Kumaso no Ana cave in the mountains of Kirishima, (Kagoshima Prefecture) was home to an ancient tribe of people called the Kumaso. Sometime around 100 AD, while these people were living in southern Kyushu, they neglected to send the rice tribute to Emperor Keiko, who was living in modern-day Nara Prefecture (Yamato). Whether it was because they couldn't grow enough or because the trip to deliver it was too arduous, it didn't happen and the disgraced emperor sent his son, Ousu, to get revenge. When Ousu arrived, 55 tribes of southern Kyushu were meeting in this cave and having a banquet, so he decided to dress up like a woman and lure their leader, Kawakami Takeru, to a private cavern. That he did and, in private, Ousu stabbed him and told him who he was. When the tribal leaders rushed in to attack Ousu, Kawakami told them to not attack, that it was righteous for him to come kill him, and to make sure that he returns safely to his father. He also gave Ousu his name (he became Yamato Takeru)and, as he was dying, proclaimed that the Kumaso tribe was dissolved. Only part of the cave is accessible after a rockfall nowadays and the inside was painted in 1990 by Sakurajima artist Hagihara Sadayuki. Modern-day Kumamoto Prefecture is also named after this tribe. #鹿児島 #古代 #日本 #九州 #歴史 #霧島 #山 #洞窟 #風穴 #熊蘇の穴 #kagoshima #kagofan #kumaso #japan #japantravel #ancient #japanese #tribe #kirishima #cave #熊襲の穴 #アート #ヤマトタケル #art #kyushu #visitjapan #dondonkagoshima (at 熊襲の穴) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpNboI3J1sP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Landscape Photography at Ryugu-Doketsu in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan
Our photo shoot showcases the twisted tree roots unique to the Aokigahara-Jukai Forest, followed by a worshiper in prayer at Senoumi Shrine, and culminating in a view from outside the cave entrance.
Primary Shots:
Sea of Trees: Aokigahara-Jukai
青木ヶ原樹海
Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 + CP
88 mm ISO 100 for 1/0.3 sec. at ƒ/6.3
Full write-up: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20240320-aokigahara
Deep in Prayer
豊玉姫命の剗海神社 (せのうみじんじゃ)
Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 + CP
105 mm ISO 100 for 1/5 sec. at ƒ/5.6
Full write-up: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20240320-cave
View from Dragon Cave
竜宮洞穴の風景
Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 + CP
28 mm ISO 100 for 0.4 sec. at ƒ/10
Full write-up: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20240320-ryugu