According to the Bungo Fudoki, the area was named Kusu after a large camphor tree, called “kusu” in Japanese, that used to be there. Kusu’s most famous version of “The Legend of Mt. Kirikabu” takes place on the peak of the mountain, from where there is a magnificent view of flat, table-like mountains framing the Kusu Basin with Nakatsu’s Mt. Hachimen also visible in the far distance. The stunning scenery is reminiscent of Hatsusaburo Yoshida’s bird’s-eye view maps.