Usuki Day Trip
26 February 2011
Usuki is a small town with a ruin castle and has the largest-scale rock Buddha figures in Japan. It is about 30 mins of train ride away from my town.
Usuki Castle
It was built by Feudal Lord Sorin Otomo in the 16th century.
It was built by Feudal Lord Sorin Otomo in the 16th century.
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| Usuki Castle |
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| Flowers are starting to bloom. |
"Nioza Historical Street"
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| stone pavement |
"Usuki Sekibutsu"
"Usuki Sekibutsu" is a group of Buddha figure carvings out of the natural rock wall of a cliff. It is designated as a National Treasure. Usuki Sekibutsu is located in hills 4 km away from the downtown area. With more than 60 figures, it is of the largest scale in Japan in the Magai-butsu category and is believed to had been carved during the 12th century and the14th century, that is, in the latter half of the Heian Period(797-1192) or the Kamakura Period(1192-1333).
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| Carvings of stone Buddhas... |
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| More carvings... |
Three Storey Wooden Pagoda
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| Wooden Pagoda |
Hina Matsuri - Hina Paper Dolls Tour
From 1830 to 1843 , saving money was encouraged by the Usuki clan, and elegant Hina Dolls were not accepted. Therefore, only paper-made Hina dolls were accepted. Simple and dignified Usuki-ish paper-made Hina dolls are on display around the town. |
| Paper dolls |
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| Up-close... |
Miso Softcream
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| Not bad! |
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