KYUSHU > Ebino/Kirishima-kogen
The summit of Mount Takachihomine isthe legend site in the creation mythology of Japan.
Ninigino- Mikoto is said to create the lineage of Japanese Emperors.
It was here that Ninigi-no- Mikoto is said to have descended to earthfrom heaven.
His fabulous swardstill remains there.
There is the mountain entrance in Takachihogawara.
Access and Getting Around
By car
25km from Kirishimajingu Station
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Outdoor Activities -Recreational Facilities
It is a visitor center of Ebino and Kirishima, of 1200 meters above sea leveland a mountain climbing base for a scenic-v...
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Outdoor Activities
There are various walking trails on the Highlands, and it is one of them.All the ponds including this walking trail are ...
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Mountain View
It is the highest mountaintop above 1700 meters sea level among the Kirishima Mountainsand there is a big crater, when r...
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Outdoor Activities
It is the highest crate lake in Japan, located in the southeast of Mt. Karakunidake.The diameter of the surface of the l...
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Onsen(Hot Spings)
It is a municipal sanitarium in the middle of Ebino City and Ebino Highlands.The characteristic here is its steam baths,...
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Shrines
It is an ancient shrine built in the 6th century to worship Ninigi-no- Mikoto who was said to found Japan in the myths,t...
KYUSHU [ Ebino/Kirishima-kogen ]
-Recreational Facilities
It is a JR line between Yatsushiro City of Kumamoto Prefectureand JR Hayato Station in Kirishima City of Kagoshima Prefe...