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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Kyusendo the Biggest Cave in Kyushu

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Kyusendo Kyusendo claims to be the biggest cave in Kyushu, being more than 4 kilometers in length. Only about 800 meters of it is open to th...
Saturday, January 9, 2021

Kyusendo Suspension Bridge

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Kyusendo Bridge The Kyusendo Suspension Bridge is a rather long, pedestrian brisge that crosses the Kumagawa River in Kumamoto, just below K...
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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Kyusendo Vacation Bungalows Kumamoto Artpolis

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  Kyusendo is a cave located along the Kumagawa River, and on the opposite bank is a vacation village with numerous cabins and chalets. Two ...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Shibatatehime Shrine

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  Located on the bank of the Kuma River, Shibatatehime shrine, as the suffix "hime" suggests, enshrined a maiden. As the sculpted ...
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Sunday, January 3, 2021

On Foot down the Kumagawa

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Kumagawa On the 43rd day of my first walk around Kyushu I left Hitoyoshi and headed down the Kuma River towards Yatsushiro . The Kumagawa is...
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Thursday, December 31, 2020

Happy New Year of the Ox

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Yasui Shrine & Sanada Yukimura

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Yasui Jinja Yasui Shrine, a small shrine near Shitennoji Temple in Osaka, enshrines Sanda Yukimura, and is built on the spot where he died i...
Saturday, December 26, 2020

Mount Akahage

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  325 meters above sea level, Mount Akahage is the highest point on the small island of Chiburijima, a mere 5 miles square and with just 600...
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Thursday, December 24, 2020

Kumano Hongu Taisha

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  Kumano Hongu Taisha is one of the three shrines that form the Kumano Sanzan, the focus of the famous Kumano Kodo Pilgrimage routes that ar...
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Tuesday, December 22, 2020

Isshinji Okunoin of temple 3 Kannonji

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  About mid afternoon on my first day walking the Shodoshima pilgrimage I left the Daish-do and carried on uphill a few more minutes before...
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