Kunisaki peninsula travel guide

Kunisaki peninsula is a rural area located on the north-east side of

Oita-prefecture. It is especially popular for it’s onsen, and trekking, and

the local cuisine can be enjoyed as well. Kunisaki peninsula began to

develop 1,300 years ago as a sacred religious ground influenced by

local mountain and nature worship.

Exploring Kunisaki Peninsula

Showa no machi

The era that lasted till about 30 years ago in Japanese history,

Bungo Takada was the most prosperous in Kunisaki Peninsula

for over 300 years from the Edo period up to 1900. Here

remains various old structures and remnants of regional

Japanese.

The temple is a Tendai Buddhist temple located on the slopes of

Mount Futago. The temple was established in 718 and the temple

building is the oldest extant wooden structure in Kyushu.

The resort park features a beach, a campsite, restaurant and more.

The entire premises gets painted beautifully with colors of each

and every seasonal flower in season.

This district was once considered the most important estate of Usa

Shrine. It has been ascertained from ancient documents that the

rural landscape seen today has remained unchanged since Heian

period. Now included this are, Kunisaki peninsula is listed on the

World Agricultural Heritage.

Hewn in a rock Mt. Tahara are two of largest Buddhist stone carvings

in all Japan. A Fudo-myu-o 8 meter in heigt and Dainich-nyurai

6.8 meter height. Said to have been carved in the Heian period,

they have received government designation as Important

Cultural Properties.

The Central temple of Rokugo-Manzan in Kunisaki peninsula. The

temple was established in 718 by Ninmon and located close to

the peak of Mount Futago. Futagoji’s grounds cover a wide area

on the forested slopes of the mountain, with stone and gravel

paths and stairs connecting several halls housing various deities.

The temple houses nine Buddhists images said to be masterpieces

of the Heian period, including the Maki-Odo Seated Amida Nyorai

(Amitabha). Figure and statues of the Four Devas. All are

designated as important national cultural properties.

Kunisaki Peninsula