Location List

Tokoji Temple was founded in 1362 as part of the Rinzai School of Buddhism. It is said to have then been rebuilt from ruins in the later 17th century after being destroyed in the war. Since that ti...

Sada Shrine is a mysterious shrine known to the locals of Ajimu Town in Usa City. The main hall and the torii gate, renovated in 1864, have been in use for more than 150 years. Remains of a reverbe...

Sadaki Itonaga donated the cost to build this pagoda as well as many artworks to his hometown. The pagoda was built in 1983 and is open to the public for free of charge.

Higashi Honganji Betsuin, a temple of the Shinshu Otani-ha, and Nishi Honganji Yokkaichi Betsuin, a templeof the Jodo Shinshu Honganji School, are adjacent to each other. The main hall of the Higas...

Gokuraku-dori is a small path between Higashi Honganji and Nishi Honganji Yokkaichi Betsuin, an area that flourished as a temple town of Kyushu Gobo.

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.

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...

Takasu Kannon Onie is a festival held on January 4th. With a history of over 1200 years, the festival, held to pray for good health and rich harvest, has been designated as the city’s Intangible Fo...

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.

Renaissance style building built in 1927. The architect, Manji Kasai is from Morioka city and designed the building Tokyo station as well.

God for productiveness of grain, loads of fish and traffic safety.

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

Built from 1570 to 1573, this Kannon-do of Bandaiji Temple stands at the southern tip of Abuto Cape. Worshipped for years to pray for safe childbirth and safe voyages, the hall is in perfect harmon...

most famous dune in Japan

Usa Jingu Sando is the approach leading to the Usa Jingu.

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

Running between Kooge and Wakasa Stations, this local railway, opened in 1930, features a wooden station house with old-fashioned waiting room and benches, and the old steam locomotive and its faci...

Built in 7th century.

These stone steps were used in the film ‘I Are You, You Am Me’ (also known as ‘Exchange Students’) for the scene where the minds and bodies of the boy and girl are switched.

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.