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fukuoka prefecture

  • Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu, Japan

    Kokura Castle, Kitakyushu, Japan

    Nestled in the middle of Kitakyushu, a small city on the northern coast of Kyushu sits Kokura Castle. Kokura Castle, which dates back to the start of the Edo period (finished in 1608), was the seat of the Kokura domain in Kyushu. At the time, it was separate from Fukuoka (which didn’t exist yet as…

  • Hydrangea Festival at Takatôyama Park (Kitakyushu, Japan)

    Hydrangea Festival at Takatôyama Park (Kitakyushu, Japan)

    If you know anything about the Japanese, it is that they love their monoculture gardens. Many Japanese people also know when different flowering plants are in full bloom. Plum blossoms early in the year, cherry blossoms in April, Wisteria in mid-May, Peonies in late May/early June, etc. So what about mid-June? In mid-June the hydrangeas…