landmark
Tsuetate Onsen
A narrow ravine village straddling the Kumamoto–Oita border where steam vents rise between old wooden inns and footbridges. In spring hundreds of carp streamers are strung across the gorge.
33 km · about 40 min drive
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Ukiha
Fukuoka, Japan · Asia
About Ukiha
Ukiha sits on the route: 10 minutes from Tanushimarumachi-toyoki, 36km from Nabegataki Falls.
Ukiha is in Fukuoka, Japan, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Tanushimarumachi-toyoki, about 6 km away.
Ukiha (うきは市, Ukiha-shi) is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 31 January 2024, the city had an estimated population of 27,723 in 11449 households, and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city is 117.46 km2 (45.35 sq mi).
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Within an hour or so of Ukiha: Tsuetate Onsen (33 km), Nabegataki Falls (36 km), Autopolis (42 km), Aonodōmon (42 km).
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Ukiha is in Fukuoka, Japan, about 6 km from Tanushimarumachi-toyoki.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 27,981
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Japan
- Region
- Fukuoka
- Timezone
- Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates
- 33.3563, 130.7497
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Essential numbers in Japan
Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.
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Worth the detour from Ukiha
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Nabegataki Falls
A broad, low curtain of water falling from an overhanging ledge, allowing visitors to walk along a path behind the entire span of the fall. A short descent from the car park in northern Kumamoto.
36 km · about 40 min drive
racetrack
Autopolis
A hillside circuit on the island of Kyushu in Japan, known for dramatic elevation changes and hosting Super GT and Super Formula.
42 km · about 50 min drive
tunnel
Aonodōmon
A tunnel hand-cut through a cliff on the Yamakuni River, begun by the monk Zenkai in 1735 and reputedly dug over three decades to spare travellers a lethal chain path. Sections of the original chiselled bore survive alongside the road.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Kurokawa Onsen
A hot-spring village in the Aso highlands that banned neon and concrete facades, so wooden inns and stone-walled riverside baths dominate. A single wooden pass grants entry to three open-air baths of your choice.
48 km · about 55 min drive
photogenic
Kawachi Wisteria Garden
A private hillside garden near Kitakyushu with two long tunnels of trained wisteria in some twenty colours, flowering for a few weeks in late April and early May. Entry is by advance dated ticket.
53 km · about 60 min drive
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- 42 kmAonodōmonA tunnel hand-cut through a cliff on the Yamakuni River, begun by the monk Zenkai in 1735 and reputedly dug over three decades to spare travellers a lethal chain path. Sections of the original chiselled bore survive alongside the road.
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