Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Tokushima, Japan

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Number of sights 9 sights
Distance 6 km
Ascend 391 m
Descend 400 m

Explore Tokushima 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.

Individual Sights in Tokushima

Sight 1: 臨江寺

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臨江寺

Rinkoji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji located at the foot of Mt. Mei in Minami-Sako, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Taoxi Mountain. The main Buddha is the Bodhisattva Kanzenon.

Wikipedia: 臨江寺 (徳島市) (JA)

740 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 2: 東宗院

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東宗院

Tōshūin is a temple located in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Rizhao. The sect is Koyasan Shingon Buddhism. The main Buddha is the Bodhisattva of the Nyorin Kansei-on.

Wikipedia: 東宗院 (JA)

78 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 3: 源久寺

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源久寺

Genkyu-ji Temple is a temple of the Shingon sect Daikakuji school located in Teramachi, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture. Its sango (literally, "mountain name"), which is the title prefixed to the name of a Buddhist temple, is Mt. Rekiibisan. Her ingo (a title of respect given to close female relatives of the Emperor or a woman of comparable standing) was Kajiin. The principal image is Fudo Myoo.

Wikipedia: 源久寺 (徳島市) (JA)

97 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: 滝薬師

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滝薬師

Takiyakushi is a temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect located in Meiyama, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Otaki. The name of the temple is Jokei-in. The honzon is Yakushi Nyorai. Selected as a Tokushima Citizen Heritage Site.

Wikipedia: 滝薬師 (JA)

1121 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 5: Tsurugisan Shrine

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Tsurugisan Shrine

Kenzan Shrine (刀山神社, Tsurugi Sanjinja) is a shrine located in Meishan Park in Meiyama Town, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 剣山神社 (JA)

1225 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 6: 安住寺

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安住寺

Anjuji Temple is a temple of the Daikakuji sect of the Shingon sect located in Teramachi, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Moon Zhou Mountain. The name of the temple is Seiren-in.

Wikipedia: 安住寺 (徳島市) (JA)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: 敬台寺

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敬台寺

Keidaiji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Shōshū Buddhism located in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Shinren.

Wikipedia: 敬台寺 (JA)

1388 meters / 17 minutes

Sight 8: Tokushima Central Park

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Tokushima Central Park

Tokushima Central Park is a park in Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture (part of Minamimaekawa Town), which uses the ruins of Tokushima Castle in and around Shiroyama. It was opened in 1906.

Wikipedia: 徳島中央公園 (JA), Website

1276 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 9: 徳島県立文学書道館

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Tokushima Prefectural Literature and Calligraphy Museum is a literary museum located in Nakamaegawa, Tokushima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 徳島県立文学書道館 (JA), Website

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