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Sights in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki
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Hara Castle Ruins
1496 castle ruins, a natural fortress surrounded on three sides by the Ariake Sea.
Debris Flow Damaged House Preservation Park
Park preserving nine houses damaged by the August 1992 debris flow to show disaster-prevention importance.
Ayugaeri Falls
Waterfall about 14 meters high where sweetfish once returned, with rock play and flowing somen.
Former Onokoba Elementary School Damaged Building and Sabo Future Hall
School burned by the September 1991 pyroclastic flow, preserved beside a hall of disaster exhibits.
Sezumezaki Lighthouse
Southern-tip lighthouse on Shimabara Peninsula; Hayasaki Seto whirlpools reach 20 m across at March-June spring tides.
Hara Castle Holy Maria Kannon Hall
Ten-meter wooden statue, the world's largest Maria image, carved over 40 years to mourn Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion victims.
Arima Christian Heritage Museum
Introduces Hara Castle Ruins, Hinoe Castle Ruins, and Arima Seminary in Nagasaki Christian history.
Minamishimabara Sunflower Fields
Sunflower fields in Minamishimabara, planted by locals after harvest, not run as a tourist farm.
Futagoiwa Rock
Head-shaped rock carved by waves from ancient volcanic debris-flow deposits; one of two remains.
Harayama Dolmen Group
Japan's oldest and largest dolmen group, from about the 4th century BC, with over 100 tombs.
Hinoe Castle Ruins
Castle ruins of Christian lord Arima Harunobu, who founded Japan's first European secondary school.
Kuchinotsu History and Folklore Museum
Museum richly displaying materials on Kuchinotsu's past and present as a historic natural harbor.
Nanban Ship Arrival Site
Nagasaki-designated historic site of 1567 Portuguese ship arrivals and a 1579 Christian mission base.
Tatsuishi Coast
Coast showing Unzen's earliest layers from 500,000 years ago, above former seafloor deposits and debris-flow layers.
Fukae Suwa Shrine Grove
Grove of Suwa Shrine enshrined in 1428, with seven large camphor trees, the largest 6.6 meters around.
Seibo Park (Seibo Memorial Hall)
Park honoring Peace Statue sculptor Kitamura Seibo, with about 60 works and views of Hara Castle Ruins.
Arie Tawaraishi Observatory
Overlooks Arie from Route 57 between Unzen and Shimabara, with Shiranui Sea, Ariake Sea, and clear-day Mt. Aso views.
Tonosumi Falls
Falls in upper Shimizu River's Tonosumi Gorge, loved for summer coolness and autumn foliage.
Hanabusa Observatory
Panoramic viewpoint over islands, mountains, and Hayasaki Peninsula, with visible ancient volcanic strata.
Sunset Hill
Scenic spot in Eco Park Ronshobaru, Kita-Arima, with fine views of sunsets over Tachibana Bay.
Fukae Buried Cultural Properties and Eruption Disaster Museum
Displays excavated pottery and other artifacts, plus photos of the Unzen Fugendake eruption disaster.
Iwatoyama Grove
97-meter mountain; rare plants designated a national natural monument in 1928. Also a Kannon faith site.
Gonda Park
Hilltop park at 100-140m with views, spring cherries and azaleas, autumn cosmos, and sunsets.
Spectacles Bridge (Minamishimabara City)
Stone arch bridge built in 1853, called the oldest public stone bridge on the Shimabara Peninsula.