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Important Cultural Landscape Facility "Omizo Jinya Main Gate"
The main gate of Omizo Jin'ya is the only surviving building related to the Jin'ya, and is a valuable cultural asset. Currently, it serves as the "Omizo Townscape Information Center," an information center for the Takashima and Omizo areas, and also sells Omizo Castle seals and castle cards. Also,
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Shiko Sakura Monument
In the corner just before Hagi Beach, there is a 3m tall stone monument called Shiko Sakura. It was erected to commemorate the deaths of members of the rowing club of the former Fourth High School (now Kanazawa University) who died in a shipwreck off the coast of Hagi Beach on April 16, 4.
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Monument to Murasaki Shikibu's poem
"In the sea of Mio, the people are pulling nets, and I am longing for the capital." This poem was written by Murasaki Shikibu, the author of "The Tale of Genji," when she passed through this area. In 2, during the Heian period, her father, Fujiwara no Tametoki, became the governor of Echizen and set sail...
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Monument to the poems of Tekkan Yosano and Akiko
"Before the god of Shirahige, I am a shining star, and by marrying this, mankind will be purified." The stone monument in the grounds of Shirahige Shrine is inscribed with the poem by Tekkan and Akiko, the leading couple of poets of the "Myojo" school. Tekkan Yosano was born in 6 at Ganjoji Temple in Kyoto, and from a young age...
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Man'yoshu Poetry Monument
The Nishi-Omi Road was opened early on as the shortest route connecting Yamato and the Hokuriku region, and was an important transportation route for government officials and travelers who were posted to the distant Hokuriku region. There are several poems left by Man'yoshu poets who write about their travels on Takashima Island on their way back and forth between the capital and the Hokuriku region. ■…
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Ukawa 48 Stone Buddha Statues
If you turn onto the old Nishi-Omi road on National Route 161 near Shirahigehama and head north, you will see a group of 1.6m-tall granite statues of Amida Nyorai in a cemetery in the grassy mountains. These Buddha statues were built by Sasaki Rokkaku, the lord of Kannonji Castle (present-day Azuchi-cho) in the late Muromachi period…
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Grave of Kondo Juzo (Zuisetsu-in Temple)
It is located in the graveyard of Zuisetsu-in Temple, a Rinzai sect temple of the Tofukuji school, about 500 meters west of JR Omi-Takashima Station. Kondo Juzo (1771-1829) was an explorer of the Northern Territories in the late Edo period, and was known for his explorations of Kunashiri Island, Etorofu Island, and Ezo…
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Kamoinariyama Tomb
This ancient tomb is located on the alluvial plain on the right bank of the Kamo River. It dates back to the late Kofun period and is the only keyhole-shaped tomb located on a plain in the Kosai region. The mound at the front no longer exists, but the surrounding topography suggests that the tomb is 45m long and has a 25m diameter at the rear…
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Omizo Castle Ruins
It is located about 150m southeast of JR Omi-Takashima Station. The small forest surrounded by stone walls is the remains of the castle tower of Omizo Castle. Omizo Castle was built during the Azuchi-Momoyama period by Oda Nobusumi, who lived in Shinjo Castle (now Shinasahi-cho), and merchant houses and temples were moved to the castle grounds.
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Placenta mound
Emperor Keitai was born in Takashima, and it is said that this placenta mound is where his mother, Princess Furihime, buried the emperor's umbilical cord after giving birth. The placenta is said to be the placenta. This mound is a circular tumulus with a diameter of about 11.5m and a height of about 2.5m...
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