Amakusa is located in southwest Kumamoto prefecture, covering an area of around 88,000 hectares with a population of 150,000 people. Some attractions of Amakusa include dolphin watching in Itsuwa bay, the scenic Amakusa Pearl Line bridges that connect the archipelago islands, and the beautiful Mogushi beach known for tropical fish and as a filming location.

1. AMAKUSA Nao Yuka Mai

2. What’s Amakusa? Amakusa is in southwest of Kumamoto prefecture The total area is about 88000 hectare The population is about 150000

3. Dolphin watching We can watch dolphins in Itsuwa The kind of dolphin is bottlenose dolphin Dolphins are so cute!!

4. Amakusa pearl line Amakusa pearl line is usually called Amakusa Gokyo It connects the Amakusa archipelago and the mainland of Kyusyu It was opened in 1968

5. First bridge is “Tenmon bridge” It connects Misumi and Oyano island This bridge is very important!! Second bridge is “Oyano bridge” It connects Oyano and Nagaura island This bridge has an arch

6. Third bridge is “Nakano bridge” It connects Nagaura and Oike island Forth bridge is “Maeshima bridge” It connects Oike and mae island This bridge is the longest of five bridges

7. Fifth bridge is “Matsushima bridge” It connects Mae and Kami island This bridge is red color All of them have different characteristic!! And we can see the beautiful sea when we cross the bridge...

8. Mogushi beach Mogushi beach is in Ushibuka It is very beautiful, and there are many colorful tropical fishes This beach is famous for the filiming spot of “Musashi” in NHK drama for TV

9. Let’s go to Amakusa!!