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Day-trip bathing is possible at the Kazuragi-no-Yado, Kazurai-kan, which is located among the eight-glance views of the Meishatsu-Fukaya River. Hot springs flowing from the source can also be rented (check required). The rock bath uses a natural rock with trees growing in a part of the bathtub, and the ceiling is high and open, giving a feeling of open air. As for the proud hand-made soba, cold mountain soba and tori soba are recommended, and it is good for lunch.

The Zen temple of the Sōtō sect known for its five hundred arhats. The Five Hundred Rahang statue, which was laid to rest in the precinct, was carved by a single mason, Kakubei [Kakabe], who spent 19 years from Bunkyu 3 (1863). The faces of the 521 stone Buddhas are individual and have various facial expressions.

"Yakushiyu", which is located near Yakushido, is a specialty cypress-made inner bath. The replacement of men and women is performed daily with "Iwamyu", an open-air bath nearby.

You can take a quick breath at the folk art stop-by hot water at Hosenji Onsen nestled in the mountains. The easy-going atmosphere where you can also bring a lunch box is popular. There are also eight family baths.

A standing hot spring facility located in front of Beppu IC. There are also large baths for different men and women with 20 hot water types of family hot water such as cypress, rock, and pot bath. Since the family has adopted the coin type, you can enjoy the most bath at any time. The location is good and the souvenir corner is substantial, so many people stop by for leisure.

As you pass the cobblestone road, which has been maintained as the "path of history," you can see the approach of the stone steps leading to Kannonji. On the right of the stone steps, there are 16 stone buddhas as if looking down on visitors. They are called Jurokhan, and their different expressions are powerful. The main temple (Aizen-dō), which stands in the precinct, is designated as a national important cultural property and will be opened twice, in spring and autumn.

A park also known as "Martyrdom Park", on a small hill west of the city of Amakusa. The "Martyrdom Senninzuka", which is dedicated to the war dead of the Shimabara and Amakusa Isles that occurred in the early Edo period of Kanei 14 (1637), there are the "Amakusa Kirishitan Museum", which displays the weapons used in the Shimabara-Amakusa Issei, and the flag of the National Designated Important Cultural Property, the Amagusa Shiro camp. During the cherry blossom period, it is crowded with many flower visitors.

The first Zen temple to be built in Amakusa for the purpose of Christian prohibitions after the Amakusa Rebellion, at the order of the Edo Sanyo Shōgunikō. A small cross is carved on the stone steps, and the idea that you can't enter unless you step on it makes you feel the severity of pressure. The Hejin Jizo standing at the entrance of the stone steps is deeply carved and literally has a heteronjin face.

A Karakuri clock made in the image of Hitoyoshi Castle Tenshōkaku, located in front of Hitoyoshi Station. It operates every hour for about 3 minutes between 9 and 18 o'clock (from 11 to February to 17 o'clock). In the fun atmosphere of Hitoyoshi's folk music and Usu taiko dance, the story is a humorous story in which Sagara's palace pretends to be a Shoya-don, and comes to a castle town to enjoy Hitoyoshi Onsen and Kuma shochu.

The waterfall on the Takigawa River, a tributary of the Kiyama River, also known as the Yorohime Falls, has a legend that conveys a sad love. The water volume is abundant throughout the four seasons, and the person who flows down a 20m head is like a pure white thread. There is a well-maintained promenade.