William Reihoku is a peninsula tipped by a large hill on Amakusa island, formerly known as Tomioka until it merged with several nearby villages. It even has a small castle, built in 1601 atop the hill, which came in handy in 1637, when rebels from Shimabara crossed the sea and attacked during the Shimabara-Amakusa Rebellion. It takes less than an hour to walk every small fork on the one road that crosses the tip; here and there are sandy beaches with fair-to-good water quality. Its small but deep harbor offers ferry service to Shimabara. For Amakusa fans, the sleepy town is a must-visit both for its past and present. Japan Today reports that a jawbone fossil from a tyrannosaurid dinosaur was recently discovered there from the Late Cretaceous period, when Kyushu was connected to the Asian mainland. Maybe Reihoku will become a little less sleepy. https://japantoday.com/category/national/tyrannosaurid-jawbone-fossil-found-for-1st-time-in-japan
William Reihoku is a peninsula tipped by a large hill on Amakusa island, former…