Day 45 of my first walk around Kyushu and it's time to head north out of yatsushiro towards Kumamoto City. My first stop is the Shinkansen station a little outside thye city, Shin Yatsushiro Station.
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Yatsushiro Monument Kilali
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Friday, February 26, 2021
Historic Streetscape of Takehara
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hiroshima,
preservation district,
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Hateiji Temple 5 on the Iwami Kannon Pilgrimage
The Nio were quite remarkable and suggested that in earlier times the temple was more important and prosperous. Above the entrance to the main hall the signboard displayed the temple's "mountain name", possibly Toraisan, though I am informed it uses an obscure kanji character.
This "new" Iwami pilgrimage I am following starts in Oda City and I am getting close to the end of my third day walking it. This newer pilgrimage is called Iwami Mandala Pilgrimage, and though it has 33 main temples, there are a rather large number of "extra" temples.
Monday, February 22, 2021
Historic streets of Kiragawa
There are about 120 of these preservation districts throughout Japan, and while some are very touristy and disneyfied, i find the less visited sites like Kiragawa more appealing. A longer guide to Kiragawa I wrote can be found here.
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Architecture,
global geopark,
henro,
kochi,
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Saturday, February 20, 2021
Yama Shrine
After leaving Fuki-ji temple, the oldest wooden building in Kyushu and a fairly major tourists site, I carried on up the narrow, mountain road upon which vehicular traffic had ceased passing me. On this, my first day embarked upon the Kyushu Fudo Myo Pilgrimage I was following the Kunisaki Hanto Minemichi Long Trail which roughly followed the route of the ancient Kunisaki pilgrimage.
There are said to be more than 32,000 stone statues of various sizes throughout the peninsula, one for each kanji character that comprises the Lotus Sutra.
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Itohara Residence Garden
The Daimyo would stay in their residence while inspecting his territory, so the mansion and garden had to be of the highest standard. The formal garden attached to the residence is in Izumo style, and one of its features are the stone paths made with rounded and rectangular stones.
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Ryukoji Temple 41 on the Shikoku Pilgrimage
Ryukoji Temple is one of several temples on the famous Shikoku Pilgrimage that were not established until late in the 19th century.
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henro,
inari,
shichifukujin
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Shohinken Teahouse & Garden
Under normal circumstance the main building cannot be entered, but there is a small museum attached with tea ceremony articles and other artifacts connected to the matsui Clan.
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kyushu108,
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yatsushiro
Thursday, February 11, 2021
Yatsushiro Municipal Museum
The Yatsushiro Municipal Museum was one of the earliest projects of Kumamoto Artpolis, a prefecture-wide program of innovative architecture. It was built in 1991 and designed by Toyo Ito.
Ive been here twice but on both occasions it was closed so I cannot report on the museums content
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Yatsushiro Castle
Yatsushiro castle was completed in 1622 after three years of construction. It replaced a nearby castle that had been destroyed by an earthquake. Like most castles in Japan, it was dismantled in the first years of the Meiji Period so could not be used as a base to threaten the new government.
Yatsushiro catle is now a park and is free to enter.
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Shrine,
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