Caution: Falling stars! Welcome to Subaru Dome 　Subaru Dome is situated on a quiet hillside 1000 meters above sea level - a location officially designated number one in Japan for astronomical observation. Here, you are guaranteed views of the night sky so vivid that you almost feel you could reach out and touch the stars. The Dome houses a Ritchey-Chretien reflecting telescope with a 60-centimeter caliber lens, the largest of its kind in Kyushu. You can use the telescope to pinpoint a star, track its progress across the night sky, and even view a 120-inch high resolution image of it. Subaru Dome promises a fascinating experience for all star-gazers. ■The Ritchey-Chretien reflecting telescope     Haven in the sawtooth oak groves - Sky Lodge Ginga-mura 　Just a short distance from Subaru Dome is the camping complex known as Sky Lodge Ginga-mura. Facilities include three log cabins accommodating 12 people each, four 8-person cabins, three 4-person cabins, tent sites and cooking areas. The 12 and 8-person cabins are all equipped with a kitchen, hot shower and lavatory, while the 4-person cabins have hot showers and lavatories. Adjacent to the accommodation area is a six hole mini golf course which makes full use of the natural hillside setting. Enjoy the healing phytoncides emanated by the oak forest. ■Cabins in the forest ■Mini golf     Unama Jizo - bringer of good fortune 　Pass the Nio guardian deities at the gates of Zenchoji temple and climb the 365 steps up to the building which houses the Unama Jizo, a stone image of the Bodhisattva deity. The image is said to have been carved in ancient times by the famous Buddhist monk Gyoki. It was enshrined in its current location around the 12th century by a leader of the Tendai sect who built the temple when he visited Unama during a tour of the surrounding districts. ■Zenchoji Temple ■Guardian deity at the temple gates     Unama Jizo Festival 　The Unama Jizo is believed to ward off fire. It is said that when the feudal lord of the Nobeoka clan was threatened by a fire in the city of Edo 150 years ago, the Jizo answered his prayers and caused a torrential downpour which extinguished the fire. Temple doors are only opened to reveal the Jizo statue once every sixty years; however many visitors gather at the temple for a festival held in honor of the Unama Jizo every year over a three day period around January 24 on the old Japanese calendar. ■Climbing the 365 stone steps ■Visitors flock to the Unama Jizo Festival