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Why not try wearing a kimono as you walk around this charming castle town?
Don’t worry! At “Warakuan,” located across from the City Hall, all you need to
do is choose a design you like from among 250 different patterns, and a kimono
professional will help you put it on. You can enjoy the feeling of going back intime to ancient Japan.

There are many benefits in town
for those wearing a kimono!
Benefit 1 Free admission to facilities

Admission fees are waived at
all public tourism and cultural facilities.

Location: Warakuan Kimono Rental
TEL +81-978-63-1210
Price: ￥3,000(Rental and fitting)
Time: 10:00-16:00

Kitsuki Castle, the Ohara Family Home, the Isoya Family Home,
the Hitomatsu Family Home, the Kitsuki Castle Town HistoricalMuseum, the Sano Family Home, the Shigemitsu Family Home.

Benefit 2*Reception open until 14:00.
Reservations take priority.

You also get
discounts and presents!

Kitsuki
Kyushu’s little Kyoto

JAPANVOICEGUIDEThe Samurai Town of Kimonos

You will receive discounts on meal prices atrestaurants in town as well as small presents.

Reservations:kimono@kit-suki.com(Japanese / English / Chinese)

Activities

Thirty minutes from Beppu Hot Spring and Yufuin Hot Spring

Kimono rental and fitting* At participating shops only.

Activities

The hospitality of Japan (Experience the tea ceremony)

Make your own postcard. (Experience making pressed flowers)

Try traditional Japanese culture
in an old-established tea shop!

Make a postcard out of pressed flowers
as beautiful as natural flowers.

You can enjoy delicious tea at a historictea shop. You can also learn how to maketea, so it’s a good opportunity to come incontact with Japanese culture. Japanesetea is also said to be good for your skin.

Choose which of the colorful flowers you
like, and make one-of-a-kind postcard. How
about it? The completed postcards are perfectas gifts. You can also make hair ornaments.

Location: Ochadokoro - Tomaya
TEL +81-978-62-2139
Price: ￥800Time required: Approx. 20 min(Shimomura Watch Shop)

Location: Shimomura Hanakobo - Aya*In the case of two people.

Reservations: info@kit-suki.com (Japanese / English / Chinese) *Must be reserved

TEL +81-978-62-3016
Price: ￥500Time required: Approx. 30 min
Reservations: info@kit-suki.com(Japanese / English / Chinese) *Must be reserved

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Let's walk around this castle town with a licensed English
speaking guide. You can experience traditional Japaneseculture and the life of a samurai.

Price: JPY 5000
The Maximum Time : 2 Hours (from 9am to 5pm)
Application method : As a rule,advance reservation until
7 days in advance is required.
Reservations : info@kit-suki.com

Experiencethtea ceremo eny –the spirit ofJapan.

Enquiries : +81-978-63-0100
Kitsuki Tourism Organization
Application QR code

Transportation accessShimonoseki Port
Kokura Sta.
Kita-Kyushu JCT

Kitsuki

Hakata Sta.
Nakatsu Sta.
Fukuoka Airport
Dazaifu IC
Tosu JCT

Hayami IC
Hiji JCT
Yufuin IC

Saga-Yamato IC

Kurume Sta.

Kitsuki Sta.
Oita Airport
Kitsuki IC
Beppu Sta.
Oita Sta.

Saga Stn.

Beppu IC Oita IC
Aso Sta.

Nagasaki Stn.

Nagasaki Tarami ICApprox.
50 minby busOITA

Kagoshima-Chuo Stn.

Approx.
1 hours
by limitedexpress

JR Kitsuki StationApprox.
2 hours 15 minby carApprox.
2 hours
by carApprox.
30 minby bus

Kitsuki Tourist Information OfficeInquiries

Kiyotake JCT

VOICEGUIDE

Welcome tothe castle town of Kitsuki!
让我们一起在语音导览的陪伴下，游览这座跳动着大和之心的小城。大家可以用智能手机登陆我们的语音导览系统。

Kitsuki Tourism Organization

讓我們一起在語音導覽的陪伴下，遊覽這座跳動著大和之心的小城。大家可以用智能手機登陸我們的語音導覽系統。

Tel +81-978-63-0100 Fax +81-978-63-0112

665-172 Kitsuki, Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture 873-0001
MAP CODE : 46 899 778*77

www.kit-suki.com

I feel like asamurai!
Hahaha (^^)

The spirit of Japan is alive here.
Travel around the town using the audio guide.
You can access the audio guide from your smart phone.

1 min on footMiyazaki Stn.
Kagoshima ICApprox.
2 hours
by limited
express

Oita
AirportKitsuki Bus Terminal

Kumamoto Sta.
Kumamoto IC

Ebino JCT

Osaka

Approx.
27 minby local train

Fukuoka Shimonoseki
AirportPortApprox.
10 minby busYashiro JCTTokyo
NagoyaOita Pref.
Kitsuki CityApprox.
14 min bylimited express

Nobeoka Sta.

SapporoHakata

Beppu
Kitahama JR Beppu JR Hakata JR Kokura
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http://www.kitsuki-voiceguide.com/

Enjoy Kitsuki!
Little Kyoto

Kitsuki

The town puts youin the mood to wear a kimono.

Gourmet food and activities

Kitsuki was the first castle town in the country to be certified
as a “historic townscape where kimonos look right at home.”
It is also known as the castle town of slopes. There are samurai houses on plateaus to the north and south and a merchanttown sandwiched in the valley between them. This is a veryrare shape for castle towns in the country, and it is said to be
the only “sandwich-shaped castle town” in Japan.

When it comes to Kitsuki gourmet, we recommend the“Kitsuki Don to Donburi,” the “Kitsuki Sandwich,”and the “conger eel cuisine,” all of which make use oflots of fresh local ingredients from the land and sea.
There are many Japanese-style activities available suchas wearing a kimono, seeing a tea ceremony, andmaking cloth flowers, etc. Please be sure to try them.

The First Town in the Nation to be Certified as a HistoricTownscape where Kimonos Look Right at HomeThe only sandwich-shaped castle town in Japan

Kitsuki Gourmet
List of things you can experience in Kitsuki

Change into a kimono before going into town.

Get your Kitsuki Souvenirs here!

A Warakuan Kimono Rental

B Kitsuki Local Products Center

At Warakuan, you can rent your favorite kimono fromamong a selection of over 300
designs, and the staff will also
help you put the kimono on.
Admission is free to sightseeing
facilities for those wearing a kimono. Please take lots of photosof yourself wearing a kimono.

This general souvenir
shop offers a variety ofdelicious local sweets,
teas, marine products,
and liquors. Please
have fun shopping andenjoying the delicious
food!

1 The Kitsuki Shuraku-kan

14 The Nakane Residence

At this theater, you can enjoy
Japanese plays that have been
passed down from long ago.
There is a restaurant and asouvenir shop inside the theater, and you can take photos
together with the actors.

This charming home belonged
to an elite samurai family, andthe size of the grounds shows
how prosperous they were at
the time. The tea-ceremonyrooms inside the house are stillused to hold tea ceremonies.

2 Tenjin-zaka Slope

15 The Kitsuki Castle Town Historical Museum

The view of the tiled roofs of themerchant houses from Tenjin Slopeis very beautiful and a must-see.
Climbing the slope, you will come toa very rare place in the country – aplace of mystical energy where shrines,
churches, and temples stand in rows.

A number of the town’s treasures are on
display here. A splendid “Goshoguruma”(court carriage) is displayed in the entrance
hall, which is used during the summer
festival. There is a 3D model of the city fromthe Edo period which demonstrates thecity’s unique land features and structure.

3 Tera-machi

16 Scenic lookout

There are rows of temples in Teramachi, and theseserved as strongholds for the western part of the castle
town. The temples were used as places for samurai togather together during times of war. There are manythings to see here such as the largest iron statue ofBuddha in Japan and an elegant garden considered tobe Kyushu’s representative Japanese garden.

This observation platform
looks out over the sea and thecastle tower of Kitsuki Castle,
known as the smallest castle
in Japan. You will probably
never forget the view fromthis wonderful spot.

4 The Sano Residence

6 Commercial district

8 Kita-dai Samurai Residences

10 The Nomi Residence (Dai-no-chaya)

12 The Isoya Residence

17 The Hitotsumatsu ResidenceThis is the home of the Sanofamily that served the town as
doctors for 400 years. Thereis a palanquin in the entrance
way. This is the oldest of all
the mansions remaining in
the castle town.

There are many long-standing
shops, such as tea shops and miso
shops that have been around sinceancient times, lining the streets ofthis merchant town, which retains
the charm of Edo. Please enjoy thetraditional tastes and craftsmanship.

The Kita-dai Samurai HomeArea, where the samurai used
to spend time, is the areathat most retains the look of
the Edo period. The rows ofsamurai homes are a wonderful sight.

There is a tea area inside theprestigious samurai manor
house (closed on Wednesdays)
where you can relax and enjoy
sweets. Please feel free to play
the Japanese harp placed in thehouse and enjoy its sounds.

This was where the lord wouldrest. The marvelous Japanesegarden shows the beauty of theseasons. Please take your time
here. You may freely play theJapanese harp placed in thehouse and enjoy its sounds.

This spot gives a wonderfulview of Kitsuki Castle andthe sea. Fabulous examplesof Japanese architecture canbe found throughout thisluxuriously-built mansion.

5 Ameya-no-saka Slope

7 Suya-no-saka Slope & Shioya-no-saka Slope

9 The Ohara Residence

11 The Clan School Gate (Hanko-no-mon)

13 Kanjoba-no-saka Slope

18 Kitsuki Castle

This slope forms a beautifully
curved chevron, which is a rare
shape among the slopes in Kitsuki.
The slope connects the merchanttown with the Minami-dai samuraihome area, where you can still findstone walls and whitewashed walls.

This wonderful view is often
used for period dramas, TV dramas, and commercials. This is
one of the most beautiful spots
in all the castle towns in theentire country, and so this is thenumber one sightseeing spot.

An elite family of samurai lived inthis house during the Edo period.
The elegant Japanese garden is alsoa must-see. Inside the home, you
can take a commemorative photoholding a Japanese sword, and you
can enjoy feeling like a samurai.

The gate of the school where thesamurai and their children studied
and practiced martial arts was built
in the Edo period, but is still looks
exactly the same today, more than
200 years later. I hope you feel like asamurai as you pass through the gate.

This beautiful, straight slope
connects Kitsuki Castle andthe samurai homes. Amongthe stone steps, there are fanshaped and Mt. Fuji-shapedstones. Please try to findthem.

This is the smallest castle
in Japan, and the highlightis the view of the sea fromthe castle tower. Take a commemorative photo dressed
as a warrior in a real suit ofarmor and helmet.