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

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Tsuruoka, 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 Tsuruoka. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

Sightseeing Tours in Tsuruoka

1. 注連寺

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注連寺 funioti-taro / CC BY-SA 3.0

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)

2. Mt. Haguro

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Mt. Haguro Crown of Lenten rose / CC BY 3.0

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)

3. Five stories Pagoda

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The Haguro Mountain Five-storied Pagoda (Haguro Mr./Ms. Goju no To) is a five-storied pagoda built in the Muromachi period on Mount Haguro in Temukai, Haguro Town, Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 羽黒山五重塔 (JA)

4. 鶴岡市立藤沢周平記念館

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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)

5. 荘内神社

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Shonai Shrine is a shrine located in Tsuruoka City, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan. The four ancestors of the Sakai family, the lord of the Shonai domain, are enshrined as shrine deities. One of the shrines dedicated to the feudal ancestors that was popular from the late Edo period to the early Meiji period.

Wikipedia: 荘内神社 (JA)

6. Higashitagawa Cultural Center

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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

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