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Sights in Nagomi, Kumamoto
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Higo Folk House Village
Open-air museum restoring seven old folk houses, with a history museum, art museum, and paid hands-on experiences.
Ear Deity (Grave of Yufu Oisuke)
Tomb of Yufu Oisuke, worshipped as the Ear Deity; fire-blowing bamboo is offered and used in worship.
Eye Deity
Believed to grant health and family safety by drinking spring water, and especially effective for eye disease.
Tooth Deity
Tooth-shaped gravestone worshipped as a rare toothache deity; white sand or rice is offered when teeth ache.
Shichirojin, Deity of Sex and the Waist
Deity of fertility, safe birth, and marital harmony, enshrined for spreading farming techniques.
Life Deity
A stone worshipped as a life-saving deity; one prayer in a lifetime for critical illness is said to be granted.
Stomach Deity
Hilltop stone shrine said to restore vigor to people with weak stomachs; visiting is impossible due to the Kumamoto Earthquake.
Tateyama Hand and Foot Deity
Said to heal limb pain and quicken the feet; a divided spirit of Kashima's deity, kept in its original state.
Tanaka Castle Ruins
Medieval castle of Wani Chikazane, called among Kumamoto's largest of its era; now a park and National Historic Site.
Tonkararin
Five stone tunnels of differing structure and size, named for the sound of stones falling; purpose unknown.
Eta Funayama Kofun
Large keyhole tomb from the late 5th century; its chamber can be viewed, and all 92 artifacts are National Treasures.
Omusubi Library
Library in Higo Minka Village's relocated old houses, selling rice flour, sweets, coffee, and donuts.