important center in the Edo period. There are views from the top of the castle keep. Visitors can see the residence of the most celebrated member of the Okudaira clan of Nakatsu, Fukuzawa Yukichi, and the memorial hall there. It is close to the castle and a 15-minute walk from the station. Nakatsu's Mt. Hachimen was home to the popular music festival, Concert on the Rock. Notable people from Nakatsu Yoshijirō Umezu Fukuzawa Yukichi Fuyumi Ono Mai Matsumuro Risa Honda See also Nakatsu Domain James Murdoch, author of the famous History of Japan who taught briefly in Nakatsu junior high school (1893) References Nakatsushi-shi kankokai (Hrsg.): Nakatsu-shi (History of Nakatsu). Nakatsu: Nakatsushi-shi kankōkai, 1965 (). Kuroya Naofusa: Nakatsuhan-shi (History of the Nakatsu Clan). Tōkyō: Kokusho kankōkai, 1987 (). External links Cities in Ōita Prefecture Port settlements in Japan Populated coastal places in Japan