【あ】Koshi County drawn in a vivid illustration【Illustrated Map of Koshi county】
On a sheet of Japanese paper
measuring 60 cm by 62.5cm, roads,
villages, and distances of Koshi
county are colorfully illustrated,of theproviding an overview
geography
of
Koshi
Countyduring the Hosokawa domain period.
The paper is dated 1845, and isthought to the time when it was
created. It is on display at the
Koshi City
HistoricalMuseum.
【parking】 Vivre parking【place】 third ﬂoor of vivre“Historical museum”display【い】Amida Statue of Buddha brought to Imamachi【Imamachi Zagumi Amida Nyorai Statue】
This is a Buddha brought to Imamachi in Futago-wardfrom the Korean Peninsula. Althoughmany works madeduringthelate Goryeo period(915-1392) are fat,this copper statue, hollow inside, is unusualfor
its slenderandtall shape with a straight back.
The reproduction is also on display at
the Koshi
City Historical Museum.
【parking】 Vivre parking【place】Amitabha image is keeped in “Imamachi”

【う】Vivre is a comprehensive center for physicaleducation and culture【vivre】
Vivre, a building located on theeast side of Koshi City Hall,opened
in 1995 as a comprehensive centerfor culture and physical education.
“Vivre”means“to live” inFrench. Thereisagymnasium,
cultural hall, community
center,library, historical museum, and a
training room.

【parking】 Vivre parking【え】Eternal love Floral language of Kasumisou【Kasumisou】
Kasumisou（gypsophila）is the“City Flower”of Koshi City,and its symbolic meaning iseternal love / pure heart. In
Kumamoto Prefecture, which
ranks ﬁrst in Japan in terms
of production (as of 2008),
this elegant-looking ﬂower isalso actively grown in Koshi
City. It has many small white
ﬂowerson thin, delicate
stems, and plays a prominentrole in cut ﬂowers such as
bouquets
ﬂower arrangements.

【お】A dolmen supported by a big stone【Nagata Dolmen】【parking】Nonoshima civic center【place】 5minutes walk to “Ozu”from civic center

This is a representative dolmen
from the ﬁrst half of the Yayoi
period (from the 3rd century BC tothe 3rd century AD). The structure
is a large stone place on top ofseveral stones thatfromthefoundation that is a burial system.
This was introduced from the Korean
Peninsula, and is common in the
Koshi River basin in
Kumamoto.
This Nagata dolmen tomb is also
covered with a large stone ofmorethan 2 meters. It is locatednear the Nonoshima Civic Center.

【か】"Letʼs exchange" vibrantly echoes at Hiroo Shrine【Hiroo Usokae Festival】
Hiroo Sugawara Shrine is located at
Hiroo in Aioi district, and the festival
is held【parking】Aioi ground parking(No parking during event)【place】100m to the north from
“Aioi ground”

on November

29th every year.

theday ofthe festival, theOn
Ujiko (people who live in the same areaand believe in the same local deity) are
given a numbered tag which they exchangewiththepeoplehere
bysaying“Kaemasho” (let's exchange). Then the
person who draws the same number at the“Tomitsuki”; a lottery method, gets a
prize. The wooden box is inscribed withthe characters“The 1st year of Tenpo(1831) ” and is still used today.

【き】Shape of S appeared on the surface of an ancient mirror【Kise ruins】
Kise ruins are the conﬁrmed remainsof the Yayoi period in Kaminosho
Ward, consisting of ﬁve dwellingsites and trenches surrounding thevillage. In addition to earthenware
and stoneware found, the “S-shaped
mirror”, a bronze mirror about 5 cm
in diameter, has been excavated.
This site is located at the northernend of the Sougamae (outer moat) of
Takaba Castle.
【parking】No parking【く】With a single hoe, cultivating the wilderness,pioneer group【Settlement】
In the prewar

andpostwarperiods whenfood was scarce,

pioneering projects were
(Minami-ward
in Mure-ward

carriedoutarea),

Kuroishibaru-ward,

Kuroishi-ward,

andWakahara-ward,

Shinkai-ward

asameasure to secure work for war victims andothers.Although

most

of

devastated,theindescribablehardships

challenge

with

a

the

people
and

land

was

overcame
took on thepioneering spirittocreate hope for tomorrow and for their own
livelihood
madeaincreased foodproduction, andsigniﬁcant

contribution to self-

suﬃciency.
【Reclamation monument】In Wakahara public hall（ North of “Nisigoshi library”）【Shinkai reclamation monument】Front of Shinkai reclamation.

【け】Keifuen Restful forest, deep in autumn【Kikuchi Keifuen】【parking】Kikuchi- keifuen【place】Sakae 3796

Kikuchi Keifuen, located north of the Saishun
Medical Center, was establishedas a“sanatorium” in 1909, then renamed “Kyushu
in1911,
ﬁnallybecoming
Sanatorium”“National Sanatorium
Kikuchi Keifuen” in
1941. This sanatorium was transformed into apatients
who areplace of treatment forrecovering. The residents are making efforts
in human rights
movements
andculturalactivities, while dealing with this disease.

【こ】Kokunzo-san,Iʼll give back double theamount of Fukujyu-sen【Kokunzo-san】
Kokuzo Bosatsu is enshrined in a caveinKokuzodani (in Janoo Park), ShoWard,andispopularly known as“Kokunzo-san”. Every
year on New
Year's Day and January 13th,worshipers
come to the shrine to return the 5-yen
coin
worth
more
than
twice thenext year.
【parking】5minutes walkfrom “parking of Janoo park”【place】Kaminosho ward In the Janoo park

【さ】For over 300 years, Takaba Shrine has
been a place of worship【Rōmon (tower gate) and the mainbuilding at Takaba Hiyoshi Shrine】
Located near Koshi Elementary School, it isfounded in 1200 by
said that
it wasfounder of Takaba
Nakahara Morokazu, theThe existing Rōmon is estimated toclan.
have been built between the Azuchi-Momoyama
period and the Edo period, based on thearchitectural techniques and carving style.
The shrine building was rebuilt during the
Hoei period (1704-1711).

【parking】Parkable several cars
【place】3minustes walk to north from parking entrance of koshi elementary school【し】Training his mind, technique, and body,
Fukunohana became a Sekiwake【Fukunohana (Sekitori)】
Fukunohana was a Sekitori (sumo wrestler) bornin Toyooka, Koshi village in 1940. His realname was Koichi Matsui (His motherʼs name
Fukushima).
Weighing 120kg, and 182.5 cm
tall,he was apprenticed to the Dewanoumi sumo
stable in 1955. Promoted to Makuuchi divisionin 1965 for the Autumn Tournament. Until his
retirement, he competed 1257 times. The【parking】 Vivre parking
highest rank was Sekiwaki, and won the ﬁghting【place】 third ﬂoor of vivre
spirit award four times.
His trophies and“Historical museum”display
mawashi (loincloth) are displayed in the Koshi
City Historical Museum.

【す】Suya Shrine, recollecting the grace through Ema
at Suya Shrine【Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry Ema from
Suya Shrine】
The

paintings were originally oﬀered to the Suya Shrinein 1792 by Kanjuro Takehara, an oﬃcial of the Higo clan.
They

were

painted by Yoshikatsu Yano and Yoshiyuki Eto,

who were the domain's oﬃcial painters,
poems

were

handwrittenbyand all the waka

Kanjuro himself.

They havebeen stored in the Koshi City Historical Museum, and partof it is on display.
【parking】 Vivre parking【place】 third ﬂoor of vivre “History museum”display【せ】The whole rooftop of the sarcophagus
was decorated with triangles【Sarcophagus】
It

is

the

only

ornamental

sarcophagus in the city.This house
shaped stone coffin is made of Aso
Tuﬀfrom the mid-Kofun period(aroundthe
5th
century).
The coﬃn lid is made of a single
rock hollowed out into the shapeof a roof, and the coﬃn body ismade of six pieces of stone boards.
【parking】No parking【place】Aioi (Otsubo ward)

The entire roof is decorated withparallel triangular patterns carved
in lines.

【そ】Sogamae (large outer moat) goes around Takaba Castle【Takaba Castle Ruins】
The Takaba Castle is said to have been
built by Morokazu Nakahara, who wasdispatched as a land steward in theearly Kamakura period. The castle was
the residence of the Takaba clan forabout 320 years and of the Koshi clan
for about 80 years, and prospered as abase of governancefor
the Koshi
County area. However, it was destroyed
in a battle with the Shimazu clan in
1585.
The ruins of Takaba Castle arelocated in a park in Kaminosho
District.
【parking】Takaba Castle trace twenty【place】Kaminosho 227 Takaba Castle trace park

【た】Takaba Castle painted by Korenori san【Picture Map of Takaba Castle】
This picture map was drawn by Korenori
Otsukain 1825 consisting of two
scrolls with drawings, and is a very
valuable material for the size andscope of castle area. It depicts thecastle ruins, pavilions, temples, ricepaddies, roads, villages, and moats of
the Takaba and Koshi eras, along withdetailed
explanatory
text.
It is
displayed at the Koshi City HistoricalMuseum.

【parking】 Vivre parking【place】 third ﬂoor of vivre “History museum”display

【ち】Rising off the ground, just below spreads
Kuroishibaru Airfield【The site of Kuroishibaru(Airﬁeld) Hoan-den】
Kuroishibaru Airﬁeld was opened as the
Kumamoto Regional Aircraft Crew Training
School in the 1938 for
Ministry ofCommunications.
Near the end of the war,
it became a relay base for the Kamikaze
Corps.It is the only existing building in
the prefecture with the original “Hoanden” (a building in which pictures of theEmperor and Empress and the Imperial
Rescript on Education were enshrined) from【parking】 Kuroisihibaru community center the days of the training school. These
remains of Hoan-den
arelocated at【place】Toyooka1900-29
Kuroishibaru community center.

【つ】A row of monuments at Gonsho-ji Temple【Itabigun and Sekido of Gonshoji Temple】
There are ﬁve stones in the precincts ofGonshoji Temple. The oldest of which is
the reverse monument, Amida Sanzon, dated
1525. 130 names, including those of themain monk who built the temple, can befound on the monument. Names of otherresidents of the town of Takaba are also
included, giving us a glimpse into thetown in the Middle Ages. Gonshoji Temple
is located in Kamimachi in Takaba.
【parking】Takaba minori nursery school【place】Takaba1794

【て】Kusazumo (sandlot sumo) in the shade ofcamphor tree over at Tenjinbira【Camphor tree of Tenjinbira】
This is the largest tree in Koshi
City and is located in Kaminosho
district. The trunk circumferenceis 6.18m, and stands 22m high. The
branches, approximately 25 metersin length from east to west andnorth to south, are estimated to be
350 to 400 years old.

【parking】No parking【place】 700m to west from Kaminosho public hall【と】"Mitarai style" what the earthenware vessel was named【Mitarai Ruins】
The

Mitarai

Otomaru

on

Ruins
the

are

east

locatedinside of Takaba

Castle Ruins Park and are widely known
as late Joumon Period ruins.

Pottery,

stone axes, Kofun-era earthenware, and
high

cups

were

excavated

site.

At

the

period(1926-1989),

found

here

from thisbeginning of the Showatheearthenware

was named “Mitarai-style

Pottery,” which

and

has

gained theattention at academic conferences.
【parking】No parking【place】Oppsite side of otomaru tabako production association joint drying equipment

【な】On a summer night, Bells are ringing anda Doranger is pulled【Takaba Kannon Festival】
This istheearliest
summerfestival in Kumamoto, held theevening of the second Saturday in
July every year.
A wooden cart
called a “doranger,” draped witha curtain, lit with an andon, andloaded with drums, is pulled byyoung men and dedicated to theHall in the Takaba Kannon Temple.
This festival is held in Kamachi,
YokomachiinShimomachi, andTakaba.

【parking】Designated on the day of the festival【に】With the rays of the sun, the house rotates along【Former Kumamoto Kaishun Hospital-Revolving House with sunlight】
Located in front of the Kikuchi Keifuen's“Socialexchange
Hall”,
this unique
Revolving House was built by Ms. Hannah
Liddell, founder of the former Kumamoto
Kaishun Hospital. Casters under the ﬂoor
allow it to rotate with the movement of thesun, and at that time it was used as a place
for sunbathing and patient consultation.
It was registered as a “National Tangible
Cultural Property” in 2008 because of its
valuable structure and materials that tell
the history of leprosy.
【parking】Kikuci- keifuen【place】Kikuci- keifuen In front of social exchange hall

【ぬ】The Goddess of Mercy, resides above the Tumulus【Kuromatsu Burial Mounds】【parking】there is【place】Aioi Kuromatsu ward The
Nurekannon old burial moundThe
Kuromatsu
Tumulusgroup,
consisting of six large and smallround mounds intheKuromatsu
district of Aioi, is thought tohave been built in the Kofun period(around the 5th century). The ﬁrst
Tumulus is enshrined with threestone Buddhas at its peak and iscommonly known as the “Nure Kannon
Tumulus”.
Witha diameter ofapproximately 40m and a height ofapproximately 7m, it is one of thelargest circular tumuli in theprefecture.

【ね】Lying in a forest of vitality, under blue skies【Genki-no-Mori Park】【parking】Genkinomori park (ﬁfty)【place】Kikudomi 1909-1090

Genki-no-Mori Park is located on thesouth side of the Izumigaoka housing
complex in the southern part of the
Koshi city, where the population is
growing rapidly. The park was opened
to preserve natural greenery, to forma closer community, and to promoteﬁtness and health. The park also has
a 600-meter-long path for walking andjogging, plus a playground area withequipment
for toddlers.
Visitors
enjoy
thefour seasons and canobserve wild birds and insects.

【の】Leisurely, overlooking the city from the Mt. Hanko【Hankoyama (Park)】【parking】Hanko mountain park (sixty)【place】Kikudomi 1639-9 North of Suginamidai
housing complex

There is a124.3m high satoyama
landscapeonthe north side ofSuginamidai housing complex. The park
has become a nice relaxing spaceshowing beautiful capture even in theurban area. There is a walking trail,a spacious lawn that can be used forevents, and an observation deck whichlets visitors enjoy the view of theInteresting insects and wildcity.
birds can be found in the sawtooth
oak and other trees, making it an
ideal place for nature observation.

【は】Hattanbaru, where the ancient pit dwellings remain【Remains of Hattanbaru】
This

site islocatedat Hiroo / Aioi, isacomplex site dating from the Joumon to the
Heian period (from1 3,000 BC to the end of
the 1 2th century).

In addition to earthenware

from each period,stone

Joumonwith

period,

tools

from

iron tools,

thebronzemirrors, glass beads, moat encirclements, and pit
dwellingsites from the Yayoi

perforated trench tombs,

period, square

round burial mounds,

and box-shaped stone coﬃns from the

Kofun

period, and pit dwelling sites from the Nara and【parking】Aioi ground【place】North to 100m from Aioi groundthe Heian period were found.

The

excavated

artifacts are displayed in the Koshi City HistoricalMuseum.

【ひ】In Hirashima,vibrant sound echoes by a big drum
【Hirashimaʼs big drum】
This huge drum is kept in the Sakae Civic
Center, and is said to have been dedicated incompletion
1771, on the occasion of theceremony for Jokiji Temple. It is made of asingle piece of hollowed-out zelkova wood,
diameterof
134cm and a bodywith acircumference of 420cm. Names such as Heiemon,
Rihei, Ujiro, Hikojiro, andZenjiro are
inscribed on the drum.

【parking】Sakae civic center【place】Sakae civic center【ふ】Shaving big stones to make axes at Futago Mountain【Futagoyama Stone Tool
Manufacturing Ruins】
This is a stone artifact site, located
south

of

Nishigoshi

Chuo

Elementary

School, where there are remains of stone
ax production from the late-end of the
Joumon Period.

Stone tools have been

excavated from the sites nearby, and it
was designated as a National Historic
Site

in

1972

as

it

was

valuablein【parking】refer to Koshi city HP

understanding the extent of trade and【place】South of Nisigoshi chuo

production process at that time.

elementary schoolInaddition, there are two round tombs andthe remains of a gun battery from the
Seinan War.

【へ】Bentenʼs ﬁtness spa, is the Yu palace【Yu palace Benten】
Located near Mt. Benten, Yu Palace
Benten is one of the largest and most
spacious health spas in Kumamoto. The
spring water issodium bicarbonate
chloride, which gives excellent bathingeﬀects since it helps to keep the bodywarm.
There is also a heated indoor
swimming pool and a training gym
available year-round, as well as an
outside ground golf course.
【parking】Yu palace Benten(two hundred of car)【place】Nonoshima 2441-1【ほ】Jizo Statues with full of Hougyuʼs wishes【Jizo Statues with full of Hougyuʼ s wishes】【parking】Just Fureai-kan(thirty)【place】Suya2251-1

In the 18th century, a monk named Hougyu
erected stone Jizo statues in various
places in Kumamoto. 107 Jizo and 8
unnumbered
Jizo
have been conﬁrmed.
There are three Hougyu Jizo in the city,
located at the southeast intersection of
Yagu Shrine in Hokazono Nonoshima, by
the road south of the Koshi City Healthand Welfare Center, and in the back of
the Kamisuya Post Oﬃce.

【ま】Manga books, all-you-can-read at Manga Museum【Koshi MangaMuseum】
Located

on

the

north

side of the

Nishigoshi Library, this museum has acollectionofapproximately 70,000

manga books suchassatirical mangafrom

the Meiji period, rental comics,

andmoderncomic

monographs.

About 15,000

books carefully chosen from the

1960s to the present are available forunlimited【parking】Nisigoshi libraryenjoy【place】Miyosi 1661-265

visitors

reading.

nostalgic

while

can

Grown-ups
manga

meet

and

can
young

interesting manga

learning about the history andculture of Kumamoto.

【み】Three Trees sent to his hometown by Isei Otsuka【Isei Otsuka】
Born

in Kamimachi,

Takabain 1884, Isei

Otsuka was a great man who was active in thegovernment

andgovernorandnational
prefectural-His full-dress uniform【parking】 Vivre parking【place】 third ﬂoor of vivre“History museum”display

a

as

a

member of the

House

of

formerschool,saying,“I

honesty,

hard work, and courage for my almamater.

I hope you will nurture them well.”

His

Peers.

servedmonument

He gave a lecture at his
Takaba

will

of

plant

Elementary

honor

three

School,treesof

was erected at thesite of the former Takaba Elementary School.

【む】A plain spreads beneath Mt. Mureyama, Juzugahara【Mt. Mureyama】【parking】No parking【place】Toyooka

Mt. Mureyama, located southwest of
AMB Kumamoto, is 145 meters above sea
level. The entire mountain has been an
object ancient times, and “Gon-gensan” is enshrined at the top. Whenpeople climbed to the top, they tooka pebblein their hand, tapped thethree-story stone pagoda in turn, andchanted “Gon-gen-san”
astheyworshipped him.
The hollow between
Mt. Mureyama and Mt. Hanko is called
and there is an old“Juzugahara”
tale about the name of the place as
well.

【め】Japanese Killfish, fireflies and river crabs
live in the Ja-no-o Park
【Japanese Killfish, fireflies and rivercrabs live in the Ja-no-o Park】【parking】Janoo park(twenty)【place】Kaminosyo

Located northeast of Takaba Castle Ruins Park,
this park offers beautiful scenery in all four
seasons and is home to aquatic life and insects.
In summer, visitors can enjoy the surreal andbeautiful glow of fireflies. The name “Ja-no-o(snake tail)” was given to the area including
the source of the Okogi River because of thenarrow width of the river, which resembles thetail of a snake.

【も】Forests and green grass spreads wide in the Country Park
【Prefectural Agricultural Park
(Country Park)】
Located near Miyoshi Station of Kumamoto Electric
Railway, there is a park designed to deepen
understandingof agriculture from the threeperspectivesof “learning,” “playing,” and“feeling free”. It is one of the most popular
leisure spots in the prefecture, holding events
such as the Planting Festival and Rose Festival
throughout the year. Many families visit the park
to enjoy the large lawn and green forest, making
it one of the best leisure spots in Kumamoto.
【parking】Agurciulture park”Country park”【place】Sakae3802-4【や】Soft sunlight filtering through the sawtooth oak trees【Sawtooth Oak Trees】
The sawtooth oak is the “city tree” andis a deciduous tree whose name is derived
from “Kunugi” gives
children
dreams(making acorns into little tops,
andother make-believe games) in
the
fall.
The sawtooth Oak is also a useful tree
where insects gather, acorns are harvested,leaves are used as leaf mold, and the tree
also becomes the raw wood to grow shiitake
mushrooms.

【ゆ】“Bentensan” a message came from the heavenly maiden【Bentensan Park】
Located east of the Kita-Kumamoto Smart IC,
Bentensanisthe highest mountain in thecity (145.7 m),isan observatory at thetop, playground equipment
path inanda circular

the park, and the entire mountainand the large stone at the top

have

been

worshiped as a god since ancient times. It
is said that the goddess Benten was firstenshrined

at

Hakuten,adream【parking】Benten mountain park
【place】Nonosima 1990

where

the

time of Prince Shotoku.

monk at Airakuji Temple had apurplecloudstrailedandbeautiful music echoed, and a heavenly
maiden appeared to him in his dream.

【よ】The Suyagoya Festival held under theguardianship of four Jizo statues【Suyagoya Jizo Festival】
The festival is held in August every year
to pray for traffic safety and to deepen
interaction among local residents, withfour Jizo statues standing by to watch
over them. The festival has continued forabout 50 years since the end of the Meiji
period. After a brief interruption, it was
revived in 1976, and is crowded withentertainment and stalls.
※This festival has been being canceled.
【parking】The festibal is currently suspended

【ら】Ancient man sleeping in a side cave until his next life
【 Toyooka Miyamoto Tunnel Caves】【parking】Koshi chubu nursery shool parking【place】Toyooka

These grave sites from the Kofun
period (about 1,500 years old) arelocated
along
the
Okogi
(Shiohitashi) river in the north oftheTakaba Hiyoshi Shrine . In
addition to 31 human bones, shellrings made of mussels, gold rings,
glass beads, and gradient beads,
harnesses
wereplus armor andexcavated .
A
tour
route andexplanatory signboards are at thesite, and the ornaments and armor
are on display at the Koshi City
Historical Museum.

【り】A dignified stone tablet standing on Otsubotsukayama
burial mound【Otsubotsukayama Burial Mound】【parking】No parking【place】Aioi Otsubo

It is a round burial mound dating fromthe mid-Kofun period(around the 5th
century), located in the Otsuboward in
Aioi district. It is approximately 30m
in diameter and 4m high, and although
the sides ofthe mound have beenslightly excavated, it retains much of
its original appearance as when it was
built. The stone on the top is said tobe the lid of the coffin, and theinternal structure is thought to beeither a box-type stone coffin or a pittype stone chamber.

【る】Lily-colored evening sun reflects Myosenji Park
【Myosenji Park】【parking】Myosenji park(ten)【place】Suya 732-2(Myosenji park)

Myosenji Temple was locatedon thenorth-side of Nishisuya housing complex
by the Suya Shrine. It is said that theSuya family, descended from the Kikuchi
clan in the Middle Ages , built thistemple in the hope that the spring water
would never cease to flow. Myosenji Park
has a path around the perimeter for
jogging and walking, a water pond forplaying,
playgroundequipmentforchildren , and healthequipment forexercise, making it a valuable place for
local residents to relax and improvetheir health.

【れ】Transmutations of fortune continued at Ionji Temple【Ionji Ruins】
Located in the Kamimachi district in
Takaba, Ionji Temple was abandoned in theearly Meiji period. It is thought to havebeen established during the Choutoku era(995-998),
and gravestones of monks,
monuments, and bodhisattvas have beenfound in the surrounding bamboo grove.
There is a reverse monument of Chikatame
Koshi, the 15th generation of the Koshi
clan, and a tablet dated 1493, the oldest
in the city.
【parking】Takaba minori nursery shool【place】2minutes walk to north from Gonsyoji Temple

【ろ】6,000 students inherited Kudo and Hirata's teachings.
【Koshi Gijuku】
Koshi Gijuku, a private school, wasestablished
1892

by

in Kuromatsu, Aioi, in

SaichiKudo

and Ichiju

Hirata, and over the 58 years until
its closure in 1950, 6,590 students
learned
from

the

at

the school.

Students

neighborhood and outside

the prefecture(country)gatheredat the school to participate in the“AgricultureandMind ”

education program.
【parking】near the Koshi-gijyuku trace entrance【place】Aioi Kuromatsu3413(Need the visit permission because of private land ☎096-248-5555）【わ】Polishing skills Kuroishi Jizutsu Ruins of fire range【Kuroishi Jizutsu】
In 1636, five Jizutsu (“gun corps”) were stationed
between Bungo Highway and the Kikuchi Oukan.
Kuroishi Jizutsu was one of them. While usuallyengaged in farming, they performed their duties
inside Kumamoto Castle for about five days amonth.At that time, there were two bullet stops(tsukiyama=shooting target embankments) in thislocation, from which gun shells were excavated. The
map shows the Kuroishi area at the time of the
jizutsu placement.

【parking】No parking【place】West of Kuroisi station