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…

Central

Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine is estimated to have been constructed in the 4th year of the Hakuho period (645-710) in Zeze along the path of the former Tokaido road. It is said that Emperor Tenji once made an imperial visit to…

Central

Enman-in Monzeki Temple was founded in the latter half of the Heian period. Its Shoin-zukuri style imperial hall from the Momoyama period is an important cultural property, and the south side of the garden is a national historic site and scenic…

Central

Former Chikurin-in Temple – A Sato-bo in Sakamoto Overlooking a Scenic Garden – 【Highlights】 ・A pond-strolling garden of about 1,000 tsubo where you can experience a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty ・A magnificent reflection view, with the garden mirrored…

North central

Jozui-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect that was founded by Kaso Sodon in the Muromachi period (1336-1573). The temple is well known for being the training ground of Ikkyu Sojun, the famously quick-witted priest who was…

Northern / North central