• * Kitakyushu is the gateway between Honshu and Kyushu, as well as an important port for international trade
• * Yamaguchi has a wealth of historical sites, ethnic atmosphere, beautiful scenery, and Japanese cuisine
• * Mojiko Retro allows you to enjoy a pleasant stroll between Meiji and Taisho period buildings
• * Karato Market is a seafood hub in Yamaguchi Prefecture that is well known for its assorted pufferfish offerings and other rare ocean delicacies
• * Enjoy a panoramic sea view at Tsunoshima Bridge, one of the longest bridges in Japan
• * Motonosumi Inari Shrine stands on the edge of the cliff with 123 red torii gates and was selected as one of the "31 Most Beautiful Places in Japan"

Kitakyushu City is situated in the northern area of Fukuoka Prefecture, at the northernmost tip of Kyushu Island. The city faces the Honshu mainland, with the Kanmon Strait running between them. It has always been one of the major industrial and port cities of Japan. Kitakyushu is a place where you can enjoy not only urban lifestyle, but also rural lifestyle surrounded by rich nature Yamaguchi is located on the westernmost of the main island of Japan, bordering Hiroshima and Shimane on the east and Fukuoka of Kyushu on the west. Yamaguchi's three sides are surrounded by the sea ―Japan Sea, Seto Inland Sea, Sea of Hibiki, and its long coastal line of about 1,500 km shows various expressions such as emerald green ocean and beautiful sandy beaches, superb view of cliffs and oddly-shaped rocks eroded by raging waves, and appeasing sceneries of small islands in the sea