Best places: Religions in Takayama, Japan

Popular, picturesque temple with a famed 1848 mythical bird painting by Katsushika Hokusai.

👍👍 At the entrance of the temple gate, when you press the button that says, ``If you listen to the explanation, you will get good luck.'', a valuable story such as the history, facilities, and history of Jokoji by the chief priest Hayashi came out from the speaker at a loud volume. If you think you ca...

👍 This Buddhist temple has seen better days but was a lovely find in the hills above the ryokan neighborhood. We sadly visited during November and so the cherry blossom trees were not in bloom but as you can see form other people's pictures it would make for quite the sight to come up the temple stai...

👍 立派なお寺でした

👍👍 境内に色々な神社が祀られており、広く立派な神社です。裏に公園もあり、綺麗な公衆トイレもあります。

👍 渋温泉の一角にある曹洞宗貞祥寺の末寺で、武田信玄より寄進を受けたことで知られる。川中島合戦の折、兵士の傷を癒したとされることから、信玄が寺領七十貫文を寄進し、温泉地の発展を奨励した。寺紋にも武田菱が描かれている。