2019 Northern Kyushu_DAY 3

Date：2019/3/28
09:00~15:00：Taketa(竹田)
16:00~sleep：Aso(阿蘇)

The train from Oita to Taketa is steam train, and it walks from mountain to mountain. The view impress me very much. Because I do not take a photograph,  so I borrow another vedio to show what I see .Because of the time I do not take the train-Aso boy, but the route is the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9gH3X2msoY

Taketa is another small Kyoto in Kyushu. In addition to the sakura in Okajou(岡城), the famous musician Rentaro Taki(瀧 廉太郎) grew up in this town.His work and also famous Japanese ballad "Kojo noTsuki(荒城の月)" is based on Okajou to produce.

If you like Japanese castle, you can come here anytime. If not, I recommend you come here for sukura and maple season.

Since you visit here, don't forget to enjoy the Japanese sweets "Kojo noTsuki(荒城の月)"  in Tajimaya-roho(但馬屋老舖).

 Okajou(岡城) guide
https://www.city.taketa.oita.jp/okajou/

Old-fashion style in the train from Oita to Taketa

Cute single train box looks like a school bus.
Actually, it really work for students in most time.

memorial stamp-100 famous Japanese castle

entrance of  Okajou(岡城)

entrance of  Okajou(岡城)

entrance of  Okajou(岡城)

far view from Okajou(岡城)

sakura tree without sakura in Okajou(岡城) 

sakura  in Okajou(岡城)
Location：西の丸御殿跡

sakura  in Okajou(岡城)
Location：桜の馬場と朱印倉跡

Bronze statue of  Rentaro Taki(瀧 廉太郎) in Okajou(岡城) 

Top of the Okajou(岡城) 

the eggshell doll in 竹田創生館
The doll is all made by grandma in this town.

the girl in bamboo tube is the Japanese lagend：Taketori monogatari(竹取物語)
in the right of the girl is the great mank：Ikkyu San(一休和尚)

Lunch in  Tajimaya-roho(但馬屋老舖)

Japanese sweets "Kojo noTsuki(荒城の月)" in Tajimaya-roho(但馬屋老舖)

Bronze statue of  Rentaro Taki(瀧 廉太郎) in memorial of Rentaro Taki(瀧廉太郎紀念館) 

sakura in Kosaiji(光西寺)