Kunisaki, Coastal city in Oita Prefecture, Japan
Kunisaki occupies the eastern half of the Kunisaki Peninsula in northeastern Oita Prefecture, with communities spread along and near the Seto Inland Sea. The area combines coastal regions with inland hills and hosts numerous temples and shrines throughout its landscape.
The city was established on March 31, 2006, through the merger of several towns in an area formerly governed as part of Bungo Province under the Kitsuki Domain. This consolidation brought together communities with deep historical roots into a single administrative unit.
The area keeps alive the Rokugo Manzan Buddhist tradition, blending temple worship, shrine visits, and mountain spirituality in a way visitors can experience throughout the region. People have woven these different beliefs together for centuries into daily life here.
Oita Airport provides direct access to the area, while local buses connect to nearby stations on the JR Kyushu Nippo Main Line for traveling to other regions. Most travel routes pass through these train stations for easy onward journeys.
Archaeological sites such as Ankokuji and the Onizuka Kofun burial mound are designated National Historic Sites, holding remains from early Japanese times. These locations offer windows into how people lived in this region many centuries ago.
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