
Temple Town
A town where temples were collected during the Edo period for the defense of Kurume Castle. It is lined with 17 temples, and still retains the features of the Edo period. In each quaint temple there are tombs of many of the predecessors who were active in Kurume. The most well-known people are King Shishi Takayama Hikokuro, the founder of Kurume mochi, Inoue Den, the founder of Kurume Atsuji, Motozo Sakamoto, and the Western painter Harue Koga.