The Kokura Castle District is located in the center of Kokurakita Ward. In Katsuyama Park, the site of Kokura Castle, you can enjoy 300 cherry trees blooming in spring and red and yellow leaves of Zelkova trees surrounding the park in autumn. Crossing Murasaki River over Tokiwa Bridge to Uomachi, you will reach Tanga Market, well-known as a kitchen of Kitakyushu. This lively shopping arcade is bustled with local delicacies. This course includes a selection of popular sightseeing spots in Kitakyushu.
所要時間:約3時間30分
徒歩:約15分 (日本語)
1602年由戰國武將細川忠興所建。天守閣的5樓比4樓更大,採用稱之為唐造的建築外觀構造,建造當時是日本全國唯一的特殊設計。但於1866年時遭戰火燒毀,現在的天守閣為1959年再建的建物。1990年全面改裝,館內設有模擬城下町之立體模型的歷史區和影像體驗區,也有可遠眺現在小倉街道的展望區。
徒歩:約3分 (日本語)
徒歩:約7分 (日本語)
說起北九州市具有代表性的作家無疑是松本清張。在這松本清張紀念館裡,可以接觸到松本清張將近40年的寫作生涯裡,所問世的龐大作品。在此有他親書的原稿及採訪時的照相機等愛用品,及將他的書齋、書庫、客廳等部分當時的住宅所復原的空間,從當時的資料中,感受到清張對創作的熱情。同時,紀念館禮品店還有銷售一些有關松本清張的獨特的紀念品。
徒歩:約15分 (日本語)
徒歩:約10分 (日本語)
Mori Ogai was one of Japan’s literary greats, and he was posted to Kokura as Surgeon General of the 12th Division of the (former) Japanese Imperial Army. The residence was built around 1897 and is a Japanese style house made up of six rooms. It is believed that Mori Ogai mainly used an 8-mat room and a smaller 4.5-mat room on the south side. Currently an earthen floor room is used as a display space for materials such as his chronicles and other precious materials. The residence appears in the novel Tori (Chickens), and as you view the garden you can conjure up images of that era.
徒歩:約10分 (日本語)