Sights in Minamioguni, Kumamoto

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• Hikyo Seven Falls

  

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  Seven falls on the lower Oda River, set in a steep gorge and natural forest, viewable from a maintained trail.

• Takenokuma Giant Zelkova

  

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  About 1,000 years old, 18-meter trunk girth and 32 meters tall, at Takenokuma Sugawara Shrine. National natural monument since 1935.

• Sparrow Hell

  

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  Cold-spring area where sulfurous gas vents, named because the gas kills small birds and animals. Desolate and mountain-ringed.

• Mazeno Gorge

  

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  Chikugo River headwaters called a secret gorge, open to the public only a few days twice a year.

• Oshidoishi Hill

  

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  Said to be an ancient prayer site near Mazeno Gorge, with arranged stones and a 360-degree panorama.

• Meoto Falls

  

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  Two small falls where the Oda and Tanohara rivers meet, famous as a matchmaking falls.

• Sanai Plateau

  

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  Plateau spanning eastern Minamiaso and Kuju, Oita, offering hiking and spectacular spring and autumn views.