14 Sights in Iida, Japan (with Map and Images)

Mt. Kazakoshiyama is one of the 100 famous mountains of Shinshu, a mountain with an altitude of 1,535 meters in the western part of Iida City, Nagano Prefecture. Located at the vanguard of the Central Alps, it has been selected as one of the 100 famous mountains of new flowers.

Wikipedia: 風越山 (飯田市) (JA)

Mt. Oikeyama Crater is a proposed crater formed by a meteorite impact near Mt. Oike, one of the mountains that make up the southern part of the Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps) at an altitude of about 1,905 meters. If internationally recognized, it would be the result of a meteorite impact, the first confirmed meteorite impact in Japan, although it is small for a crater with traces existing on Earth. This crater is located in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture (formerly Kamimura), near Mt. Oike (1,905 m) in the southern part of the Southern Alps. This crater is about 900 meters in diameter, and only about 40% of the crater remains. A promenade has been running through this terrain for a long time, and you can actually stroll around the crater and see it from the observatory.

Wikipedia: 御池山クレーター (JA)

Motozenkoji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Zakoji, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture. Before it was named Genzenkoji Temple, it was called Zakoji Temple, and it still remains in the place name as Zakoji Temple (pronounced the same). The honzon is Zenkoji Nyorai.

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Usagi Peak is a 2,818 m high mountain located on the border between Iida City, Nagano Prefecture and Aoi Ward, Shizuoka City, in the southern part of the Akaishi Mountains (Southern Alps). It is located in the Minami-Alps National Park, and just north is Mt. Kousa.

Wikipedia: 兎岳 (長野県) (JA)

Mt. Surikogi is a 2,169-meter-high mountain located on the main ridgeline of the southern Kiso Mountains. The summit of the mountain is located between Iida City, Nagano Prefecture and Okuwa Village, Kiso District. At the top of the mountain, there is a triangular point of the first magnitude.

Wikipedia: 摺古木山 (JA)

The Iida City Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum is a museum dedicated to Kihachiro Kawamoto located in Iida City, Nagano Prefecture. It is positioned as the Iida City Regional Puppet Theatre Center, aiming to preserve and exhibit materials related to puppet theatre, provide information on puppet theatre, and offer diverse opportunities for interaction through puppet theatre performances and workshops, while also contributing to the enhancement and development of citizens' education, scholarship, and culture.

Wikipedia: 飯田市川本喜八郎人形美術館 (JA)

Mount Hijiri is a mountain located in the Akaishi Mountains in Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, and Iida, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 3,013 m (9,885 ft) high. It is the southernmost mountain in Minami Alps National Park and is included on the list of "100 Famous Japanese Mountains". There are several mountain climbing trails and mountain huts around the mountain including the Hijiri-Daira hut in the mountain pass in the south.

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Tenryū Gorge is a nationally designated Place of Scenic Beauty in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is located within the Tenryū-Okumikawa Quasi-National Park. In 1927 it was selected as one of the 100 Landscapes of Japan.

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The Iida Kofun cluster is group kofun burial mounds located in the Shimoida neighborhood of the city of Iida, Nagano in the Chūbu region of Japan. Thirteen tumuli have been collectively protected as a National Historic Site since 2016.

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The Shirotayama Fox Mound is an ancient burial mound located in Matsuo Shirota, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shape is anterior-posterior mound. It is designated as a Nagano Prefecture Designated Historic Site.

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Omijinja Shrine is a shrine located at 2516 Zakoji Market, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The former company name is Murasha. It is the god of birth in the Zakoji area, and about 1,400 households are clan members.

Wikipedia: 麻績神社 (JA)

Iida City Museum opened in Iida, Nagano Prefecture, Japan in 1989. The museum's collections and display relate to the natural history, history, and art of the area and include a number of works by Hishida Shunsō, who was born locally.

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Kamimizo Tenjinzuka Kofun is an ancient burial mound located in Matsuo Kamigozo, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shape is an anterior-posterior mound. One of the burial mounds that make up the Iida Kofun Group (of which the Matsuo Unit Group). It is designated as a national historic site (among the historic sites "Iida Kofun Group").

Wikipedia: 上溝天神塚古墳 (JA), Website

The Iinuma Tenjinzuka Tomb or Iinuma Unsaiji Tomb is an ancient burial mound located in Kamigo Iinuma, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shape is an anterior-posterior mound. One of the burial mounds that make up the Iida Kofun Group (of which the Kamigo Unit Group). It is designated as a national historic site (among the historic sites "Iida Kofun Group").

Wikipedia: 雲彩寺古墳 (JA)