6 Sights in Tsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Explore interesting sights in Tsu, 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 6 sights are available in Tsu, Japan.

List of cities in Japan Sightseeing Tours in Tsu

1. 津観音

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Jin Guanyin is a temple located at the gate of Jin City, Mie County. The official temple name is Huiri Mountain Kannonji Dabao Courtyard, and the sect is the unique mountain of Zhenyan Sect. This deity is the Holy Guanyin Bodhisattva. Together with Asakusa Guanyin and Daxu Guanyin, it is called one of the three Guanyin in Japan. The gate area has developed from the town in front of the temple to a downtown area. It is the second most visited temple in Mie Prefecture, after the Specialized Temple, with 230,000 visits in 2013.

Wikipedia: 津観音 (JA)

2. 津城

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Tsu Castle was a Japanese castle located in the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. During the Edo period, Tsu Castle was home to the Sudo clan, daimyō of Tsu Domain, who dominated the provinces of Ise and Iga under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also known as "Anotsu-jō" (安濃津城) after the ancient name for Tsu. The castle ruins are a Prefectural Historic Site.

Wikipedia: Tsu Castle (EN)

3. 北畠神社

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北畠神社 文屋将監 / CC BY 3.0

Kitabatake Shrine is a Shinto shrine located in the Misugi neighborhood of the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration. The main kami enshrined is the deified spirit of the imperial loyalist Kitabatake Akiyoshi and other members of the Kitabatake clan. The shrine's main festival is held annually on October 13.

Wikipedia: Kitabatake Shrine (EN)

4. 霧山城

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霧山城 文屋将監 / CC BY 3.0

Kiriyama Castle was a yamashiro-style Muromachi period Japanese castle located in the Misugi neighborhood the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture, in the Kansai region of Japan. Its ruins have been protected as a National Historic Site since 1934.. The castle is also known as Tage Castle .

Wikipedia: Kiriyama Castle (EN)

5. 香良洲神社

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Karasu Shrine (香良洲神社, Karasu-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Karasu Town, Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The old shrine based on the modern company rating system is a prefectural shrine, which is the shrine from which the town name of Karasu Town is derived.

Wikipedia: 香良洲神社 (JA)

6. 明合古墳

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The Akeae Kofun (明合古墳) is a kofun burial mound located in the Ano neighborhood of the city of Tsu, Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. It was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1952.

Wikipedia: Akeai Kofun (EN)

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