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Omuta City Zoo

4.0

44 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Omutashi Shouwamachi 163

This is a zoo surrounded by the lush nature of Enmei Park, located in just about the center of Omuta City. Inside are lions, tigers and squirrel monkeys, as well as a children’s amusement park with merry-go-rounds, a viewing platform and a picnic area, making it a place loved by people of all ages and families with children most of all. Popular events include animal petting activities.

口コミ評価の高い動物園。園内はさほど広くなく、突き当りまで行ってから同じ道を引き返すようになっているので、迷う心配がない。子供連れにちょうどいいが、大人でも十分に楽しめそう。ホワイトタイガーのように、ここでしか見られない動物もいる。
Fukuoka Science Museum

4.5

31 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Kurume-shi Higashi-kushiharamachi 1713

A science museum located along Chuo-Koen Dori road in Higashi-kushihara-machi, Kurume. Exhibit areas are divided into themes including Space, Science Fundamentals, Exciting Labs, Robotics and Science Techniques, Nature and the Environment, and Cutting-Edge Science. There's also the next generation planetarium Cosmo Theater which mixes an optical planetarium with a digital video system as well as an astronomy observation room, and they also hold special astronomy, science workshops, and experiment events.

名称には科学館と書かれているが理数系の苦手な私でも、天文学や科学の仕組みを図鑑や展示だけではなく、現在でも中々、他の科学館では体験出来ないようなアトラクションや展示品が沢山在る。今現在は予約を行って安心して入れるが、予約がない場合でも入り口にて必要事項を記入すれば入館可能。初めて行く人で在れば、入館して楽しむまでには若干、苦労をするだろうが、次第に科学についてや天文の世界にのめり込んでしまい閉館時...
Cha no Bunkakan

4.5

19 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Yame-shi Hoshinomura 10816-5

This educational facility is located about a 50-minute drive from Yame Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. Visitors learn about, taste, and experience tea, a specialty of Yame City. Visitors can taste a wide variety of tea including green tea, matcha tea, black tea, or gyokuro tea made with top-quality Dento Hon Gyokuro tea leaves. Visitors can also enjoy a variety of foods made with tea cuisine such as green tea soba noodles, rice cooked in tea, and Hoshino matcha tea ice cream. A number of tea-related experiences are on offer such as making tea or making Japanese sweets. The exhibit hall features panels, monitors, and other exhibits about tea farming, the tea manufacturing process, types of tea, and other subjects.

八女茶でもお土産に買おうかと思い立ち寄ってみたのですが思った以上に長居しましたしずく茶と言う八女の特有飲み方を喫茶でさせてもらったのですが、とても良い体験になりました自宅にしずく茶専用のお椀を買って帰った程です体験コーナーも抹茶を石臼で挽く体験やほうじ茶を作るような体験があったようですが時間が合わずできませんでした次回は行ってみたいです
Omuta Coal Industry and Science Museum

4.0

28 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Omutashi Misakimachi 6-23

Coal helped support the modernization of Japan. And the Miike Coal Mine was the largest such mine in the nation. The Omuta Coal Industry and Science Museum was opened to share the history of the Miike Coal Mine with future generations and contains detailed exhibits which make use photos, videos, and tools actually used in the mine. Particularly noteworthy is the museum’s Dynamic Tunnel. Recreating a mining tunnel 400 meters below the surface, here visitors can view equipment such as a mining cutter and electric mining train to get a feel for the incredible work which once was conducted here. Designed as a facility enjoyable by both adults and children, there is also an area where visitors can play and experiment with various forms of energy.

It is a nice place to learn the history of Miike Coal Mine in a short time. The museum is not very big, but they really try to attract the attention of visitors. It is also suitable for children. The...
Minuma no Sato: Year 2000 Commemorative Forest

4.5

9 Reviews

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Fukuoka Kurume-shi Mizumamachi Tamamitsu 1978

A park in Tamamitsu, Mizuma-machi, Kurume City. The park features a cherry blossom viewing area, wading pool, main stage, playground facilities, and more all centered around a large lawn field and you can also enjoy the large variety of trees and plants planted in the park which bloom through the seasons including nearly 60 different species of trees and shrubs. In November the park is the site of the Kurume City Hometown Mizuma Festival.

My three-your old son and I love this park. It is has a great adventure playground, plus large grass area for ball games and bike riding. It is super crowded during hanami, beacuse the cherry...
Blueberry no Mura

3.5

11 Reviews

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Fukuoka Kurume-shi Kitanomachi Naka 2355

A blueberry farm in Kitano-machi, Kurume City. The farm is open on weekends and holidays from June to August and offers a no-time-limit blueberry picking experience. The farm is also home to a shop and cafe where they offer a variety of goods including jellies, jams and juices made with their blueberries as well as their Fruit Farm Bouchee, stuffed with blueberries and fresh cream.

Website not updated! Is not open on 17 June 2019 ;( We travelled all the way from Tenjin station to kitano station; transferred to taxi for the farm. Reached there, closed. Taxi uncle was nice...
Takatanoseyama Park

5.0

1 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Miyamashi Takatamachishimokusuda 480

This park surrounded by the natural beauty of seasonal plants and trees is a popular park with families, thanks to facilities such as the local museum, campsites, mini golf and child-friendly large playground equipment. The most popular among these is the combination equipment with both a 100-meter and 80-meter-slide. Here one can enjoy a wonderful time surrounded by the beauty of nature.

山の斜面には大規模な遊具やパットゴルフ場などがあり、お子様連れならピクニック感覚でお出かけ出来ます。 1日じゅうぶん楽しめますよ。
Hirai Kanko Farm

4.5

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Yame-shi Yoshida Mukai Te 54

"A tourism farm in Yoshida-mukaite, Yame. Strawberry picking is offered from December to early May, and you can enjoy a 60-minute all-you-can-eat strawberry picking experience of three or four different types of strawberry (depending on the season). From February to early May you can also enjoy ""mix picking"" which adds cherry tomatoes and mini tomatoes (reservation required). During other seasons they offer snap pea picking and sweet potato digging."

あまおうを始め、いちご狩りを楽しむことができます。他の農園よりイチゴが大きく、より新鮮に感じられました。
Ishibashi Cultural Center

Travel / Tourism

Fukuoka Kurume-shi Nonaka Machi 1015

A mixed-use facility along National Route 322 in Nonaka-machi, Kurume. It was donated to the city by Ishibashi Shojiro, the founder of Bridgestone. It includes cultural facilities including the Ishibashi Cultural Hall, Ishibashi Cultural Auditorium, Kurume City Art Museum, the Kurume City Central Public Library, and the Shojiro Ishibashi Memorial Museum. You can also experience the abundant nature of the four seasons in the Japanese garden, rose garden, or relaxing forested area.
Poo San no Ichigo En

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Yame-shi Baba 600-3

This strawberry farm is located about a 10-minute drive from Yame Interchange on the the Kyushu Expressway. One of the largest strawberry farms in Kyushu, it is equipped with multi-level elevated planters. The top and bottom planters are 110 cm and 70 cm off the ground, respectively. The farm uses this system to increase the quality and yield of its strawberry crop by keeping the plants healthy and disease-free. In addition, keeping the fruit away from soil means that visitors can enjoy picking strawberries without getting their hands or clothes dirty. The farm is also wheelchair accessible thanks to its wide aisles. Guests can enjoy 12 varieties of strawberry including Amao and Benihoppe.
Kurume Bird Center

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Fukuoka Pref. Kurumeshi Higashikushiharamachi 1667 Central Park

A facility dedicated to birds located in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Visitors can view some 420 birds spanning 82 species, including peacocks. Inside of the facility, there are also an amusement park with a Ferris wheel and a zoo that keeps rabbits, guinea pigs, and squirrel monkeys.
Kurume Hyakunen Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Kurumeshi Hyakunenkouen 2432-1

A park created to commemorate Kurume City's 100th anniversary. The park has a large grass lawn, event space, and azalea garden. When the flowers are in bloom, from April to May, the Kurume Azalea Festival is held in the park, attracting large numbers of visitors.
Sato-no-Eki Hirokawa Fruit Village

5.0

2 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Yame-gun Hirokawamachi Yoshitsune 268

An agricultural produce direct sales shop and tourist farm in Hirokawa Town, Yame County. They sell locally sourced fresh vegetables and fruits as well as processed goods including fruit treats. In the farm they grow strawberries, Nashi pears, grapes, and more allowing you to enjoy seasonal fruit picking and the farm is also the site of various events including concerts.

二年ぶりに行ったら、ビニールハウスも増えていて、お客様も多く、色んな品種のいちごがありました。感動でした。
Ikenoyama Camping Ground

3.0

3 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Yame-shi Hoshinomura 10874-1

A 45-minute drive from the Yame Interchange. This campground is located inside Hoshinofurusato Park in Hoshino Village, Yame City. Aso Pond is located inside the campground, and lodges and bungalows encircle its shore. The 700-meter in circumference pond is a natural body of water whose surface is covered with Ogura spatterdock, a member of the water lily family and a prefecturally-designated Natural Monument. In total, the campground has 28 lodging buildings split between mountain cabin-style bungalows and lodges outfitted with a bath, toilet, kitchen, and other facilities. The campground also has overnight and day-use campsites. Here customers can enjoy nature watching, barbecuing, and other outdoor activities surrounded by an abundance of natural beauty. Reservations are only accepted by phone.

フリーサイトテント泊で利用しました。受付の方が親切。売店が夜10時朝も早くから空いているので安心できました。お風呂も徒歩10分もかからない距離に温泉があるので便利なキャンプ場です。心配していたトイレも和式ですが水洗で汚くはなかったです。キャンプ場なのでキレイとは言えませんが。。。夜は星も綺麗に見えて、また利用したいキャンプ場です。
Kurume City Art Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Kurumeshi Nonakamachi Within 1015 Ishibashi Cultural Center

An art museum which collects and displays Japanese modern Western-style paintings, calligraphy, and ceramics. Donated to Kurume City by Shojiro Ishibashi, a locally born businessman who founded the Bridgestone Tire company (the predecessor of the Bridgestone Group), the museum is also sometimes referred to by its old name as the Ishibashi Museum of Art. Events such as special exhibitions, gallery talks, and workshops are also held in the museum.
Kitahara Hakushi Birthplace/Memorial Hall

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Yanagawashi Okinohatamachi 55-1

"The museum is a memorial to Kitahara Hakushu, a great poet of modern literature known for his poetry collections ""Jasumon"" and ""Seshide"", etc. The museum exhibits his works and belongings, and shows his life, works and Yanagawa."
Miyaura Sekitan Memorial Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Omutashi Nishimiyauramachi 132-8

A park located in Omuta City, Fukuoka Prefecture. The park contains a preserved giant chimney used by the Miyaura Pit, which was opened in 1887. Miyaura Pit became the Miike Coal Mine's primary coal pit and produced some 40 million tons of coal. Registered as a National Tangible Cultural Property, the chimney is also mentioned in Tanko Bushi, a folk song about the mine. The park also contains exhibits displaying an excavation machine, a platform, and a train actually used to transport workers to and from the mine.
Yanagawa Sunflower Garden

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Yanagawashi Hashimotomachi

A flower viewing location and event held each year from late July to early August in Yanagawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture. Visitors can view some 500 thousand sunflower plants growing in a vast, five-hectare plot of land. During the event, the flowers are also lit up at night until 9 p.m., giving visitors the chance to experience radically different day and nighttime atmospheres.
Kurume Forest Azalea Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Pref. Kurumeshi Mimachi 299-354

"This park is located in the middle of the Mino Skyline, an approximately 20-minute drive from the Kurume Interchange on the Kyushu Expressway. The park was made in commemoration of Kurume's special ""Kurume azalea"" being chosen as the flower of Fukuoka Prefecture, and 61,000 azaleas of about 100 kinds are planted in the ruins of Bishamondake Castle that was once the base for the Kikuchi family during the Nanboku-cho Period (1336-1392). From mid-April to early May is the best time to see them. The colorful maple leaves are also beautiful in the fall. Hiundai, which overlooks the Tsukushi Plain, features a stone monument with a haiku poem written by Soseki Natsume."
Ukiha Kaju no Mura Yamadon

3.5

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Fukuoka Ukiha Ukihamachi Yamakita 2212-7

This tourist fruit farm is located about a 20-minute drive from Asakura Interchange. Yamandon is a corruption of the place name Yamanodo in the local Ukiha dialect. Guests can enjoy picking and eating seasonal fruits such as strawberries, blueberries, grapes, pears, and persimmons all year long. At the farm's cafe Mugoyoka, guests can enjoy cakes or its lunch of the week. The cafe offers a selection of no fewer than 30 cakes made with plenty of seasonal fruit at any given time. We recommend enjoying them with the cafe's blended coffee, which is made with mineral spring water.

ぶどう狩りに行きました。園内はとても広く、水汲み場やカフェも併設されていました。新鮮なフルーツで作られたショートケーキはとても美味でした。

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