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小倉祇園太鼓

無法松でも知られる小倉祇園太鼓は、小倉城を築城した細川忠興公が、元和３年(1617)に始めた祇園祭りが起源だと言われています。現在では、３８０余年の歴史を誇る福岡県の無形民俗文化財に指定されている夏祭りです。両面打ちの太鼓を乗せたたくさんの山車が、魚町を中心に小倉の繁華街を練り歩き、中日と最終日には小倉城で太鼓の競演会も行われます。

The Kokura Gion 　The Kokura Gion Festival brings out more than a hundred floats throughout the city. Teams of taiko drummers and cymbal players parade through the city. The festival is associated with Muhoumatsu, the drumming traditional hero.

魚町一丁目の山車

小倉祇園の太鼓は､めづらしい両面打ちで､陽気でハデな打ち方の甲高い音を出す面を｢オモテ｣･｢ホン｣･｢カン｣と呼び、単調な鈍い音を出す面を｢ウラ｣･｢モト｣･｢ドロ｣と言います。これにリード役のジャンガラ(すり鉦)が加わり音の調和がとれるのです｡

門司港レトロ

これは、北九州市と大連市(中国)と仁川市(韓国)との姉妹友好を記念して建てられた図書館で、ドラえもんや三国志などの中国版コミックや旧大連地区の各種学校同窓会名簿などここでしか見られない物も多数展示してあります。

Mojikou Retro
The port area of Moji incorporates both old and new areas of interest to visitors to Kitakyushu. It includes the Mekari Park of the Seto Inland Sea National Park, waterfront promenades, the “Blue Wing” pedestrian bridge, which is unique in Japan, and many historic structures, including the Old Moji Mitsui Club, where Dr. Albert Einstein once stayed with his wife. Other historic buildings include Mojiko Station, the Mitsui OSK Lines Building, the Kyushu Railways Head Office, and the Moji Yusen Building, all dating back to the Meiji and Taisho eras.

関門橋

ノーフォーク広場から下関を望む

Dannoura kanmom-bridge
　From the observatory in Mekari Park, visitors can take in a grand panoramic view of the glittering straits of Hayatomo-no-Seto between the islands of Kyushu and Honshu, through which large ships glide. Historic Dannoura, which was the scene of the Heike clan’s downfall during Heian era, can also be seen. In another area of the park are wall paintings which depict this famous Battle of Dannoura.

関門橋

源平の合戦の壇ノ浦は画面右端

小倉城

この歴史は戦国末期(1569年)、中国地方の毛利氏が現在の地に城を築いたことから始まり、関が原合戦が終りとともに、細川忠興(ただおき)が入城しました。その後の国替えで小笠原忠真が1632年に入国し、小倉藩は九州の要所として幕末期になると、長州藩を攻める第一線基地となり、熊本藩と共には勇敢に戦いましたが、1866年、自ら小倉城に火を放って戦線を後退せざるをえませんでした。太平洋戦争後は米国に接収されましたが後に返還され、昭和３４年に天守閣が再建されました。この天守閣は｢唐造り（からづくり）の天守｣と呼ばれ、四階と五階の間に屋根のひさしがなく五階が四階よりも大きくなっているのが特徴的です。また、城の石垣は切り石を使わない野面積みで、素朴ながらも豪快な風情にあふれています。

Kokura Castle
　Located near the Sun Bridge of the Murasaki River, Kokura Castle was originally built in 1602 by Lord Tadaoki Hosokawa. Reconstructed in 1963, it now functions as a museum containing a high-tech “Karakuri” theatre which depicts the history of the region in film and animatronics displays. There is also a panoramic model on display in the Castle, which shows the castle town as it existed in the Edo period (1603-1868). Also in the area surrounding Kokura Castle are the Museum of History, which has interesting and informative folk displays spanning the full history of Kitakyushu, and the Museum of Archeology, which includes exhibits from prehistoric to medieval ages, including a model of a dugout earthen house. Just across the “Sun Bridge” is the center of the old Kokura quarter, one of the busiest parts of Kitakyushu. Besides shopping and observing the daily life of Kitakyushu’s citizens, one can visit the old residence of Ogai Mori, one of the great authors of Japan, who lived here in the Meiji erea (1868 to 1912).

平尾台

小倉の南端にある南北11㎞東西２㎞高さ400～600Mのカルスト高原カレンフェルド(石灰塔)の露出が大きく丸みをおび、色も純白でとても羊の群に似ている。千仏鍾乳洞を含め四季折々に楽しめます。

Hiraodai Park
　Hiraodai Park is Japan’s best example of a karst plateau formation, 22 square kilometers in area and rising 400 to 600 meters above sea level, providing views of the surrounding mountains. The park is a landscape of hills and mountains dotted with pure white limestone, a super example of karst deposits. It also contains quiet and beautiful forests, a meditative waterfall, and the Ojika and Senbutsu Shonyudo stalactite caves. The government of Kitakyushu is working on adopting the “working trust” system of park land occupancy which is common in Britain. In order to protect the natural scenery, the City would operate farms and ranches on the land and use the proceeds from the operations to fund environmental conservation. This is the first system of its kind contemplated in Japan, and another example of the environmental commitment of Kitakyushu.