7 Sights in Daisen, Japan (with Map and Images)

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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Daisen, Japan! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Daisen. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.

1. Daisen

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Daisen

Mount Daisen is a dormant stratovolcano in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It has an elevation of 1,729 metres. This mountain is the highest in the Chūgoku region, and the most important volcano on the Daisen volcanic belt, which is a part of the Southwestern Honshu volcanic arc, where the Philippine Sea Plate is subducting under the Amurian Plate.

Wikipedia: Mount Daisen (EN)

2. 角磐山大山寺

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Daisen-ji (大山寺) is a Buddhist temple located in the town of Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It belongs to the Tendai sect of Japanese Buddhism, and its honzon is a statue of Jizo Bosatsu.The temple is built on the slopes of Daisen. The Amida-dō and other parts of the temple are designated National Important Cultural Properties. The temple precincts are protected as a National Historic Site

Wikipedia: Daisen-ji (EN)

3. 孝霊山

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Koreisan is a mountain located on the border between the town of Oyama and the city of Yonago, Saihaku District, Tottori Prefecture. 751.4 meters (m) above sea level. It is also known as Karayama and Hansan.

Wikipedia: 孝霊山 (JA)

4. 唐松神社

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Karamatsu Shrine is a shrine located in Kyowa, Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. She is the "first guardian god of women" who protects the lives of women, and is also known as "Karamatsu-sama of the border" as the god of marriage, childbirth, and easy childbirth.

Wikipedia: 唐松神社 (JA)

5. 鳥取県立むきばんだ史跡公園

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鳥取県立むきばんだ史跡公園

Mukibanda Yayoi Settlement Site is an archaeological site with a large Yayoi period settlement remains, straddling the border between the municipalities of Yonago and Daisen, Tottori Prefecture in the San'in region of western Japan. The Mukibanda site was designated a National Historic Site in 1999.

Wikipedia: Mukibanda Yayoi remains (EN)

6. 名和神社

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Nawa Jinja (名和神社) is a Shinto shrine in Daisen, Tottori Prefecture, Japan. It is celebrated for its cherry blossoms. It is one of the Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration, dedicated to the memory of Nawa Nagatoshi.

Wikipedia: Nawa Shrine (EN)

7. 払田柵

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The Hotta-no-saku ruins is an archaeological site containing the ruins of a large-scale Heian period josaku-style fortified settlement located in what is now part of the municipalities of Daisen and Misato in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The site was designated a National Historic Site of Japan in 1931. The site is maintained as an archaeological park with some reconstructed buildings.

Wikipedia: Hotta-no-saku (EN)

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