Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Iida, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2 km
Ascend 39 m
Descend 62 m

Experience Iida in Japan in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Iida

Sight 1: 竹田扇之助記念国際糸操り人形館

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Kinosuke Takeda is a puppeteer in Japan. His real name is Takao Okamoto.

Wikipedia: 竹田喜之助 (JA), Website

149 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Omi Jinja

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Omi Jinja Taken with Canon IXY 430F (Digital IXUS 245 HS) / CC BY-SA 3.0

Omijinja Shrine is a shrine located at 2516 Zakoji Market, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The former company name is Murasha. It is the god of birth in the Zakoji area, and about 1,400 households are clan members.

Wikipedia: 麻績神社 (JA)

484 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Motozenkoji

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Motozenkoji Temple is a temple of the Tendai sect located in Zakoji, Iida City, Nagano Prefecture. Before it was named Genzenkoji Temple, it was called Zakoji Temple, and it still remains in the place name as Zakoji Temple (pronounced the same). The honzon is Zenkoji Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 元善光寺 (JA), Website

811 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Gonga Kanga Ruins

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594 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Takaoka Kofun No. 1

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The Iida Kofun cluster is group kofun burial mounds located in the Shimoida neighborhood of the city of Iida, Nagano in the Chūbu region of Japan. Thirteen tumuli have been collectively protected as a National Historic Site since 2016.

Wikipedia: Iida Kofun group (EN), Website

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