10 Sights in Okazaki, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Okazaki, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Okazaki. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Okazaki

1. 岩津天満宮

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Iwatsu Tenmangu Shrine is a shrine located in Higashiyama, Iwatsu Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. It is commonly known as Iwatsu Tenjin. The deity of the festival is Michima Sugawara. Sadahiro Hattori, the former priest of the shrine, served as president of the Shinto Political League and as an advisor to the Japan Congress.

Wikipedia: 岩津天満宮 (JA)

2. 岡崎城

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Okazaki Castle is a Japanese castle located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Okazaki Castle was home to the Honda clan, daimyō of Okazaki Domain, but the castle is better known for its association with Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Tokugawa clan. The castle was also known as "Tatsu-jō" (龍城).

Wikipedia: Okazaki Castle (EN)

3. 法蔵寺

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Hozoji Temple is a temple of the Nishiyama Fukakusa sect of the Jodo sect located in Honjuku-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Nisonzan. The honzon is Amitabha. It is located at Terayama 1, Honjuku-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 法蔵寺 (岡崎市) (JA)

4. 南公園

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南公園

Minami Park is an urban park (general park) in Okazaki City, located in Wakamatsu-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Based on the designated manager system, Okazaki Public Service manages and operates the facility.

Wikipedia: 南公園 (岡崎市) (JA)

5. 善立寺

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Zenryuji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Yukin-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Daiko. The main Buddha is the Lotus Mandala. The former main temple is Minobusan Kuonji Temple, Yushi Hoen.

Wikipedia: 善立寺 (岡崎市) (JA)

6. 大樹寺

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Daiju-ji is a Buddhist temple of the Jōdo-shū sect located in Okazaki, Aichi. Built by Matsudaira Chikatada in 1475, Daiju-ji was the family temple of the Matsudaira (松平氏) and Tokugawa clans (德川氏) which ruled Japan between 1600 and 1868. The Tahōtō of Daiju-ji, an Important Cultural Property of Japan, was built by Matsudaira Kiyoyasu, grandfather of Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Wikipedia: Daiju-ji (EN)

7. 大林寺

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大林寺

Dairinji is a Jodo sect temple of the Nishiyama Fukakusa school located in Uomachi, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. The mountain name is Shūgyoku-san and the temple name is Fukō-in. The main deity is Amida Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 大林寺 (岡崎市) (JA)

8. 上宮寺

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上宮寺

Joguji Temple is a temple located in Kamisasaki Town, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. Together with Honjo-ji Temple (Nodera-cho, Anjo City) and Shoto-ji Temple (Harizaki-cho, Okazaki City), it is one of the "Mikawa Sanga-ji" that led the Mikawa Rebellion.

Wikipedia: 上宮寺 (JA)

9. 村積山

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Murazumiyama is a mountain with an altitude of 257.0 meters located in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. It is part of the Murazumiyama Nature Park, and there is a fourth-class triangular point "Murazumiyama" at the top of the mountain.

Wikipedia: 村積山 (JA)

10. 石工団地神社

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石工団地神社

The Masonry Complex Shrine is a shrine located in the Okazaki Masonry Complex in Kamisasaki-cho, Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. It is said that it is unusual that the shrine is made entirely of stone. Masons are sometimes read as "ishiku".

Wikipedia: 石工団地神社 (JA)

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