6 Sights in Kimitsu, Japan (with Map and Images)

Kururi Castle is a Japanese castle located in Kimitsu, southern Chiba Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Kururi Castle was home to a branch of the Kuroda clan, daimyō of Kururi Domain. The castle was also known as Rain Castle , after a legend that it rained twenty-one times during its construction, or, on average, once every three days. It is located on a 227 meter hill.

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Joganji Temple is a temple of the Chizan sect of Shingon Buddhism located in Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture. The name of the mountain is Mt. Breath. The name of the temple is Toko-in. The honzon is Fudo Myo. It is the first shrine of the 88 sacred sites in Kamiso, and there are drooping cherry blossoms in the precincts.

Wikipedia: 成願寺 (君津市) (JA)

Iwata-ji Temple is a temple of the Chizan sect of the Shingon sect located in Osaka, Kimitsu City. The Inumaki tree in the precincts is a designated preserved tree in Kimitsu City. The honzon is Fudo Myo.

Wikipedia: 岩田寺 (JA)

Myoshouji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Owashi, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture. Its mountain name is Houunzan. The former head temple is Komyouji in Kisarazu, affiliated with Ikegami and Houshi.

Wikipedia: 妙性寺 (君津市) (JA)

Kameiwa Cave is a waterfall that flows through the Kameiwa Cave in Sasa (Shimizu Keiryu Square), Kimitsu City, Chiba Prefecture. It is also written as the Nogou Falls, but the waterfall that was formerly called "Nogou Falls" exists separately about 50 meters downstream from the cave.

Wikipedia: 濃溝の滝 (JA)

Jouonji is a Nichiren sect temple located in Obitsudai, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture. The temple grounds are known for their clusters of chinquapin trees. The mountain name is Hououzan. The former head temple is Mohara-ji in Mobara City, affiliated with Konishi. It once served as the betto temple of Wakamiya Hachiman Shrine.

Wikipedia: 長遠寺 (君津市) (JA)