Top Things to do in Yama-gun
Top Hotels in Yama-gun
- 1. Urabandai Lake Resort Nekoma Rikyu
- 2. Urabandai Grandeco Tokyu Hotel
- 3. Active Resorts Urabandai
- 4. Urabandai Lake Resort Goshiki no Mori
- 5. Bandai Meito Resort Bonari no Mori
- 6. Mori no Ryotei Mount Bandai
- 7. Villa Inawashiro
- 8. All Resort Service
- 9. Hotel Ristorante Ile Regalo
- 10. Hotel Listel Inawashiro Wing Tower
What to do and see in Yama-gun, Tohoku: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
Discover the best top things to do in Yama-gun, Japan including Hanitsu Shrine, Torioi Kanon Nyohoji Temple, Oyamazumi Shrine, Kobiragata Temmangu Shrine, Oshio Kokuzo Bosatsudo, Iwahashi Shrine.
Restaurants in Yama-gun
1. Hanitsu Shrine
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 40 reviews
2. Torioi Kanon Nyohoji Temple
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 15 reviews
The temple was opened by the famed Buddhist saint of Aizu, Tokuitsu, in 807 as “Aizu Pure Land of the West”(Buddhist paradise). The “Kohyamaki” or Japanese umbrella pine that was planted that year, is the largest of its kind in the Tohoku region, and has been designated as a Prefectural Natural Treasure. The current Kannon Hall was rebuilt by Aizu Chief Minister, Okahanbei Shigemasa after it collapsed in the earthquake of 1611. The hall is built in a style considered unique in Japan, where worshipers enter the temple from the east gate, and exit through the west gate after they have prayed. It is believed that the kannon goddess guides people to a comfortable rest in the “Pure Land of the West”. The engravings of the “Three Hidden Monkeys” are said to be the work of the famous craftsman, Jingoro Hidari. Towards the end of the Edo Period, the lord of the Aizu clan, Katamori Matsudaira came here to pray for victory in the Boshin Civil War.
