Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Otsu, Japan

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 2.1 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 73 m

Explore Otsu in Japan with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in OtsuIndividual Sights in Otsu

Sight 1: 三井寺(園城寺)

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三井寺(園城寺)

Nagara-san Onjo-ji , also known as just Onjo-ji, or Mii-dera (三井寺), 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)

280 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: 微妙寺

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微妙寺

Subtle Temple (びみょうじ)は、賀県大津市園城寺町にある天台寺門宗の寺。 総本山園城寺の別所。 Mt. Yama No. は長 and other mountains. 本figureはeleven face 観音。

Wikipedia: 微妙寺 (JA)

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: 水観寺

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水観寺 KENPEI / CC BY-SA 3.0

Suikanji Temple is a temple of the Tendaiji Monshu sect located in Sonojoji-cho, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. A separate place of Sohonzan Enjoji Temple. The name of the mountain is Chodosan Mountain. The honzon is Yakushi Rurimitsu Nyorai.

Wikipedia: 水観寺 (JA)

668 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: 本要寺

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Honjiji is a temple of the Nichiren sect in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. The mountains are Renkozan. Former Motoyama is Omotoyama Motokuniji (Rokujo Gate). The law is the lawye law (Daminomoto Motoyama Higashiyama Nijo Myodenji). Current priest 35th Central Paper Kenaka (Kaijin -in Nissho)

Wikipedia: 本要寺 (大津市) (JA)

835 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: 大津城跡

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大津城跡

Ōtsu Castle was a Japan castle located in Otsu, Shiga District, Omi Province during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.

Wikipedia: 大津城 (JA)

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