Location List

A cave that was handmade at the end of the Edo period, depicting heaven and hell.

Ryuganji Temple is a small wooden temple built inside an enormous rock cave. In the inner sanctum of the temple floats a triad of floating wooden Buddhas, said to have been built by Gyoki Priest in...

The area where Takasu Suspension Bridge Park is located is famous for its beautiful landscape, including the Takasu Kannon-do (temple of the goddess of mercy) built against a cliff wall.

Go-O Jinja Shrine, located within the Usa Jingu, is dedicated to Wakenokiyomaro who resolved a national crisis by receiving a divine message from the Hachiman deity when the Buddhist monk Dokyo att...

Kyoshuzuka Tumulus is a tomb said to be the place where the Hachiman deity buried a hundred heads of the Hayato people to memorialize them after suppressing their uprising. It was designated a hist...

The Enma Cave is located in the Fukugonji Temple. There are 16 Rakan (Arhat) statues inside the cave. The Rakanbashi Bridge is a stone bridge over a small pond in front of the cave.

The Mid-autumn Festival (Hojoe Ceremony = release of captive animals) is held at the vermillion-lacquered Wama Shrine Ukiden near the mouth of Yorimogawa River which runs near the Usa Shrine into t...

If you walk a little south on “Otonoshirabedori” in Yokkaichi, Usa City, you will see a steep staircase on your right, and if you go up these 108 steps, you will see Jyuhozan Mahayana. The mummy of...

Otome Shrine is closely related to Usa Jingu.

Two wooden Kannon statues are enshrined in a cave.

Famous for the only private general farm in Japan. There are various events through the year.

This museum holds some 12,000 of the works of world-renowned photographer Shoji Ueda, with exhibits varying by theme and pieces showing the novel Ueda-cho composition technique and thoroughly moder...

This roadside station has a geyser, which is rare in Japan. There are only 10 geysers in Japan, and you can enjoy looking at it while taking a foot bath.

A park with a gourd-shaped swamp. You can observe wild birds.

This park where you can play on lawn and play in the river. And beside this park is where you can see cherry blossom trees.

Built in 1895 and still keeps the original building for a long time.

The shrine sits atop a rocky reef on Miyagajima Island. As the white sand path leading to the shrine disappears under the ocean during spring tide, Ebisu Jinja Shrine is also called the Mont Saint-...

<The Last Samurai> and popular television dramas have been shot. The historical and natural landscape could be used for various scenes.

Designated as a national natural treasure. As it collapsed suddenly in September, 1999, some columnar joints have remained.

most famous dune in Japan

Small port located in Amatsu area in northwest of Usa city.

Misasa Onsen boasts the highest radon quantity of all the world’s hot springs and is also known as ‘the healing spring’, making this area a popular health resort. A kawara rotemburo at the riversid...

【hida,nature】【hida,others】 This is a path that it called Gaoro path. We can go down to the discontinued line, former kamioka rail line.

【hida,nature】【hida,others】 The footbridge over a prefecture road. It surrounded by trees.