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FIRST VISIT GUIDE
Before tracing culture and history — how shrines and temples differ, and how to pay respects
Many of Japan's cultural properties are found at shrines or temples. The two belong to different religions, and their entrances and ways of worship differ. Start with the differences and the etiquette.678 entries / page 28 of 29
Miyazaki
Gion Shrine
A shrine in Nichinan, with red torii on the shore and its hall inside a cave.
Miyazaki
Misaki Shrine
A shrine in Kushima on the cliffs of Cape Toi, where safety at sea is prayed for.
KagoshimaCulture & HistoryKagoshima
Terushima Coast
The north end of the Fukiagehama prefectural nature park, one of Japan's three great dune fields, with three kilometres of white sand and pines.
Kagoshima
Kagoshima Castle Tsurumaru-jo Goro-mon
The main gate of the castle Iehisa Shimazu began about 1601. Burned in 1873, it was rebuilt in 2020 as the largest castle gate in Japan.
Kagoshima
Saigo Takamori Bronze Statue
Made over eight years by Teru Ando, sculptor of the loyal dog Hachiko, to mark 50 years since Saigo's death. Finished in 1937, it stands eight metres with its plinth.
Kagoshima
Hakozaki Hachiman Shrine
A shrine in Izumi with what is held to be the largest bell in Japan.
Kagoshima
Ryugu Shrine
A shrine at Nagasakibana, honouring the princess of the dragon palace.
KagoshimaCulture & HistoryKagoshima
Bansei Tokko Heiwa Kinenkan
Built on the site of Bansei airfield, the army's last kamikaze base.
KagoshimaCulture & HistoryKagoshima
Yokose Kofun (Keyhole-shaped Tumulus)
A 129-metre keyhole tomb of the middle Kofun period, built in the mid 5th century. A national historic site.
Kagoshima
Seibu Forest Road
A coast road between Kurio and Nagata. For about 20 kilometres there are no houses, and some 15 lie within the World Heritage area.
Kagoshima
Amami Park
Tells the nature, history, culture and industries of Amami in film and displays.
Kagoshima
Saigo Nanshu Exile Site
The house where Takamori Saigo spent over three years at Tatsugo in Amami. A prefectural cultural property.
OkinawaCulture & HistoryOkinawa
Okinawa World
Gyokusendo, a limestone cave about five kilometres long formed over some 300,000 years, of which 890 metres are open. There is also a habu snake park.
Outlying Islands
Ie Village's Castle Mountain
A 172-metre rock hill, also called Iejima Tacchu, with a sacred grove where safe voyages are prayed for.
Kume Island
Uegusuku Castle Ruins
On the 310-metre summit of Mount Ujo — the highest sited gusuku castle in Okinawa, held to date from the 15th century.
OkinawaCulture & HistoryMiyako Islands
Aragusuku Beach
Next to Yoshino beach, with branching coral and tropical fish in the shallows.
OkinawaCulture & HistoryOkinawa
Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters
The headquarters of the Japanese navy's Okinawa base force. Part of the tunnel where some 4,000 men died is open.
Kume Island
Gushikawa Castle Ruins (Kumejima) (Nationally Designated Historic Site)
The castle of the aji who ruled the island in the early 15th century, cliff-bound on three sides; a national historic site.
Okinawa
Ryukyu Glass Village
A ceiling built of 2,233 panes of glass, where you can make a glass of your own.