CHISAN-CHISHO, Try 100 Organic Local Foods @ `Konohana Garden', Tenryo Hita

KYUSHU is a blessed island with rich soil, warm weather, and the location surround by sea, all of which eventually make it the FOOD PARADICE !! (beside being ONSEN PARADICE!!)Now `CHISAN-CHISHO' means, producted and consumed in local town, a key phrase to characterise KYUSU culture.Out of many wonderful places, Tenryo Hita, (Tenryo means the town directlly contolled by EDO government during Edo Period, 17C to 19C), an hour distance from Fukuoka Airport by express bus, enjoys WONDERFUL LOCAL LIFE with the blessing of nature, such as vefitables, fruits (especially Japanese citrus like YUZU, KABOSU), high quality soy sauce (thanks to good natural water!), and so on.Konohana Garden is where you can enjoy Hita life including an organic buffe restaurant.The view from the restaurant.Entrance board which says, `Organic Farm Land, with foods offerd by farmers there'As mentioned, Hita is blessed with pure natural water called `Hita Tenryo Sui', which contributes to the production of good soy sauce, sake and shochu (distilled spirit), beer, and lemon soda.This is an water well.It says, the groundwater comes from underground (100 m).To visit Hita, there's an express bus from Fukuoka Airport / Hakata Station. It takes a little more than an hour from the Airport, and some more from Hakata Station. Mameda town in Hita, the main street, with 200year-old buildings from Samurai Time.Mameda town in Hita is especially famous for Hina Matsuri, the Doll Festival in March.

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2008-01-06 08:16:16