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Feb 8, 2024 Event
Tenryo Hita Ohina Matsuri
During the Edo period, Hita was one of first towns in Kyushu to flourish, and this is reflected in the luxurious Edo-period hina dolls still being displayed today. Most of the...
Sep 13, 2023 Event
Distant Duos: A Petite Exhibition
Experience the harmonious worlds of two artists: Sakamoto Sou, a ceramist working in Onta, a pottery...
Aug 29, 2023 Local News
From Trains to Buses: New Life for Kyushu Route
A section of the JR Hita-Hikosan Line, which was severely affected by heavy rains in Northern Kyushu six years ago, resumed operation on the 28th. The service has been transformed ...
Feb 15, 2022 Event
Tenryo Hita Ohina Matsuri
During the Edo period, Hita was one of first towns in Kyushu to flourish, and this is reflected in the luxurious Edo-period hina dolls still being displayed today. Most of the venu...
Jun 10, 2021 Local News
Attack on Titan Bottle Bin in Oita
An Attack on Titan character stands near JR Hita Station in Oita Prefecture with his mouth wide open, ready to collect empty pet bottles. The 1.1-meter-high pet bottle recycling bi...
Sep 29, 2020 Local News
Attack of Titan in Hita Game Features Hita City
The GPS-based smartphone game “Attack of Titan in Hita” was released on September 13. The application allows players to embark on an actual quest around Hita City (Oita,) the homet...
Oct 21, 2019 Now Reports
Kakashi Matsuri Guide 2019
No, it’s not cosplay in the countryside and it’s unrelated to Halloween, but yes, there’s something funky going on in the rice fields! Each autumn, some farming villages crank up t...
Apr 24, 2019 Local News
First Shipment of Hita Lumber to USA
A ceremony to mark the first shipment of Japanese red cedar to the US was held in Hita City last month. Hita Lumber Cooperative Association took an order of 1,800 pieces of Hita su...
Mar 6, 2019 Event
Spring Sake Festival in Hita City (CANCELED)
A sake barrel opening festival will be held in Hita City this weekend! Hita is known as a city with excellent water. Three local sake brewers and two liquor brands based in the cit...
Jul 13, 2018 Local News
Reconstruction Work to the Kyudai Main Line Completed
A trial run was carried on the 2.4 km stretch of track that runs between Teruoka Station and Hita Station (Kyudai Main Line) on July 12 to confirm if the line was ready to re-open ...
