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Aoi Aso Jinja
Its main hall, corridor and gate are National Treasures. It is rare for thatched shrine architecture to be designated a National Treasure.
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Aoi Aso Romon
The thatched gate is a National Treasure. Yin and yang demon faces are carved beneath the eaves.
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Hitoyoshi-jo
The Sagara ruled here for 700 years. Kuma shochu holds a geographical indication.
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Hitoyoshi Castle Ruins
Its walls end in a projecting lip - a rare feature in Japan, thought to come from Western fortification.
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Shochu Distilleries of Hitoyoshi
Five centuries of rice shochu; the timber distilleries along the river have been repaired after each flood and kept working.
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The Kuma River
One of Japan's three swiftest rivers; the 2020 flood reshaped its valley and reopened the question of how close to live.