Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in Tsuyama, Japan

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 5.1 km
Ascend 120 m
Descend 112 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: 城東むかし町家

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The Joto Once Upon a Time Machiya is a former Kajimura family residence that is one of the leading merchant houses of the Edo period, located in the Joto Townscape Preservation District located on the east side of Tsuyama Castle in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. The building is registered as a national registered tangible cultural property, and the garden is registered as a national registered monument.

Wikipedia: 城東むかし町家 (JA)

61 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: 国指定史跡 箕作阮甫旧宅

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The former residence of Minosaku 阮甫 is the birthplace of Minosaku 阮甫, a Western-style scholar of the Tsuyama Domain, located along the former Izumo Highway in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, and is designated as a national historic site.

Wikipedia: 箕作阮甫旧宅 (JA)

451 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: 作州城東屋敷

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Sakushu Joto Mansion is a building that reproduces a townhouse of the Edo period in the Joto district of Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. It was built in 1993 by Tsuyama City for the purpose of being used as a rest area for tourists and for training in the townscape preservation movement. Inside the facility, there is a two-story wooden townhouse, a danjiri exhibition hall, and a fire engine warehouse.

Wikipedia: 作州城東屋敷 (JA)

718 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: 千代稲荷神社

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Chiyo Inari Shrine is a shrine located in Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. The former company status was unqualified. There are no priests, but worshippers come from inside and outside the town.

Wikipedia: 千代稲荷神社 (JA)

514 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 5: つやま自然のふしぎ館(津山科学教育博物館)

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つやま自然のふしぎ館(津山科学教育博物館)

The Tsuyama Nature's Mystery Museum opened in November 1963 (Showa 38) as a comprehensive museum of natural history, focusing on actual materials made from animals from all over the world.

Wikipedia: つやま自然のふしぎ館 (JA)

586 meters / 7 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)

1266 meters / 15 minutes

Sight 7: 法雲山 妙願寺

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Myōganji Temple is a temple of the Jodo Shinshu Honganji sect located in Togawa Town, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture. It is commonly known as "Tsuruyama Gobo". The name of the mountain was "Houn Mountain" and served as the tentacle of Mimasaka Province.

Wikipedia: 妙願寺 (JA)

668 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 8: 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)

548 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 9: 延寿山 本行寺

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Hongyoji Temple is a temple of Nichiren Buddhism located in Nishijimachi, Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. The name of the mountain is Mt. Enju. It flourished as a missionary base for Nichiren Buddhism in Mimasaka. The former main temple is Myokaku-ji Temple in Kyoto City, Tatsushi Hoen (Shigejukai). In the precincts is the grave of Shigeru Asahi, who is known for the Asahi lawsuit (human trial).

Wikipedia: 本行寺 (津山市) (JA)

51 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: 法光山 妙勝寺

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Myoshoji is a temple of Nichiren sect in Saiji -cho, Tsuyama -shi, Okayama, and the mountains are Hokkozan. Former Motoyama is Myokaku -ji Temple in Kyoto City, Denju Law.

Wikipedia: 妙勝寺 (津山市) (JA)

191 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: 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)

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