2026 Tensui-machi Summer Festival: A Full-Day Course
This full-day course centers on Tensui-machi in Tamana City, a hot spring town overlooking the Ariake Sea. Oda in Tensui-machi is the hot spring resort where the great novelist Natsume Soseki stayed, and which became the setting for his novel 'Kusamakura.' During the day, visit the former residence associated with Soseki, then drive out to Sanken-do in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto City, before taking in the view of the Ariake Sea and the ridgeline of Mt. Unzen from a hilltop park. In the evening, head to Kusamakura Onsen Tensui, the venue that has hosted the Tensui-machi Summer Festival. When the festival is held, food stalls and lanterns color the dusk venue. Checking the latest announcements for whether and when it's being held, this is a day for the family to enjoy summer in a hot spring town.
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Learn the story of this land before the summer festival at an inn founded in 1868, associated with 'Kusamakura'
Experience the world of 'Kusamakura' at the former residence where Natsume Soseki actually stayed
A memorial hall in Nishi Ward, Kumamoto City, honoring the 'Three Sages of Higo'
A hilltop observation park overlooking the Ariake Sea and Mt. Unzen-Fugen
The hot spring facility that has served as the venue for the Tensui-machi Summer Festival
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