Sights in Kuma, Kumamoto

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• Oninokuchi Rice Terraces

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto · 0966-32-1114

  Selected among Japan's 100 rice terraces: 68 steps over 100 m, with regular early-Edo stone walls along the Imo River.

• Kyusendo Cave

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto · 0966-32-0080

  About 4800 m limestone cave, second longest in western Japan; columns and stalagmites still grow after 300 million years.

• Uguchi Kannon Hall

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto · 0966-33-0921

  Fifth stop on the Sagara 33 Kannon pilgrimage, said to bring sound health and freedom from illness.

• Matsudani Rice Terrace Observatory

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto · 0966-32-1114

  Observatory over fan-shaped irregular rice terraces at 150-250 meters, dotted with huge stones and cedars, changing with the seasons.

• Maidoko Great Cherry Tree

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto · 0966-32-1115

  A lone 15m mountain cherry in cedar woods, trunk over 3m, about 300 years old, night-lit, sometimes heart-shaped.

• Konose Sumiyoshi Shrine

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto

  Right-bank Kuma River shrine for navigation and traffic safety, once revered by lords and boatmen.

• Hashizume Bridge

  

  Kuma, Kumamoto

  Stone arch bridge over Imo River, a Kuma River tributary, completed in 1955 and still used.