Tours

A guided tour to the historical places in Hita, including Kangi-en, the largest private school in Japan at that time run by Tanso HIROSE at the end of the Edo period and the Hirose Museum, is going to be organized. The tour starts at 13:30 on 8 March 2015 from the Tenryo Hita Museum, where is 1.3 km away from the JR Hita station, and ends at 15:30 returning to the same place. The group tour costs 1,500 yen per person.

(Photograph, courtesy of the Hita City Tourist Association.)

Key Dates

• 25 January 2015 Extended until 1 February 2015: Deadline for reservation application and abstract submission.
• 6 February 2015: Participation fee and accommodation expenses have to be transferred to the specified bank account until the date.

Weather

The average precipitation over 30 years in Hita in this season is about 4 mm, which means that it rains occasionally. The average temperature is around 7 degrees Celsius, with the average maximum around 14, the average minimum around 2. Probably you need a coat and a sweater.