is a
caveA cave or cavern is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters, and...
that lies to the west of
Kumamotois the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, that became a temporary home to legendary
samuraiis the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
,
Miyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style...
. From 1643, Musashi spent many of his last months in the cave, meditating and writing his
Book of Five Rings. The cave is accessed easily by bus from
Kumamotois the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census...
City and nearby
Tamanais a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.As of the October 3, 2005 merger but with 2008 population estimates, the city has an estimated population of 70,530 and the density of 462 persons per km². The total area is 152.55 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954...
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is a
caveA cave or cavern is a natural underground void large enough for a human to enter. Some people suggest that the term cave should only apply to cavities that have some part that does not receive daylight; however, in popular usage, the term includes smaller spaces like sea caves, rock shelters, and...
that lies to the west of
Kumamotois the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census...
,
Japanis an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, that became a temporary home to legendary
samuraiis the term for the military nobility of pre-industrial Japan. According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning to wait upon or accompany a person in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau...
,
Miyamoto Musashi, also known as Shinmen Takezō, Miyamoto Bennosuke, or by his Buddhist name Niten Dōraku, was a Japanese swordsman famed for his duels and distinctive style...
. From 1643, Musashi spent many of his last months in the cave, meditating and writing his
Book of Five Rings. The cave is accessed easily by bus from
Kumamotois the capital city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Greater Kumamoto has a population of 1,460,000, as of the 2000 Census...
City and nearby
Tamanais a city located in Kumamoto, Japan.As of the October 3, 2005 merger but with 2008 population estimates, the city has an estimated population of 70,530 and the density of 462 persons per km². The total area is 152.55 km².The city was founded on April 1, 1954...
.
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