Monday, July 11, 2022

Kakurega no Mori the 8th largest tree in Japan

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  Some of the biggest trees I have encountered while walking around Western Japan have been Camphor trees, Cinnamomum camphora, kusunoki in ...
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Saturday, July 9, 2022

Yoshii Juku Historic Preservation District

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Yoshii Juku Historic Preservation District The last  post town on the Hita Kaido, or the first if you are leaving Hita and traveling west, w...
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Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Kusano Juku Hita Kaido Post Town

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  Kusano, a little east of Kurume, was in the Edo period a post town on the main road known as the Hita Kaido, sometimes the Bungo Kaido . T...
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Sunday, July 3, 2022

Yamabedo Cultural Center Kusano

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  The Yamabedo Culture Centre has a permanent exhibition on local festivals, puts on a variety of exhibitions and events, and serves as a ki...
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Friday, July 1, 2022

Susanoo Shrine Kusano

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  Susano Shrine in Kusano near Kurume is sometimes read as Susanoen Shrine. Kusano was a post town on the Hita Kaido during the Edo period. ...
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Monday, June 27, 2022

Sennenji Temple the Nikko of Kyushu

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  Sennenji is a Jodo sect temple located in Kusano, a former post town on the Hita Kaido east of Kurume. It is said the temple was founded i...
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Thursday, June 23, 2022

Hatsumode at Kurumesosha Hiyoshi Shrine

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Japan Guide January 2nd, 2014, I arrived back in Kurume to continue with my pilgrimage around Kyushu after having took a break to go home an...
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Monday, June 20, 2022

Recent Manhole Art

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  Japan is quite famous for the variety of brightly colored and diverse designs of its manhole and drain covers. I used to regularly post on...
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