ACCESSKawasaki Town is located just half way between Fukuoka Cityand Kitakyushu City.

123KAWASAKI TOWN

45678910111) JR Buzen-Kawasaki Station
2) Kawasaki Town Office & Tourist Information
3) Athletic field and park
4) Laputa Farm
5) Nahiko sunflower field
6) De - AI local market & KOKU X KOKU restaurant
7) Japanese garden, Gyoraku-en
8) Fukuoka Pheasant Country Club (Golf Course)
9) Ataka Koryu Center10) Cluster Amalilys Rice Terrace11) Apple Orchard

BY JAPAN RAILWAYS【From Kokura Station】1 hour via JR Hita-Hikosan Line ⇒Buzen Kawasaki Station【From Hakata Station】 Fukuhoku-Yutaka Line (SasaguriLine) − Gotoji Line ー Hita-Hikosan Line⇒ Buzen Kawasaki
StationBY BUS
Fukuoka City⇒ Approx. 1 hours by Highway Bus ⇒ Gotoji(Change to local bus)⇒ Approx. 5 min. by Nishitetsu Bus
BY CAR【From Kitakyushu City】Approx. 50 min. (30 km) on Route322【From Fukuoka City】Approx. 70 min. (45 km) on Route 201

WHERE TO STAY
If you want to experience a truly Japanese evening and night
we are happy to arrange a host family stay that can alsoinclude outdoor actvities such as farming or fruit picking.
Please send inquiries by e-mail.

ENJOY A TRUE EXPERIENCE
IN THE HEART OF JAPANCONTACT INFORMATION
Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Tourism789-2 Oaza Tabara,
Kawasaki Town, Fukuoka, Japan, 827-8501
Phone: +81-(0)947-72-3000
Fax: +81-(0)947-72-6453
E-mail: nousyo@town.fukuoka-kawasaki.lg.jp
Kawasaki Town Tourist Association
787-1 Oaza Tabara,
Kawasaki Town, Fukuoka, Japan, 827-0004
Phone/Fax: +81-(0)947-73-3838
For more information and pictures :http://www.town-kawasaki.com/english

K AWA S A K I
TOWN 川崎町
The residents of Kawasaki Town have always
been very open-minded and welcomed all newcomers when the coal mining industry flourished.
This warm spirit is still very present today, and thetown aims at being known as a "town wherepeople are inviting new people"GYORAKU-EN
魚楽園

This exceptional Japanese garden offers different views andscenes for all four seasons. Gyoraku-en garden is designatedas a National Site of Scenic Beauty.
Gyoraku-en was designed by the famous Buddhist monk
Sesshu in the 15th century. He was also known as the masterof ink-wash paintings. Gyoraku-en literally means ”ﬁsh enjoyinga garden”. The name came originally from a old Chinese poem:“If ﬁsh can enjoy, people can enjoy, too; if people can enjoy, ﬁshcan enjoy, too.” When this garden was designed, Japan was inchaos with many wars tearing it apart. Sesshu felt so muchregret about this that he designed many Shangri-La gardens,
hoping for peace.
ADDRESS : 6388 Oaza Amagi, Kawasaki Town, Tagawa-gun
Fukuoka, Japan, 827-0001
Website : http://gyorakuen.jp Tel : +81-(0)947-72-7777
Opening hours : 9:00 - 16:00; closed on : Mondays
Free Parking - Adult entrance : 300yen
High school student or below : 100yen

DID YOU KNOW ?

SCENERY, FOOD & RESTAURANTS
Kawasaki Town is located in a basin valley surrounded bysteep mountains and is blessed by a beautiful natural scenery,with rivers flowing with clear and fresh water.
Visitors can enjoy the beauty of sun flowers in Nahiko Field, orHigan-bana (cluster amalilys) in Ataka area. Due to themountainous ground, rice ﬁelds have been built in terraces,offering an harmonious and peaceful sight with many shadesof green and blue.

DELICIOUS LOCAL PRODUCTS
Kawasaki Town is proud of its fresh and delicious local
products. You can buy all the local vegetables, fruits andﬁnest domestic honey in our farmer's market De-AI. As forfruit picking, Laputa Farm provide pear or grape picking
experience in summer time. Farmers of Kawasaki Town also
produce and collect natural honey called “Kokusan Tennen
Hachimitsu”, based on various types offlowers and plants as well as astragalus.

Ms. Koume AKASAKA was a popular Geisha singer and actress in Taisho andShowa eras. She was born on April 20, 1906 in Kawasaki Town. The Hakata folk songs "Kuroda-bushi (Samurai inKuroda Clan)" and "Tanko-Bushi (Coal mining song)" that take place in Tagawa area became very popular all overJapan thanks to her performance. Today, Kawasaki Town's mascotte and guide is directly inspired by Ms.
AKASAKA. You can see and ﬁnd "Koume-chan" all around town.

LAPUTA FARMラピュタファーム

Laputa Farm restaurant offers more than 60 delicious dishes
made with over 40 fresh vegetables and fruits, most of them
locally grown. All of their products available at their shop, suchas bread, sweets and jams, are homemade and can also bebought for being enjoyed at home. Outside the main restaurant,
a lively cottage offers a friendly open space for events or BBQ.
ADDRESS : 4408-11 Oaza Amagi, Kawasaki Town, Tagawa-gun,
Fukuoka, Japan, 827-0001
Website : http://laputa-f.com Tel : +81-(0)947-47-4000
Lunch time : 11:30-14:45 (until 15:45 on Sat, Sun, NationalHolidays); closed on Monday and Thursday, except when during
a national holiday

THE KOKU KOKU RESTAURANT
穀×極（こくこく）

KOKU-KOKU is a buffet-style natural food restaurant, locatedamid natural beauty. You can enjoy a lot of fresh vegetables
local rice grown and harvested in the rice terraces of Atakaarea. Enjoy a beautiful scenery and view of the river from therestaurant.
ADDRESS: 5316-1 Oaza Amagi, Kawasaki Town, Tagawa-gun,Fukuoka, Japan, 827-0001
Website : http://kanko-kawasaki.net/kokukoku/
Tel: +81-(0)947-49-5959
Opening hours: 11:00-15:00, closed on Tuesday, except if thisis a national holiday.