8 Sights in Tsuruoka, Japan (with Map and Images)

Tsuruoka Municipal Kamo Aquarium is an aquarium located in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. In 2005, it exceeded Monterey Bay Aquarium in California regarding the number of jellyfish display types and holds the Guinness World Records for this exhibition.

Wikipedia: Kamo Aquarium (EN), Website

Chūrenji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Chizan sect (Shingi Shingon sect) located in Oami, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. After the war, there was a period when it was temporarily independent as the main temple of the Yudonzan sect of the Shingi Shingon sect. The name of the mountain is Mt. Yudono. The honzon is Dainichi Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 注連寺 (JA)

Mount Haguro is one of the Three Mountains of Dewa in the city of Tsuruoka, the ancient province of Dewa, Japan. It is a large shrine complex with a major Shinto shrine associated with Shugendo. As the lowest of the three mountains, standing at 414 m (1,358 ft), it is the only one that is accessible throughout the year. By contrast Gassan Shrine and Yudonosan Shrine, which are closed during winter due to heavy snowfall. Because of this it is considered the main shrine.

Wikipedia: Dewa Shrine (EN)

Zenpoji Temple is a temple of the Soto sect located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Ryuzawa. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai. Along with Myogon Temple and Saijoji Temple, it is one of the three major prayer halls of the Soto sect.

Wikipedia: 善寳寺 (JA), Website

Daiichibo is a temple of the Shingon sect of the Toyoyama sect located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Yudono. The name of the temple is Kongo-in. The name of the temple is Takimizu-dera. The honzon is Yudonosan Gongen. There is a national important cultural property "Bronze Statue of Nyorai". Officially, it is called Yudonosan Sohonji Temple, Takimizu-ji Temple, Kongo-in Temple, Oami Dainichibo. The registered name as a religious corporation is "Yudonosan Sohonji Oami Dainichibo".

Wikipedia: 大日坊 (JA)

The Shuhei Fujisawa Memorial Museum is a municipal literary museum in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, commemorating the writer Shuhei Fujisawa, who was born in the same area. Located in Tsuruoka Park (Tsurugaoka Castle Ruins), it opened on April 29, 2010.

Wikipedia: 鶴岡市立藤沢周平記念館 (JA)

Shonai Shrine is a shrine located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. It enshrines four ancestors of the Sakai family, the lords of the Shonai domain. It is one of the shrines that became popular in the late Edo period to early Meiji period, dedicated to the founders of the domain.

Wikipedia: 荘内神社 (JA)

The Higashitagawa Cultural Memorial Museum is a memorial museum located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture. The buildings of the former Higashitagawa County Office and the former Higashitagawa County Assembly Building are designated as Yamagata Prefecture Designated Tangible Cultural Properties, and the site is designated as a national historic site as the "Former Higashitagawa County Office and County Parliament Building".

Wikipedia: 東田川文化記念館 (JA), Website