Fukuoka Airport 1 hr 13
Maringeto (11 min) Hinoyama Park (13 min.) Public park atop Mt. Hino reached via aerial cable car with an observation deck & tulip garden. Mojiko Retro Observation Room (11 min.) Mekari Park (7 min.) Mimosusogawa Park (15 min.) Kyushutetsudo-Kinenkan Station (9 min) Kokura Castle (22 min.) This reconstructed 17th-century castle houses gardens a folk museum & the Matsumoto Seicho museum. Kaikyokan (18 min.) Modern aquarium featuring many species of pufferfish a dolphin show & a tunnel tank with penguins. Kanmonkaikyo Museum (12 min.) Kanmon Bridge (8 min.) Long-spanning prominent suspension bridge connecting 2 of Japan s major islands. Shiranoe Botanical Garden (9 min.) Located on a hilltop this vibrant botanical garden features colorful flowers & landscaped grounds. Shimonoseki Station (23 min) Nishiki-Machi(Bus) (1 min) Ganry -Jima (37 min.) Uninhabited islet with statues commemorating a famous samurai duel that took place here in 1612. Akama Shrine (19 min.) Shinto shrine dedicated to a 12th-century child emperor with a distinctive bright red main gate. Kanmon Straits (32 min.) Both pleasure boats & cargo ships travel on this straight between the islands of Honshu & Kyushu. Kyushu Railway History Museum (9 min.) Kaiky Yume Tower (20 min.) |