Chofu castle town and KozanjiPhoto: 663highland / CC BY 2.5
- Getting there
- Sanden bus from JR Shimonoseki to Jokamachi Chofu, about 25 min, ¥430, then 10 min on foot; taxi from Arcaport 8.4 km, about ¥3,400, from Choshu Dejima 13.5 km, about ¥5,200 (our estimates; the city gives about 20 min by car from Choshu Dejima)
Checked · Researched, not yet visited · times from official timetables and our estimates · Takumi Yamada
The old castle town of the Chofu Mori lords, lanes of earthen walls between temples. Kozanji, founded in 1327, has a Butsuden that is a National Treasure; Takasugi Shinsaku raised his troops here. The Chofu Mori residence of 1903 is 09:00–17:00 (last entry 16:40), ¥210, closed 28 Dec–4 Jan.
- The Mori residence closes 28 December–4 January. Check the day before you plan around it.
- 4 hr 30 min door to door needs a 6.5-hour call: a 2–3 hour stop cannot hold it. Pick something closer instead.
Chofu castle town and Kozanji and your ship
Both pins on one map, so the distance is a fact rather than a feeling.
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Each of these still lands you back aboard with the hour to spare.
Eat · ~2hSushi stalls at Karato Market
On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the fishmongers of Karato Market sell sushi from their stalls, fugu nigiri among them: the Iki-iki Bakangai.
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See · ~2hAkama Jingu
The vermilion shrine of Emperor Antoku, who drowned aged eight at the battle of Dannoura in 1185; its Suitenmon gate was built to look like the Dragon Palace under the sea.
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