Visiting Aoi Aso Shrine, Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto

In the evening, we went to Aoi Aso Jinja (青井阿蘇神社), a Shinto shrine in Hitoyoshi. 

According to Wikipedia, five of the structures within the shrine such as Romon (楼門), Honden (本殿) are listed as National Treasures of Japan.

During the 2020 Kyushu Floods the shrine was flooded, but only parts of the bridge were destroyed.

The Ichi-no-torii gate at the shrine entrance. 

Misogi Bridge (禊橋 -Misogibashi), an arch bridge spanning the Hasuike pond. As I mentioned above, the bridge was collapsed during the flood. It took three years to complete😄

Let's take a walk to the shrine.

Aoi Aso Jinja's Romon (楼門, lit. tower gate).  A thatched roof made of straw during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.

Honden or the main shrine⛩