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Inukai Falls: Largest Waterfall in Southern Kyushu
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Kumaso Cave: Psychedelic Cave Paintings
In Kagoshima Prefecture in southern Kyushu lies Kumaso Cave. Near the city of Kirishima, the cave is steeped in a combination of myth, history and legends. Today, you can visit the cave to see modern, psychedelic-like paintings on the cave walls. Myth, History and Legends of Kumaso Cave In the first and second centuries CE,…
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Tabinoyu: Ryokan in the mountains near Kirishima (Kagoshima, Japan)
About Tabinoyu Tabinoyu is an independent Ryokan located in the mountains north of Kirishima. You have to get to it by going up a mountain road, on which it sits near the end. In addition to traditional Ryokan rooms (multi-purpose tatami rooms that you rent for eating and sleeping), there are also mountain cabins that…
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Kirishima Jingu: Nikko of the West
Located in Kagoshima Prefecture near the slopes of Mt. Takachiho-no-mine, Kirishima Jingu is one of the holiest shrines in Japan. About 1.5 hours from Kagoshima Station and less than 30 minutes from Kagoshima Airport, a visit to Kirishima Jingu is definitely worth it. History of Kirishima Jingu Kirishima Jingu is dedicated to Ninigi-no-mikoto, the grandson…
