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Towns tagged “Famous festival”
332 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Famous festival”, across 47 prefectures.
“Famous festival” is an editorial tag, chosen town by town. This is not a complete count of every town in Japan that fits, and a town missing here is not a town that doesn't fit. Towns are listed by prefecture in local government code order, with no ranking.
Hokkaido4
Hokkaido page- Kikonai TownSince 1831, a god is purified in waves.Kanchu Misogi, Misogi Beach
- Esashi TownKitamae ships tied up to stakes in rock.Kitamae ship mooring, Kamomejima
- Furubira TownA tengu walks through fire at night.Tengu fire walk, Kotohira Shrine
- Numata TownA German-made engine hauled coal here.Krauss No. 15, built 1889
Aomori Prefecture1
Aomori Prefecture pageIwate Prefecture4
Iwate Prefecture page- Miyako CityThe lord's lodging prompted the garden's completion.Moriai Garden, Tsugaruishi
- Ofunato CityDoorless gate said to escape demolition.Choanji, no sleeves or doors
- Ichinoseki CityConcrete bridge reinforced with bamboo.Chojataki Bridge, bamboo-rebar
- Takizawa CityAt equinox, the sun sets on the peak.Yubunezawa Stone Circle
Miyagi Prefecture1
Miyagi Prefecture pageAkita Prefecture13
Akita Prefecture page- Akita CityA Nara-era toilet had a settling tank.Flush toilet, Akita Castle site
- Yokote CityA bonden enters the pond as an offering.Numa-iri Bonden, Aratokoro
- Oga CityDemons' steps are said to stop at 999.Goshado steps, Akagami Shrine
- Kazuno CityA brewer's house with a covered walkway.Komise, former Sekizen sake shop
- Yurihonjo CityA hall open to the roof, for a Buddha.Akata Daibutsu, Chōkoku-ji
- Katagami CityFestival roles pass on over three years.Tonin rites, Toko Yasaka Shrine
- Daisen CityA garden lantern's cap spans about 4 m.Ikeda Garden, Yukimi lantern
- Kitaakita CityLouder drums are said to call the rain.Tsuzureko Big Drum, the shrine
- Semboku CityLit paper balloons rise in midwinter.Paper balloons, Kamihinokinai
- Happo TownMen carry a mikoshi into a waterfall.Takiabi, Shirataki-jinja Shrine
- Hachirogata TownSaid to take its form in post-town days.Hitoichi Bon Odori
- Misato TownHe quit the Diet and built an avenue.Pine and cedar avenue, Togaku
- Ugo TownDancing in scrap kimono, faces hidden.Hanui, Nishimonai Bon Odori
Yamagata Prefecture2
Yamagata Prefecture pageFukushima Prefecture5
Fukushima Prefecture page- Sukagawa CityA hill shrine called "chief guardian."Chief shrine of Iwase District
- Soma CityOne drawing, many carvings: a 1695 hall.Hachiman Shrine, main hall
- Minamiaizu TownIts hanamichi is set up only for shows.Omomo Stage, shrine grounds
- Aizumisato TownRock cut open for a three-story hall.Sakudari Kannon Hall, kakezukuri
- Furudono TownLook up at a cherry about 400 years old.Large mountain cherry, Furudono
Ibaraki Prefecture5
Ibaraki Prefecture page- Hitachiota CityIts builder went on to work in Western style.Former Ota Middle School Hall
- Kitaibaraki CityA slope canal done in about half a year.Jukkoku-bori, Nakago
- Kashima CityA narrow front stretches into the grove.Meotozuka Kofun
- Moriya CityA Kasama Road mound, now Koshin-zuka.Akabokke milestone mound
- Hitachiomiya CityA jar with a human face near its neck.Human-faced jar, Izumisakashita
Tochigi Prefecture3
Tochigi Prefecture pageGunma Prefecture2
Gunma Prefecture pageSaitama Prefecture26
Saitama Prefecture page- Kawagoe CityThe warehouses are still open for business.Clay-walled warehouse streets
- Kumagaya CitySaitama's first National Treasure hall.Kangi-in Shōden-dō
- Chichibu CityFireworks rise into a winter sky.Chichibu Night Festival
- Kazo CityA 100-metre carp streamer swims in the sky.Jumbo Koinobori
- Honjo CityHanawa Hokiichi's home until age 15.Hanawa Hokiichi's birthplace
- Kasukabe CityAn 800 kg kite rises into the May sky.Giant kite on the Edo River
- Sayama CityTanabata displays, unseen until the day.Irumagawa Tanabata
- Konosu CityPoppies bloom on the Arakawa riverbed.Poppies on the Arakawa
- Ageo CityThe shrine and its bearers end up in mud.Hirakata doroinkyo
- Koshigaya CityA flood-control pond became the town's lake.Koshigaya Lake Town
- Warabi CityJapan's smallest city, once a post town.Warabi-juku
- Asaka CityKurome River waterwheels drew copper wire.Waterwheel copper drawing
- Okegawa CitySafflower, once second only to Yamagata.Okegawa safflower
- Kuki CityFloats wrapped in 500 lanterns spin at night.Kuki Lantern Festival
- Misato CityDeclared "Japan's No. 1 Reading Town".
- Sakado CityHome of the Koma, a clear Kanto river.
- Tsurugashima CityEvery 4 years, a dragon enters this pond.Suneori Amagoi
- Yoshikawa CityDon't leave without eating the catfish.
- Fujimino CityThe 1937 village office still stands.Former Ōi village office
- Moroyama TownWhere boys are the yabusame archers.Yabusame, Izumo Iwai Shrine
- Ogawa TownA town of Hosokawa paper, from kozo alone.
- Minano TownHome to the 100 Kannon's final temple.Suisen-ji, Chichibu temple 34
- Ogano TownNo station, but Mount Ryōkami towers.
- Misato TownBon fires lit on 108 ridge mounds.Inomata no Hyakuhattō
- Yorii TownHōjō castle ruins above the Ara River.Hachigata Castle ruins
- Sugito TownNo sea, no hills: summer lanterns afloat.Furutone lantern festival
Chiba Prefecture1
Chiba Prefecture pageTokyo6
Tokyo page- Chiyoda WardJapan's height datum is in a stone hut.Nihon Suijun Genten Hyoko
- Setagaya WardHikone domain's lands lay in Setagaya.Setagaya Daikan Yashiki
- Kita WardBeer-brewing plants adapted in brick.Kyu Jozo Shikenjo Daiichi Kojo
- Fuchu CityA three-tier mound, square below, round above, its upper two tiers faced with stone.Musashi-Fuchu Kumano-jinja Kofun
- Akishima CityRiverbed fossil recognized as new whaleAkishima Whale, a new species
- Mikurajima VillageThe mikoshi races down the shrine steps.Inane Shrine, annual festival
Kanagawa Prefecture4
Kanagawa Prefecture page- Yokosuka City100 wicks a night were lit, it is said.Tomyo-do, Uraga's cape
- Zama CityThere is a “dam” under the ground.Suzuka no Izumi, underground dam
- Oiso TownBirds come to rocks to drink seawater.Green pigeon, Terugasaki Coast
- Nakai TownThe shrine's name has two explanations.Minogasa Shrine, Inokuchi
Niigata Prefecture6
Niigata Prefecture page- Nagaoka CityA trowel-drawn kirin stands on the kura.Kote-e storehouse, Settaya
- Ojiya CityA hall with a high floor against snow.Akashido, chijimi founder's hall
- Mitsuke City“Middle of Niigata Prefecture,” it says.Niigata's center of gravity
- Murakami CityA trail sign reads "Nihonkoku" (Japan).Nihonkoku, a 555 m mountain
- Minamiuonuma CitySouth stones lined a river, it is said.Sakado Castle, residence wall
- Yahiko VillageIt can't be crossed. Gods are said to.Tama no Hashi, Yahiko Shrine
Toyama Prefecture7
Toyama Prefecture page- Toyama CityCanal soil made an old riverbed downtown.Fugan Canal, old Jinzū bed
- Takaoka CityLatticed houses along a 500 m stone lane.Kanayamachi
- Uozu CityA 2,000-year-old forest below sea level.Uozu Buried Forest
- Namerikawa CityIts giant octopus made it into ukiyo-e.Giant octopus of Namerikawa
- Oyabe CityA school tower mixing Yasuda and Oxford.Märchen architecture
- Nanto CityA World Heritage village of 5 households.Suganuma gassho village
- Imizu CityA ferry sailed as the port was cut open.Koshinokata–Horioka ferry
Ishikawa Prefecture14
Ishikawa Prefecture page- Nanao CityTemples gathered on a hill for defense.Yamanotera temple group
- Komatsu CityIts main hall stands inside a rock cave.Natadera
- Wajima CityFired Mt. Komine soil, under the lacquer.Jinoko, Wajima-nuri base
- Suzu CityA lighthouse Japanese engineers built.Rokkozaki Lighthouse
- Kaga CityShip planks wall the shipowners' houses.Hashidate shipowners' houses
- Hakui CityMyojo-ji holds ten historic buildings.Myojo-ji
- Hakusan CityEvery roof keeps its snow-clearing ladder.Shiramine storehouse homes
- Nomi CityA keyhole tomb, about 140m, on the plain.Akitsuneyama No. 1 Tomb
- Kawakita Town950m of cherry trees on the Tedori levee.Tedori levee cherry trees
- Uchinada TownA bridge now joins a town split in two.Sunset Bridge Uchinada
- Shika TownWaves carved a sea cave, 60 meters deep.Ganmon
- Nakanoto TownLegend: a princess taught weaving here.Noto Jofu linen
- Anamizu TownA monument honors Pluto's prophet here.Percival Lowell monument
- Noto TownMikoshi fly into sea, river, and fire.Ushitsu's Abare Matsuri
Fukui Prefecture7
Fukui Prefecture page- Obama CityTwo Kamakura-era treasures in the hills.Myotsu-ji hall and pagoda
- Katsuyama CityFossils and their strata, both protected.Dinosaur fossils, Tetori Group
- Sakai CityFive- and six-sided rock columns run 1 km.Tojinbo
- Ikeda TownLegend says a regent taught them Noh.Mizuumi Dengaku Nōmai
- Mihama TownJump into a winter canal, tear the rope.Hiruga Tug of War
- Takahama TownOnce 1.5M a summer; now a Blue Flag.Wakasa Wada Beach
- Oi TownA valley library named to waste no drop.Jakushū Itteki Bunko
Yamanashi Prefecture6
Yamanashi Prefecture page- Fujiyoshida CityHorses' tracks tell the town's fortune.Yabusame, Omuro Sengen Shrine
- Minami-Alps CitySeen from above, a shogi-piece dike.Shogigashira, Midai River dikes
- Uenohara CityStreamers and a drum make a room a hall.Mushono Dainembutsu, Furyu-odori
- Yamanakako VillageThrough the cleft three times, luck comes, they say.Ishiwari Shrine's great rock
- Fujikawaguchiko TownShrine cedar recorded at 40 m or more.Shoji no Osugi, Suwa Shrine
- Tabayama VillageThree lions dance around the village.Sasara-jishi, Gion Festival
Nagano Prefecture7
Nagano Prefecture page- Chikuma CityRound part: oval or rounded-rectangular.Mori Shogunzuka, restored mound
- Anan TownA town-designated cedar flanks the hall.Waseda Shrine's great cedar
- Tenryu VillageA set-square slope averaging about 27°.Nakaisamurai tea fields
- Oshika VillageTan and green rock meet directly.Anko outcrop, Tectonic Line
- Agematsu TownGranite splits like boxes set in a row.Nezame no Toko
- Ikeda TownA chamber with a stacked-stone boundary.Oninokama Kofun
- Nozawaonsen VillageThe village kitchen is in the hot pools.Ogama, the shared kitchen
Gifu Prefecture6
Gifu Prefecture page- Ogaki CityThe girders were imported from England.Former Ibigawa Bridge
- Takayama CityBell gate said to be a former building.Unryu-ji bell gate, Kounkaku
- Hida CityWinter: 1,000 carp go to a castle moat.Seto River carp, Tenjin Pond
- Yoro TownUnearthed stone Buddhas, set on a cone.Thousand Stone Buddhas, Kashiwao
- Godo TownA shrine's pagoda stacks three roofs.Hiyoshi Shrine, pagoda
- Yaotsu TownThatch covers a hall 5.4 m square.Myokyo-ji Temple Kannon Hall
Shizuoka Prefecture9
Shizuoka Prefecture page- Ito CityThe town that burns a whole mountain every year.Mount Omuro burning
- Shimada CityOnce bridgeless, now the world's longest wooden footbridge.Hōrai Bridge
- Iwata CityLights out, and a mikoshi runs in the dark.Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka Matsuri
- Shimoda CityThe port that opened Japan, with nine swimming beaches.Shimoda, the Black Ships' port
- Kosai CityJapan's only surviving checkpoint building.Arai Checkpoint
- Higashiizu TownSix hot spring villages along the sea.Hot springs, Okawa to Inatori
- Kawazu TownAn early-blooming cherry that bears the town's name.
- Kawanehon TownThe one train in Japan that climbs on a cogwheel.Ikawa Line, Abt rack
- Mori TownThe town a geographer called "little Kyoto".Shiga Shigetaka's little Kyoto
Aichi Prefecture14
Aichi Prefecture page- Toyohashi CityCave said to have held a giant snake.Susejaana Cave, Jomon cave site
- Okazaki CityAn arched pediment crowns the center.Former Nukata-gun Public Hall
- Handa CityLeft, a clog shop. Right, a tatami shop.Birthplace of Niimi Nankichi
- Tsushima CityA river through town survives as a pond.Maruike, Tennogawa Park
- Inuyama CityLush green grass became a place name.Aotsuka Kofun, green-grass name
- Inazawa CityA finial crowns the hexagonal roof.Jizo Hall, Chokoji Temple
- Tokai CityCobbles slant up out of a gatepost.Kuno House (Aizankyo) gatepost
- Chiryu CityTortoise said to move if read in one goYatsuhashi stele, Muryoju-ji
- Tahara CityStones outline Todaiji's tile kilns.Irago Todaiji tile kiln site
- Nagakute CityA stone torii shrine holds four tumuli.Shimmei Shrine, torii, Tumulus 2
- Kanie TownSacred reeds snagged on a pine, and the bridge is said to take its name from it.Miyoshi Bridge, Sunari Festival
- Shitara TownLegend: plays till three houses remain.Damine Kannon stage
- Toei TownWhite water where a plunge pool receded.Niebuchi Pothole, Ochise River
- Toyone VillageTwo storehouses front the main house.Kumagai House, thatched house
Mie Prefecture10
Mie Prefecture page- Yokkaichi CityThe freight rails are lifted by cables.Suehiro Bridge, port rail bridge
- Kuwana CityUji Bridge torii, received each Sengu.Ise's First Torii, ferry landing
- Kameyama CityMie's only Tokaido mound still intact.Nomura Ichirizuka, Tokaido
- Shima CitySandal said to rout a giant goes to sea.Waraji-biki, Nakiri
- Iga CityBasho's travel attire, built as a hall.Haiseiden
- Toin TownCherry flowers with one pistil or two.Toin Yaeyamazakura
- Taiki TownLeaving the Miya River for a steep pass.Misesaka Pass, Kumano Kodo Iseji
- Minamiise TownFerns grow by a cave of ogre legend.Onigajo Fern Colony, Oshibuchi
- Kihoku TownAt the mouth, river and sea water layer.Choshi River, the Yurayura belt
- Kiho TownBoats circle a river island three times.Mifune Island, festival venue
Shiga Prefecture8
Shiga Prefecture page- Otsu CityWooden lighthouse at the lake's narrows.Lighthouse of Dekejima
- Nagahama CityGates still divide inside from outside.Shisokumon gates, Sugaura
- Omihachiman CityA monk walks to a pole's end over water.Saotobi, Isaki-ji Temple
- Moriyama CityNot one pit dwelling has been found.Shimonogo Site, moated village
- Ritto CityA wooden gear turned the millstone.Treadwheel mill, Wachusanhompo
- Yasu CitySmall hall rated a medieval masterpiece.Osasahara Shrine main hall
- Hino TownWall windows open on festival day.Sajikimado, Hino Festival window
- Ryuo TownA stone passage goes into a square tomb.Ougo Kofun
Kyoto Prefecture7
Kyoto Prefecture page- Kyoto CityIce Age relicts live in a city pond.Midorogaike Biotic Community
- Kameoka CityCherry blossoms bloom inside the stone.Cerasite, Hiedano pseudomorph
- Nantan CityA jin'ya denied repairs became a castle.Sonobe Castle, gate
- Kizugawa CityA moved Daigokuden became a temple hall.Kuni Palace, Daigokuden Site
- Seika TownA great torch moves in the winter hush.Igomori Festival, Hosono Shrine
- Minamiyamashiro VillageA covering hall holds several shrines.Rokusho Shrine, Nodono
- Ine TownBoats are hauled up a stone-paved slope.Ineura funaya boat houses
Osaka Prefecture3
Osaka Prefecture pageHyogo Prefecture4
Hyogo Prefecture page- Himeji CityA National Treasure, straight ahead on the way to work.Himeji Castle
- Nishinomiya CityOn 10 January they race to pick the lucky man.Nishinomiya Shrine's Fukuotoko
- Aioi CityBoats rowed by 32 people cross the bay each May.Peron boat racing
- Tamba-Sasayama CityJapan Heritage No. 1 was this town's folk song.Dekansho-bushi
Nara Prefecture4
Nara Prefecture page- Gose CityA hole presumed to drain the pillar pit.Kosedera, pagoda pillar base
- Kawai TownEast restored; west as it looks today.Nagareyama Kofun
- Shimoichi TownA February fair echoes an old market.Shimoichi Ebisu Shrine fair
- Totsukawa VillageLocals' wish for safety became a bridge.Tanize Suspension Bridge, 1954
Wakayama Prefecture11
Wakayama Prefecture page- Kainan CitySaid to be Japan's Suzuki surname roots.Suzuki Yashiki, Fujishiro Oji
- Arida CityEight patriarchs painted in a tower.Jomyo-ji Temple, tahoto pagoda
- Gobo CityThe temple "Gobo-sama" named the city.Hidaka Betsuin, city name origin
- Hirogawa TownA red door stands in the embankment cut.Akamon, the Hiromura tide gate
- Hidaka TownOxen and people changed shoes, it seems.Kutsukake Oji site, Haratani
- Yura TownRock fossils: "umeboshi" in dialect.Monzen no Oiwa, urchin spines
- Inami TownA yellow child frog atop a red parent.Kaeru Bridge, parent and child
- Minabe TownAn ume named to honor a high school's horticulture course.Nanko-ume, Minabe High School
- Hidakagawa TownEdo pagoda where an 8th-century one was.Dojoji, pagoda and main hall
- Nachikatsuura TownA tomb on dunes, laid with river stones.Shimosato Kofun, national site
- Kozagawa TownA jointless cliff, like a screen.Ichimai-iwa, Kozagawa's cliff
Tottori Prefecture6
Tottori Prefecture page- Tottori CityLords' markers rest on stone turtles.Tottori Lords' Ikeda Cemetery
- Chizu TownNo car could reach it until 1967.Itaibara, Rokushaku-michi
- Misasa TownA festival thanks radium's discoverer.Curie Festival
- Daisen TownA thatched headman's estate from 1769.Kadowaki Family Residence
- Hoki TownOctopus in hand, he is tossed 8 times.Takomaishiki, Fukuoka Shrine
- Kofu TownA dance for a lord, kept up 500 years.Ebi Jushichiya, Kodaiji Dance
Shimane Prefecture2
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture9
Okayama Prefecture page- Okayama CityA monument to the white peach's finder.White peach discovery site
- Kurashiki CityTapping spectators' heads with fans.Suinkyo, Achi Shrine festival
- Tsuyama CityA gable-entry hall with a karahafu porchNakayama-zukuri, Nakayama Shrine
- Niimi CityA cliff hole has gushed at intervals.Kusama intermittent cold spring
- Setouchi CityIts ware is unearthed in Nara's capital.Sabukaze Ancient Kiln Sites
- Kagamino TownTour a tunnel dug to find uranium.Visitor Tunnel, Yotsugi-minami 2
- Kumenan TownMen dance slowly, dressed as women.Banba Dance, Bukkyō-ji Temple
- Misaki TownA station roof with a turtle's head.Kamenokō Station, turtle head
- Kibichuo TownHe moved his reputed first tea room.Tenraian, Shigemori's tea room
Hiroshima Prefecture7
Hiroshima Prefecture page- Mihara CityAt high tide, it is shoulder-deep.Magai Wareishi Jizo, Sagishima
- Onomichi CityThe city named Go its own sport.
- Otake CityA 25 m stone wall came out of the soil.Kamei Castle, Masanori's branch
- Kumano TownOff-season peddling led to brush-making.Kumano Fude, traditional craft
- Saka TownFrom a hill castle, see Hiroshima Bay.Takaoyama Castle Ruins, Tenjindo
- Kitahiroshima TownIts front faced east, walled in stone.Kikkawa Motoharu residence ruins
- Osakikamijima Town13 towns opened a seamen's school.Geiyo Seamen's School
Yamaguchi Prefecture7
Yamaguchi Prefecture page- Shimonoseki CityOld post office, with an octagonal dome.Former Tonoi Post Office
- Yamaguchi CityFor about 120 years, a photo studio.Kawamura Photo Studio
- Hofu CityA shrine keeps long-crowing black fowl.Kurokashiwa, Tamanooya Shrine
- Nagato CityA grave was built for whale fetuses.Ōmijima Whale Grave
- Yanai CityA late-Edo goldfish glow, so it is saidYanai Kingyo Chochin
- Shunan CityBought back his home, opened a library.Kodama Bunko, site of his home
- Kaminoseki TownFrench stained glass on the top floor.Shikairo, four-story wooden hall
Tokushima Prefecture3
Tokushima Prefecture pageKagawa Prefecture5
Kagawa Prefecture page- Zentsuji CityBurned to ashes, now a fourth pagoda.Zentsu-ji pagoda
- Higashikagawa CityGlove-making, brought home from Osaka.Gloves, Tanatsugu Tatsukichi
- Shodoshima TownOnce a year, seen from a stone grandstand.Ikeda's grandstand
- Ayagawa TownA shrine marks where Michizane once lived.Takinomiya Tenmangu
- Kotohira TownJapan's oldest surviving kabuki theater.Kanamaruza theatre
Ehime Prefecture8
Ehime Prefecture page- Imabari CitySea-purified boys ride up the approach.Otomo-uma run, Kamo Shrine
- Uwajima CityOnce a police station, it came home.Uwajima City Historical Museum
- Yawatahama CityUpstairs, a veranda juts over the river.Hizuchi School, Matsumura
- Niihama CitySummit chimney of a would-be ironworksOld Yamane Chimney, Entotsuyama
- Saijo CityIts scent is said to bring the festival.Kinmokusei tree, Oshimori-ji
- Shikokuchuo CityWater diversion was a century-old wish.Dozan River Canal
- Uchiko TownAfter the flood, rebuilt without piers.Tamaru Bridge, covered bridge
- Ikata TownA dance named for a line of its song.Shanshan dance, Oku
Kochi Prefecture8
Kochi Prefecture page- Kochi CityThe worship hall spreads three ways.Tosa Shrine, iri-tonbo
- Muroto CityIshiguro walls and a row of townhouses.Kiragawa townscape, ishiguro
- Shimanto CityGods wed, said to curb bride-snatching.Fuba Hachimangu, gods' wedding
- Konan CityPeer at painted screens through a hole.Kabuki-scene screens, old Akaoka
- Okawa VillageClimb past the source to primeval beech.Mt. Ōzare, primeval beech forest
- Ino TownA shifting blue, and a serpent legend.Nikobuchi, Edagawa-gawa pool
- Niyodogawa TownOne cherry tree renamed a district.Hyotan-zakura
- Nakatosa TownFish are cut up at the sink by the door.Kure Port and Fishing Town
Fukuoka Prefecture13
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Kitakyushu CityLand readjustment found a stone trunk.Yomiya Giant Petrified Tree
- Fukuoka CityWall stones part neatly, west and east.Genko Borui, Ikinomatsubara area
- Omuta CityThe 1908 gates still move by water pump.Miike Port Lock
- Kurume CityA round-looking mound is a keyhole tomb.Nichirinji Tumulus
- Tagawa CityTwo chimneys a song says irk the moonTwo Chimneys, Ita Mine Site
- Yanagawa CityA six-boat stage moves along the canals.Sanjinmaru, Suitengu boat stage
- Yame CityXu Fu's tomb, they say. A yearly fire.Donanzan Kofun, Donanzan Fusube
- Okawa CityA canal's two banks had different lords.Kobo and Enokizu, border town
- Kasuga CityA mound named for the equinox sunrise.Hihaizuka, the sun-worship mound
- Fukutsu CityA tomb's chamber is now a sanctuary.Miyajidake Kofun, Fudo Shrine
- Itoda TownA pond said to give the town its nameTagiri (泌泉), town-name legend
- Kanda TownThe yamakasa changes form three times.Kanda Yamakasa, Uhara festival
- Yoshitomi TownA border-river bridge on brick piersYamakuni Bridge, completed 1934
Saga Prefecture8
Saga Prefecture page- Karatsu CityThe stone wall took ten years from 1926.Warabino, Nangawara high wall
- Taku CityThe roof wraps around in a U shape.Kawauchi Residence, kudo-zukuri
- Kashima CityThe gate and hall form a dragon's belly.Fumyoji, dragon-shaped precinct
- Ogi CityA mason's name is carved on the pillar.Togawa Hachiman, Hizen torii
- Kiyama TownShrine, torii and a summit rock line up.Tamatama Stone, Kiyama summit
- Kamimine TownIrrigation, defense, road? Views split.Tsutsumi Earthwork, hill barrier
- Genkai TownBuilt from both shores, it met at sea.Hokawazu Bridge
- Tara TownThey say the stone shrine was hauled up.Mt. Tara summit stone shrine
Nagasaki Prefecture1
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture8
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Yatsushiro CityNihon Shoki names an islet off the dike.Mizushima, a river-mouth islet
- Arao CityPlum said to be in Sun Yat-sen's photo.Friendship Plum, Miyazaki house
- Yamaga CityThe statue leapt onto a vine, they say.Aira-tobikazura of Sagara
- Aso CityA road bad after every rain was cobbled.Futae Pass Stones, Bungo Kaido
- Nagasu TownA botamochi-like tomb is called “-san.”Botamochi-san, Ginchiyo's tomb
- Takamori TownRail tunnel work halted by huge outflow.Takamori Yusui Tunnel
- Mashiki TownFour sisters worked for women's status.Shiken Fujin, Yajima sisters
- Yamato TownThe lord's falls began Higo's paintings.Gorogataki, Ryonai Meisho Zukan
Oita Prefecture4
Oita Prefecture page- Hita CityRank came from grades, not birth or age.Kangien, Hirose Tanso's academy
- Bungotakada CityA simple Amida hall stands among trees.Fukiji main hall
- Kunisaki CityIwato-ji's Kunisaki-tō bears the date 1283.Iwato-ji's Kunisaki-tō
- Kusu TownA roundhouse fans out around a turntable.Former Bungo-Mori Roundhouse
Miyazaki Prefecture14
Miyazaki Prefecture page- Miyakonojo CityIts prefecture lasted just over a year.Miyakonojo Pref. Office stele
- Hyuga CityFaults are thought to have cut a cross.Kurusu no Umi, cross inlet
- Kushima CityFound imo-washing, wrote to researchers.Mito Satsue, Koshima's monkeys
- Mimata TownMembers kept planting; a canal bloomed.Tadeike Shibazakura, canal-side
- Takaharu TownCedars Yoshihiro reportedly had planted.Sano no Sugi Namiki
- Kunitomi TownMikoshi and a drum float vie in town.Muikamachi Yoimaka, festival
- Aya TownA medieval castle, conceived and built.Aya Castle
- Nishimera VillageBridge triangles inspired by mountains.Karikobozu Bridge
- Kijo TownUtopia is sought on a hill-castle site.Hyuga Atarashiki-mura
- Tsuno TownFalls hang on hard rock slow to erode.Osuzuyama Falls, Yatogi Falls
- Morotsuka VillageConifers and broadleaves, mixed 7 to 3.Mosaic Forest (モザイク林相)
- Misato TownIts tiles and paving came from Korea.Kudara-no-Yakata, Buyeo model
- Takachiho TownA gorge's railway bridge is 105m high.Takachiho Bridge
- Gokase TownColumnar-jointed rocks ring the falls.Unoko Falls
Kagoshima Prefecture16
Kagoshima Prefecture page- Kanoya CityA stone wall ringed some 2,500 sq m.Kariya site, Kushira
- Akune CityA torii, donated in thanks for shochu.Stone torii, Minamikata Shrine
- Nishinoomote CityA lord had sweet potatoes grown.Monument to Sweet Potato Growing
- Satsumasendai CityA 4 km beach divides three lakes.Nagame-no-hama, Kamikoshiki
- So CityGroundwater carved a cave in shirasu.Mizonokuchi Cave, venting pipes
- Ichikikushikino CityBig paper tigers and oxen lined up.Ichiki Tanabata Odori, Osato
- Shibushi CityFour mountain castles share one name.Shibushi Castle Site, 4 castles
- Minamikyushu CityA sea pond lies inside a ring of rock.Bandokorobana ring-shaped pool
- Mishima VillageSeafloor hot springs stain the bay red.Red sea of Nagahama Bay
- Minamiosumi TownTwo torii stand side by side.Suwa Shrine, side-by-side torii
- Kimotsuki TownAbalone sealed a hull hole, it's said.Kaizo Kannon
- Minamitane TownNo tumuli, but a cemetery in the dunes.Hirota Site, dune cemetery
- Setouchi TownMen in paper masks dance at a shrine.Shodon Shibaya, Oochon Shrine
- Tatsugo TownVillages dance homes pure on set days.Taneoroshi, a purifying dance
- Tokunoshima TownCycads form a tunnel about 200 m long.Kanami Cycad Tunnel
- Yoron TownCastle grounds take in a fault cliff.Yoron Castle Site, historic site
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Okinawa Prefecture page- Itoman CityPort boats fly flags at Lunar New Year.Big-catch flags, Itoman Port
- Miyakojima CityA 1727 record lists the bridge's size.Ikeda-bashi, prefectural site
- Kunigami VillageRopes pulled when the moon is overhead.Okuma Tug of War
- Ogimi VillageAn office with octagonal forms to ease typhoon winds.Former Ogimi Village Office
- Ginoza VillageThree village entrances, a lion at each.Ishiganto, Sokei
- Ie VillageNearby ships steered by a cap-like form.Mount Gusuku, Ie Island Tacchu
- Kadena TownOne said to have brought sweet potatoes.Noguni Sokan, Umu-ufushu
- Yonabaru TownRebuilt station; pillars from 1931 remain.Yonabaru Station Site
- Tokashiki VillageSaid to be built on China-voyage gains.Nemoto Wall, captain's residence
- Aguni VillageCave where a monk is said to have died.Tera, Monk Unsui's cave
- Minamidaito VillageShore trees gather by an inland pond.Ohirugi grove at Oike pond
- Tarama VillageNo mountains, yet a ship lookout stays.Yaeyama Lookout
- Yonaguni TownAbout 1.3 km of coast: cliffs and steps.Sanninudai, sandstone coast
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