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日本遺産 国境の島 壱岐・対馬・五島 ~古代からの架け橋~

Island Recommendations

  • Iki City
  • Tsushima City
  • Goto City
  • Shin-Kamigoto Town

Iki City Ikikoku Museum

Iki

Iki City Ikikoku Museum

Iki

Ikikoku Museum presents the history of Iki in a building built on a hill overlooking the Harunotsuji Archeological Site. The museum’s collections and exhibits include many records and archeological artifacts related to the island’s historical sites, including Harunotsuji. It is an important center for disseminating information about the island of Iki, preserving the history of the entire island.

o Opening hours: 8:45 - 17:30 (last entry at 17:00) o Closed: Mondays (or following Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday), year-end (Dec 29 – 31) * Open every day during Golden Week and summer holidays o Admission: General ¥400( ¥320): High school students: ¥300 (¥240): Junior high school and elementary school students: ¥ 200 (¥160) * Fees in ( ) are discounts for groups of 20 or more o Parking available (101 cars, 7 coaches) o Address: 515-1 Fukae-Tsuruki-fure, Ashibe-cho, Iki o Tel: 0920-45-2731 o Website: http://www.iki-haku.jp/

Harunotsuji Guidance Center

Iki

Harunotsuji Guidance Center

Iki

At Harunotsuji Guidance Center, visitors can see the course of the archeological survey at the Harunotsuji site, the history of the restoration work, and the tools used in the archeological dig and restoration. In the hands-on experience room, visitors can try their hand at ancient skills such as making magatama (curved, comma-shaped beads), earthenware, and glass beads. There is also a hands-on rice paddy cultivating ancient rice grains outside.

o Opening hours: 8:45 - 17:30 (last entry at 17:00) o Closed: year-end (Dec 29 – 31) o Admission: Free (fee for the hands-on experience is required separately) o Parking available (34 cars, 1 wheelchair car, 2 coaches) o Address: 1092-5 Fukae-Tsurukifure, Ashibe-cho, Iki o Tel: 0920-45-2065 o Website: http://www.iki-harunotsuji.jp/

Iki Fudoki-no-Oka Kofunkan

Iki

Iki Fudoki-no-Oka Kofunkan

Iki

Learn about the history of Iki from the Kofun period to the Edo period at this facility. Kofunkan presents a detailed overview of the Cluster of Tumuli on Iki and information about the location of the burial mounds. It also has a model of Soroku Tumulus, Nagasaki Prefecture’s largest keyhole-shaped burial mound, that shows how it was built.

o Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (last entry at 16:30) o Closed: Mondays, year-end/New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3) o Admission: General ¥100 (¥80): Junior high school students and younger: ¥50 (¥40) * Fees in ( ) are discounts for groups of 15 or more o Parking available (18 cars) o Address: 324 Fuke-fure, Katsumoto-cho, Iki o Tel: 0920-43-0809 o Website: -

Tsushima History and Folk Customs Museum

Tsushima

Tsushima History and Folk Customs Museum

Tsushima

Tsushima History and Folk Customs Museum presents the history of Tsushima through historical archives, arts and crafts archives, and folk custom archives. The Tsushima Domain, which had a monopoly on diplomacy and trade with Joseon (Korea), has left some 120,000 documents and records, known as the Tsushima So Clan Documents, about 80,000 of which are held at this Museum.

o Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00 o Closed: Mondays (or following Tuesday if Monday is a public holiday), year-end/New Year (Dec 28 – Jan 5), museum maintenance period (once a year for 10 days) o Admission: Free o Parking available (approx. 4 cars) o Address: 668-1 Imayashiki, Izuhara-machi, Iki o Tel: 0920-52-3687 o Website: http://www.pref.nagasaki.jp/section/edu-tsushima/

Michi-no-Eki Kentoshi Furusatokan

Goto

Michi-no-Eki Kentoshi Furusatokan

Goto

Exhibits of archives connected to the Japanese diplomatic missions to Tang China, and an introduction to Miiraku as it appears in poems in classical literature, such as the Manyoshu and Kagero Nikki. The Manyo Theater shows video about the China missions and the Manyoshu. This rest area also features a shop selling produce and specialty products of the Goto Islands, a seafood market, and a restaurant serving local dishes, so visitors can enjoy the food of the region.

o Opening hours: Shops 9:00 - 18:00; Restaurant: 11:30 – 14:00 o Closed: Year-end/New Year o Admission/Theater: General ¥310 (¥260): Children: ¥210 (¥150) * Fees in ( ) are discounts for groups of 15 or more o Parking available o Address: 3150-1 Hamanokuri, Miiraku-machi, Goto o Tel: 0959-84-3555 o Website: http://www.kentoushi-furusatokan.jp/

Goto Tourism and History Museum

Goto

Goto Tourism and History Museum

Goto

The Goto Tourism and History Museum was built on the former site of Ishida Castle (Fukue Castle), Japan’s only coastal fortress built at the end of the Edo period for national defense. Visitors can learn all about the history and culture of the Goto Islands, including archeological artifacts from the archipelago, centering on Fukue Island, historical archives, art and craft artifacts, and about the nature, lifestyle and festivals of the islands.

o Opening hours: 9:00 - 17:00 (last entry 30 minutes before closing; closes at 18:00 in June-September) o Closed: Year-end/New Year (Dec 29 – Jan 3) o Admission: General ¥230 (¥190): High school and university students: ¥170 (¥140); Junior high school and elementary school students: ¥110 (¥90) *Fees in ( ) are discounts for groups of 20 or more o Parking available (20 cars) o Address: 1-4 Ikeda-machi, Goto o Tel: 0959-74-2300 o Website: http://www.city.goto.nagasaki.jp/contents/special/index059.php
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