Best Shrines And Temples In Hokkaido・Tohoku
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The Risshaku-ji shrine is known as a mountain shrine appears in haiku composed by Basho. Its snowscape is as good as the season of singing cicadas. When you visit the shrine, please be careful where you step.
Name
Houjyu-san Risshaku-ji Temple
Address
4456-1 Yamadera Yamagata-shi Yamagata, Yamagata-shi, YamagataGoogle Map
Tel
023-695-2843
Hours
8:00-17:00
How to get there
By car, 15 min from Yamagata North IC, 30 min from Yamagata Station, 30 min from Yamagata Airport. 10 min walk from Yamadera Station.
Entsu'u-in Temple has just started the light-up of autumn colored trees. Though the trees remains green, the lights change its colors and makes good mood. I think momiji (Japanese maple tree) reflected on the water mirror will dye in red from now and fascinate us with its beautiful autumn colors.◎Addmission fee: 500 yen
Name
Entsu'u-in Temple
Address
67 Matsushima, Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, MiyagiGoogle Map
Tel
022-354-3206
Hours
8:30-17:00
Fee
Adult 300 yen、Child 100 yen
How to get there
5 min walk from JR Matsushima Kaigan Station. By car or taxi, 40 min from Sendai Station, or 40 min from Sendai Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
The ancient lotus flowers become full-bloom from now on at Shiramizu Amidado Temple. Many people come to see them and say 'how beautiful!' in unison.
Name
Shiramizu Amidado Temple
Address
219 Hirohata Uchigoshiramizu-machi, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
Tel
0246-26-7008
Hours
8:30-16:00,8:30-15:30
Closed
4th Wed
Fee
Adult 500 yen、Child 300 yen
How to get there
20 min by bus from JR Iwaki city to Amidado, then 5 min walk. 90 min by car from Mito city.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Chuson-ji was built in Heian Era. You can see the beautiful vivid fall foliage that give the colors to the temple and pagoda. Everywhere in the large precinct is photogenic! Hiraizumi has also unified and beautiful townscape.
Name
Chuson-ji Temple
Address
202 Koromonoseki Hiraizumi Hiraizumi-cho, Nishiiwai-gun, IwateGoogle Map
How to get there
Iwaki Mountain is called 'Tsugaru Fuji' and familiar with the local people. Iwaki Shrine stands at the foot of it. Its building is so beautiful that it's admired as 'a inner part of Nikko', so it's a place worth visiting.◎This is a day of 'Oyama Sankei', many people come to visit.
Name
Iwakiyama Shrine
Address
27 Terasawa Hyakusawa, Hirosaki-shi, AomoriGoogle Map
Because there're no ropes or anything to restrain people's entry, you can look up the cherry blossoms just under the tree.
Name
Nomanji Temple
Address
385 Chuda Joban Nishigo-machi, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
10min by car from Iwaki Yumoto IC. By bus, 15min from JR Yumoto Station of Joban Line to Nishigo, then walk 15min.
Biei Shrine is famous as a spiritual power spot of fortunes for marriage and love. The shrine has striking decollations of heart on the red torii gate or the main shrine. The more you find the hiding heart shapes, the more you can get the good fortune!
Except for the high mountains, many people think the latest cherry blossom is in Wakkanai, but to tell the truth, Nemuro often gets something latest in Japan. It becomes its best to see in the middle of May. Here in Seiryu-ji Temple, you can see the low, and precious cherry blossom called Chishima Zakura!◎Walkable from JR Nemuro Station. Parking area is available.
Name
Seiryu-ji Temple
Address
2-2 Matsumoto-cho, Nemuro-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
15 min walk from JR Nemuro Station
A collaboration of a three storied pagoda registered as a prefectural important cultural asset and Japanese Iris called 'Shaga' is amazingly beautiful. Leaving myself in this nature, I could feel relaxed and refreshed.◎20 min by car from Iwaki Nakoso IC of Joban Speedway
Name
Kozoji Temple
Address
50 Tsurumaki Takakura-machi, Iwaki-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 10 min from Iwaki Nakoso IC, or 10 min from JR Ueda Station
