Sights in Takamori, Kumamoto

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• Takamori Pass Thousand Cherry Trees

  

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  Varied cherry trees line this pass, with a summit panorama of Aso's five peaks in spring.

• Mount Nekodake

  

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  1433-meter peak named for a catlike summit, oldest of the five Aso volcanoes and symbol of Takamori.

• Takamori Pass

  

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  Mountain pass.

• Anasako Inari Shrine

  

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  About 400-year-old shrine revered for cattle and horses, with a lunar February festival.

• Takamori Tono no Sugi

  

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  Giant cedar pair over 400 years old along the Kyushu Nature Trail, called couple cedars, girth over 10m.

• Ugetoiwa

  

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  Large wind cave behind Kamishikimi Kumanoza Shrine, reputed for passing exams and victory.

• Upside-Down Nekodake

  

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  Reflection of cat-shaped Nekodake, a Takamori symbol and Aso Five Peak, visible only in spring when paddies are flooded.

• Kamishikimi Kumanoza Shrine

  

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  A shrine with 97 stone lanterns along the approach and a huge 10-meter wind cave called Ugetoiwa beyond the hall.

• Franky Statue

  

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  Shipwright Franky statue in Takamori, installed in fiscal 2020, cheering Minamiaso Railway's full reopening.

• Kamishikimi Kumanoimasu Shrine

  

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  Setting of the anime film Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light; enshrines Izanagi, Izanami, and Ishigimi Taishogun.

• Takamori Spring Water Tunnel

  

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  Unfinished railway tunnel now open as a waterfront park, with 36 tons of spring water per minute.