Concept

This four-day, 900-km journey from Hakata Kawabata to Mojiko Station connects
the great outdoors of Kyushu and Yamaguchi and smiles of local people.
Under the themes of "Driving," "Interacting" and "Competing," it offers a route
where you can experience the joy of driving, stamp points where you will meet smiling faces of people in Kyushu,
and PC competition points where both beginners and advanced participants can enjoy the competitions.
We are sure that drivers and co-drivers can experience the real thrill of classic car rally
and that the four days will be an unforgettable journey for them.

Course Points

StartHakata 〜 Furuyu Onsen ～ Shimabara ～ Unzen ～
Kumamoto ～ Aso ～ Beppu ～ Kitsuki ～ Bungotakada ～ Usa ～
Mojiko ～ Nagato ～ Shimonoseki ～ GoalMojiko Station

Day1

The rally starts from "Hakata Kawabata," where Hakata Gion Yamakasa is held annually,
drives through a winding road to Furuyu Onsen, and passes through Taradake Orange Kaido
and Isahaya Bay Reclamation Embankment Road to Shimabara.
After competing PC competitions at Hyakkadai Park, relax and relieve your tired body
from day one at Unzen Onsen.

 "Unzen Kanko Hotel"
  https://www.unzenkankohotel.com/en/

 "Mt.Resort Unzen Kyushu Hotel"
  https://kyushuhtl.co.jp/en

*Participants will stay separately at either of the hotels.

Day2

We set off from Unzen Onsen and drive through "Mayuyama Road,"
where you can see the dynamic workings of nature such as traces of pyroclastic flows
and mud flows on Mt. Heisei Shinzan in Shimabara, then board the Kumamoto Ferry.
At "SAKURA MACHI Kumamoto" in Kumamoto, you will interact with local people with a smile.
After getting a stamp at the Honda Kumamoto Factory,
experience the great outdoors of Aso while driving through Kikuchi Gorge.
We head to today’s hotel, Beppu Kannawa Onsen where hot spring steam is rising, while viewing Mt. Yufu.

 "Sanso Kannawaen"
  http://www.kannawaen.jp/en/index.html

Day3

We set off from Beppu Kannawa Onsen, drive through the Kunisaki Peninsula,
a "power spot" where the tradition of the syncretism of Shinto and Buddhism in Kitsuki and Bungotakada
is still alive, and pass through Bungotakada City with a nostalgic and warm atmosphere of the Showa period.
Then enjoy interacting with the students with a smile at Bungotakada City Takada Elementary School.
We pass through Usa, Nissan Kyushu Plant, and Mojiko,
and cross the Kanmon Strait to Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
After driving through a winding road of more than 9km,
relax and refresh at Nagato Yumoto Onsen "Otani Sanso" along with your car.

 "Otani Sanso"
  https://otanisanso.co.jp/en/

Day4

We set off from Nagato Yumoto Onsen.
Enjoy the great outdoors of Omi Island, the Mukatsuku Peninsula, and Tsuno Island.
We drive through a wide-area agricultural road running through Yamaguchi and cross the Kanmon Kaikyo Bridge.
At "Sakaemachi Gintengai" in Moji,
local people will warmly welcome participating vehicles that will have completed 900km.
The finish venue of the rally is "Mojiko Station",
the first station building designated as a national important cultural property.
It was restored to its Taisho period look in 2019.
All the staff will be waiting for the participants at the station square, wishing all of them cross the finish line.

 "RIHGA Royal Hotel Kokura"
  https://www.rihga.com/kitakyushu

Main areas where the event is staged

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  Hakata

  The city center of Fukuoka. It has developed by their own culture, and there's so much to see and do in this "modern" yet "historical" town.

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  Unzen

  An international tourist destination that was opened as a summer resort for foreign visitors in the Meiji period. It is Japan's first national park where the natural scenery changes from season to season, and steam and the smell of sulfur are drifting in the air.

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  Shimabara

  The place where the Shimabara Rebellion occurred. There is a lot of dynamic nature around "Mt. Heisei Shinzan" created by the eruption of Mt. Unzen Fugen that continued for about five years from 1990.

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  Ariake Sea

  The largest sea of Kyushu surrounded by 4 of 7 prefectures in Kyushu. High-speed ferry "Ocean Arrow" operated by Kumamoto Ferry connects Kumamoto and Shimabara in 30 minutes and is the main transportation in Ariake Sea.

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  Kumamoto

  Kumamoto has been an important place for Japanese history of 400 years. Restoration of Kumamoto Castle severely damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes has progressed, and the city has been going through a great change by the redevelopment of the city.

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  Aso

  Aso is located in a basin formed by the world's largest caldera in the northeastern part of Kumamoto Prefecture. You can enjoy a magnificent view of Aso from "Milk Road" running through vast grasslands.

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  Beppu

  A hot spring city known nationwide for Beppu Onsen. This tourist city is visited by more than eight million tourists every year, and also designated as an international tourist hot spring cultural city.

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  Bungotakada

  Located in the western part of the Kunisaki Peninsula in the northern part of Oita Prefecture, this city faces the Suo-Nada Sea at the edge of the Seto Inland Sea. It is known for nostalgic shopping district "Showa-no-Machi" with the theme of the 30's of the Showa period, and also rich in local resources such as a lot of nature and historical culture.

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  Nagato

  Located almost at the western end of the San'in Region, Nagato has a beautiful coastline facing the Sea of Japan. Nagato Yumoto Onsen, the oldest hot spring town in Yamaguchi Prefecture, is about 600 years old, and new community development has been ongoing there.

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  Shimonoseki

  This city has developed as a port city facing the Kanmon Strait for a long time. The "Tsunoshima Bridge,"" which crosses over to Tsunoshima Island in the Sea of Japan, stretches straight through the cobalt blue sea and is one of the longest bridges in Japan as a local road.

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  Mojiko

  A port town that supported modern Japan when Japan was prospering from the Meiji period to the early Showa. Quaint buildings built at that time still remain, and Mojiko is now one of Kyushu's popular tourist destinations as Mojiko Retro.