-CHIMNEY PROJECT Access to Tagawa Tak  T Main Line Kokura- rai minami IC ,B i Yahata IC u gen Kyushu Expy. Line Hitahikosan hoto riv Nogata Sta. Nogata P D Yukuhashi Sta. Yukuhashi IC Yukuhashi San'yo Shinkansen 月さん 楽 Tagawa-Gotoji お し Fukuoka IC Shin-iizuka Sta. Sta. Tagawa-Ita Nippo Main Line や か Sta. ぞ ろ Gotoji Line Heisei Chikuho Railway Hakata Sta. Higashikyushu Expy. さ

Fukuoka Dazaifu IC Tagawa

Chikuho Main Line L w et' g t Taga L et’ enjo Approx. 60min. by train Approx. 50min. by train

Sasaguri Line/Chikuho Main Line → Gotoji Line Hakata Sta. - Shin-Iizuka Sta. - Tagawa-Gotoji Sta. Kokura Sta. - Tagawa-Ita Sta. From Kitakyushu From From Fukuoka From

Approx. 70min. by bus Approx. 80min. by bus

Nishitetsu Bus TAGAWA-CITY Nishitetsu Bus

Nishitetsu Tenjin Highway Bus Terminal - Nishitetsu Gotoji Bus Office Kokura Sta. Bus Center - Nakatani - Tagawa-Ita Sta.

Approx. 50min. by car Approx. 30min. by car Via Route 201 Via National Route 322 Gou Fukuoka IC - Around Tagawa City Hall Kokura-minami IC - Around Tagawa City Hall rme ROUTE BOOK in THE CITY of TAGAWA

Approx. 50 min. by car from Approx. 50 min. by car from Kitakyushu Airpor

Approx. 40min. by train Approx. 50min. by train Yukuhashi From An From Nogata From  mor... Heisei Chikuho Railway /Itoda Line Tagawa Line of Heisei Chikuho Railway Nogata Sta. - Tagawa-Ita Sta. Yukuhashi Sta. - Tagawa-Ita Sta. Ita Line Nogata Sta. - Tagawa-Gotoji Sta. Itoda Line There are many interesting spots Approx. 30min. by car Approx. 30min. by car

Via Tagawa-Nogata Bypass Via Route 201 that you would like to visit, Yahata IC - Around Tagawa City Hall Yukuhashi IC - Around Tagawa City Hall ranging from the popular to the obscure.

Issued ／ Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department, Construction Economy Division, Tagawa City 1-1, Chuomachi, Tagawa-shi, Fukuoka Pref. TEL:0947-85-7147 FAX:0947-46-0124 E-mail:[email protected] Route supervision ／ JTB Kyushu Kitakyushu Branch All published information is subject to change. Please get updates from various sources listed herein. [Revised in March 2021. ] Captain Kotoge Project Leader

月さん 楽 お し TAGAWA-CITY や か ぞ ろ Tagawa’s Two-Chimney Project さ has come into operation.

Tagawa was known as a coal mine town that greatly contributed to ’s industrial revolution. It has been a long time since the coal mine closed,

but the two chimneys of the coal mine remain as Eiji Kotoge, they were and have come to symbolize Tagawa. a member of the Viking, a Japanese comedy duo Tagawa has started a project to create and Graduated from Fukuoka Prefectural promote new attractions by using the icons Toyo High School (in Tagawa). Formed of these two chimneys for the new era. the Viking comedy duo and won the Grand Prix at the King of Conte in 2012. Please visit Tagawa, I, Captain Kotoge, support my home- where the wind of new encounters blows. town, Tagawa! TWO-CHIMNEY PROJECT

Contents P11-P12 P15-P18 Heichiku & JR How to Enjoy P3 - P6 Round Train Coupon the Deep Side of Tagawa Trip to Find Arts

P7 - P9 P19 - P20 Trip to Find the Memory Two Greatest of a Coal Mine P13-P14 Gourmets Spots Pilgrimage to Photogenic P10 Power Spots P21 - P22 Children’s Tagawa City Map Delightful Spots

1 2 ROUTE Mystifying and fun trompe-l'œil ROUTE Matchmaking monument No.1 1 TOKOPOLA ▼ Tagawa Trickart Centennial Bell / Blue Bird of Happiness G H 2 Tagawa Museum of Art 3 Miners' tenement monument C Tagawa-Ita Station F 4 ▼ 3 Tagawa Trickart Have fun with optical illusions and enjoy a mysti- The hear-shaped Towa-no-Kane built to mark ▼ fying world where pictures move when you hold the 111th anniversary of the twin chimneys' 4 Centennial Bell/Blue Bird of Happiness an app-installed smartphone over them. It is the construction symbolizes a harmonious couple. Trip to Find ▼ first permanent exhibition of its kind in Kyushu. The Bluebird of Happiness is a matchmaking 5 Library with Museum in Town Tagawa Trickart can be enjoyed in five places spot on the Tagawa-Ita Station platform, the There are surprisingly many art spots in Tagawa. ▼ 6 Tanto Museum Road across the city. Get details from the official location for the movie, Torasan's Bluebird, You will feel satisfied and relaxed while you take in the sights. ▼ website! which lead to the marriage of Tsuyoshi Naga- 7 The single chimney that brings good luck （https://tagawa-trickart.jp) buchi and Etsuko Shihomi. ▼ 8 Tirol-Choco Outlet Shop Miners' tenement monument Ita, Tagawa (near the Matsubara Intersection) Centennial Bell Coalmining Memorial Park parking Relaxingly touring around Tagawa’s variegated ▼ Tagawa-Ita Station 2621-3, Ita, Tagawa (Tagawa-Ita Station accessway) Blue Bird of Happiness Tagawa-Ita Station Heisei Chikuho Railway platform 9 Nakamura Museum (in Ike no Okuen) art spots will refresh you. 0947-85-7147(Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department) 0947-85-7147(Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department) Also introduced on page 8 and 10. Also introduced on page 8 , 12 and 14. *For details, see the map of Tagawa on pages 21 and 22.

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ROUTE Appreciate unique avant-garde arts for free. ROUTE Dispatching Base of Information in Artistic City of Tagawa ROUTE A Familiar Art Spot in the Shopping Area ROUTE A street where you connect with art 1 TOKOPOLA A B 2 Tagawa Museum of Art D E 5 Library with Museum in Town I J 6 Tanto Museum Road K TOKOPOLA exhibits works of Japanese The museum hosts various rotating exhibitions The library/museum is a place for recreation and The 250-meter Museum Road stretches from artists who are active at home and abroad, with a focus on artists with local connections. In exchange where visitors can enjoy art casually. Ita Shopping District to the Coalmining History centering on avant-garde contemporary its permanent collection are Hakata dolls created Visitors can see illustrations of Seitaro Kuroda, an Museum. It is decorated with a steel monu- Neo-Dada arts. Sho Kazakura’ s and Shintaro based on images Sakube Yamamoto had record- illustrator, on the wall. Visitors can exchange the ment called Sekitan-Kun, designed by illustra- Tanaka’ s monumental works are displayed in ed of the coalmines. The area, including the library’ s books with their books, if they bring any. tor Seitaro Kuroda and made by artist Masaji the courtyard where a summer tangerine tree library, won the JIA 25 Prize, awarded to archi- It can also be found in the Gotodera Shopping Sonoda, and plaques with names of celebrities grows. This is a contemporary art gallery tectural creations contributing to the local District. Enjoy the artworks on the shop shutters who visited the city. where visitors can drop in. community. in the shopping district.

5005-5 Ita, Tagawa-shi 0947-45-1152 ▲TOKOPOLA is known for holding 11-56 Shimachi, Tagawa-shi 0947-42-6161 13-9 Itamachi, Tagawa-shi (within the Ita Shopping Mall) Hinode-machi, Tagawa (near Ita Shopping District) a large number of Neo-Dada works 9:30-18:30 / Closed every Mon. 10:30-17:00 / Closed on Sun. and holidays and themed exhibitions. It is next to 0947-42-6161(Tagawa Museum of Art) 0947-85-7147(Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department) / Admission free Kousagi Clinic. (the following day if Mon. falls on a holiday.) 10:00-15:00 / Closed on Sun. and Mon. *The admission fee varies according to the exhibition. Also introduced on page 16. 3 4 This festival, which has been held for more than 450 years, ROUTE The legendary spiritual vortex where the two chimneys merge as one. ROUTE A huge Tirol-Choco is the landmark! is one of ’s five great festivals. No.1 No.1 Hachimangu Shrine’s Kawawatari Jinkosai Festival R S T The single chimney that brings good luck L Tirol-Choco Outlet Shop M Extra Edition 7 8 Trip to Find ◎Prefecture-designated intangible folk cultural property Tagawa's symbolic two chimneys appear to merge A directly-operated outlet shop of It is a festival for the deity of Fuji Hachimangu Shrine, when seen from this spot in Hinode-machi, Tagawa. Tirol-Choco Co., Ltd., where you can buy who is believed to take a trip for two days and one The filming location for Elaiza Ikeda's original inexpensive pieces of B-grade Tirol-Choco. night to a temporary lodging on the other side of the Hikosan River. Two portable shrines and eleven colorful directorial debut film, Town Without Sea, is a place These have no quality problem; they are only Tagawa’s festivals Yamakasa decorations (floats that symbolize the where you can experience the feeling of "happiness slightly broken. Bags of unpackaged pieces festival) in the river are dynamic. It is said that the when you see the chimneys merge." The spot is at of Tirol-Choco sold at 500 yen is popular. portable shrines do not move without shishimai (lion the top of a narrow staircase. Preparations for products vary every day. are artistic. dances), and lion dances are dedicated in various ▲This festival, typical of the places to the deity of the shrine. See what you can get. Chikuho area, is held with a Schedule Third Sat. and Sun. of May number of floats leaving Fuji 4-23, Sakae-machi, Tagawa 1336-4 Kawamiya, Tagawa-shi ▲Products, including milk "Tagawa’s festivals embody its history and tradition. chocolate and coffee Venues Fuji Hachimangu Shrine → Around Ita Shopping Mall Hachimangu Shrine and (next to Tagawa Elementary schoolyard) 9:00-17:30(Closing as soon as all products are sold.) nougat, are limited items so Colorful, unique, and powerful. → Riverbeds of the Hikosan River (around Uomachi, Tagawa) parading around town. 0947-85-7147 / Seven days a week each customer can buy Parking Available People will stand riveted to their spots!" Also introduced on pages (Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department) only one bag. Inquiry Fuji Hachimangu Shrine 0947-42-1135 14 and 15.

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ROUTE A different world where art lovers, garden lovers, and gourmet lovers gather Kagura tells of the arrival of the farming season and prays for a huge harvest. New Year’s performance with wishes for children’s health

Nakamura Museum (in Ike no Okuen) N O P Q "You can see seasonal flowers, No.2 Kasuga Shrine’s Iwato Kagura U V No.3 Ikari Puppet Play W 9 such as cherry blossoms, peony blossoms, iris flowers, ◎Japan’s important intangible folk-culture asset ◎Prefecture-designated intangible folk cultural property The Nakamura Museum is located in Ike no and plum blossoms, as well as autumn leaves. Okuen, a traditional Japanese garden with bright- Kagura is a traditional performance of sacred music and dance This is a puppet play originating in the late Edo period (1603 ‒ Plenty of This is a Japanese garden where you can enjoy every season." conducted by people who believe in the descent of the deity to a 1868). When people prayed for the eradication of an epidemic ly colored seasonal flowers and trees. This highlights seat they prepare in order to enjoy meals with them. Iwato Kagura prevalent in this area, they had a revelation from Benzaiten museum exhibits a wide variety of works, such is one of the Kaguras handed down from generation to generation (worshipped as the personification of wisdom) to dedicate a as modern paintings and ceramics, including in the Buzen area, and the Buzen Kaguras, including Kasuga puppet play to please the children. Since then, it has been those of Taikan Yokoyama (1868 ‒ 1958). The Shrine’ s Iwato Kagura, are Japan’ s most important intangible dedicated annually on New Year’ s Day to pray for the eradication premises include French and Japanese restau- folk-culture asset. Iwato Kagura is dedicated to the deity during of plague. The puppet play, which three people skillfully perform, rants and a multipurpose hall named “Mion,” the Jinkosai Festival in May, Nagoshisai Festival in July, and lasts about 10 minutes. Don’t miss it. where concerts and other events are held. It is Kammachisai Festival in October. an elegant complex well worth your time. ▲Located across from Roadside Schedule Jinkosai Festival: 4th Sat. and Sun. of May Schedule Starts around 8:30 AM on January 1. Station Itoda along National 3782-1 Yugeta, Tagawa-shi Venues Highway Route 201. Upon entering Nagoshisai Festival: Last Sat. of July Iwagame Hachiman Shrine (1072 Ikari, Tagawa-shi) 0947-42-1018（Nakamura Museum） ▲The entrance of the garden features a cherry‐tree‐lined this quiet spot, you will forget the path, a square with peonies, and red leaves (in autumn). Kammachisai Festival: Last Sat. of October Parking Not available 10:00-18:00/ Closed on Thur./ Admission fee: 800 yen hustle and bustle of town. Venues Within the precincts of Kasuga Shrine (6-13 Miyaomachi, Tagawa-shi) Inquiry Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum 0947-44-5745 Also introduced on page 20. 5 Parking Available Inquiry Kasuga Shrine 0947-42-1139 6 H it ROUTE ah ik ←Ita Line of Tagawa’s symbolic two chimneys stand. os No. an Heisei Chikuho Railway 2 Tagawa City Hall Li ne 322 Coal-mining Memorial Park Seven-Eleven 2 Two chimneys, historical relics standing in their original 3 spots, and the Ita Mining Shaft mark the park. It is also Trip to Find Tagawa-Ita Sta. known as the birthplace of Tankobushi (song). In 2018, the Chikuho Coalfield Ruins, including the Mitsui-Tagawa 2 1 Coal Mining Ita Mines site, became nationally designated Coal-mining Memorial Park historical sites. In 2019, the ruins received the Asian the Memory of Best Denki Townscape Award, sponsored by the UN-HABITAT Joyful Fukuoka headquarters. Municipal Baseball Stadium Seven-Eleven 2734-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi a Coal Mine 4 0947-44-5745（Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum）▲A Tanko-bushi mass dance livens up the Coal Mine Festival, held on the first Sunday of November. 5 Tagawa Also introduced on Page 16. Citizen Pool ▶In March 2020, the park made the Japan 100 Moon UNESCO World Heritage Site Certification No. 41 ace of Tanko t of Tan list. It was praised for the beauty and ambiance the pl Bu en ko The history of th s um Bu twin chimneys and the moon create, as described in See the history of Japan’s industrial revolution ir h n s The moon of Tagawa B i o h coal mining is M i Tankobushi. Central Park tankobushi-fame in the Meiji period (1868 – 1912) and the history the pride of Tagawa! Co e of al Min atu er of the coal mine town of Tagawa, which contributed to the modernization of Japan. St s

Santoka Taneda's Slab inscribed with his traditional form of Japanese poetry

炭坑節発祥 の 地 oto Ph ge n i c Monument of Chikuho Ita Vertical Shaft Tower Pionry Litigation You can take impressive photos from any angle.

Literature Monument of Eikichi Hashimoto

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ROUTE Learn the history of coal mining on the greatest scale in the Chikuho area. P 1 Tagawa City Coal Mining Historical Museum This museum, with the main theme of coal, stands on the former site of A B the Ita shaft of Mitsui Tagawa Mining Station, which has once boasted Central Square the largest scale in the Chikuho area. Visitors will know the state of the Ground Drawing of Two Chimneys and the Moon coal mine in those days from 15,000 coal-related artifacts and materials. Precious archaeological and historical materials, including Japan’ s oldest horse-shaped haniwa (a large hollow, earthenware funerary object) and armor-shaped haniwa, are also must-see items.

2734-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi (inside Coal-mining Memorial Park) C D Kids’ Square 0947-44-5745 9:30-17:30 /Closed every Mon. (the following day if Mon. falls on a holiday.) / Admission fee: 400 yen P

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And lots Recorded picture images depicting the work and lives of the Chikuho area’s coal mine more. Collection of Sakubei Yamamoto’s works P (registered with UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme) The Tagawa City Coal and History Museum exhibits the venerable Sakubei Yamamo- to’ s recorded picture images of coal mining, which were registered with UNESCO’ s Two chimneys・Ita Vertical Shaft Tower Memory of the World Programme. The distinctive works of arts that he depicted on the basis of his experience as a coal mine worker with commentaries draws visitors. The related property of Japan’s industrial revolution in the Meiji period (1868 – 1912) ©Yamamoto Family Two chimneys ｛ Japan’s registered tangible cultural property ｝ Enjoy a panoramic view of the two chimneys, 7 the vertical shaft tower, and Mt. Kawaradake. 8 No.2 Trip to Find the Memory of a Coal Mine No.3 Also, adults can Recommended spots enjoy themselves. ROUTE ROUTE ROUTE to encounter Children’s 3 4 5 the smiling faces Bread in the shape of a burnt piece of coal is sold as well! The main hall keeps a Buddha statue made of coal. Cenotaph for Coal Miners from Asia of active children Mitsuidera Temple Delightful Spots Bread Studio Chocolat (Byodoji Temple) Shokon no Hi Monument

The huge playground is extremely popular, including a tricky, water-pouring bucket. Tagawa Citizen Pool This swimming pool complex has extensive playground equipment with a lot of surprising mechanisms: a running water pool, a slider pool, and more. Too perfect for a public pool, it draws people’ s attention. Since it is operated by the city, people can play all day This is a bakery with a cafe space Go through the approach that continues from a residential This is a memorial monument built for people for a reasonable admission fee. This is a popular spot offering various kinds of croissants and area to the precincts, where expressive stone images of who died during coal mine work, leaving no in Tagawa in the summer. sandwiches made carefully without Jizo (a guardian deity of children) are scattered. The main one to attend to their graves. The monument 2745-2 Ita, Tagawa-shi using additives. Bota, a piece of black hall of Mitsuidera Temple, which was built for the repose consoles the spirits of those who were 0947-45-7654 bread made from kneaded black cacao of mine workers’ souls, enshrines a statue of Sekitan engaged in harsh labor as coal mine workers and chocolate chips, is a popular Daishi (lit. Great Priest of Coal) made of coal. This is a from Japan and various Asian countries, and *Open in summer time only. product unique to Tagawa. quiet temple that heals people with wind chimes in is maintained and managed by various summer and is colored with autumnal leaves in fall. people, including local youth groups.

5-15 Sakaemachi, Tagawa-shi 2706-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi 2060-80 Nara, Tagawa-shi 0947-45-1188 0947-42-7206 (near Tagawa Municipal Baseball Stadium) 9:00-18:00 / Closed on Mon. and Tue. Also introduced on pages 14 and 16.

A little more outing A public bathhouse familiar to coal mine workers Matsubara Onsen Central Park "Packed with fun play equipment! The lookout even has a trompe-l'œil." This is a hot spring facility in a residential area. The 2550 Ita, Tagawa-shi hot water that healed coal mine workers is good 0947-44-7370 5030-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi The expansive sports park has alkaline spa water. There are open-air hot-spring (Tagawa Municipal General Gymnasium) 0947-42-1168 sweeping views of the city. The baths, and men’ s open-air bath commands Mt. 10:30-23:00 lookout has a trompe-l'œil. The park is Kawaradake and the Fukuchi Mountains, so bathing also well-equipped with large play / Closed on third Wed. before it gets dark is recommended. equipment, including a trampoline. coal mine to the que ↑Tagawa Trickart(Central Park) rs uni The Chikuho coalfield boasted Souveni Japan’s largest coal output Black Diamond and White Diamond Suitable for making things, playing, staying, etc.― Iikane Palette History of Kameya Nobunaga’s a multipurpose facility in old school building. Tagawa-Ita Station-front Shop 2559 Inokuni, Tagawa-shi (Former Iikane Primary School) Coal City of Tagawa 14-17 Itamachi, Tagawa-shi Iikane Palette incorporates diverse types of 0947-49-3300 *Closed occasionally 0947-44-2843 facilities, including a full-fledged recording Coal as a source of energy 8:00-18:00 / Closed on Thur. studio and a hostel. You can also enjoy a was called “black diamond.” barbecue in the schoolyard (barbecue Many companies rushed to Memory of Coal Mine equipment is available for hire). the coal mining industry and it became a boom. A lot of Mannekenpis Tagawa Shop houses for coal mine workers 1337-3 Kawamiya, Tagawa-shi were built side by side, and 0947-42-5380 unique food and culture 9:00-20:00 / Open all year round Maruyama Park The city's leading cherry blossom site is developed. hugely popular for its new play equipment. Everyone’s Amazake 19-1, Maruyama-machi, Tagawa 0947-85-7147 (a sweet drink made from fermented rice) The park's approximately 400 cherry (Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department) Aji no Banto Takura trees bloom in the spring. The well-de- 1-7 Bandamachi, Tagawa-shi signed park has an open-air stage and 0947-45-6961 large play equipment. It is also popular for 9:30-19:00 / Closed on Sun. its trompe-l'œil and heart-shaped rock. The photos were presented by Masakatsu Hashimoto ↑Tagawa Trickart(Maruyama Park) 9 10 For Nogata You will be excited, even if you are not a train maniac. You can take any train on the Ita, Itoda, and Tagawa lines of Heisei Chikuho Railway for a full day! Kanada Chikumaru Kippu, a one-day excursion ticket Station experience driving One day excursion ticket costs 1,000 yen for adults and 500 yen for children. You can get on and off at any station Kanada Station offers the actual driving experience by using an freely all day. Ticket holders get a free ride for one school- Kanada Sta. actual train. After receiving a lecture, sit in the driver’ s seat and you child on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. Furthermore, the will feel like an actual driver. You will be able to conduct the ticket is provided with free hot spring tickets to Genjiinomori round-trip operation of a train in a section of about 150 m. You will Onsen (get off at Genjiinomori Station) and to Hino no Yu also be able to enjoy a tour of the command room. This valuable and Fujiyu no Sato (get off at Kanada Station). Kanada Station is where the Ita Line and Itoda Line cross. experience will heighten your senses. A reservation is required. Premises of Heisei Chikuho Railway’s Kanada Station Where to buy the Chikumaru Kippu Heisei C da Line hikuho 0947-22-1000 way Ito Rail The Chikumaru Kippu is sold at train stations Rail way kuho Ita L (Operation Experience Desk, Heisei Chikuho Railway) and inside the trains. Chi Buzen-Okuma Sta. Kami-Kanada Sta. ine sei Hei Accepting groups of 10 to 25 people (at least third elementary school graders); Hanging strap No. owners wanted!! 4 5,000 yen per person (with lunch) Matsuyama Sta. u & JR R A variety of colorful coaches. chik ou You can see Mt. Kawara in the distance. ei nd H CHECK!! A retro station building Hoshii Sta. The Heisei Chikuho Railway conducts Photo presented by in peaceful countryside landscape ticket exchanges with its sister ― the Taiwan Railways railway, the Pingxi Line, a railway Administration Train a relaxing trip on a local train. branch line of the Taiwan Railways Itoda Sta. Administration. The Pingxi Line also Tagawashiritsubyoin Sta. has a history of coal transportation. Overlooking the city skyline from a hill Coupon It is close to Tagawa-Gotoji Station and will invite you in with an appetite-stimulating scent. Enjoy it in the train. Tagawa Tagawa -Gotoji The eel rice bowl -Ita Kashiwagi’s Station Station Crispy but juicy, has an exquisitely balanced taste. deep-fried chicken and you will get addicted! Oyabu Sta. This famous store was founded in 1900. The sauce is not too Kashiwagi Shoten Honten is a store in front of Shimo-Ita Sta. From a platform of Tagawa-Gotoji Sta. sweet, and you will enjoy the original taste of eel in the eel rice Tagawa Ita Station. Bone-free deep-fried bowl, which is served with liver soup. chicken, chicken rice box lunches, and takana (leaf mustard) rice balls are very popular.

Morimoto Unagiya Kashiwagi Shoten Honten Two chimneys and Ita Vertical Shaft Tower 1-28 Honmachi, Tagawa-shi 10-24 Uomachi, Tagawa-shi JR’s station platforms have a retro atmosphere. 0947-42-0031 0947-42-3656 wal!! 11:00-18:30 / Closed on Sun. 6:30-17:00 / Closed on Tue. ne For Kitakyushu Funao Sta. Re JR Gotoji Line For Yukuhashi For Iizuka JR Hitahikosan Line You'll find the Bluebird of Happiness Tagawa-Gotoji Sta. on the Heichiku train platform! Tagawa-Ita Sta. Kami-Ita Sta. Also introduced on page 15. Make train journeys more fun, more delicious!

TOPICS Japan’s slowest train with most delicious food and fun TOPICS A chic and modern transformation! Itanko udon restaurant, Restaurant Jam to Bokutachi no Tabi, Restaurant Train COTOCOTO Tagawa-Ita Station is full of charm. Tagawa-Ita Station building Kyukon to Flower to Tagawa-Ita Station Hotel 1 2 1F 2F 2F COTOCOTO is Heisei Chikuho Railway’ s new tourist train that The gateway to Tagawa has transformed came into operation in March 2019. The gorgeous into a chic building modeled after an old design of the train is Eiji Mitooka’ s work. He also coal shipping station after refurbishment designed the Seven Stars in Kyushu, a deluxe in 2019. Murals by Seitaro Kuroda and sleeping car excursion train of JR Kyushu. In A powerful factory stands!!! Elaiza Ikeda along the pathway to the the train, visitors can taste the finest French Heisei Chikuho Railway platform are Funao The restaurant serves delicious The teppanyaki restaurant offers The guest house is modeled It can clearly be seen cuisine supervised by Fukuyama, the chef of worth a look. There is an udon shop, Station bowls of smooth udon noodles views of the station platforms after a sleeper train with a the restaurant Goh in Fukuoka. teppanyaki restaurant, and guest house in from the station platforms. topped with a sweet-savory fried and the twin chimneys. Enjoy its view of the station platforms the station building. When people stand on the platforms of Funao Scheduled to operate one train per day on Sat, Sun, and public holidays (about 120 days per year) tofu skin in clear dashi. Their kuroge wagyu courses. outside the windows. It also Station, the huge Tagawa plant of Aso Cement About 3 hrs. 30 mins. from Nogata Sta. to Yukuhashi Sta. via Tagawa-Ita Sta. teppanyaki menu is also popular. Reservation is a must. has women-only rooms. stands in front of them. The scene of the approach- 17,800 yen per person (no difference in fare between adults and children) 2621-3, Ita, Tagawa 0947-85-8325 0947-85-8009 0947-85-8325 ing plant looks as if it were a different world. 093-521-5956(JTB Kyushu Kitakyushu Branch) 11:00-OS21:30 / Closed on Wed. 11:00-OS20:30 / Closed on Wed. Also introduced on page 18. For Hita 11 12 3 ROUTE 4 The unusual amulet is No.5 a must-buy item. You may write your worries or disasters that you want to block on the amulet and put it Pilgrimage to #Photogenic into the amulet sheath. This is a unique amulet that is found only at this shrine. Power Spots PHOTOGENIC TAGAWA CITY You'll want to shoot scenes impulsively! This page introduces Tagawa’s photogenic and powerful spots suitable for SNS posting.

4 4 4 Tagawa City Hall 3 322 3 ROUTE 4 2 3 Tagawa-Ita Sta. A heart-shaped stone Hikosan

2 River Coal-mining Memorial Park in the courtyard 2 The heart-shaped stone is hidden in Municipal the beautifully arranged courtyard of 5 1 Baseball Stadium this restaurant. You may be Tagawa Citizen Pool 6 See map on page 22 for Tenshinji Temple. successful in love if you find it! 4 1 1 2-A ROUTE ROUTE ROUTE 1 5 6 Mt. Kawara over The precincts are colored Mysterious the temple gate. with autumn leaves. temple gate Mt. Kawara seen through Mitsui Temple is a perfect The temple gate in front of the path the quietly standing gate spot to appreciate the approaching Tenshinji Temple is surrounded of Jodoji Temple is some- colored maple and gingko by greenery. This is temple is also well known what mysterious. leaves in autumn. as Ajisai Temple (lit. Hydrangea Temple). 5 6 1 2-C 2-D

Fountain Monument 2-B 2-A Shimbashi Bridge, Hikosan River. Page 17. The Green Bird of Happiness (hand-drawn by Elaiza Ikeda) 2-B Tagawa-Ita Station pathway mural Blue Bird of Happiness 2-C Tagawa-Ita Station Heisei Chikuho Railway platform Page 4 and 12. 2-D Centennial Bell Coalmining Memorial Park parking Page 4 and 8. 6 ROUTE Jizo (a guardian deity of children) ROUTE New sights around Tagawa-Ita Station ROUTE ROUTE Shinto deity of the area ROUTE ROUTE The richness of nature with a victory pose welcomes people. All things in this restaurant are photogenic. in front of Tagawa-Ita Station It is full of little stone images of Jizo. and the chief priest heal you. 1 Jodoji Temple 2 Many artistic creations 3 Ryotei Aogiri 4 Fuji Hachimangu Shrine 5 Mitsuidera Temple 6 Tenshinji Temple Nakazugaike Pond, where a mystic legend has been handed There are many photogenic art, including Ryotei Aogiri is a wonderful restaurant in a This is a shrine known for its Kawawatari Jinkosai (lit. River Crossing There is an expressive stone image of Jizo and a statue of Kannon Big rocks inscribed with mantras and sutras dot the precincts. down, and the Memorial Tower of Kogo no Tsubone, a unique monuments. nostalgic building that reminds us of the times Festival). There is also a smaller shrine called Fujigu within the (the Buddhism goddess of mercy) within the precincts. The autumn This temple is a shrine to Hariti (the goddess of childbirth favorite mistress of Emperor Takaku, are also highlights. when Tagawa flourished due to coal mining. precincts. It is Japan’ s only shrine believed to shut evils inside. season is highly recommended, especially when the leaves turn red. and children) and the priest offers consultation for trouble. 10-21 Shiratorimachi, Tagawa-shi Tagawa-Ita Station and surrounding areas 21-28 Shimmachi Tagawa-shi 2-30 Uomachi, Tagawa-shi 2706-1 Ita, Tagawa-shi 542 Inokuni, Tagawa-shi 0947-45-1716 0947-85-7147(Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department) 0947-49-1400 0947-42-1135 0947-42-7206 0947-44-4302 Also introduced on page 17. 11:30-21:00 / Closed on Mon. Also introduced on pages 6 and 15. Also introduced on pages 9 and 16. Also introduced on page 18. 13 14 ROUTE oM!! DeepSpot Bo Supported by Regional Development Many ways to enjoy yourself oM!! No.6 on foot or by car!! o Volunteer Team!! 4 Mitsuidera Temple B Many wind chimes are suspended in this temple Mr. Sunakoma Mr. from May through September. The temple is a Man Jiz How toThe Enjoymembers of the the Regional Development VolunteerSide Team, of Tagawa popular spot to view the colors of autumn leaves. A Dee large number of stone images of Jizo are enshrined who know every corner of their hometown of Tagawa, in the precincts. One of them is very expressive. act as navigators who offer useful information that will boost your fun in Tagawa. Mr. Sunakoma named this Jizo image “Guts-Pose WALKING ROUTE ROUTE CAR Jizo.” The term “guts-pose” for a victory pose is No. 1 Walking route［P15～P16］ No. 2 Car route［P17～P18］ now commonly used in the Japanese language.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Also introduced on page 9 and 14. Tagawa-Ita Station Fuji Hachimangu Shrine Nikaku Shokudo Mitsuidera Temple Bird Coffee Memorial Park Coal-mining in Ita Shopping Mall shop shutter arts Shinohara Chaho Tagawa-Ita Station BaisenshoCoffee +C 1 Higashimachi 2Fountain Monument Jodoji Temple3 Tea4 Room Persia Tenshinji5 Temple Gran Torino 6 Tagawa Sangyo 7 Funao Station 8 Sumo Chaya Takanohana9 Specialt coffe

ROUTE DeepSpot 5 Bird Coffee ↓Tagawa Trickart(Tagawa-Ita Station) Bird Coffee is a special cafe in a corner of a housing complex. The friendly owner’ s specialty coffee tastes great. Its handmade muffins and cafe-latte soft ice cream are also popular.

No. 1 Extr-larg !! 9009 Chinzei Danchi, 2717 Ita, Tagawa-shi 0947-46-2232 10:30-18:00 / Closed on Thur. Walking route ↓Sakube Tunnel START!! ROUTE ROUTE DeepSpot 1 Tagawa-ItaStation Coal-mining Memorial Park ROUTE 6 DeepSpot ROUTE The two chimneys sung about in Tanko DeepSpot Nikaku Shokudo Bushi (a Japanese folk song about coal 3 Tour of shop shutter arts in Ita Shopping Mall mining) are symbols of Tagawa. The The specialty of this retro-style restaurant, which has late 7 chimneys are lit up every night, making a 20th-century decor, is a large serving of champon . The noodles The Showa Retro Ita Shopping Mall is evolving into a colorful fantastic and beautiful sight. Sakube Tunnel on the left after are hidden by a heap of vegetables! shutter art shopping area. leaving the ticket gate has on its The Ita Shopping Mall with a retro atmosphere of the latter part of Also introduced on page 8. walls Seitaro Kuroda's art depict- 3-1 Uomachi, Tagawa-shi the 20th century is now changing into a colorful shopping mall with ing the coalmines and Tagawa 0947-42-0757 shop shutter arts. In addition to unique paintings by local residents, Ligh u!! trompe-l'œil. 10:30-15:30 / Closed occasionally you can see the shop shutter arts by the artist Takaya Sakamoto. Also introduced on page4 and 12. 0947-44-6161(Promotion Association of Ita Shopping Mall) Also introduced on page 4. ROUTE DeepSpot Uniqu Amule 2 Fuji Hachimangu Shrine A cute amulet attracts great attention and makes your tension rise unconsciously. “Blocking something” in Japanese is pronounced as “fuji.” For this reason, Fuji ROUTE DeepSpot Hachimangu Shrine offers amulets to block Lon tranditio disasters, including the prevention of dementia. 8 Shinohara Chaho’s baked rice cakes Also introduced on page 6 and page 14. The old tea shop relocated near Fuji Hachiman Shrine, Mr. Sunakoma, a former Local Promotion Project member, spreads greatest festivals of the Fukuoka Prefecture. Nikaku Shokudo, a restaurant right in front of Tagawa-Ita Station. A wide variety of baked rice cakes are perfect snacks for walking. The Tagawa's news on the online magazine Tagawa LIFE.The man who established in 1948, provides a complete retro experience. After you have shop’ s taiyaki (a fish-shaped pancake filled with bean knows every corner of Tagawa introduces hidden attractions that eaten, take a walk to Mitsuidera Temple. The stone images of Jizo (a GOAL!! jam) is also recommended. ROUTE you will like. guardian deity of children) will heal you. Then enjoy a special coffee at the Tagawa-Ita Station Tagawa-Ita Station is the starting point of the walking route. Fuji Bird Coffee Shop and take a rest in Coal-mining Memorial Park. You might 1-5, Uo-machi, Tagawa 9 Hachimangu Shrine, which is located in front of the station, is well known like to buy some Japanese sweets at the Shinohara Chaho shop, for your 0947-46-2400 for its Kawawatari Jinkosai (lit. River Crossing Festival), one of the five tour of colorful shop shutter arts. 10:00-18:00 / Closed on Sun.

15 16 ROUTE ROUTE No.6 DeepSpot DeepSpot Jodoji Temple Tenshinji Temple Deeな“たがわ”の楽しみ方 Tast!! It is interesting that there The approach to the temple is surrounded are3 many unique stone by5 Mother Nature and visitors will feel as if Sightseeing by car starts with a cut-price service in the images of Jizo (a guardian they are hiking. The surroundings include a morning at Higashimachi Coffee Baisensho +C, a stylish No. 2 deity of children) in Tagawa. primeval forest and fantastically‐shaped cafe. After you are refreshed with delicious coffee, pass the This stone image of Jizo rocks. The stunning temple gate and the fountain monument on the bridge across the Hikosan River has a victory pose (known main hall are also worth seeing. (sorry, if it happens to be a time when the water is not Car route as “guts-pose” in Japan). Also introduced on page 14. Mothe natur dispersed; this artificial fountain does not flow around the START!! This Jizo with a mild face clock), and get mysterious power from Jizo (a guardian deity looks as if it is encouraging of children) at Jodoji Temple. At noon, have the best people who are in trouble. ROUTE cost-performance lunch at Tea Room Persia. DeepSpot Also introduced on page 13. After lunch, enjoy an impressive scenic drive. Tenshinji Higashimachi Coffee Baisensho +C Temple is surrounded by nature, and you may refresh your body and soul with its negative ions. After a short break at This is a coffee shop that roasts special- Goo Luc!! Gran Torino, a coffee-scented cafe, have a fascinating time ty-grade1 coffee beans. The curry (only ROUTE around Funao Station to enjoy viewing Tagawa Sangyo’ s DeepSpot available Thur. through Sun.) and sandwiches plant (that reminds some people of a white labyrinth) and are also popular. Tea Room Persia the powerful view of Aso Cement’ s plant. Finish your scenic drive at Sumo Chaya Takanohana, which serves chanko 339-1 Natsuyoshi, Tagawa-shi ROUTE (typically a one-pot dish eaten by sumo wrestlers). This Its lunch is popular not only for its reason- DeepSpot 0947-23-2333 4 able price but also for its taste and establishment served as the lodging house of the former 8:30-18:00(Sun.10:30～16:00) / Closed occasionally volume. You should try the set special of Gran Torino Takanohana Stable at an official professional sumo the day. It costs you only 500 yen. tournament in Kyushu. A cafe that is calm with an American It' lik Merlio!! 5000 Itamachi, Tagawa-shi atmosphere.6 You cannot miss the 0947-45-8408 cafe keeper's coffee-making class- 9:00-15:00 / 7:00-21:00 room who has a master qualification. (Sat.9:00-14:00 / 17:00-21:00) America!! 240-9 Nara, Tagawa-shi / Closed on Sun. and holidays 0947-45-0515 ROUTE DeepSpot 12:00-21:00 / Closed on Tue. Fountain Monument

The Merlion on the Hikosan River? If you look2 it closely, it also looks like a stone image of a Shinto guardian dog. It is a ROUTE mysterious monument on the Shimbashi DeepSpot Bridge over the Hikosan River. Tagawa Sangyo Factory Tour Worl o chal Also introduced on page 13. Tagawa Sangyo is a major player in the plastics7 industry. The inside of the Paris white factory is used for shooting music videos as well. Contact Tagawa Sangyo for a factory tour. You can find more! Dee sideAkizuki Tofu of House Tagawa with little‐known good spots Mori Shokudo Tofu Cuisine Kogomi Chinese restaurant Kasen 1924 Yugeta, Tagawa-shi This restaurant behind Tagawa-Ita Station is frequented This is a restaurant that looks somewhat The super-spicy tan-tan noodles have 0947-44-2240 only by those in the know. The champon and fried rice like a hide-out where you can taste been a customer favorite for over a *Tours may not be possible as the case may be. are the most popular dishes. Its katsudon (a bowl of rice authentic tofu cuisine. The food is filling, quarter of a century. A depth of flavor Photogeni topped with a deep-fried pork cutlet, egg, vegetables, and yet it is healthy. A 500-yen coin with an accentuated aroma of homemade and condiments) and ramen are also delicious. lunch is also recommended. tahini characterizes the dish.

7-1 Shiratorimachi, Tagawa-shi 3-17 Hinodemachi, Tagawa-shi 7-3, Banda-machi, Tagawa ROUTE 0947-42-0096 0947-42-1529 0947-44-6894 ROUTE DeepSpot GOAL!! 8:00-14:30 / Closed on Sun. 11:30-15:00 / 17:00-22:00 / Closed on Wed. 11:00-15:00,17:00-20:00 / Closed on Sun. DeepSpot Sumo Chaya Takanohana Funao Station This sumo chaya (lit. sumo teahouse) serving chanko, which A huge cement factory in front of a is9 typically a one-pot dish eaten by sumo wrestlers. Its set peaceful8 unmanned station! This is menu lunch is popular as well, and the best cost-performance a fascinating factory spot that looks mabodon (a tofu and minced pork dish) and deep-fried like a scene of a special effect chicken are out of this world. movie. It’ s definitely photogenic ダミー enough for Instagram! 1776-1 Kawamiya, Tagawa-shi 0947-45-8585 Also introduced on page 11. 11:00-22:00 / Closed on Tue.

17 18 Gourmet Serving a variety of dishes, ranging from a gorgeous dish Extra Edition to a trendy wild game dish. 2 Curry and Rice Two Greatest Gourmets Spots Tagawa’s curry is full of regional flavors and somewhat different. Taste the Foods Loved by the Locals in Tagawa In recent years, new curry dishes have popped up one after another. We have a feeling that Tagawa’s curry will be a boom! This page introduces traditional tastes and new tastes.

Seafood Curry (set)

Seafood curry that looks like an art has been a hallmark of this restaurant ever since its opening. Only 10 dishes a day are served for lunch. This is a rich, luxury dish with plenty of nine ingredients, including Tagawa-raised paprika.

Belle Saison Nakamura 3782-1 Yugeta, Tagawa-shi (In Ike no Okuen) 0947-44-3573 11:30-15:00 / 17:30-21:00 / Closed on Thur. Also introduced on page 5. This is the right place if you want to buy fresh vegetables directly dispatched from farmers or local specialties!

Gourmet Horumonnabe (beef or pork offal cooked in stock) is an Speaking of sustaining food, this is the food inexpensive, delicious soul food that sustained hard-working coal Direct Sales Store of Agricultural Products that has been popular since the coal mining days of Tagawa. miners. It is particularly popular with women, who say they like it for its ingredients which include collagen and vegetables. Gibier Curry Kiteminne Kanagawa Horumonnabe Horumonnabe is different in each restaurant that serves it. Each (with Salad) 1 adds unique ingredients; the recipe is always evolving. The store directly managed by the Japan This specialty curry is a Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) sells a variety of popular menu item of a agricultural products of Tagawa’ s district long-established udon Yakiniku producers. In addition to agricultural specialties, Asahiya Korakuen noodle shop along Nation- such as paprika, the store sells local specialty al Route 322. This dish 14-27 Uomachi, Tagawa-shi 5194 Ita, Tagawa-shi Kanagawa beef, seasonal flowers, processed uses locally-procured fresh 0947-44-2097 0947-42-6265 goods, and boxed lunches. The store organizes an wild deer or boar meat 11:00-22:30 / Closed on Mon. 17:00-OS 22:00(From 11:30 on Sat. and Sun.) agricultural festival every December. simmered for three days. It / Closed on Tue. is so tasty that you might 1770-3 Natsuyoshi, Tagawa-shi get addicted to it. Yakiniku Nankoro Yakiniku House Shikitei 0947-46-1273 9:00-18:00 Haccho Udon 194 Natsuyoshi, Tagawa-shi 1221-4 Kawamiya, Tagawa-shi Restaurants in Tagawa 0947-46-3136 0947-42-0450 1981-7 Inokuni, Tagawa-shi 12:00-15:00 / 17:00-22:30 where you can eat horumonnabe 11:30-14:30 / 17:00-22:30 / Closed on Wed. 0947-44-0077 （Fri.17:00-22:30,Sat., Sun., and holidays12:00-22:30） / Closed on Thur. 11:00-15:00 / 17:00-20:00 / Closed on Sun.

You can also make Hometown Tax Cook Tagawa folks’ soul food Popular products packaged in boil-in-the-bags Fresh paprika peppers grown in Tagawa at Home (Furusato Nozei) Cook horumonnabe at home Take home Tagawa-specific curry Enjoy refreshing pickles payments by buying with your meal Tagawa's local specialties. Curry To contribute to Tagawa, start by visiting Tagawa with City's website or scanning Tirol-Choco the QR code on the right. melting in it Tagawa Furusato Nozei

Sauce Ingredients Iron plate Taste of bittersweet Taste of mild milk Tagawa Attraction Improvement Department coffee and nougat Tagawa Shunsai Paprika Pickles 0947-85-7147

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Korakuen 67 P19 Takura → P9 TOKOPOLA Tea Room Persia Kawawatari Jinko-sai Otabidokoro P17 Kanada Sta. P3 Kitakyushu B 419 Tagawa Trickart Shimbashi (Miners' tenement monument) 41 P4 Ryotei Aogiri Tagawa Museum of Art P13 Kogomi P4 P17 Tagawa Public Library Fuji Hachimangu Shrine Ita Hinodemachi Heis Heisei Chikuho Railway Itoda Line ei C The Tower of Hope hik uh Azalea [April - May] Hotel AZ o Tagawa-Ita Sta. Ra [May - July] ilw Tagawa City Hall, Jodoji Park, and others 457 Iris ay It Sekitan Kinen Koen-guchi a Ike no Okuen, Jodoji Park, and others Li Chocolat ne Hoshii Sta. 405 P9 Jodoji Temple Kiteminne Kanagawa The single chimney Coal-mining Memorial Park P8,16 P13,17 P20 that brings good luck P5 Tagawa City Coal Mining Tagawashiritsubyoin Sta. 201 MAP Historical Museum P7 Bird Coffee Nankoro P19 Tagawa Trickart P16 67 Higashimachi Coffee Baisensho +C (Coal-mining Memorial Park) Tirol-Choco Outlet Shop P17 Tagawa City Hall Centennial Bell JR Hitahikosan Line P8 P4,8,14 P5 Tagawa City Hall Jodoji Park Mannekenpis Takanohana Yukuhashi→ P9,10 P18 Shimo-Ita Sta. A Heisei Chikuho Railway Tagawa Line 7-Eleven Shikitei Kami-Ita Sta. P19 Oyabu Sta. 455 457 Municipal Baseball Stadium Mitsuidera Temple ←FukuokaRoadside Station Itoda P9,14,16 Tagawa-Ita Sta. Shokon no Hi Monument Tagawa Citizen Pool Nakamura Museum 322 P9 P10 P5 Belle Saison Nakamura P20 Tagawa City Hall (in Ike no Okuen)

Gotoji Line Tagawa Civic Center Tagawa-Gotoji Sta. Aso Cement Tagawa Plant C 453 Funao Sta. Gran Torino P11,18 P18 Ikari Puppet Play Tagawa Sangyo Central Park (Iwagame Hachiman Shrine） P18 P6 Tagawa Trickart(Central Park) 454 P10 Roadside Station Oto

Maruyama Park Tagawa Trickart(Maruyama Park) B Around Tagawa-Ita Sta. P10 ←Iizuka 322 Shimbashi 458 Honke Sanzokunabe P10 Ita Post Office Fountain Monument P13,17 Hikosan River Chinese restaurant Kasen

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Fuji Hachimangu Shrine Asahiya P6,14,15 P19 Iikane Palette Nikaku Shokudo P10 P15 Ita Shopping Mall Cosmos [September - November] Library with Museum in Town Shinohara Chaho Shop shutter arts P4 P16 Kashiwagi Shoten Sakuramachi P12 in Ita Shopping Mall Bank of Fukuoka P4,16 Heisei Chikuho Railway Ita Line Kameya Nobunaga Itanko Kasuga Shrine’s Iwato Kagura P15 P9 Tenshinji Temple P6 Jam to Kyukon to Flower to P14,P18 Hitahikosan Line P15 Morimoto Unagiya P11 P Tagawa-Ita Station Hotel Haccho Udon Tagawa-Ita Station P12,15 P15 P20 Tagawa- Cherry [March - April] Gotoji Sta. Tanto Museum Road Maruyama Park 95 P4 Gotoji-hommachi Underground passage Blue Bird of Happiness P4,12,14 Mori Shokudo P17 Coal-mining Memorial Park P8,16 Tagawa Trickart(Tagawa-Ita Station) P4,15 Hydrangea [May - July] C Around Tagawa-Gotoji Sta. ↓ Kurume

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