Sights in Nankan, Kumamoto

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• Kanaguri Shizo Road

  

  Nankan, Kumamoto

  Twelve-kilometer round-trip school road of Japan's marathon father Kanaguri Shizo, with its original landscape remaining.

• Old Shodai Village Park

  

  Nankan, Kumamoto · 0968-53-1111

  Birthplace of Shodai ware with preserved Edo kiln sites, 150 plum trees, and a mid-March pottery and plum festival.

• Firefly Village Park

  

  Nankan, Kumamoto · 0968-53-1111

  Late May fireflies can be seen around Biwase River, a selected firefly site with a viewing plaza, toilets, and parking.

• Nankan Teahouse Ruins on Buzen Kaido

  

  Nankan, Kumamoto · 0968-57-8507

  Former daimyo rest house completed in 1852, a national historic site with a pond park and autumn maples.