Chiran Samurai Residence Street — Attraction in Minamikyushu

There are 7 gardens that you can visit with the ¥500 admission fee. The walking path is mainly pedestrian but because people do live in the houses on the street, there are occasional cars that pass through.

The carpark/ticket window is located adjacent to the walking path but the lady who sold us our tickets suggested walking down the main street of the town and starting from one end of the path. The walk along the main street is pretty. The town has a fresh water stream that has some very big koi that are fed by the locals.

You can take your time in each garden, especially if there aren't many other visitors on the same day. There are some places along the path to stop and have a quick drink and rest before continuing. It's best enjoyed at a slow pace.

There's a great place to have soba on the other side of the road when you get to the end...

It is an average experience because it wasn't exactly a "guarded" or enclosed place of interest. The ticket was actually a brochure that I paid for at the car park when I parked my vehicle. The brochure/ticket was a seperate cost from my parking fee.

The residence was a little disappointing because the garden was well maintained and it looked dull. The residence were closed so nobody could enter to see anything. There were no exhibits or sumurai artifacts to show that it was their residence.

Also there weren't any visitor information board to read about what we were looking or where we were unless you had a guide. Even so there wasn't any guides for hire as it was ran by the community.

We sneakily followed a Japanese tour group and eavesdrop on the tour guides' speech. My wife knows a...

At this street, you can see traditional stone wall and beautiful garden. Seven of the houses are opened. Each garden are designed differently.

Becareful that there are houses along this stone wall street which are private houses. There are signs in front of the gates but be careful not to trespass these properties.

To see all seven of them, it'll take at least 1 hour. There are also public spaces to rest, restaurants and cafe.

Tickets are available at local shops along the roadway, which is a road running parallel to the samurai residence street. Along this roadway, there is a green tea retail store. You can buy fish and chips made from catfish, cooked by a Dutchman. He can speak English pretty well.

Eating it and walk around the residence may be one way...