TV Tokyo's popular information variety show "Idoutou! Ad-machi Tengoku" (Saturday 9pm) will feature Hita City, Oita Prefecture, known as Kyushu's Little Kyoto, on its March 8th broadcast.
Hita City, a castle town from the Edo period that still retains its beautiful white-walled streets, is home to hot springs and the traditional fishing method of cormorant fishing, a seasonal feature of the summer. In addition to sightseeing spots such as hotels with open-air baths, the program will introduce sweet and spicy stewed "chicken feet," the crispy "Hita yakisoba" famous as the "best B-class gourmet," grilled eel rice balls, and the famous sweets "yokan and soba manju."
Hita is the hometown of Isayama Hajime, the original author of the manga "Attack on Titan," and there is the "Attack on Titan in HITA Museum" in Hita, as well as art objects installed in various places. The program will also feature "Attack on Titan" pasta and udon, which are helping to revitalize the town.
The guests are actor Kenjiro Ishimaru and former Morning Musume member Ai Takahashi.
