11 Sights in Otsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Otsu, Japan. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 11 sights are available in Otsu, Japan.

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1. 立木山寺

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Anyang Temple is a pure land temple located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The mountain number is Limu Mountain. This deity is Holy Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva. It is widely known because of the general name of "Limu Guanyin", and is also affectionately called "Mr. Limu" in the local area. The Master of Dharma was opened at the age of 42, so it is widely known as a temple for disaster relief. Zasuo No.20, the thirty-third place of New Western Country, is also called Limushan Temple. Located in the national park area of Biwa Lake.

Wikipedia: 安養寺 (大津市石山南郷町) (JA)

2. Iwama-dera Temple

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Shōhō-ji (正法寺) is a temple of the Shingon sect Daigo sect located in Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. The mountain number is Mt. Iwama. The main statue is the thousand-armed Kanseon Bodhisattva. The opening of the mountain is Taicho, which opened Mount Hakusan in Kaga Province. Another name is Iwama Temple. Nishikoku 33 Sho No. 12. Honson's saying: On, bazara, tarama, kiriku sowaka  Song: Minakami is Izuru Ran-Iwama Temple The waves hitting the shore are the sound of pine winds

Wikipedia: 正法寺 (大津市) (JA), Website

3. 三井寺(園城寺)

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Mii-dera (三井寺,御井寺), formally called Onjō-ji (園城寺), is a Buddhist temple in Japan located at the foot of Mount Hiei, in the city of Ōtsu in Shiga Prefecture. It is a short distance from both Kyoto, and Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake. The head temple of the Jimon sect of Tendai, it is a sister temple to Enryaku-ji, at the top of the mountain, and is one of the four largest temples in Japan. Altogether, there are 40 named buildings in the Mii-dera complex.

Wikipedia: Mii-dera (EN)

4. 浮御堂

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Full Moon Temple Floating Royal Hall is located in Haimen Mountain Full Moon Temple of Linjizong Dade Temple School near Pipa Lake, Benjiantian, Dajin City, Shiga Prefecture. It is a Buddhist temple protruding from the lake. It is famous for its eight scenic spots near the river, "Wild Goose Falling in Strong Fields". It is also a well-known generic name for Jiantian Floating Royal Hall.

Wikipedia: 満月寺浮御堂 (JA)

5. 近江国庁跡

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The Ōmi Provincial Capital ruins is an archaeological site with the ruins of a Nara to Heian period government administrative complex located in what is now the Ōe neighborhood of the city of Ōtsu, Shiga prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Identified as the ruins of the kokufu of Ōmi Province, the site has protected as a National Historic Site from 1973.

Wikipedia: Ōmi Kokuchō (EN)

6. 那波加神社

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那波加神社 Saigen Jiro / パブリック・ドメイン

Nahaka Shrine (那波加神社, Nahakajinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is a company within the ceremony, and the former company is a prefectural company. The god crest is "deer carrying a seedling", "three-bao", and "hug-me-carp".

Wikipedia: 那波加神社 (JA)

7. 微妙寺

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Bimyōji (微妙寺) is a temple of the Tendaiji monshu sect located in Enjoji-cho, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Another place of Sohonzan Enjoji Temple. The mountain number is Chotoyama. The main statue is the eleven-sided Kannon.

Wikipedia: 微妙寺 (JA)

8. 水観寺

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水観寺 KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Suikanji (水館寺) is a temple of the Tendaiji monshu sect located in Enjoji-cho, Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Another place of Sohonzan Enjoji Temple. The mountain number is Chotoyama. The main statue is Yakushi Rurikonyorai.

Wikipedia: 水観寺 (JA)

9. 佐久奈度神社

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Sakunado Shrine (佐久奈度神社, Saku Nado Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Oishinaka-cho, Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. It is a Shikinai shrine (Meishin Taisha), and the former company is a prefectural shrine.

Wikipedia: 佐久奈度神社 (JA)

10. 唐崎神社

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Tangqi Shrine is located in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. It is one of the photographers of Riji University. Located on the west bank of Lake Biwa, the territory is designated as a designated scenic spot in Shiga County.

Wikipedia: 唐崎神社 (JA)

11. 滋賀県立芸術劇場 びわ湖ホール

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Shiga Prefectural Arts Theater Biwako Hall (滋賀県Arts Theater Biwako Hall) is a theater and opera house located in Uchidehama, Ōtsu City, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. Commonly known as Lake Biwa Hall

Wikipedia: 滋賀県立芸術劇場 びわ湖ホール (JA), Website

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