BokenJapanSights in Soo, Kagoshima
Soo · Kagoshima · 11 places
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Iwaya Kannon
On the Otorikyo downstream path, natural rock carvings of sutras, Buddhas, and stone towers remain at Senyu-ji.
Kirihara Falls
A 40-meter-wide, 12-meter-high fall, one of Soo's eight views; spray can form rainbows; a registered geosite.
Mizonokuchi Cave
209.5 m cave eroded by Kirishima springs over millennia; prefectural natural monument and national cultural property.
Jingagaoka Park Observatory
Views Kirishima north, Shibushi Bay south, and Sakurajima west; good for birds and stargazing.
Shiraga-dake
603.9 m Soo district peak with 360-degree views; observatory unusable due to aging.
Nikko Shrine
Said to have been founded in 710 by Kamo Yorinaga, enshrining Amaterasu and Kamo deities, closely tied to Takarabe.
Sueyoshi Mukae Park
Park by Soo City Hall with a large pond, a shrine, a memorial tower, and about 100 cherry trees.
Fuyo Tower (Iwagawa Naval Air Base)
Memorial for the Fuyo night-combat unit that sortied from Iwagawa airfield toward Okinawa in 1945.
Sanren Todoro Falls
Welded tuff steps carved by the Mizonokuchi River, with unique rocks, tree scents, and a roaring sound.
Kumano Shrine
Demon-chasing shrine with a five-ring stupa and two Nio statues once at Komyo-ji.
Sumiyoshi Shrine
Shrine midway up Mount Sumiyoshi, revered by the Shimazu clan; 1849 all-camphor hall and designated poems and masks.