Sights in Reihoku, Kumamoto

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• Mt. Tenjiku

  

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  Highest peak on Amakusa Shimoshima at 538m, views of Yatsushiro and Nomozaki, and an April azalea festival.

• Tomioka Castle Park

  

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  Built in 1604 by Terasawa Hirotaka as Amakusa's base; a sea-bound natural fortress also called Garyu Castle.

• Oppai Rock

  

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  Rock thought formed by seawater, shaped like a breast, 1.5m across, and visible only at low tide.

• Tomioka Marine Park Observatory

  

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  Observatory overlooking Japan's first underwater park, with clear water, coral, fish, reefs, and sand spits.

• Shikisaki Cape Park

  

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  Park at Tomioka Peninsula's tip with seasonal wildflowers, a white lighthouse, and an observation deck.

• Shiki Castle Ruins

  

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  Said built after 1205 by Shiki Mitsuhiro; ruined in 1589 by Konishi and Kato forces, now a park.

• Amakusa Shiro Embarkation Site

  

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  Said boarding place of Amakusa Shiro's rebels bound again for Shimabara after failing to take Tomioka Castle.

• Shiraiwasaki Coast

  

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  Pure white coast of Amakusa pottery stone, contrasting with deep blue sea and orange sunsets.

• Reihoku Town History Museum

  

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  Museum in Tomioka Castle Park covering Tomioka Castle and the Amakusa-Shimabara Rebellion.