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Mount Tatsuda

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立田山

A 151-meter mountain in Kumamoto City featuring historic samurai graves, ancient cave tombs, and a national nature park.

Mount Tatsuda
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What it is

  • A 151.7 meter high mountain located in the center of Kumamoto City.
  • A designated national natural monument named after the dragon deity Kuraokami.
  • The site of Taisho-ji Temple ruins and the Hosokawa family graves.
  • A location where Jomon and Yayoi period artifacts were discovered.

What to see

  • The Hokoku-byo mausoleum built by the feudal lord Kato Kiyomasa.
  • Tsutsujigaoka horizontal cave tombs dating back to ancient times.
  • Experimental forests managed by the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute.
  • Tatsuda Nature Park which is a designated national historic site.

Getting there

  • The mountain is accessible from the nearby Tatsudaguchi Station on the JR Hohi Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

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