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Unshoji
Buddhist temple
Edo-era Buddhist temple known for its vast, seasonal gardens of blue hydrangeas.
4.40 (1K reviews)
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Shinzan Shrine
Shinto shrine
😐 Originally a temple, it was converted to a shrine following the Meiji government's separation of Shintoism and Buddhism, but the separation was not taken very seriously. I'm in.
This is said to be a shrine related to Namahage, and although there is a nearby Oga Shinzan Folklore Museum that displays...
4.40 (566 reviews)
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Namahage Museum
Local history museum
Displays on characters from local folklore, known for their fearsome wooden masks & straw outfits.
4.30 (3.4K reviews)
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Cape Nyudo
Tourist attraction
Picturesque coastal area offering sweeping views of the ocean & a black-&-white lighthouse.
4.30 (518 reviews)
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Oga Aquarium GAO
Aquarium
Large marine complex with spotted seals, penguins & polar bears, plus rare Japanese sandfish.
4.20 (3.5K reviews)
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Oga Onsen Koryukan Gofu
Performing arts theater
👍👍 Even adults will be surprised by the power of Namahage.
The sound that echoes in the belly of the Japanese drum and the facial expression of the namahage make it possible for adults who have never experienced namahage to understand the feelings of children crying! is.
Teaching these feelings of "s...
4.40 (208 reviews)
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Akagami Shrine Goshado
Shinto shrine
👍 五棟の社殿が並ぶ山上の神社。元々は寺院として開山し、1000年後に神社となっている。神社までの石段は999段あるとされ鬼が積んだと伝えられています。
大きな改修はしているが社殿の造りは素晴らしい。それほど大きくないものの、五棟並んだ景色は壮観です。
石段は自然石を使っているので高さや踏み幅は均一ではない。...
4.40 (177 reviews)
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Wakimoto Castle Ruins
Castle
👍👍 2022.11.26の訪問。案内所から登った先の内館地区の各所にいくつもの曲輪･土塁･空堀･堅堀･井戸跡などの遺構が確認できます。東側には城下町が西側には船川が望めます。
4.20 (165 reviews)
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Namahage Statue
Tourist attraction
😐 4月下旬、平日金曜日のお昼過ぎに伺いました。南から灯台方面に向かう際に探さなくても国道沿いにどんとおられます笑。そう大きくはないものの駐車場・トイレもありサクッと写真撮って次へって感じかな。でもここで赤神神社五社堂の駐車場を確認できたのがとても良かったです。（しかも五社堂は最高でしたので健脚の方は是...
3.90 (507 reviews)
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Godzilla Rock
Tourist attraction
Godzilla-shaped rock on a craggy coastline with sweeping Sea of Japan views, popular at sunset.
3.70 (1K reviews)
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Oga Hot Spring
Tourist attraction
👍 ♨️ Namahage is wonderful ♨️
Crossing Tohoku 🚙💨 When visiting the hot springs, I used the Motoyu Yuzankaku for my stay. I was looking for a Namahage bath ♨️ I want to see the rare hot springs that are blowing out from the mouth of Gohogoho and Namahage with my own eyes 😆 It was a convincing hot...
3.50 (39 reviews)