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Kunisaki Peninsula Area

Going beyond time and space might be a fitting expression. There is a flow of time that exists only in the Kunisaki Peninsula. Here, you’ll find rice paddies unchanged since the Heian era, Buddhist temples and statues surrounded by lore, and a Showa-era town with both the old and the new. People dwell amid the flow of time of Rokugou-Manzan.

Kumano Magaibutsu Stone Buddha

Culture of Stone

a Silent Colossus Looking Down at You

 If you climb the ragged steep stone steps from Mount Imakumano Taizou-ji Temple, said to have been built by d...

Tashibu-no-Shou

Landscape

the Original Landscape of Japanese Agriculture

 Upstream of the Katsura River flowing through Bungotakada in the southwestern part of the Kunisaki Peninsula ...

The Setting Sun Over Matama Coast

Landscape

an Ever-Changing Radiance

 On the western edge of Kunisaki Peninsula, the sun setting into the tidal flats of Matama (Bungotakada) creat...

Horan-Enya

Traditional Arts・Festival

a Plunge to Pray for Good Fishing

 Cold winds across the river’s surface. The valiant cry fending them off, “Horan-Enya”… When a ceremony is per...

Tennen-ji Shujou Onie

Traditional Arts・Festival

a “Buddha” that Brings Good Luck

 Once, demons danced at many temples in Kunisaki and Rokugou Manzan during the Lunar New Year. Now, the Shuj...

Fuki-ji Temple

Shrines・Temples

Deep Prayer for the Pure Land

 Go up the stone steps through the gate to find a flat area with open skies. The bright skies are made even br...

Matama Kabuki

Traditional Arts・Festival

Unifying the Stage and the Audience

 Junior high school students pose on stage as the famous Shiranami Gonin Otoko ("Five Men of the White Waves"). Next, ...

Kusaji Odori

Traditional Arts・Festival

Featured on International Stages

 Kusaji is an agricultural area sprawling over the fan-shaped hills behind Hirose River and Akasaka River, n...

Showa Town

Townscape

Distinctive Regional Revitalization

 Showa Town comprises the shopping alleys of central Bungotakada, including the Central Street, Shinmachi, and...

Former Residece of Baien Miura

Buildings・Former Residence

Pioneering Philosophy on His Own

 Go upstream the Aki River in the town of Aki, Kunisaki, and make your way toward the Futago River tributary t...

Kebesu Festival

Traditional Arts・Festival

a Bizarre Festival Among Bizarre Festivals

 There are festivals deemed “bizarre” all over Japan. However, you could say the Kebesu Festival is the strangest of the...

Futago-ji Temple Statue of Niou and Temple Gate

Culture of Stone Shrines・Temples

Seasonal Sceneries

 The round, cone-shaped Kunisaki Peninsula. Also called the Kunisaki Volcano, the ridges of the mountain and the valleys...

Shichitou Matgrass

Traditional Crafts

Beloved for Durability

 Shichitou means importation from the Tokara Islands. Matgrass refers to rush, a kind of grass used in mats. Long ago th...

Monjusen-ji Temple

Shrines・Temples

Waters of Wisdom Springing Forth

 In central Kunisaki Peninsula stands Mount Monju (616 meters), nestled between Mount Futago and Mount Sentoudake. In th...

The History and Landscape of the Mountains of Kunisaki Peninsula

Landscape

a Treasure Trove of Shinto-Buddhism Syncretism

 A round peninsula, shaped like a Japanese umbrella without its handle. Ridges and valleys extend radially in all direct...

Himeshima Island Bon Odori

Traditional Arts・Festival

Three Days Where the Population Quadruples

 Every summer, those returning to Himeshima Island for the Bon Festival (Festival of the Dead) as well as onlookers gath...

Himeshima Obsidian Quarries

Nature Ruins・Ruined Castle

Essential to Ancient Peoples

 The Joumon people arrived at Himeshima in dugout canoes during the prehistoric era some thousands of years ago. They mu...

The Chestnut Tiger Butterfly of Himeshima

Nature

Thousands of Butterflies Flying Thousands of Kilometers

 Floating off the coast of the Kunisaki Peninusla, Himeshima is a maritime crossroads connecting Kyushu with the Chugoku...

Geopark

Landscape Nature

a Vast Heritage Site From Antiquity

 A geopark is a natural park containing geological heritage. It ...

Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

Nature

Kunisaki Peninsula Usa Integrated Forestry, Agriculture, and Fisheries System Connecting Sawtooth Oak Forests with Reservoirs

 The Kunisaki Peninsula has many reservoirs, from Moun...

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