5 Sights in Kimitsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Kururi Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, daimyō of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as Rain Castle , after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days. It is located on a 227 meter hill.

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Joganji Temple is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Breath. The name of the temple is Toko-in. The honzon is Fudo Myo. It is the first shrine of the 88 sacred sites in Kamiso, and there are drooping cherry blossoms in the precincts.

Wikipedia: 成願寺 (君津市) (JA)

Iwata-ji Temple is a temple of the Chizan sect of the Shingon sect located in Osaka, Kimitsu City. The Inumaki tree in the precincts is a designated preserved tree in Kimitsu City. The honzon is Fudo Myo.

Wikipedia: 岩田寺 (JA)

Myōshōji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Owase, Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Houn Mountain. The former main mountain is Kisarazu Komyoji Temple, Ikegami and Yoshishi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 妙性寺 (君津市) (JA)

Choenji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Kotodai, Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture. The precincts are known for their clusters of shiiki trees. The name of the mountain is Mt. Pope. The former main mountain is Mobara Temple in Mobara City, Konishi Hoen. In the past, he served as a separate temple in Wakamiya Hachimangu.

Wikipedia: 長遠寺 (君津市) (JA)