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This Places believed to give visitors some special energy, a spiritual force that heals or refreshes. This Places believed to give visitors some special energy, a spiritual force that heals or refreshes.

The main shrine of Hachiman Shrine

Hachiman Shrine has long been loved and believed by many people. Usa Hacniman is the main shrine of more than 46,000 Hachiman shrines nationwide. It is said that in 725, Emperor Onin built a palace and enshrined Hachiman God.

The main shrine of Hachiman Shrine

Cross the vermilion God’s bridge and go through the Big torii. On the way to the shrine, there is a majestic atmosphere with lotus ponds and trees. This Places believed to give visitors some special energy, a spiritual force that heals or refreshes.
The Omotesando shopping street is lined with souvenir shops and restaurants, with Usa and Oita special products.

Usa Shrine
Usa Shrine
Usa Shrine
Usa Shrine Official site
Official site Usa Shrine
Street address Oita Prefecture Usa City Minami Usa 2859
Of the upper shrine
Opening hours
【April to September】5:30 to 19:00
【October to March】6:00 to 19:00
* Except during the New Year period
Usa Shrine
Nakatsu is a historic town. Nakatsu Castle of Kanbei Kuroda. Yukichi Fukuzawa's birthplace.
Nakatsu is a historic town. Nakatsu Castle of Kanbei Kuroda. Yukichi Fukuzawa's birthplace.

Nakatsu

Nakatsu, located on the border between Oita and Fukuoka, is a historic town with a castle town.
Nakatsu Castle was built in 1588 by Kanbei Kuroda who ruled Buzen in the life of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, and then Tadaoki Hosokawa was completed.

Nakatsu Castle

The Kuroda family was destroyed by the Shioi family. The “red wall”, where the blood of the vassals when they deceived the Joi family, dyed the walls of Gogenji, is still red.

red wall

1835.Yukichi Fukuzawa was born in the Nakatsu Pass of Osaka. He returned to Nakatsu at the age of 1, began learning Dutch studies at the age of 19, and opened an orchid school at Nakatsu Sakaiyashiki in Edo. This is the beginning of Keio University.
After that, Fukuzawa visited European countries and wrote “Western circumstances” and “Gakumon no Susume”, and conveyed the spirit of Western civilization to Japanese people at that time.
Now it is the face of 10,000 yen in Japan.

nakatu
red wall
Nakatsu Castle
Horaiken

Nakatsu's delicious tonkotsu ramen "Horaiken"

Nakatsu Castle
Official Web Nakatsu Castle
Street address Ninocho Honmaru, Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture
Gogenji red wall
Street address 973 Teramachi, Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture
Fukuzawa Yukichi Memorial Hall
Official Web Fukuzawa Yukichi Memorial Hall
Street address 586 Tomoricho, Nakatsu City, Oita Prefecture
Nakatu
Mameda Town.Time slip in the Edo period! Tenryo Hita.Mameda Town.Time slip in the Edo period! Tenryo Hita.

Mameda Town

Tenryo Hita is called Kyoto in Kyushu.
n 1868, it became a territory under the direct control of the Shogunate in the Edo period and flourished as the political and economic center of Kyushu. The shogunate's public funds were managed by Hita merchants. Funds based on authority were called “Hita-gane” and were lent to Kyushu Daimyo and Australian merchants, generating huge profits. At the end of the Edo period, the scholar, Tansou Hirose opened the Kangien with this financial power, and produced many scholars and scholars, and became the driving force of the Meiji Restoration.

Mameda Town

Mameda-Town, the remnant of the Edo period, is lined with traditional shops, private houses and souvenir shops. Tenryo Hina palace has released more than 3,000 dolls from the Edo period. It's amazing how you line up in a large luxurious house. New dolls are also displayed and you can feel the changing times.

Mameda Town
Tenryo Hina Palace
Mameda Town
Official Web Official site OIDE HITA.com
Tenryo Hita Museum
Street address Street address 11 Mamedacho, Hita City, Oita Prefecture
business hours 9:00~17:00
closing day Wednesday (In the case of a national holiday, the next business day) New Year's holiday
Tenryo Hina Palace
Street address Street address 13-6 Mamedacho, Hita City, Oita Prefecture
business hours 9:00~17:00 Open all year round
Mameda Town
Yabakei,InnaiYabakei,Innai

Yabakei

Yabakei is located in Nakatsu city. The valley that extends from the upper to the middle of the Yamaguni River is a scenic spot and has won three major Japanese heritage titles.

Yabakei

During the Edo period, the Yamakuni River was dammed up, the river level rose, passersby had to take a dangerous path with iron chains as a lifeline, and many people and horses died. At that time, Zenkai Buddhist priest who visited during the tour was wrang one’s heart. And from 1735, he started digging the quay. The Aonodomon was completed over 30 years. A part of the tunnel shows the state of hand digging at that time.

Yabakei
Yabakei
Yabakei
Aonodomon
Street address Sogi, Honyabakei-town, Nakatsu-shi, Oita
Parking Lot free 80 (10 large)

Innai

Oita Prefecture has the most stone bridges in the whole country. In particular, there are 75 stone bridges in Innai-cho, Usa City, and 64 arch bridges are the best in Japan.

Arch bridges
Arch bridges

Innochi Town has a deep valley and the river flow is steep,so it needed a stone bridge that was sturdy and undisturbed. At the same time, there were many stone craftsmen who were able to quarry with abundant stones necessary for building stone bridges and had excellent technology. Among them, 14 stone bridges, created by Shinnosuke Matsuda, called “King of stone bridge”, still have 11 beautiful shapes and remain in a beautiful shape.

Arch bridges
Arch bridges
Shinnosuke Matsuda
Stone bridges in Innai_town
Official Web Stone bridges in Innai_town
Usa City Tourism Association
Usa City Tourism Association Stone bridges in Innai_town
Yabakei,Innai