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Towns tagged “Farming town”
330 towns that Machigatari wrote up under “Farming town”, across 45 prefectures.
“Farming town” 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.
Hokkaido84
Hokkaido page- Obihiro CityTickets to Kofuku sold 10 million in four years.Kofuku Station, old Hiroo Line
- Iwamizawa City232 old rails frame the station windows.Rail window frames, Iwamizawa
- Abashiri CityWooden museum, wire-mesh concrete walls.Municipal Museum, main building
- Bibai CityNamed for a settler from Niigata.Miyajima Marsh, name origin
- Mombetsu CityA travelers' inn built near a gold mine.Former Kami-Mobetsu Ekiteisho
- Nayoro CityA train broke snow walls, blew snow far.Kimaroki, a snow-clearing train
- Takikawa CityA sea cow lived where Takikawa was sea.Takikawa sea cow fossil
- Fukagawa CityA tunnel dug under the Ishikari River.Suigen Shrine, Taisho Canal
- Tobetsu TownA two-story annex the tourism association says was built to host guests.Date Residence Annex
- Shinshinotsu VillageLit lanterns rise over winter fields.Tappu Ohashi, Ishikari River
- Yakumo TownA spring-fed pond that never dries up.Umemura Garden
- Assabu TownMatsumae's last castle keeps its moat.Tate Castle site, moat
- Imakane TownA river with 23 fish species recorded.Shiribeshi-Toshibetsu River
- Kuromatsunai TownRenamed four months after town status.Miwa Town, name changed
- Makkari VillageThe village name is said to come from a river around Yotei.Makkari's name, an Ainu word
- Rusutsu VillageOpen from May 29 to the end of October.Mount Shiribetsu
- Kimobetsu TownThe old road ran west of today's route.Old Hongan-ji Road marker
- Kyogoku TownWater wells up, about 80,000 tons a day.Kyogoku Fukidashi Spring
- Kyowa TownA pond named for a party's sense of a hermit's home.Shinsen-numa, its naming
- Niki TownHe brought his home's god to Ginzan.Founder's shrine, Ginzan
- Akaigawa VillageA caldera-basin village ringed by peaks.Akaigawa Caldera
- Nanporo TownFour hometown shrines said to be merged.Nanporo Shrine
- Naie TownMidway along a 29.2 km straight road.House Yarubi Naie, a roadside station
- Yuni TownThree origins are told for a river name.Yarikirenai River
- Naganuma TownA canal, not a road, became the base.Maoi Canal
- Kuriyama TownA town-designated thatched house.Kuriyama Park in autumn
- Tsukigata TownEntrance steps of Sapporo soft stone.Former Kabato Prison Main Office
- Urausu TownFlowers carpet a shrine on donated land.Urausu Shrine, dogtooth violets
- Moseushi TownA 1931 village office, as first built.Local Museum, old village office
- Chippubetsu TownA Dutch-made bell announces the time.Centennial Memorial Tower bell
- Uryu TownAt snowmelt, ponds join into a big pond.Uryunuma Wetland
- Hokuryu Town2 million sunflowers bloom on a hill.Himawari no Sato, 23.13 ha
- Takasu TownHorseshoes on the national register.Takasu farrier tools, museum
- Higashikagura TownMosquito- and fly-free drive to flowers.Flower campaign, Flower Town
- Toma TownA cave that looked like two dragons.Toma Limestone Cave, Ezo Banryu
- Pippu TownA windowed bridge spans the platforms.Pippu Station, footbridge
- Aibetsu TownA closed station's room, now a gallery.Aizan Museum
- Higashikawa TownThe town boasts Hokkaido's biggest drop.Hagoromo Falls, Tenninkyo
- Biei TownA stone warehouse with visible quartz.Oka-no-kura, Biei soft stone
- Kamifurano TownIn July, a hill turns purple all over.Hinode Park, lavender
- Nakafurano TownA lift runs beside the flower fields.Mount Hokusei, town-run garden
- Wassamu TownThe town chose to keep a pass station.Shiokari Station, kept by town
- Kenbuchi Town14 locals founded a picture-book society.Ehon no Yakata, picture books
- Otoineppu VillageInside a station, a Tempoku Line room.Otoineppu Station, Tempoku Line
- Horokanai TownBuckwheat's white runs to the foothills.Horokanai buckwheat fields
- Embetsu TownA mountain-valley bath in two colors.Asahi Onsen, red and black baths
- Sarufutsu VillageA 16 km road runs across pasture upland.Esanuka Line, Asajino Plateau
- Nakatonbetsu TownShells piled up, then rose as limestone.Nakatonbetsu Cave, Warship Rock
- Toyotomi TownA ship that dug peat sits outdoors.Peat-digging dredger
- Horonobe TownA storeroom serves as the waiting room.Nukanan Station, storeroom
- Bihoro TownA pass hailed as 'peerless scenery.'Bihoro Pass, 525 m
- Shari TownA rebar-free bridge no train ever used.Koshikawa Bridge, never crossed
- Kiyosato TownFallen trees lie sunk like fossils.God's Child Pond
- Koshimizu TownA summer-only station among flowers.Genseikaen Station, summer-only
- Kunneppu TownThe station's constellation was Virgo.Former Kunneppu Station
- Oketo TownLibrary log: No. 1 in loans per resident, five times.Oketo Town Library
- Yubetsu TownPast a bridge, plants turn red in fall.Tsurunuma Glasswort Colony
- Takinoue TownThe town set a catch-and-release zone.Shokotsu River, catch & release
- Okoppe TownA flower-painted green diesel car.Rugosa Express
- Oumu TownA tunnel mouth no train reaches, barred.Oumu Tunnel, unopened rail link
- Ozora TownA village mark planted in moss phlox.Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park
- Sobetsu TownA wheat field rose into a mountain.Showa-shinzan
- Atsuma TownA station wall painted with three waves.Hama-Atsuma Station
- Toyako TownBones of one long cared for, found here.Irie Site
- Abira TownA farewell SL freight arrived at Oiwake.Oiwake Station, last SL
- Otofuke TownToll: 2 sen/person, 4/horse, 8/cart.Old toll bridge, Tokachi Bridge
- Shihoro TownPupils of two towns link arms in stone.Exchange Monument, former Sakura School
- Kamishihoro TownA bridge that sinks and reappears.Taushubetsu River Bridge
- Shikaoi TownA stone named for Hokkaido, found here.Hokkaidoite, primary type site
- Shimizu TownAn iron sword is enshrined at the peak.Sword Mountain, iron sword
- Memuro TownThe charter's preamble names a river.Bisei River, town charter
- Nakasatsunai VillageIce Age trees sprout on a gravel bed.Gravel riverbed, Satsunai River
- Sarabetsu VillageA grove born of village revitalization.Sumomo no Sato, by Donguri Park
- Taiki TownA river also named “southwest wind.”Rekifune River
- Hiroo TownSaid to cost enough to pave with gold.Golden Road, National Route 336
- Makubetsu TownThe station site became a park in 1987.Churui Station site, Hiroo Line
- Toyokoro TownWave-worn river ice shines like a jewel.Jewelry Ice, Tokachi River mouth
- Honbetsu TownTown flower blooms in Yoshitsune's park.Yoshitsune's Village Park
- Ashoro TownBlack mud forms here, over a ton a year.Yunotaki Falls, manganese mud
- Hamanaka TownSummer fog; plants unlike other bogs.Kiritappu Peat Plant Community
- Shibecha TownA town's cattle pasture, 360° horizon.Tawadaira, town rearing pasture
- Tsurui VillageCars of a line that ran about 40 years.Tsurui village railway cars
- Betsukai TownA rancher's home became a relay post.Former Okuyukiusu Relay Post
- Nakashibetsu TownFrom 270 m, a windbreak grid is visible.Kaiyodai, grid windbreak forest
Aomori Prefecture8
Aomori Prefecture page- Hirakawa CityA hall: Japanese below, Western above.Seibien, Seibikan hall
- Hiranai TownShallow shore, long a swan arrival site.Asadokoro Coast, Swans
- Fujisaki TownOnce a village tree: an old yew stands.Tokuge's Onko yew tree
- Inakadate VillageYayoi paddy fields, footprints and all.Tareyanagi Site, Yayoi paddies
- Rokunohe TownElectric trains once ran through the town.Former Shichihyaku Station
- Yokohama TownFall-sown rapeseed blooms after winter.Rapeseed fields, Fukkoshi Eboshi
- Gonohe Town5 yen to buy, 15 more spent, they say.Gonohe magistrate's office gate
- Takko TownOne mountain spans three prefectures.Shikakudake, 3-prefecture border
Iwate Prefecture8
Iwate Prefecture page- Hachimantai CityLava bumps called “tiger form” and more.Yakehashiri lava, “tiger form”
- Oshu CityA hospital of 1874, with a tower on top.Former Iwayado Kyoritsu Hospital
- Takizawa CityAt equinox, the sun sets on the peak.Yubunezawa Stone Circle
- Kuzumaki TownA bridge for cars, roofed in larch.Big Bridge, local larch roof
- Shiwa TownOne oak, as if roots became branches.Shogen-in's Sakasagashiwa
- Kanegasaki TownTwo doors, perhaps for mounting horses.Rokuhara Quarters, Remount Depot
- Hiraizumi TownKonjikidō's sheltering hall was moved.Old Sheltering Hall, Konjikidō
- Karumai TownThe Yakushido hall has a second name.Tokurakuji Yakushido, Lapis Lazuli Hall
Miyagi Prefecture4
Miyagi Prefecture page- Osaki CityA school garden, islands in its pond.Former Yubikan, Iwadeyama school
- Osato TownEnvoy's grave: said to have lived to 84.Hasekura Tsunenaga's grave
- Wakuya TownA shrine stands on a Buddhist hall site.Koganeyama gold site, shrine
- Misato TownShrine moved as a post station opened.Yamanokami Shrine, relocation
Akita Prefecture3
Akita Prefecture pageYamagata Prefecture6
Yamagata Prefecture page- Kahoku TownA storehouse for a seal letter received.Goshuin-gura, Horigome family
- Oishida TownA round schoolhouse stands in the hills.Jinengo's round schoolhouse
- Takahata TownA station framed mainly in local stone.Former Takahata Station
- Kawanishi TownSeven autumn flowers grow among tombs.Shimokomatsu Kofun Cluster
- Shirataka TownThey made paper by trading for kozo.Miyama washi, kozo and binder
- Mikawa TownOld cypress home of a beloved "Sensei."Atoku-sensei no Yakata, old home
Fukushima Prefecture14
Fukushima Prefecture page- Kunimi TownA double moat was cut into bedrock.Atsukashiyama Embankment
- Otama VillageA cherry whip, said to have taken root.Baba Zakura
- Kagamiishi TownTwo Amida sets carved in a cliff face.Niida cliff-carved Amida images
- Yugawa VillageFlatland castle, 5 m above the riverbed.Castle ruins, river terrace
- Showa VillageRamie for fine cloth takes three years.Karamushi ramie production
- Izumizaki VillageBehind a door, a red-painted rider.Izumizaki Yokoana, painted tomb
- Nakajima VillageA Jizo said to sweat before upheaval.Asekaki Jizo, the Sweating Jizo
- Yabuki TownAn early 7th-century round tomb remains.Ogre's Hole Tumulus
- Tanagura TownA tree thought spared as a shrine moved.Tanagura Castle Ruins Zelkova
- Samegawa VillageA lion on a cloud kicks its legs up.Kumano Shrine, flying lions
- Hirata VillageNo peak blocks the view; it stands proudly alone here.Mt. Yomogidadake
- Asakawa TownThe town designates a stone coffin.Kanshu-ji, samadhi coffin
- Furudono TownLook up at a cherry about 400 years old.Large mountain cherry, Furudono
- Ono TownCedars flank the path like a couple.Jiji Sugi and Baba Sugi cedars
Ibaraki Prefecture16
Ibaraki Prefecture page- Ryugasaki CityYear and craftsmen, carved on a finial.Raigo-in Tahoto Pagoda
- Joso CityWestern in front, Japanese behind.Nisui Kaikan, old town office
- Naka CityWorks found a bronze seal at tree roots.Bronze seal, Shizu Shrine
- Chikusei CityInner and Outer Shrines stand together.Naige Daijingu, Oguri
- Bando CityMasakado's shrine wears a thatched roof.Kokuo Shrine, thatched halls
- Inashiki CityBrick-and-stone gate at the confluence.Yokotone Lock, Tone confluence
- Namegata CityA gate said to have crossed by boat.Manpuku-ji Temple's Nio-mon gate
- Hokota CityA pond shrine whose dragon is one piece.Itsukushima Shrine, Konaji
- Tsukubamirai CityRepairs found many ink inscriptions.Fudoin Pagoda, Itabashi
- Omitama CityA haniwa-ringed mound, a double coffin.Funazuka Kofun haniwa
- Ibaraki TownA great cherry, named for its landowner.Odo no Sakura
- Ami TownThree shrines may share the name Ami.Ami Shrine, Takaku & Nakago
- Kawachi Town13 villages, 100 names, on one base.Tower for three righteous men
- Yachiyo TownIn a Shinran-linked hall, Amida stands.Kotoku-ji, Shinchi
- Goka TownEight gates built to replace bodashi.Sekiyado Water Gate, Edo River
- Sakai TownFuji seen from the embankment in winter.Embankment near Sakai river port
Tochigi Prefecture7
Tochigi Prefecture page- Moka CityA school hall by a Wright disciple.Kubo Auditorium, by Endo Arata
- Nasushiobara CityThe president himself designed the bank.Takagi Kaikan, old Kuroiso Bank
- Shimotsuke CityA plant 'extinct' in Tochigi was found.Tōsawa-toranoo, Higashine
- Kaminokawa TownIts stone is now banned from quarrying.Shirasagi Shrine, Nikko stone
- Haga TownPast the torii, a main hall from 1770.Ubagai Shrine
- Nogi TownFire moves through 16 sections in turn.Nogi Brick Kiln
- Takanezawa TownStorehouse kept, another's stone reused.Chokkura Plaza, old storehouse
Gunma Prefecture8
Gunma Prefecture page- Naganohara TownWhite university initial on a transomFormer Kita-Karuizawa Station
- Tsumagoi VillageA verse hints at a checkpoint bypassNukemichi Monument, Ozasa
- Takayama VillageA church that cost 252 yen 99 sen 8 rinNakuta Church, an 1887 chapel
- Kawaba VillageA wooden school with a carriage porch.Former Kawaba Primary School
- Showa VillageA hall astride the path, moved postwarHotaka Shrine dance hall
- Itakura TownSandbar paddies, willows planted around.Kawada & Yanagiyama, Yata River
- Chiyoda TownA doctor's birthplace gate at a temple.Ogino Ginko birthplace gatehouse
- Ora TownA natural monument, once 16 m tall.Eimeiji Osmanthus
Saitama Prefecture14
Saitama Prefecture page- Kazo CityA 100-metre carp streamer swims in the sky.Jumbo Koinobori
- Konosu CityPoppies bloom on the Arakawa riverbed.Poppies on the Arakawa
- Fukaya CityBorn here: the father of Japan's economy.Shibusawa Eiichi's birthplace
- Iruma CityTea fields cover a tenth of the city.Sayama tea fields
- Kitamoto CityOne of Japan's Five Great Cherry Trees.Ishito Kaba-zakura
- Yashio CityRained on so often, it's the "muddy lion".Ōze lion dance
- Fujimino CityThe 1937 village office still stands.Former Ōi village office
- Shiraoka CityIn April, pear blossoms turn the city white.
- Miyoshi Town300 years of farming on fallen leaves.Santome Shinden
- Namegawa TownHome of Japan's first state-run park.Musashi Kyuryo national park
- Kawajima TownA river-ringed island, guarded by levees.Kawajima ring levee
- Yoshimi Town219 tombs cut into one hillside.Yoshimi Hyakuana
- Misato TownBon fires lit on 108 ridge mounds.Inomata no Hyakuhattō
- Kamisato TownSaitama's northern tip, facing Gunma.Kanna River
Chiba Prefecture12
Chiba Prefecture page- Asahi CityHe designed his own two-room home.Ohara Yugaku Site, former home
- Yachimata CityStraw-capped cylinders line the fields.Rakka-bocchi, windbreak forest
- Shiroi CityTablet copy names a Kanazawa carpenter.Enmei-ji, Kanazawa carpenter
- Tomisato CityTiles cover a storehouse of Oya stone.Suehiro Villa Stone Storehouse
- Sosa CityA full course said to take 36 years.Iidaka Danrin site, Lecture Hall
- Sanmu CityA wetland where leaf hairs trap insects.Naruto-Togane Carnivorous Plants
- Oamishirasato CityA shogun gave 200 gold ryo for a gate.Shobo-ji gate, Konishi Danrin
- Shisui TownSix gates lead to the Chiba clan's home.Motosakura Castle, Shiroyama
- Tako TownA keyhole tomb lies behind the shrine.Hojozuka Kofun, Matsuzaki Shrine
- Tonosho TownGrave of a monk who aided a reclamation.Tetsugyu's grave, Fukuju-ji
- Shibayama TownA headman's house from Sammu, now here.Former Yabuke Residence
- Mutsuzawa TownA Boso hill temple in sudajii woods.Myorakuji Forest
Tokyo1
Tokyo pageKanagawa Prefecture3
Kanagawa Prefecture pageNiigata Prefecture9
Niigata Prefecture page- Shibata CityA Sumida River guest house, moved home.Zoshunkaku, Okura's villa
- Mitsuke City“Middle of Niigata Prefecture,” it says.Niigata's center of gravity
- Gosen CityBeyond cedars, a temple with a corridor.Jikoji cedar avenue
- Agano CityBirthplace of a lone gazetteer compiler.Yoshida Togo's birthplace
- Seiro TownOnce a landlord's private lagoon, now a park.Benten-gata Scenic Park
- Yahiko VillageIt can't be crossed. Gods are said to.Tama no Hashi, Yahiko Shrine
- Tsunan TownIn the snowmelt, rock clatters down.Ishiotoshi, a rock screen
- Kariwa VillageOrchards cleared from dunes, it is said.Sakyu-momo, peach orchards
- Sekikawa VillageWritten “snake-eating,” read Jabami.Jabami, a great snake legend
Toyama Prefecture2
Toyama Prefecture pageIshikawa Prefecture1
Ishikawa Prefecture pageNagano Prefecture14
Nagano Prefecture page- Nakano CityNo clear trace of garden water channels.Takanashi Manor Site, moated
- Azumino CityA channel that drops over 30 cm per km.Jikkasegi irrigation channel
- Kawakami VillageJomon ring village on a 1,300 m plateau.Omiyama Site, National Site
- Minamimaki VillageThe track climbs to a 1,375 m crossing.JR Highest Point Monument
- Aoki VillageOnly the 1st tier has simpler brackets.Daihoji Pagoda, bracket sets
- Hara VillageAn Early Jomon plaza lies in the woods.Aku Site, stone belt and pillar
- Matsukawa TownA town named for a river from the Alps.Katagiri-Matsukawa River
- Toyooka VillageUp the steps, a 12.8 m two-story gate.Senryuin Sanmon, two-story gate
- Yamagata VillageStone Nio stand at a highland gate.Kiyomizu-dera Nio, in stone
- Matsukawa VillageHalls set apart to view plays outdoors.Kaguraden, an open-sided stage
- Obuse TownCeiling: dragon on red, phoenix in blue.Festival float ceiling paintings
- Takayama VillageA paddy cherry, estimated at 500+ yearsKurobe Edohigan cherry
- Kijimadaira VillageA cliff shows a waterfall on May 8 only.Taru Falls, May 8 water release
- Iizuna TownEdo-Kanazawa midpoint, said set by Kaga.Bushu-Kashu Dochu Sakai Stele
Gifu Prefecture2
Gifu Prefecture pageShizuoka Prefecture6
Shizuoka Prefecture page- Iwata CityLights out, and a mikoshi runs in the dark.Mitsuke Tenjin Hadaka Matsuri
- Fukuroi CityThe 27th stop from Edo, and from Kyoto.Fukuroi-juku
- Kikugawa CityAstringent tea, changed by steaming it longer.Fukamushi Kikugawa-cha
- Makinohara CitySamurai laid down their swords and cleared tea fields.Makinohara Plateau tea
- Matsuzaki TownA town of namako walls, where the sakura-mochi leaves are picked.
- Kannami TownDairy cows, on top of a shifted earth.Tanna Fault
Aichi Prefecture8
Aichi Prefecture page- Inazawa CityA finial crowns the hexagonal roof.Jizo Hall, Chokoji Temple
- Tahara CityStones outline Todaiji's tile kilns.Irago Todaiji tile kiln site
- Aisai CityDouble doors match two rivers' levels.Sendohira Lock, Kiso and Nagara
- Yatomi CityPart of a tea house moved to a landing.Takenageshi Chaya, Nagoya Castle
- Fuso TownFlipped, a townhouse became a farmhouse.Kawatake House, moved townhouse
- Tobishima VillageA six-sided brick store for land papers.Rokkaku Brick Storehouse
- Agui TownA Yokomatsu carpenter rebuilt the gate.Renkei-ji gate, Yokomatsu
- Kota TownBuried in Fukozu, wherever they died.Fukozu Matsudaira Cemetery
Mie Prefecture4
Mie Prefecture page- Kisosaki TownA border river flows by a cherry tunnel.Nabeta River cherry-tree avenue
- Taki TownCanal said to use mercury-mining skills.Tachibai Yosui irrigation canal
- Tamaki TownThirty-three stone Kannon line a hall.Ishibutsu-an, Kumano Iseji Route
- Mihama TownA camphor said to be saved by Kumagusu.Hikisaku great camphor tree
Shiga Prefecture2
Shiga Prefecture pageKyoto Prefecture2
Kyoto Prefecture pageOsaka Prefecture4
Osaka Prefecture page- Nose TownShrine-yard sand was said to repel ants.Noma Zelkova, Arinashi-no-miya
- Tajiri TownMansion that overlooked a spinning mill.Former Taniguchi Yoshimi Villa
- Kanan TownTwo round mounds, combined as one tomb.Kanayama Kofun, twin mounds
- Chihayaakasaka Village15 farmers formed a terrace-care group.Shimoakasaka terraced paddies
Hyogo Prefecture9
Hyogo Prefecture page- Kasai CityOne of the 459 faces looks like your parent's.Five Hundred Rakan of Hojo
- Tamba-Sasayama CityJapan Heritage No. 1 was this town's folk song.Dekansho-bushi
- Yabu CityA one-yen train ran for 33 years.Akenobe mine's one-yen train
- Tamba CityAt 95 metres, the water parts for two seas.Miwakare at Iso
- Taka TownThree things began in this one town.Aged Day, paper, sake rice
- Inami TownNo river to speak of, and 89 ponds.89 reservoirs
- Fukusaki TownA yokai surfaces every 15 minutes.Gajiro the kappa
- Kamigori TownTwo thousand held off sixty thousand for 50 days.Shirahata Castle ruins
- Sayo TownTwo metres wide: the largest telescope open to the public.Nayuta telescope
Nara Prefecture2
Nara Prefecture pageWakayama Prefecture4
Wakayama Prefecture page- Hashimoto CityKinokawa water, surveyed by mizumoridai.Odai Canal, Ohata Saizo
- Arida CityEight patriarchs painted in a tower.Jomyo-ji Temple, tahoto pagoda
- Katsuragi TownFlowers for a mountain that banned them.Hanazono, Koyamaki altar flowers
- Aridagawa TownLocals call a river-bend paddy "island."Aragijima, fan-shaped terraces
Tottori Prefecture3
Tottori Prefecture pageShimane Prefecture2
Shimane Prefecture pageOkayama Prefecture6
Okayama Prefecture page- Niimi CityA cliff hole has gushed at intervals.Kusama intermittent cold spring
- Akaiwa CityA schoolhouse moved at about half size.Yoshii Museum, old Nibori School
- Mimasaka CityA Kamakura pagoda moved from a mountainChofukuji, three-story pagoda
- Shoo TownRed pointed roof, once a district officeFormer Katsuta District Office
- Kumenan TownMen dance slowly, dressed as women.Banba Dance, Bukkyō-ji Temple
- Kibichuo TownHe moved his reputed first tea room.Tenraian, Shigemori's tea room
Hiroshima Prefecture3
Hiroshima Prefecture pageYamaguchi Prefecture1
Yamaguchi Prefecture pageTokushima Prefecture9
Tokushima Prefecture page- Yoshinogawa CityAbout 10°C in summer, 20°C+ in winter.Egawa water temperature anomaly
- Awa CityEarth pillars stand as if in a forest.Awa Earth Pillars
- Katsuura TownGathers about 30,000 unshown hina dolls.Original Big Hinamatsuri
- Sanagochi VillageFrom a cattle pasture, all of Shikoku.Okawara Kogen, Shikoku 88 Views
- Ishii TownA tomb tablet, handed down as a deity.Awa Kokuzo tomb tablet, Nakaoji
- Matsushige TownPart of the bridge rises for ships.Kagasuno Bridge, lift bridge
- Kitajima TownA fine red, Kitajima's signature tulip.Red Queen, a cut-flower variety
- Aizumi TownA sotoba surfaced from the moat floor.Sotoba, Shōzui-yakata site
- Itano TownA statue of Aikyu-san is enshrined.Aizen-an, Inubushi Kyusuke
Kagawa Prefecture1
Kagawa Prefecture pageEhime Prefecture2
Ehime Prefecture pageKochi Prefecture4
Kochi Prefecture page- Nankoku CityA hall to match Kokubunji lay due south.Nonaka-haiji temple ruins
- Konan CityPeer at painted screens through a hole.Kabuki-scene screens, old Akaoka
- Geisei VillageSisters wave at Ryoma's statue.Oryo & Kimie Statue, Kotogahama
- Mihara VillageA pond park that locals look after.Hoshigaoka Park, Himenobotan
Fukuoka Prefecture10
Fukuoka Prefecture page- Chikugo CitySparrows over the spring often fell.Funagoya Kosen-jo, Suzume-jigoku
- Yukuhashi CityLooks two-storey; inside, an atrium.Red Brick Hall, former 130 Bank
- Ogori CityFound at housing site, saved by citizensYokogumayama Kofun
- Miyama CityOver 900 camphors grow atop a levee.Shinfunagoya Camphor Forest
- Chikuzen TownRed circles painted in the third chamberKannonzuka Kofun, Tokami
- Tachiarai TownTwin towers where faith reputedly held.Imamura Church, by Tetsukawa
- Oki TownSemi-artificial canals, over 1,000 yearsHori (creeks), Ishimaruyama Park
- Hirokawa TownA stone figure, its face gone blank.Sekijinsan Kofun, armored figure
- Aka VillageStone upstream, bumpy brick downstream.Uchida Sanren Bridge, Mitsuankyō
- Miyako TownA stone chamber gapes in a schoolyard.Tachibanazuka Kofun, schoolyard
Saga Prefecture3
Saga Prefecture pageNagasaki Prefecture2
Nagasaki Prefecture pageKumamoto Prefecture8
Kumamoto Prefecture page- Kikuchi CityA canal said built in Kiyomasa's name.Tsuiji Ide, Irrigation Heritage
- Gyokuto TownPlace-name leaves are drawn on a piano.Station Piano Konoha
- Kikuyo TownA hole's swirl is said to flush silt.Hanaguri, Babagusu Ide canal
- Yamato TownThe lord's falls began Higo's paintings.Gorogataki, Ryonai Meisho Zukan
- Hikawa TownA limestone cliff 75m high, 250m wide.Tategami Gorge, Higo Empty Falls
- Sagara VillageThe Kawabe River meets the Kuma River.Kawabe and Kuma confluence
- Yamae VillageA junked bus woke from a 14-year sleep.Maron-go, bonnet bus
- Asagiri Town“Kofuku” comes from a shrine's nickname.Okadome Kofuku Station
Oita Prefecture2
Oita Prefecture pageMiyazaki Prefecture9
Miyazaki Prefecture page- Miyakonojo CityIts prefecture lasted just over a year.Miyakonojo Pref. Office stele
- Saito CityRebuilding, a monk carved five Buddhas.Gochi Nyorai, Mokujiki Gochikan
- 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
- Shintomi TownOne plum, said to have become 60+ trees.Yunomiya Zaronbai Plum Garden
- Kawaminami TownIts inscription: “no east or west.”Sorinbaru Kuyoto, Kankan Butsu
- Morotsuka VillageConifers and broadleaves, mixed 7 to 3.Mosaic Forest (モザイク林相)
- Shiiba VillageTerraces in a "don't marry in" district.Sennin no Tanada, Shimomatsuo
Kagoshima Prefecture4
Kagoshima Prefecture pageOkinawa Prefecture4
Okinawa Prefecture page- Ginoza VillageThree village entrances, a lion at each.Ishiganto, Sokei
- Kitadaito VillageTunnel mouths open in a phosphate store's wall.Old Toyo Seito Phosphate Store
- Yaese TownA garden stone began the bone discovery.Minatogawa Site, Minatogawa Man
- Tarama VillageNo mountains, yet a ship lookout stays.Yaeyama Lookout
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