Famous Spot

[観光サイト]

Kurume Bureau of Tourism and International Exchange web site

[Chikugo River 筑後川]　☆☆

The longest river in Kyushu. It used to be a violent river
causing serious damage to the surrounding people due to floods.
You can see cormorant fishing in its basin even now.

[Bairinji Temple 梅林寺]　☆☆☆

A Rinzai sect Buddhist temple which was built in 1621 by the family
of Lord Arima.

[水天宮] ☆☆☆

Present Suitengu-shrine in Kurume was established in 1650 and
is the headquarters for all Suitengu-shrines in Japan.
Suitengu-shrine is a shrine of Varuna which is called “Suiten”
in Japanese buddhism.

[JR Kurume station] ☆☆☆

There are three famous monuments at the east exit of JR Kurume station,
the mechanical taiko drum clock, the huge monument of tire, and the
ramen monument.