Standing in a hot spring resort associated with Soseki Natsume Hot water boasts a spectacular view from the large bathroom
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Koten (Oama) Hot Spring
Soseki Natsume's masterpiece "Kusamakura" was born in this hot spring!
Koten Onsen is known as the model for Nakoi Onsen, the setting of Soseki Natsume's novel Kusamakura. Soseki Natsume was assigned as an English teacher at the Fifth High School in Kumamoto City in 1896. From the end of the following year to the New Year, he recuperated at this Koten Onsen. It is said that there were five or six hot spring inns during the Meiji period, but the two hot spring facilities that exist today are the Nakoi Kan (formerly known as Tajiri Onsen), which was established in 1868, and the publicly operated Kusamakura Onsen Tensui (see photo). The quality of the spring is simple weak alkaline. It is said to be effective for neuralgia, rheumatism, and women's diseases. The Kusamakura Exchange Center and the Maeda family's villa, both associated with Soseki Natsume, are also located nearby.
address (e.g. of house)
735-1 Koten, Amamizu-cho, Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Enjoy flowers, scenery, and BBQ at a tourist farm with no entrance fee!
A private sightseeing farm opened in June 2020 on the hillside of Mt. Yokoshima, overlooking Amakusa and Mt. The owner used 6,600 m2 of wooded area behind his house to create a rose garden, hydrangea garden, campground, and other facilities. Admission is free, and the garden currently has approximately 400 kinds of flowers in bloom, including 600 roses of 120 varieties. In autumn, the maple garden turns red. The park's store sells original sweets and herb salts. There is also a light cafe and a covered BBQ & beer garden.
address (e.g. of house)
1903 Yokoshima, Yokoshima-cho, Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture
This hot spring resort stretches along the Shiganegi River in the center of Tamana City. The history of this hot spring is as old as 1,300 years, and legend has it that it was discovered when an egret was healing a wound. Currently, there are about 5 day-trip hot spring facilities and 11 hot spring inns, and a free footbath is located in the center of the hot spring resort. The hot water is clear and colorless, and contains a large amount of radium and is slightly alkaline. The water is smooth and slippery to the touch, and is said to be highly effective in retaining moisture, making it a "hot spring for beautiful women" and a hot spring that does not cool down.
Higo rice was shipped from here, which influenced the rice market during the Edo period.
Takase, Tamana City, once prospered as a port town utilizing the water transportation of the Kikuchi River. During the Edo period, warehouses were built to store high-quality rice from Higo, which was shipped to Dojima in Osaka as "Takase rice" from the man-made river Takase Urakawa. The quality of the rice is said to have influenced the market price of rice in Osaka. The area is now maintained as "Takase-uragawa River Waterfront Green Park," and the remains of the Tawarakorogashi ferry landing site, which tells the story of those days, still exist, along with seven stone bridges. The "Takase-uragawa Hanashoubu Festival" is held every year from the end of May to the beginning of June.
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Takase-uragawa waterfront greenspace, Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture
One of the largest wisteria trees in Kumamoto Prefecture Lose track of time in the sweet fragrance of the flowers.
This wisteria is located on the grounds of Yamada Hiyoshi Shrine, halfway between the main temple and the inner sanctuary of Rengein Birth Temple, at the foot of Mount Kottai in northern Tamana City. The tree is believed to be more than 200 years old, with a trunk circumference of 2.4 meters, and two branches that split off at 60 centimeters above the ground. Its branches stretch 12 meters from east to west and 10 meters from north to south. It is said to be one of the largest wisteria in Kumamoto Prefecture. It is in full bloom from late April to early May. The clusters of flowers, which can be as long as 1 meter, hang down and give off a rich fragrance. The wisteria is also illuminated at night when it is in full bloom. Designated as a natural monument by Kumamoto Prefecture.
One of your wishes will surely come true! Be sure to experience Shakyo Zen meditation!
The main temple is located at the foot of Mt. The main deity is Koen, a high priest of the Tendai sect in the Heian period (794-1185) who was born in this area, and is called Daibosatsu by the temple. The temple was founded by Taira Shigemori in 1177, but was destroyed by fire in 1582 during the Warring States period. It was rebuilt in 1930, about 350 years later. The Okuno-in Temple was built in 1978 and is visited by 300,000 people a year as a place for ascetic monks to practice asceticism, as well as a temple for the "fulfillment of one's wish" and "banishment of bad luck," where one's wish is always fulfilled. The temple is also home to a five-story pagoda, the world's largest bell "Hiryu no kane" (bell of the flying dragon), and seasonal flowers such as Japanese apricots, cherry blossoms, rhododendrons, and azaleas. Visitors can also experience sutra copying and zazen meditation.
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Okunoin, 1512-77 Tsukiji, Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
A must-see place for fans of Musashi Miyamoto. "The Book of Five Rings" was born here.
Ungan Zenji is a Soto Zen temple located at the western foot of Kinpusan (Mt. Kinpusan). The temple is said to have been founded in 1351 by Toryo Eiyo, a monk of the Yuan dynasty who came to Japan at the invitation of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. The principal object of worship is a four-faced statue of the Horse-headed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, which is said to have come from China, and is enshrined in the Reigando Cave. Miyamoto Musashi, who came to Higo at the invitation of Hosokawa Tadatoshi, wrote the "Book of Five Rings," a book on the art of war, in this cave, which can be said to be the culmination of his life. On the wall, the precincts of the temple are also inscribed with the calligraphy of Toryo. The temple grounds are also home to the Five Hundred Arhats, which were carved and erected by the stonemason Ryozen over a period of 24 years starting in 1779 at the request of Gihei Fuchidaya, a wealthy merchant from Kumamoto. It is engraved with expressions of joy, anger, sorrow, and pleasure. The wooden sword with which Musashi fought a duel with Kojiro Sasaki is also preserved in the temple. The temple is a sacred place for fans of Musashi Miyamoto.
address (e.g. of house)
589 Hirayama, Matsuo-cho, Nishi-ku, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto Prefecture
