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Yanagawa Tachibana-Tei
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Thanks to variety of ﬁelds andthe blessing of the Ariake Sea,
we oﬀer you unique experiencessuch as making seaweed laver(Nori) and picking seasonal
vegetables or fruits with locals.

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Memorial festival of eulogy
for Yoshimasa Tanaka
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traditional Kite

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Kumodeami/Mutsukake
くも手網/ムツかけ

Early(Camp & Barbecue area)

Seasonal Discovery

Higashisefuri I.C
東脊振I.C

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［福岡空港から車で約1時間］

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Travel GuideEel, a Must-Eat local specialty
ʻʻUnagi no Seiro-Mushi ”(steamed eel) is a famous local
Yanagawa dish. The dish is made up of rice mixed withtraditional sauce topped with grilled eel, topped withthinly-sliced egg which is then steamed in its container.
There are many eel specialty restaurants in Yanagawa andeach maintains their own special.

Wholesale ﬁsh market
with full of freshseafood

新幹線筑後船小屋駅［Approximately 1 hour by car from Fukuoka Airport］

Hanagoza is comfortable mat
made from weaving high quality“Igusa”rush grass.

Yanagawa has a big wholesaleﬁsh market which ranks as oneof the top three in Kyushu
Island. Fish are sold by auction
and being full of energy. Local
Restaurants oﬀer unique andfresh seafood from Ariake Sea
such as Mutsugoro (mudskipper), Mekajya (lingulatebrachiopod) or Warasubo(species of eel goby).

Express bus, about 60 minutes 高速バス約 60 分

Professional Motorboat Racer Academy
ボートレーサー養成所

Blessing of the Ariake Sea witha thousand year history
Feel the friendly
local atmosphere atmorning market inYanagawa
Nakashimaʼs morningmarket is the place where
you can get fresh and uniqueseafood of Ariake Sea andlocal cuisine with reasonableprice.

Bottom

Ariake Sea is known for the largest tidal range, which is
6 meters. When the tide is low, a vast tideland appears.
From medieval times our ancestors have made good useof marshes by building canal. During the Edo period(1603-1867) people got a vast arable land after reclaiming
work. The scenery we can see today is the proof of ourancestorʼs eﬀorts. You can also enjoy breathtaking sunsetof Ariake Sea with Nori (seaweed laver) farming from theshore.

ʻʻSagemonʼʼ
When a girl is born, people inYanagawa make hanging
decoration calledʻʻSagemonʼʼwishing her
much happiness. EachʻʻSagemonʼʼ has 51 decorations
such as rabbits, cranes anddecorated balls for babyʼsʻʻHatsuzekkuʼʼa child's ﬁrst
celebration of life.

Limousine Taxi, about 30 minutes（Advance Reservations Required） リムジンタクシー 約30分（要予約）
右上／下／ムツかけ(URL)https://www.city.yanagawa.fukuoka.jp/(URL)http://www.yanagawa-net.com/
Updated March,2021

ʻʻNoriʼʼʻʻNoriʼʼ(seaweed laver) fromAriake Sea is one of specialtyof Yanagawa. Above all highquality ʻʻHatsuzumi-Noriʼʼ(picked the ﬁrst of the year) issoft and melts in your mouth.
ʻʻPottery Kamachi KilnʼʼA kiln used by the former Yanagawa Domain (柳河藩, Yanagawa-han),which was cut oﬀ in the Meiji era, but was restored in 1987.

Birthplace of Hakushu Kitahara
and memorial museum

Boat Tour(Ohori-meguri)
Feel the nostargic atmosphereof the city()boat tour in a row boat

decoration(from February11 to April3 of every year)

Ruin.
(Hakushu Kitahara(1885-1942) was a poet and a writerof children's songs. He left behind many amazing works
even his life has ups and downs. His songs such as''Karatachi no hana'' or ''Machibouke'' has been sung by
a great many people over generations. He is also known
as ﬁrst translator of ''Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes''.
The townscape of the old castle town of Yanagawa waswell loved by him and he wrote '' Yanagawa is theorigin of my works'' in his posthumous writings. His
house has been open to public as ''The birthplace ofHakushu Kitahara'' and memorial museum, which isalso located at the site, exhibits materials related toHakushu.

hunging)體Yanagawa Yokamonkan(Regionally Specialty shop)
柳川よかもん館

Garden

蒸籠蒸しOhana is the former residence of the Tachibana family,
the feudal lords that once ruled over Yanagawa from1620 to 1871 and was designated as the national siteof scenic beauty. The 5th feudal lord, Sadayoshi
Tachibana ordered construction of a villa on southwest
corner of Yanagawa Castel known as “Ohanabatake(ﬂower ﬁeld)ʼʼ. After that locals started to call theresidence as “Ohanaʼʼ in a friendly way.
During the Meiji period, The 14th Earl, Tomoharu
Tachibana made extensive new constructions of theWestern-style house (Seiyokan) and garden(Shoto-en). The garden has rocks formed islands areplaced in the pond expressing an ocean. The
Tachibana Museum was located within the Ohana andhas 5000 fascinating collections including a nationaltreasure and is open to the public to know the cultureof Japanese feudal lord.

西鉄柳川駅東Birthplace of Hakushu Kitahara andmemorial museum
北原白秋生家・記念館

Fish Market
魚市場(historic warehouse)

Old Toshima
Villa and Garden
Yanagawa
Tachibana-tei
OhanaHakushu
memorialpoem park

Kanpo no Yado
(Accomodation facility)

Citizenʼs
CulturalCenter suito
YANAGAWA
市民文化会館(水都やながわ)

Footpath
Main route of boat tour
川下りコースです
Boat Stations

Info Desk

Tourist spots

Old Toshima Villa and Garden

Yanagawa
Hot Springs
1 View from the sky above Yanagawa
2 Boat tour, the main attraction ofYanagawa

old立花宗茂from fatigue

recoveryarea獨酌