Yame Fukushima was an important transportation hub connecting Chikugo and Bungo, and prospered as a commercial and industrial center during the Edo period.
Influenced by the castle town, the streets are neatly laid out and lined with large-scale buildings, as there were many offices and wholesale stores for various industries such as wax manufacturing, sake brewing, washi paper, and tea production.
The rows of old town houses with tiled roofs and gabled entrances are lined with tall two-story houses.
30 minutes by bus from Nishitetsu Kurume Station → 10 minutes walk from Fukushima bus stop
25 min. by bus from JR Inuzuka Station → 10 min. walk from Fukushima bus stop
10 minutes drive from Yame IC