Sekisemimaru Shrine – Echoing Prayers for the Performing Arts at Osaka Pass – 【Highlights】 ・A highway shrine enshrined at the checkpoint of Osaka Pass, with deep ties to the old roads ・A sacred site for music and performing arts, dedicated…

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Honpuki-ji Temple was constructed during the Showa period (1926-1989) as part of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism. Honpuku-ji Temple is well known for being used as a base of operation by the priest Rennyo (famous for his efforts in…

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This “Fish Theme Park” was opened in 1966. This is a “paradise of fish” with attractions like a koi fishing pond, where visitors can enjoy feeding fish and festival games to catch goldfish with a paper paddle year-round. You can…

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Susanoo no Mikoto is the enshrined deity of Tenno Shrine. According to the shrine’s legend, it was founded in 966 (the 3rd year of the Koho era) after the ceremonial transferring of the deity “Gozu Tenno” from Yasaka Shrine in…

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This is a stone monument built at the site of the 1891 “Otsu Incident,” when the then Russian crown prince, Nicolai, was attacked by Tsuda Sanzo, an escorting policeman, during his visit to Otsu. Additionally, the Otsu Incident is famous…

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