During the Sengoku Period, Higo was a major center for Christianity in Japan, and it is also the location where Miyamoto Musashi stayed at the Hosokawa daimyō's invitation while completing his The Book of Five Rings.
V období Sengoku bolo Higo najväčším centrom kresťanov v Japonsku a tiež bolo miestom, kde Musaši Mijamoto zostal na pozvanie daimjóv Hosokawa počas kompletovania jeho diela Kniha piatich kruhov.