Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Tsuyama, Japan

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Number of sights 7 sights
Distance 3 km
Ascend 48 m
Descend 24 m

Experience Tsuyama 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 Tsuyama

Sight 1: 長昌山 妙法寺

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Myohoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Nishijimachi, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. In the precincts, there are the graves of Kano Nyorin (painter), Kanekei (swordsmith), Iizuka Takesai (literati painter), Takeko Takeuchi (educator), and others. The name of the mountain is Changchang Mountain. The former main temple is Kyoto Myokaku-ji Temple, and the Shrine of the Temple.

Wikipedia: 妙法寺 (津山市) (JA)

360 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 2: 作州民芸館

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The Sakushu Folk Art Museum is located in the Josai district of Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, and specializes in folk crafts and local toys produced in Tsuyama City and the rest of Sakushu. Together with the Josai Romankan, it is "Tsuyama Town Station Josai".

Wikipedia: 作州民芸館 (JA)

269 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 3: 徳守神社

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Tokumori Shrine is a shrine located in Miyawaki, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Tsuyama Clan's chief guard. The company is a prefectural company, and is currently popular with the clan members as the general guardian of the Tsuyama urban area.

Wikipedia: 徳守神社 (JA)

588 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 4: 東海山 本源寺

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東海山 本源寺

Hongenji Temple is a temple of the Rinzai sect of Myoshinji in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture.

Wikipedia: 本源寺 (津山市) (JA)

856 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 5: 日本基督教団津山教会

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The Japan Christian Church Tsuyama Church is a church of the Japan Christian Church located in Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan.

Wikipedia: 日本基督教団津山教会 (JA)

798 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 6: Kakuzan Park

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Kakuzan Park denteru / CC BY 3.0

Tsuruyama Park is a historical park located in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The center of Tsuyama Castle, which had been paid to the private sector by the Meiji castle abolition decree, was owned by the town at that time, and in 1900 (Meiji 33), it was opened to the public as Tsuruyama Park. It is also called Tsuruyama Park. The old place name is "Tsuruyama", but the common name of the castle and the name of the park is "Kakuzan".

Wikipedia: 鶴山公園 (JA)

96 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 7: Tsuyama Castle Ruins

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Tsuyama Castle Ruins denteru / CC BY 3.0

Tsuyama Castle is a Japanese castle located in the Sange neighborhood of the city of Tsuyama, Okayama Prefecture, in the San'in region of Japan. Tsuyama considered one of Japan's three major hirayama style castles along with Himeji Castle and Matsuyama Castle, which were all constructed around the same time. During the Edo period, Tsuyama castle served as the primary residence of the daimyō of the Tsuyama Domain under the Tokugawa shogunate. The castle was also called Kakuzan Castle . It has been protected by the central government as a National Historic Site since 1963.

Wikipedia: Tsuyama Castle (EN)

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