Otsu-juku formerly resided in this area. During the Genroku era (1688-1704), Otsu was one of the prominent towns along the Tokaido road, with a population of about 19,000.

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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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It is said the satobo residences of Sakamoto first came into existence when the elderly monks of Enryaku-ji Temple were given retirement residences. Many of these residences feature gardens because the monks’ associations with retired life in old age were…

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Co nstruction of the old Tokaido Road was completed in the Edo Period (1603-1868). It connected Tokyo’s Nihon-bashi Bridge and Kyoto’s Sanjo district, making it one of five great roads of old. The Tokaido has also been made famous through…

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A shrine with ties to the Honda clan, which produced several of the feudal lords of the Zeze Domain, it was built in 1883 by former Zeze Domain clansmen and other volunteers. The four deities enshrined here are Honda Tadatoshi,…

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