熊本県 · Shrines & temples
Aoi Aso Jinja
人吉市 人吉・球磨
Its main hall, corridor and gate are National Treasures. It is rare for thatched shrine architecture to be designated a National Treasure.
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Heitate Jingu
山都町 阿蘇
Almost at the centre of Kyushu, high above sea level. The great cedar in its grounds is said, by tradition, to be 15,000 years old.
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Kato Jinja
熊本市 熊本
It enshrines Kato Kiyomasa. Standing beside the honmaru of Kumamoto Castle, it looks up at the keep from close range.
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Kikuchi Jinja
菊池市 熊本
It enshrines the Kikuchi clan, who fought for the Southern Court. Also known for its cherry blossom.
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Kamishikimi Kumano Imasu Jinja
高森町 阿蘇
An approach lined with lanterns through a stand of cedars. The Ugatoiwa, a great rock pierced through at the far end, is said to let wishes pass.
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Honmyoji
熊本市 熊本
The mausoleum of Kiyomasa. The Jochibyo stands at the top of 176 stone steps.
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Fujisaki Hachimangu
熊本市 熊本
The tutelary shrine of Higo, known for its autumn festival and its procession of attendant warriors.
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Oe Tenshudo
天草市 天草
A white church on a hill, standing in a village of hidden Christians.
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Sakitsu Kyokai
天草市 天草
It stands within a fishing village. Unusually, the floor inside is laid with tatami.
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Kokuzo Jinja
阿蘇市 阿蘇
The north shrine of Aso Jinja. Known for the great cedar of Tono.
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Ugeto no Iwa
高森町 阿蘇
A great hole said to have been kicked through by an ogre. It is held to let any difficulty pass.
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Takamori Aso Jinja
高森町 阿蘇
The tutelary shrine of southern Aso. It preserves the Fuchin festival.
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Shirakawa Yoshimi Jinja
南阿蘇村 阿蘇
It stands at the mouth of the Shirakawa spring. One of the hundred famous waters of Japan.
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Ungan Zenji
熊本市 熊本
It has the Reiganto cave, where Miyamoto Musashi wrote the Book of Five Rings.
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Kengun Jinja
熊本市 熊本
Held to be the oldest shrine in Kumamoto. Its approach runs about 500 metres.
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Izumi Jinja
熊本市 熊本
It stands within Suizenji Jojuen garden, and enshrines the Hosokawa family.
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Kitaoka Jinja
熊本市 熊本
A married pair of camphor trees stands on the approach. A shrine of the Gion faith.
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Jochibyo
熊本市 熊本
Kato Kiyomasa lies here. It was built at the same height as Kumamoto Castle.
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Kikuchi Jinja
菊池市 熊本
It enshrines the Kikuchi family, who fought for the Southern Court.
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Kosa Jinja
甲佐町 熊本
One of the four Aso shrines. It stands by a river known for weir fishing for sweetfish.
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Konoura Jinja
宇城市 熊本
One of the four Aso shrines, facing the Ariake Sea.
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Yatsushiro Jinja
八代市 八代
One of the three great Myoken shrines of Japan. Its Myoken festival is UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Matsui Jinja
八代市 八代
It enshrines the Matsui, lords of Yatsushiro Castle. A tea house and garden survive.
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Aoi Aso Romon
人吉市 人吉・球磨
The thatched gate is a National Treasure. Yin and yang demon faces are carved beneath the eaves.
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