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Kusu Town
Oita Prefecture · Town
Official websiteOita Prefecture page
Kusu Town lies in the Kusu Basin in west-central Oita Prefecture, surrounded by flat-topped mountains such as Mt. Hane and Mt. Kirikabu. The Mori Jin'ya, the administrative office of the Kurushima Domain, was located here. The town calls itself a "village of fairy tales" as the hometown of Kurushima Takehiko, called the "Andersen of Japan."
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
CastleTsunomure Castlecastle ruins in Kusu, Japan
Place of scenic beautyMori Jin'yaJin'ya in Kusu, Oita prefecture, Japan
WaterfallNishishiiya Falls
WaterfallJion Falls
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Dowa-no-sato Kusuroadside station in Kusu, Kusu district, Oita prefecture, Japan
Shinto shrineSuehiro ShrineShinto shrine in Oita Prefecture, Japan
MuseumKurushima Takehiko Memorial Hallmuseum in Kusu, Ōita, Japan
Hot spring (onsen)Mikazuki Falls
Roadside station (Michi-no-Eki)Michi-no-Eki Jihi-no-taki Kusuroadside station in Kusu, Kusu district, Oita prefecture, Japan
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Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Oita Prefecture
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