Sights in Miharu, Fukushima

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• 七草木の天神桜

  

  Tenjin Cherry of Nanakusagi

  #1 ranked in Miharu

  A lone Edo higan cherry on a hill amid fields outside Miharu.

• 三春張子

  

  Miharu Papier-mache

  #2 ranked in Miharu

  Paper masks and dolls loved for their rustic charm and brilliant colors.

• 三春駒

  

  Miharu Koma Horses

  #3 ranked in Miharu

  Wooden horses linked to Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, cherished as child-rearing charms.

• 真照寺

  

  Shinshoji Temple

  #4 ranked in Miharu

  Prayer temple of the Akita lords, with statues of the Four Heavenly Kings.

• カタクリの里

  

  Katakuri no Sato

  #5 ranked in Miharu

  Purple dogtooth violets bloom over a 1 ha hillside.

• 光善寺

  

  Kozenji Temple

  #7 ranked in Miharu

  A Jodo Shinshu temple founded in 1603 as a branch of Jokoji in Aizuwakamatsu.

• 法華寺

  

  Hokkeji Temple

  #8 ranked in Miharu

  A Nichiren Shoshu temple founded in 1613.

• 州伝寺

  

  Shudenji Temple

  #9 ranked in Miharu

  A Soto Zen temple founded in 1628.

• 天沢寺

  

  Tentakuji Temple

  #10 ranked in Miharu

  A Soto Zen temple founded in 1443.

• むなかた農園

  

  Munakata Farm

  #11 ranked in Miharu

  Pick from 1,400 organically grown blueberry bushes of 10 varieties.

• 駅.com

  

  Eki.com

  #12 ranked in Miharu

  Shop in JR Miharu Station selling fresh local vegetables and souvenirs.

• さわ市

  

  Sawaichi

  #13 ranked in Miharu

  A shop for fresh vegetables and udon inside Miharu Ichibankan.

• 三春ダム

  

  Miharu Dam

  #15 ranked in Miharu

  Multi-purpose dam completed in 1997, with surrounding grounds open to visitors.

• 三春郷土人形館

  

  Miharu Folk Doll Museum

  #17 ranked in Miharu

  Papier-mache dolls, Miharu Koma and Tohoku clay dolls and kokeshi in a late-Edo storehouse.

• 三春ダム資料館

  

  Miharu Dam Museum

  #18 ranked in Miharu

  Exhibits beside the dam office explaining the dam's role and water.

• 三春の里田園生活館

  

  Miharu no Sato Rural Life Center

  #19 ranked in Miharu

  Lodging with 7 Japanese rooms and 7 self-catering cottages.

• 向山森林公園

  

  Mukaiyama Forest Park

  #20 ranked in Miharu

  An easy place to enjoy the forest's bounty.

• さくらの公園

  

  Sakura Park

  #21 ranked in Miharu

  By Lake Sakura near Miharu Dam, with about 3,000 cherries of over 20 kinds.

• ばんとうプラザ

  

  Banto Plaza

  #22 ranked in Miharu

  Next to JR Miharu Station, the town's gateway.

• 龍穏院

  

  Ryuon-in Temple

  #23 ranked in Miharu

  A family temple of the Akita lords of Miharu, directly under Sojiji.

• 法蔵寺

  

  Hozoji Temple

  #24 ranked in Miharu

  A Ji-sect temple said to have been founded in 1289 by Ippen's disciple Taa Shinkyo.

• 福聚寺

  

  Fukujuji Temple

  #25 ranked in Miharu

  A Rinzai temple, family temple of the Tamura warlords, with graves of three Tamura generations.

• 馬頭観音堂

  

  Bato Kannon Hall

  #26 ranked in Miharu

  Said to have been built by Sakanoue no Tamuramaro for his beloved horse; filled with votive horse plaques.

• 道場町通り(職人横丁)

  

  Dojomachi-dori (Craftsmen's Lane)

  #27 ranked in Miharu

  A craftsmen's quarter in feudal times that later prospered with silkworm raising.

• 田村大元神社

  

  Tamura Ogen Shrine

  #28 ranked in Miharu

  The guardian shrine of the Tamura region, moved from Moriyama when Tamura Yoshiaki moved to Miharu in 1504.

• 秋田氏歴代の墓

  

  Graves of the Akita Lords

  #29 ranked in Miharu

  At Kokenin, the Akita family temple, said to have been founded in the mid-Kamakura period by Butsugen Zenji.

• 三春藩講所表門

  

  Front Gate of the Miharu Domain School

  #30 ranked in Miharu

  Gate of the domain school founded by the seventh Akita lord in the Tenmei era.

• 三春滝桜

  

  Miharu Takizakura

  #31 ranked in Miharu

  A red weeping cherry over 1,000 years old, a national natural monument and one of Japan's three great cherries.

• 三春大神宮

  

  Miharu Daijingu Shrine

  #32 ranked in Miharu

  Relocated in 1689 by lord Akita Terusue and revered by generations of lords.

• 三春城跡(舞鶴城)

  

  Miharu Castle Ruins (Maizuru Castle)

  #33 ranked in Miharu

  Built by Tamura Yoshiaki, later the seat of the 50,000-koku Akita clan.

• 高乾院

  

  Kokenin Temple

  #34 ranked in Miharu

  A Rinzai temple said to have been founded in the mid-Kamakura period by Butsugen Zenji.

• 光岩寺

  

  Koganji Temple

  #35 ranked in Miharu

  A Jodo temple founded by early-Edo lord Matsushita Nagatsuna as his mother's family temple.

• 紫雲寺

  

  Shiunji Temple

  #36 ranked in Miharu

  A Jodo temple founded in 1587.