Kumamoto
Reigan Cave
A cave in Kumamoto City, held to be where Musashi Miyamoto wrote The Book of Five Rings from 1643 to 1645.
Culture & History in Kumamoto17 entries
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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.INSTAGRAM / 6
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Okashi no Kōbai Kumamoto Station Store
A confectioner in Kumamoto Station, selling sweets that represent the prefecture.
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Kamishikimi Kumanoza Shrine
A shrine in Takamori, its cedar-lined approach set with 97 stone lanterns.
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Kuratake Shrine
A shrine on the 682-metre summit of Mount Kuratake, the highest in the Amakusa islands, where safety at sea is prayed for.
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Sakitsu Village
A fishing village in Amakusa where the faith was kept during the ban on Christianity; part of the World Heritage property.
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Catholic Sakitsu Church
A church in Amakusa built in 1934, at the heart of the World Heritage village of Sakitsu.
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Amakusa Shiro Museum
A museum in Kamiamakusa on the Shimabara-Amakusa uprising and Shiro Amakusa.
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Heitate Jingu Shrine
A shrine in Yamato, keeping traditions from the age of the gods and an old form of worship.
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Eino Tsurugi Shrine
A shrine in Uki, said to date from 713, honouring a god of the sea.
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Ukishima Shrine
A shrine in Kashima founded in 1001, honouring a married pair of deities and seeming to float on the water.
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Tamana Onsen
A hot spring in Tamana, a weakly alkaline simple spring, clear and colourless.
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Yamaga Onsen
A hot spring in Yamaga, with several springs about the city, the oldest going back to the 13th century.
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Ryumon Dam
A dam in Kikuchi, among the larger in the prefecture, its lake laid out for rowing.
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Yunotsuru Onsen
A hot spring in Minamata with about 700 years of history, long used as a cure resort.
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Yatsushiro Castle Ruins
A castle site in Yatsushiro, completed in 1622, with stone walls and moat remaining.
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Kuma River Boat Ride
A wooden-boat descent of the Kuma River, one of Japan's three fastest, with over a century of history.
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Aoi Aso Shrine (National Treasure)
A shrine founded in 806, whose halls, dating from 1610, are a national treasure.