Kamiamakusa City

Five bridges, four structural types.

Amakusa Five Bridges, 4 types

01 ／ Amura Gatakiri-bushi

Three hundred people from Amura went out to work;the reclamation work song is passed down in dance.

In 1821 (Bunsei 4), work began on a new reclaimed tract at Bunsei Village (文政村) in Yatsushiro District, across the water, and 300 people from Amura went to work on it. The city describes the Amura Gatakiri-bushi (阿村潟きり節) as a work song based on the tragic love of O-Kiku (お菊) and the work supervisor (利兵衛), and says the dance conveys the work scenes of the time. It is a city-designated folk performing art; pupils of Amura Elementary School performed it in February 2025.

1821 (Bunsei 4) reclamation work
300 people from Amura took part
City-designated folk performing art (1977)

02 ／ Nagasare and Otohana Tombs

From a tomb on a headland, across the strait,a tomb group with incised circles comes into view.

The Nagasare Tumulus (長砂連古墳) stands on a headland and was found in 1931 during construction work at the neighboring Konpira Shrine (金毘羅宮). It is a decorated tomb bearing chokkomon (直弧文) patterns, thought to date from the mid to late 5th century. The city writes that from here, across the strait, one can see the decorated tombs at Otohana. The Otohana Tumuli (大戸鼻古墳群) number five; circles are incised on the stone enclosure of the North Tomb.

Prefectural historic site (Nagasare, 1975)
Prefectural historic site (Otohana, 1971)
Mid to late 5th century

03 ／ Yushima Lighthouse

On an island near the center of the Ariake Sea,the lighthouse was first lit on 1 December of Taisho 5 (1916).

Yushima is an offshore island 4 km around, located near the center of the Ariake Sea. According to the Japan Coast Guard's guide map, Yushima Lighthouse is a white concrete tower, 12.0 m from ground to top, with its light 39.0 m above mean water level, flashing white once every 3 seconds. The city notes it was also chosen as one of the "Lighthouses of Love" (恋する灯台).

First lit 1 December, Taisho 5
12.0 m from ground to top
Light 39.0 m above mean water level

Living here

Kumamoto is about 90 minutes away by bus.

about 20,000 people

There is no railway station in the city; the gateway is the roadside station Kamiamakusa Sunpearl (道の駅上天草さんぱーる). Sanko Bus's rapid bus Amakusa-go (快速あまくさ号) connects it with Kumamoto Sakuramachi Bus Terminal in 87 to 95 minutes by the weekday timetable. The same buses also stop at Maejima (前島) and Aitsu Port (合津港前).

People living here: 24,563people
Area: 126.67km²
Households: 10,034households
Rent (average for rentals): 31,582yen
Healthcare: 1 hospital ／ 21 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Children waiting for childcare: —16 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

ACCESS

Where you can go from here.

Kamiamakusa City in Japan32.587°N 130.430°E

to KumamotoLocal bus90min

Travel times follow 九州産交バス（産交バス）公式『熊本⇔天草(本渡) 快速あまくさ号』の時刻表（2025年10月1日改正・平日／土曜／日祝）。熊本桜町バスターミナル[5番のりば]発→『さんぱーる』（道の駅上天草さんぱーる・大矢野町）着を平日の10便すべてで読むと、6:25→7:54（89分）・7:55→9:28（93）・9:25→10:57（92）・10:55→12:26（91）・12:25→13:56（91）・13:55→15:27（92）・15:25→16:54（89）・16:55→18:30（95）・18:25→19:55（90）・19:55→21:22（87）。中央値91分。土曜は88〜101分（中央値99）。同じ便が上天草市内の『大矢野庁舎前』『さんぱーる』『二号橋』『前島』『合津港前』『松島』を経て天草（本渡）へ行くので、市内の停留所まで乗り換えなし (checked 2026-10-03). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 1 municipalities.

Territory of Kamiamakusa City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (N03)

North to south

28.7km

天草市

Kamiamakusa City isthis kind of town.

01The Amakusa Five Bridges (天草五橋), a group of five bridges linking islands along National Route 266, were completed in 1966 and divide into four types: continuous truss, Langer truss, PC rigid-frame (Bridges 3 and 4) and pipe arch
02The Amura Gatakiri-bushi (阿村潟きり節) is a work song from the 1821 reclamation work, to which 300 people went from Amura; the Nagasare Tumulus and Otohana Tumuli (both prefectural historic sites) are decorated tombs placed within sight across a strait
03The lighthouse on Yushima (湯島), an island near the center of the Ariake Sea, was first lit on 1 December 1916; it is also one of the "Lighthouses of Love" (恋する灯台)

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Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

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