Iizuka-Nogata Bicycle Path

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Fukuoka History/Culture

A General Prefectural Road, the Iizuka-Nogata Bicycle Path is a 12.8km bicycling and pedestrian road that starts at Shintateiwa in Iizuka City, specifically at Japan National Route 201 (Shin-iizuka-bashi). It ends at the Tagawa-Nogata Line (Kanroku-bashi). To preserve safe bicycle transport and help foster growth of both body and mind, it was maintenanced from 1971 to 1978.
This bike course traverses the Onga River's riverbed, connecting Iizuka City ~ Kotake-cho ~ Nogata City. Many people come here to enjoy the seasonal scenery while cycling, walking, jogging, and more.

Iizuka Area: Edo Kabuki Hut-style Kaho Theater

Iizuka Area: A stone monument dedicated to the two nights spent here by Ogai Mori, also known as "Bungo." There is an account of his stay in Iizuka in the "Kokura Diary."

Iizuka Area: The "Kajin Byakuren-so" is a museum dedicated to Byakuren Yanagiwara. Also has materials related to Hanako Muraoka (Translator of Anne of Green Gables), Hakushu Kitahara, and Den-emon Ito

Iizuka Area: Green Path Park is composed of reclaimed land from the Iizuka River. Here, the small stream that remains will remind you that this was the waterway of the former Iizuka Inn.

Iizuka Area: This Karakuri clock reproduces the scenery of the Nagasaki Kaido Iizuka Inn; it moves every hour on the hour from 10:00~18:00.

Nogata Area: The "Nogata Saiji-kan" is the former residence of coal mine tycoon Taro Horimitsu; this is a high-rise building that was constructed in 1898 (free public exhibition)

Nogata Area: Utilizing the former Sasahara residence, the "Nogata Tanio Art Museum Storage Room" is a luxurious townhouse building constructed in 1915.

Nogata Area: Taga-jinja Shrine, which prospered as the guardian god of all the land in the Kuroda Nogata domain.

Nogata Area: Taga-cho Park stands on the ruins of the residence of Kaijima Tasuke, who amassed a fortune from coal mining.

Nogata Area: Established during the Momoyama Period, Saitoku-ji was carefully guarded as an ancestral temple of the Nogata domain. The main gate is a Nogata City Designated Cultural Property.

There are guide boards that will inform you of the start/end points and things to see along the route. These are installed at the starting point (Iizuka City), in front of Kotake Station, and at the end point (Nogata City)

Guidance is provided to the pathway leading down from the riverbank to the bicycle path in the river bed.

Guidance is provided to the bicycle path from the point where the riverbank descends to the riverbed.

Guidance is provided to the nearby toilets.

Section: Shintateiwa, Iizuka City ~ Along the Onga River ~ Mizuhori, Nogata City

Distance: 12.8km

Inquiries: Fukuoka Prefecture Nogata Prefectural Land Development Office
Tel：0949-22-5608

Related Files: Iizuka-Nogata Bicycle Path Map

Route

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1Kaho Theater

The predecessor organization of the Kaho Theater was the "Nakaza Co. Ltd" opened in 1922.
Modeled like an Edo-era kabuki hut, there are two different kinds of seating, accommodating about 1,200 people. The theater features a ~16-meter manually-rotating stage and two aisles; you can pass through the aisles and get up on the stage, and behind the stage you can see the theater basement.

2Ogai Mori Literature Monument

In July 1901, the Meiji-era literary master Ogai Mori once visited Chikuho as part of an exercise when he was serving as the head of the Japanese Army Medical Corps in Kokura.
This literary monument was erected in order to commemorate Ogai's account in his "Kokura Diary" of when he stayed 2 nights in Iizuka at the back house of the Shimada dry goods store (kimono store). Part of the "Kokura Diary" is inscribed on the monument.

3Nogata Saiji-kan

The former residence of the coal mine tycoon Hori Santaro, this is an elegant single-story wooden house built in 1898.
It was given as a gift to Nogata City in 1941, and for about 30 years it was used by many people as a central community center. During this time period over 3,000 wedding ceremonies have been held here for city residents.
In April of 1999 it was renamed the "Nogata Saijikan", and since then it has been reborn as a new lifelong learning facility that is open to the public all year round.

4Nogata Tanio Art Museum Repository

The Nogata Tanio Art Museum Repository utilizes the former Sasahara family residence, a luxurious townhouse constructed in 1915.
Since 2001 this residence has been used as the art repository for the Nogata City Art Museum. It is surrounded by a sprawling retro townscape that includes buildings such as the western-style Nogata City Art Museum (Nogata Tanio Art Museum) which was built in 1917.

5Taga-jinja Shrine

Taga-jinja Shrine is where the guardian deity of the Kuroda-Nogata Clan's domain was enshrined. Once every 4 years, a festival is held in mid-October where decorative festival floats are brought out and shown off.
The novelist Fumiko Hayashi recorded the details of the Taga-jinja festival in her novel "A Wanderer's Notebook" in a chapter entitled "The Town of Nogata" and it is clear that this festival formed the basis for many of her childhood memories.

6Saitoku-ji Temple

Saitoku-ji Temple was built during the Momoyama Period as a family temple for the Nogata Clan, who carefully protected it.
The temple's main gate is designated as an Important Cultural Property of Nogata City. It is said that this gate was the side gate of the Nogata clan's feudal castle that was relocated here after the Nogata Domain was restored to Fukuoka.

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