For attendees who want to join the group tour on April 13, 2018, kindly fill the form and send back to the Conference Committee via msam@msamconf.org and double confirm when registering.

Schedule:
08:30 Depart from the RIHGA Royal Hotel Kokura (Second floor)
09:00-10:00 Kokura Castle
10:00-10:30 Kokura Garden
10:40-11:00 Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum
12:06 Depart from the Kokura Station (Monorail)
12:06 -13:16 Lunch (Monorail)
13:30 Back to RIHGA Royal Hotel Kokura

About Kokura Castle

Kokura Castle (小倉城) was built by Hosokawa Tadaoki in 1602. It was the property of the Ogasawara clan (from Harima) between 1632 and 1860. The castle was burnt down in 1865 in the war between the Kokura and Choshu clans. The Castle was rebuilt in 1959 and was fully restored in 1990. The castle's traditional architecture provides an interesting visual contrast to the neighboring modern shopping and entertainment center.

Kokura Castle is a five-storey building; each floor introduces different aspect of Kukura City.

Exhibition on history and culture of the castle town Kokura, as well as valuable pieces of material related to the lord of the castle at that time.

This is an area where you can enjoy experiencing and learning about the inside of the Kokura Castle as it was back in Edo period.

Enjoy CG images shown on a vigorous large-scaled panoramic screen with a narration by karakuri dolls (wind-up dolls).

This is a unique, multi-purpose area to hold exhibitions on various themes related to Kokura Castle and Kitakyushu City, as well as exhibitions and events based on the idea by the citizen.

The tower of Kokura Castle provides a 360 degree panoramic view of Kokura town. Tourist information section is also located on this floor.

About Kokura Garden

Kokura Castle Garden is a cultural institution with a tea room and an exhibition building to reproduce the Typical Daimyo gardens in Edo period. Decorum is one of the traditional Japanese cultures that contains "heart of compassion" and "heart of hospitality". The Kokura Castle Garden is the only unique place in Japan to introduce the history of decorum.

About Matsumoto Seicho Memorial Museum

Matsumoto Seicho was born in Kitakyushyu, Japan and is a master of contemporary Japanese reasoning novels with more than 700 well-known works. His creation broke the fixed pattern of Whodunit and Whodunnit in the early days of Japanese detective fiction, and created social-school novels. The museum is built around Matsumoto Seicho's former residence, presenting his creative activities with displays and pictures, as well as showcasing the original appearance of his studio and library.