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Tanaka Castle Ruins
Tanaka Castle, the castle of the Tanaka clan, lords of Tanaka-go, is a mountain castle built in the late Middle Ages at the tip of a tongue-shaped hill that stretches out from the Taisanjino Plateau. Its remains can still be seen today in the mountains to the west of Uedera Ward. The castle is believed to have been the site of the main bailey.
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The Tomb of King Hikoushihito
It is located in the so-called "Ozuka" at the back of the approach lined with cypress trees. Its area is about 2840 square meters. It is a two-tiered circular tumulus, much larger than the three surrounding tumuli, and is thought to date back to the middle of the Kofun period. The person buried there is Emperor Keitai (Keitai…
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Safe birth support stone
It is said that Princess Furihime, the wife of King Hikobushihito, leaned on this stone when giving birth. There is still a tradition of stroking this stone and rubbing one's stomach to pray for an easy delivery.
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Fujiki Graveyard (Gyokurinji Temple)
Located in front of the gates of the Tendai sect Shinsei-ha Gyokurin-ji Temple, it is surrounded by a hedge of cedar and Japanese photinia, and the inside is surrounded by a stone sacred fence. There are three gravestones within, the grave of Fujiki sensei on the left and the grave of Fujiki sensei's mother on the right, facing south, and in the foreground to the right...
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Fujiju Shoin Ruins/Ryochikan
This is the former residence and lecture hall of Nakae Toju (1608-1648), the founder of Japanese Yomeigaku (theology of the Yangming school of thought) and known as the Omi Saint. It is designated as a national historic site. This building was renovated six months before Toju's death because his home had become too small.
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Shimizuyama castle ruins
Shimizuyama Castle is located in the current Kumanomoto and Yasuigawa areas of Shinasahi-cho, Takashima City. Shimizuyama Castle is an important site for viewing castles from the Warring States period, and the Shimizuyama Castle Ruins, Shimizuyama Ruins (Kiyomizu-dera Temple and residence site), and Hondodani Ruins (Daiho-ji Temple and residence site) are part of the Shimizuyama Castle ruins…
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Ikenosawa Ruins
The ruins are located on a flat area on a river terrace on the left bank of Kutsuki Valley formed by the Azumi River, and are about 50m east to west and 160m north to south. There are two theories about where the prince of Emperor Goichijo and the Fujiwara clan sought a place of seclusion from the capital, and where the princess of the lord of Kutsuki was…
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Kutsuki Jinya ruins
After the Battle of Sekigahara, the Kutsuki clan, who were treated as vassal lords of the Tokugawa shogunate, established this jin'ya within their territory. At the time, the 93,000-square-meter site was said to have contained various facilities for use as a battlefield base, including a palace, samurai quarters, a sword-fighting dojo, a riding ground, and a storehouse.
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Monument to the song "The Voyage around Lake Biwa"
This is the place where the former Third High School's Minakami Division used to stop, and it serves as a monument marking the birth place of the "Song of the Voyage around Lake Biwa."
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Ohatsu Jizo (Senkeiji Temple)
There is a legend that when Rennyo Shonin was attacked by bandits in Imazu during his missionary tour of the Hokuriku region, the bandit's daughter, Ohatsu, took his place and died in his place. Rennyo carved a Jizo Bodhisattva statue to pray for the soul of Ohatsu, who had taken his place.
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