Hayato Town Kagoshima (隼人町, Hayato-chō), now part of Kirishima City, does not perform its history for visitors. It simply lives on top of it. Somewhere beneath these ordinary streets are the roots of a people written into Japan’s oldest chronicles, a grand shrine tied to the mythology of the imperial line, a modern shrine built … Continue reading Hayato Town Kagoshima: Kirishima’s Hidden Ancient 　Place