I would like to inform Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki Trip.
Get off at NishiKokura station, walking 10minutes, I arrive at Kokura Castle.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/45/6f/f1477fc54e3703de5c44a80378cbe358.png)
Kokura Castle was built by Mori clan, and modified by Tadaoki Hosokawa.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/19/fc/b218e8ae979b43f48affd3b9e1f0ec31.jpg)
Current this castle is under construction till middle of December.
But Tower of castle is available to see.
I buy set ticket for Tower of castle, Kokura Castle Garden and Seicho Matsumoto museum. It is 700yen.
First visit is Kokura Castle Garden.
This garden was Ogasawara clan's garden, built 16yearsago.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/60/70/242b7e0c7dd0aa37d7a08e58b2253b6a.jpg)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/3a/7f/fac5a3e90a168ee6fa10048d454455a9.jpg)
Hall house is consists of Shoin house, Exhibition house, Japanese Garden.
Japanese tea is enjoyable.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/22/75/f35c41f10a53593d566f96070b7ef34c.jpg)
Next is Tower of castle.
Then I go to Seicho Matsumoto museum.
This museum shows Seicho's historical goods.
Seicho's Tokyo house is in this museum.
You can see his study room.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7f/5c/1bed2fc4e34fb420584ed788a9e4650d.jpg)
He go to Tokyo, and go to Europe at last years.
Next is Moji Harbour.
Get off at JR Moji Harbour station.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/40/00/6086bf663db1ff9cc4789bbdaeac873d.jpg)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7a/ee/8a445d052d2571da829be524e966c62c.png)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/4d/bf/b64df5e10b341235fcb7a25befd056fe.png)
Moji Harbour station was the Entrance of Kyushu at early of Show period.
This station house is important cultural property.
I take a photo at this station.
From this station, about 5 minutes walk, you can arrive at Channel Plaza of Moji retro harbour.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7e/7a/e1e7f6d522d08888f1241cded34e6327.jpg)
In front of plaza, Moji Harbour is seen.
Next is Old Moji Customers.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/77/76/cd925c0439b00aaafb42cd60edc1e036.jpg)
This customer house is built at 1912.
It is made of red brick.
Next is International Friendship Memorial Library, North of customer house.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/70/7d/e14453c54f357fd187f643228a1003e4.jpg)
This library has 3 floors.
1st floor: Chinese restaurant.
2nd floor: Library's.
3rd floor: Museum of Manshu country
Tall building is back of Library.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/19/6a/61397c994184f6fb8e01fb8a8cf7a4bf.jpg)
This building has 31floors.Top floor is Observation room.
You can see a wonderful view, Moji Harbour's beautiful night view.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/39/7e/c5090322e2f5a511ecb7277426b86afb.jpg)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/34/13/b3ab642fe26fbac1664705d2de86b497.jpg)
I stay at Moji city hotel.
Next morning, I go to Kanmon Tunnel walking road.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/1c/e4/6d19dd5598e2c120ee50b3d45aa7f811.jpg)
Kanmon Tunnel consist of 2 tunnel.
Upper tunnel is for the car, lower tunnel is for the people.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/6a/68/31ea77b533285dc2e24b3fb0319477fc.png)
The entrance of this tunnel has elevator.
From Moji station, walking tunnel is no charge.
Tunnel is Gradual downhill.
Center of this tunnel, There is prefecture Boundary of Fukuoka and Yamaguchi.
About 20minutes after, I arrive at this boundary.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/02/64/d69993ea774bf03b9c5f725fc6f78424.jpg)
I arrive at Shimoseki city.
There is Dannoura old war fields.
Heike clan is ruined at this company.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7f/de/3be7e836adb9eda108657845ac021f5b.jpg)
Mimosuso River is selected.
Yoshitsune Minamoto statue, and Tomomori Taira statue are in the Mimosuso river park.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/50/47/cfba4fee2baade8652e2de1be3e30701.jpg)
Left side is Yoshitsune Minamoto, right side is Tomomori Taira statue.
Yoshitsune is jumping at fighting, Tomomori is lifting up anchors at last moment.
Walking to the East, arrive at Choshu Cannons.
There are 5 cannons, they are used to MeijiIshin war, and Shimonoseki war.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/79/64/1993337b8e6c8a1d1d0c6c01caef0b6b.jpg)
Cannon sound is heard at time signal.
Along route 9 road, some bloefish restaurants are seen.
Lunch blowfish menu is 2000-3000yen.
Please enjoy blowfish.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/51/bf/cbe06f23dbce64fbf1724dce3b01e60a.jpg)
I go to JR Shimonoseki by buss, this is the end of the trip.
Please visit Kitakyushu city and Shimonoseki city.
That's it.
Get off at NishiKokura station, walking 10minutes, I arrive at Kokura Castle.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/45/6f/f1477fc54e3703de5c44a80378cbe358.png)
Kokura Castle was built by Mori clan, and modified by Tadaoki Hosokawa.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/19/fc/b218e8ae979b43f48affd3b9e1f0ec31.jpg)
Current this castle is under construction till middle of December.
But Tower of castle is available to see.
I buy set ticket for Tower of castle, Kokura Castle Garden and Seicho Matsumoto museum. It is 700yen.
First visit is Kokura Castle Garden.
This garden was Ogasawara clan's garden, built 16yearsago.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/60/70/242b7e0c7dd0aa37d7a08e58b2253b6a.jpg)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/3a/7f/fac5a3e90a168ee6fa10048d454455a9.jpg)
Hall house is consists of Shoin house, Exhibition house, Japanese Garden.
Japanese tea is enjoyable.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/22/75/f35c41f10a53593d566f96070b7ef34c.jpg)
Next is Tower of castle.
Then I go to Seicho Matsumoto museum.
This museum shows Seicho's historical goods.
Seicho's Tokyo house is in this museum.
You can see his study room.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7f/5c/1bed2fc4e34fb420584ed788a9e4650d.jpg)
He go to Tokyo, and go to Europe at last years.
Next is Moji Harbour.
Get off at JR Moji Harbour station.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/40/00/6086bf663db1ff9cc4789bbdaeac873d.jpg)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7a/ee/8a445d052d2571da829be524e966c62c.png)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/4d/bf/b64df5e10b341235fcb7a25befd056fe.png)
Moji Harbour station was the Entrance of Kyushu at early of Show period.
This station house is important cultural property.
I take a photo at this station.
From this station, about 5 minutes walk, you can arrive at Channel Plaza of Moji retro harbour.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7e/7a/e1e7f6d522d08888f1241cded34e6327.jpg)
In front of plaza, Moji Harbour is seen.
Next is Old Moji Customers.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/77/76/cd925c0439b00aaafb42cd60edc1e036.jpg)
This customer house is built at 1912.
It is made of red brick.
Next is International Friendship Memorial Library, North of customer house.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/70/7d/e14453c54f357fd187f643228a1003e4.jpg)
This library has 3 floors.
1st floor: Chinese restaurant.
2nd floor: Library's.
3rd floor: Museum of Manshu country
Tall building is back of Library.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/19/6a/61397c994184f6fb8e01fb8a8cf7a4bf.jpg)
This building has 31floors.Top floor is Observation room.
You can see a wonderful view, Moji Harbour's beautiful night view.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/39/7e/c5090322e2f5a511ecb7277426b86afb.jpg)
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/34/13/b3ab642fe26fbac1664705d2de86b497.jpg)
I stay at Moji city hotel.
Next morning, I go to Kanmon Tunnel walking road.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/1c/e4/6d19dd5598e2c120ee50b3d45aa7f811.jpg)
Kanmon Tunnel consist of 2 tunnel.
Upper tunnel is for the car, lower tunnel is for the people.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/6a/68/31ea77b533285dc2e24b3fb0319477fc.png)
The entrance of this tunnel has elevator.
From Moji station, walking tunnel is no charge.
Tunnel is Gradual downhill.
Center of this tunnel, There is prefecture Boundary of Fukuoka and Yamaguchi.
About 20minutes after, I arrive at this boundary.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/02/64/d69993ea774bf03b9c5f725fc6f78424.jpg)
I arrive at Shimoseki city.
There is Dannoura old war fields.
Heike clan is ruined at this company.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/7f/de/3be7e836adb9eda108657845ac021f5b.jpg)
Mimosuso River is selected.
Yoshitsune Minamoto statue, and Tomomori Taira statue are in the Mimosuso river park.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/50/47/cfba4fee2baade8652e2de1be3e30701.jpg)
Left side is Yoshitsune Minamoto, right side is Tomomori Taira statue.
Yoshitsune is jumping at fighting, Tomomori is lifting up anchors at last moment.
Walking to the East, arrive at Choshu Cannons.
There are 5 cannons, they are used to MeijiIshin war, and Shimonoseki war.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/79/64/1993337b8e6c8a1d1d0c6c01caef0b6b.jpg)
Cannon sound is heard at time signal.
Along route 9 road, some bloefish restaurants are seen.
Lunch blowfish menu is 2000-3000yen.
Please enjoy blowfish.
![](https://blogimg.goo.ne.jp/user_image/51/bf/cbe06f23dbce64fbf1724dce3b01e60a.jpg)
I go to JR Shimonoseki by buss, this is the end of the trip.
Please visit Kitakyushu city and Shimonoseki city.
That's it.