Tagawa City

Tagawa City

Tagawa City is the third-largest city in the Chikuhō region of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, and part of the Kitakyushu metropolitan area. It serves as the main city in the Tagawa region. Established as a municipality in 1943, it was once a coal mining city, and today two tall chimneys stand as symbols of its mining heritage. It is also home to Fukuoka Prefectural University.

As a once-prosperous coal mining city, the Tagawa Coal & History Museum is a must-visit. This museum introduces materials related to the Chikuhō Coalfield, which once supplied energy to Japan, and houses coal mining record paintings by Yamamoto Sōinobu. In the Coal Memorial Park, there is a monument commemorating the birthplace of the coal mining song "Tanko Bushi," as well as the preserved twin chimneys of the Mitsui Tagawa Coal Mine and the Ida Shaft Headframe. Other notable sites include the Tagawa City Art Museum, Haji Hachiman Shrine, Kasuga Shrine, Maruyama Park—a famous cherry blossom spot in the Gotoji area—Jōdoji Park, known for its azaleas in the Ida area, Iwaya Limestone Cave, the Nishiyama Slag Heap in Nishiyama, the Nishiyama Kofun Cluster, and the Tenshin Temple on Mt. Zero.

Tagawa

Reason to visit: An important city in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Continent where the attraction is located: Asia【Asia】

Country/Region where the attraction is located: Japan[Japan]

Province/State where the attraction is located: Fukuoka Prefecture [Fukuoka Prefecture]

City where the attraction is located: Tagawa City [Tagawa]