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Five pairs of shoes literature promenades

 We maintained way which Hiroshi Yosano (iron trunk), Hakushu Kitahara, Banri Hirano, Isamu Yoshii, five poets of Mokutaro Kinoshita who sent work which became the basics of Japanese modern literature in 1907 out in sequence in the world traced as promenade.
 There is Courses of all trips (about 3km) to take Courses and nearly two hours for approximately about 50 minutes in adults even when taking a rest. There are several places of observation stations (rest station) on the way and can travel slowly while taking a rest.

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 In the summer of 1907 (Meiji 40), Tekkan Yosano of the sponsorship of Tokyo literary circle formed during Meiji-era Japan and pupil, Hakushu Kitahara and others five plan trip to Kyushu for one month. Trip of account of a trip "five pairs of shoes" saying in the life.
 In Amakusa in particular, we visit Father Catholic priest Garnier of Oe Lord of Heaven temple and receive a deep shock from the religious atmosphere and publish "evil faith" two years later in white autumn.
 We cleared original ground, and other four people left immortal work for poetry, tanka, Christian study in modern history of literature with this trip, too.

※Careful※
①Maintenance of promenade schedules three times a year of May, October, March in usual (there is possibility of change at time). We will recommend the use after maintenance to security, niceness to have you enjoy.

②As you become easy to slip on fallen leaves very much in case of rain, please be careful about step very much.

The name Five pairs of shoes literature promenades (gosokunokutsubungakuyuuhodo)
Contact information Tel: 0969-42-1111 (person in charge of Amakusa-shi Amakusa branch town planning promotion section industrial construction)
Fax: 0969-42-0475
The location [Amakusa-shi Amakusa area]
The Amakusamachishimodakita, Amakusa-shi - Shimoda south (about 3.2km)
Access ・It is 2 hours 40 minutes by car (via Shimoda crossing road) from Kumamoto-shi
・It is 2 hours 20 minutes by car from Kyushu Expressway Matsubase IC
・It is 50 minutes by car from Amakusa Airport
・It is a 5-minute walk from "Ohashi, Shimoda" bus stop to five pairs of shoes literature promenade entrances
Parking lot Ten
Remarks Please prepare for sports shoes. As there is place where it is easy to slip on fallen leaves, you are careful enough, and please enjoy.
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