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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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KumamotoShrines & TemplesAmakusa
Suwa Jinja (Amakusa)
The tutelary shrine of Amakusa, in a land that keeps the legend of Amakusa Shiro.
KumamotoHistoric Districts
KumamotoNature & SceneryAso
Hifuri Shinji
Bundles of thatch are set alight and swung about, in celebration of a marriage of the gods.
KumamotoNature & SceneryAso
Onda Matsuri
A procession in white robes goes round the fields. An agricultural rite said to have run for two thousand years.
KumamotoFestivalsYatsushiro
Yatsushiro Myokensai
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. The gamedaa, a creature part turtle and part snake, parades through the town.
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Hitoyoshi-jo
The Sagara ruled here for 700 years. Kuma shochu holds a geographical indication.
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Kumamoto-jo
Stone walls in the musha-gaeshi form. Restoration continues after the 2016 earthquake.
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Suizenji Jojuen
A stroll garden modelled on the fifty-three stations of the Tokaido. Groundwater from Aso rises here.
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KumamotoFestivalsYamaga
Yamaga Toro
Dancers balance lanterns made only of washi and paste on their heads. They are dedicated at Omiya Jinja.
KumamotoNature & Scenery
KumamotoHot SpringsMinamioguni
Kurokawa Onsen
One bathing pass lets you visit three baths. The whole town was conceived as a single inn.
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KumamotoNature & SceneryKikuchi
Kikuchi Valley
Groundwater from Aso runs through it. The water stays at 13 degrees even in summer.
KumamotoHistoric Districts